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REGULATORY UPDATE
April 4, 2006
Countries
with implementation
changes since last
update
(January 26, 2006):
Based on published
regulations by the
countries below, the
following are now or
soon will be
enforcing ISPM 15:
Bulgaria:
January 24, 2006
Honduras:
February 25, 2006
Japan:
January 2007 (tentative
date of
implementation)
Lebanon:
March 26, 2006
Seychelles:
March 1, 2006
Syria: April
1, 2006
Ukraine:
October 1, 2005
Vietnam: June
5, 2005
Summary
information for
countries that have
begun implementation
or announced plans
to implement
ISPM-15:
Argentina:
June 1,2006
Australia:
September 1, 2004
(Variations to
ISPM-15: Bark-free +
packing declaration
for ISPM-15
compliant WPM,
21-day rule does not
apply); January 1,
2006 will add wood
packaging used in
break bulk and air
cargo to their
ISPM-15 enforcement.
Bulgaria:
January 24, 2006
Bolivia: July
23, 2005 (Variation:
Debarked WPM)
Brazil: June
1, 2005
Canada:
September 16, 2005
(Note: Phase-in
implementation;
exemption granted to
U.S.)
Chile: June
1, 2005 (Variation:
Debarked WPM)
China:
January 1, 2006
(Variation: MB
fumigation for
softwood packaging
must use the 24-hour
treatment schedule.
ALSO: Although not a
requirement, it is
highly recommended
to make a statement
in Chinese language
on the shipping
invoice "WPM are
ISPM 15-compliant,"
"WPM are exempt from
ISPM 15" or "There
is no WPM in this
shipment.")
Colombia:
September 16, 2005
Costa Rica:
March 19, 2006
Ecuador:
September 20, 2005
(Date change:
previously April 26,
2004)
Egypt:
October 1, 2005
European Union:
March 1, 2005
Guatemala:
September 16, 2005
Honduras:
February 25, 2006
India:
November 1, 2004
(Variation:
Phytosanitary
certificate required
only for WPM not
ISPM-15 compliant)
Japan:
January 2007 (tentative
date of
implementation)
Jordan:
November 17, 2005
Lebanon:
March 26, 2006
Mexico:
September 16, 2005
(Note: Phase-in
implementation since
January 1, 2004)
New Zealand:
April 16, 2003
(Variation:
Bark-free WPM)
Nigeria:
September 30, 2004
Panama: Not
yet enforcing ISPM
15
Paraguay:
June 28, 2005
Peru: March
1, 2005
Philippines:
June 1, 2005
Seychelles:
March 1, 2006
South Africa:
January 1, 2005
(Variation: 24-MB
schedule for
softwood packaging)
South Korea:
June 1, 2005
(Variation: MB
fumigation for
softwood packaging
must use the 24-hour
treatment schedule.)
Switzerland:
March 1, 2005
Syria: April
1, 2006
Trinidad &
Tobago:
September 15, 2005
Turkey:
January 1, 2006
(Variation: Debarked
WPM)
Ukraine:
October 1, 2005
U.S.:
September 16, 2005
(Note: Phase-in
implementation;
exemption granted to
Canada -- must
provide import
declaration that
shipment derived
from trees harvested
in U.S. or Canada --
import lumber must
be ISPM-15)
Venezuela:
June 1, 2005
Vietnam: June
5, 2005
ISPM-15
Requirements
Compliance with
ISPM-15 for wood
packaging materials
allows for two
treatment options:
Heat Treatment (HT):
Wood packaging
material should be
heated in a schedule
that achieves a
minimum core
temperature of 56șC
for a minimum of 30
minutes. The
American Lumber
Standards Committee
administers the U.S.
certification
program for heat
treatment.
Methyl Bromide (MB)
Fumigation: The wood
packaging material
should be fumigated
with methyl bromide.
NWPCA has been
tasked by the U.S.
Animal and Plant
Health Inspection
Service to
administer the
fumigation program.
NOTE: ISPM 15
requirements apply
to all species of
coniferous
(softwood) and
non-coniferous
(hardwood) packaging
materials.
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