# Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1203 of 21 August 2018 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 the United States of America and repealing Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/204 (notified under document C(2018) 5848), 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 APHIS, or an agency approved by APHIS, pursuant to its certification programme concerning the harmful organism Agrilus planipennis Fairmaire;
(b) it is registered in a database published on the APHIS website;
(c) it is audited by APHIS, or an agency approved by APHIS, 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 APHIS, APHIS 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 the specified wood which has been calibrated consistently with the equipment's manual of operation;
(e) it keeps records of its procedures for verification by APHIS or an agency approved by APHIS, including the duration of treatment, temperatures during treatment and, for each specific bundle to be exported, the compliance check and final moisture content.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2018/1203/annex/division/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1203/annex/division-2
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