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MEMORANDUM TO:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Plant Health Division, Forestry Section
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Plant Health Division, Export Unit
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Plant Products and Plant Protection Issues Coordinator
Canadian Food Inspection Agency Network Directors
Canadian Grading Agencies
Canadian Lumber Standards Accreditation Board
Canadian Wood Packaging & Container Association
Facilities Registered in the Canadian Wood Packaging Certification Program
SUBJECT: Forestry Phytosanitary Issues Update #9
Shipments of Wood Packaging to Australia
In mid-June, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) was notified that commencing
September 1, 2004, Australian import requirements will change slightly for the importation
of wood packaging associated with commodities.
The following is a summary of the revised Australian requirements which affects wood
packaging associated with commodities moving in Canadian export trade :
- All wood packaging which is bark-free, inspected and found to be pest free, will be
permitted entry to Australia. If pests are found, treatment will be applied to bring the
packaging into compliance.
- Shipments may be expedited entry to Australia, under a facilitated "documentary
clearance" process, provided the wood packaging material has been treated no
longer than 21 days prior to containerization. Shipments that were treated prior
to 21 days before containerization will be considered untreated and subject to inspection
and re-treatment if pests are found.
- Shipments compliant with the requirements of policy D-01-05, The Canadian Wood Packaging
Certification Program CWPCP) for export and containing the certification marks provided
under that policy (i.e. the “International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures
(ISPM) No. 15 wheat sheaf” mark) will be accepted by Australia regardless of when the
treatment was applied. The compliant wood packaging must be bark free and free of other
quarantine concerns upon entry to Australia.
The treatment applied must conform with one of the following :
| A. |
Heat treatment of the wood used in the construction of wood
packaging in accordance with the conditions prescribed in policy D-03-02 : The Canadian Heat Treated Wood
Products Certification Program (CHTWPCP) for export or heat treatment of the wood by a
facility not currently registered in the CHTWPCP but formerly registered in the Kiln Dried Lumber Program (1992) or the
Canadian Heat Treatment Verification Program (1993). Methods acceptable to
verify treatment :
- Heat treatment certificate issued in compliance with the CHTWPCP (Appendix 9); or,
- Heat treatment certificate issued in compliance with the CWPCP for export; or,
- Wood packaging certification mark applied by a registered facility under the CWPCP to at
least two opposite sides of the packaging unit; or,
- Phytosanitary certificate issued by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
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OR, |
| B. |
A fumigation certificate issued by a provincially-licensed
pesticide applicator attesting to one of the following treatment schedules : |
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