# The Plant Health (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 18


In the case of susceptible wood identified in the demarcated area during the flight season of the vector, the logs must either—
(a) be—
(i) stripped of their bark, treated with an insecticide known to be effective against the vector or covered with an insect net drenched with such an insecticide immediately after felling;
(ii) promptly removed to a storage place or to an authorised treatment facility; and
(iii) in the case of any logs retaining their bark, treated with an insecticide known to be effective against the vector or covered with an insect net drenched with such an insecticide immediately on arrival at the storage place or the authorised treatment facility; or
(b) where the appropriate UK plant health authority concludes that the actions described in sub-paragraph (a) would not be effective, immediately destroyed on site and chipped into pieces less than 3 cm thick and 3 cm wide.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111177563/schedule/13/paragraph/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-plant-health-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-13/paragraph-18
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