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Selected
excerpts from the APHIS site have been included to answer any
immediate questions that you have on this issue.
What
is the effective date of the EU decision?
The
emergency measures are effective October 1, 2001. This means
that materials shipped on or after October 1 are subject to
regulation. Materials shipped before October 1 with a bill of
lading as proof and arriving in EU after the effective date are
not affected.
Will
items made of wood (besides NMWP) be affected?
Items
such as furniture, doors, handicrafts, etc. are not regulated
under the EU emergency measures and will not have to be heat
treated. In addition manufactured products such as plywood
pressed hardwood etc do not fall under the scope of the EU
measure.
Our
Wood boxes are manufactured from a mix between coniferous NMWP
materials and hardwood NMWP materials. How are they affected by
the EU emergency measure?
If
the NMWP is made of any coniferous materials it would be subject
to treatment.
Is
coniferous NMWP transshipped through a EU country with a final
destination to a non EU country affected?
Shipments with coniferous NMWP transiting a EU country and not
making customs entry are not affected by the EU emergency
measure.
Are
the EU countries requiring documentation to identify
non-regulated packing materials, such as pallets manufactured of
hard wood, oriented strand board, plastics, etc.?
No,
but companies may include a statement about composition o | 