{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1970/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2018/1970",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1970 of 11 December 2018 amending and extending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/412 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(2018) 8240)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2018-1970",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2018/1970\nof 11 December 2018\namending and extending Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/412 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\n(notified under document C(2018) 8240)\nTHE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,\nHaving regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,\nHaving regard to Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community, and in particular the first indent of Article 15(1) thereof,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nCommission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/412 authorised Member States to provide for a temporary derogation from Article 5(1) of Directive 2000/29/EC in conjunction with point 2.3 of Section I of Part A to Annex IV to that Directive for special requirements concerning the introduction into the Union of ash (Fraxinus L.) wood originating in Canada.\n(2)\nImplementing Decision (EU) 2016/412, extended by Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2180, expires on 31 December 2018. In view of the experience gained during the application of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/412 and on the basis of information obtained during a Commission audit in Canada in June 2018, it is appropriate to continue applying its requirements under this Decision.\n(3)\nTherefore Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/412 should be extended until 30 June 2020 in order to review it on the basis of new scientific and technical developments.\n(4)\nOn the basis of the information obtained during an audit by the Commission in Canada in June 2018, and of the information provided by the National Plant Protection Organization of Canada, it is appropriate that specific conditions should be set out concerning audit of records and procedures, and labelling, pre-shipment inspections and monitoring at approved sawmills.\n(5)\nImplementing Decision (EU) 2016/412 should be amended accordingly.\n(6)\nThe measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed,\nHAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "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 (OJ L 74, 19.3.2016, p. 41)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/2180 of 16 November 2017 extending the period of validity of Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/412 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 (OJ L 307, 23.11.2017, p. 57)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:54.567462+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}