# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/412 of 17 March 2016 authorising Member States to provide for a temporary derogation from certain provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC in respect of ash wood originating or processed in Canada (notified under document C(2016) 1635), Division 2: Requirements for facilities

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

The specified wood must be produced, handled or stored in a facility which fulfils all the following requirements:
(a) it is officially approved by CFIA pursuant to its certification programme concerning the harmful organism Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire;
(b) it is registered in a database published on the CFIA website;
(c) it is audited by CFIA, or an agency approved by CFIA, at least once per month and it has been concluded that it complies with the requirements of this Annex.
in the case these audits are performed by an agency approved by CFIA, CFIA must carry out six-monthly audits of this work. The six-monthly audits shall include the verification of the procedures and documentation of the agency and audits at approved facilities;
(d) it uses equipment for the treatment of wood which has been calibrated consistently with the equipment's manual of operation;
(e) it keeps records of its procedures for verification by CFIA or an agency approved by CFIA, including the duration of treatment, temperatures during treatment and the final moisture content for each specific bundle to be exported.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/412/annex/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-412/annex/division-2
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