Guide
for regulatory wood and
wood packaging in international
trade.
The United Nations Food
and Agricultural Organization
(FAO) Interim Commission
on Phytosanitary Measures
adopted ISPM15 in March
2002. This means that
countries can now decide
to implement these internationally
recognized import regulations
to prevent the spread
of wood pests.
The new
international mark has
been agreed and trademarked
and is now authorized
for use.
Treatment
measures approved under
ISPM15;
Marking
pallets with the NPPO
stamp without the IPPC
logo was a practice introduced
by the EU to enable re-import
of pallets originating
and treated in the EU,
back from the USA, Canada,
China and Japan. The European
Commission introduced
regulations on 1st October
2001 to control the importation
of wood packaging from
these countries, these
regulations are still
in force requiring pallets
to be HT or MB treated.
REPAIR
OF ISPM15 COMPLIANT WOOD
PACKAGING MATERIAL
Following
repair, the entire item
of wood packaging must
be re-treated are re-marked.
This includes repaired,
recycled and re-manufactured
wood packaging material.
For example, pallets marked
HT that are repaired must
be re heat treated in
their entirety (i.e. the
complete pallet). The
accreditation mark of
the repair must be applied,
and all previous ISPM15
marks must be approved.
