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Division 27 In Annex V, Part B, Section I, point 6, is replaced by the following:

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Wood within the meaning of the first subparagraph of Article 2(2), where it:

  1. (a)

    has been obtained in whole or part from one of the order, genera or species as described hereafter, except wood packaging material defined in Annex IV, Part A, Section I, Point 2:

    • Quercus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA, except wood which meets the description referred to in (b) of CN code 4416 00 00 and where there is documented evidence that the wood has been processed or manufactured using a heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 176 °C for 20 minutes,

    • Platanus, including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA or Armenia,

    • Populus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in countries of the American continent,

    • Acer saccharum Marsh., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in the USA and Canada,

    • Conifers (Coniferales), including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in non-European countries, Kazakhstan, Russia and Turkey;

    and

  2. (b)

    meets one of the following descriptions laid down in Annex I, Part two to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87:

    CN codeDescription
    4401 10 00Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms
    4401 21 00Coniferous wood, in chips or particles
    4401 22 00Non-coniferous wood, in chips or particles
    4401 30 10Sawdust
    ex 4401 30 90Other wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms
    4403 10 00Wood in the rough, treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared
    4403 20Coniferous wood in the rough, other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared
    4403 91Oak wood (Quercus spp.) in the rough, other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives, whether or not stripped of bark of sapwood, or roughly squared
    ex 4403 99Non-coniferous wood (other than tropical wood specified in subheading note 1 to Chapter 44 or other tropical wood, oak (Quercus spp.) or beech (Fagus spp.)), in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, not treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives
    ex 4404Split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise
    4406Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood
    4407 10Coniferous wood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm
    4407 91Oak wood (Quercus spp.), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm
    ex 4407 99Non-coniferous wood (other than tropical wood specified in subheading note 1 to Chapter 44 or other tropical wood, oak (Quercus spp.) or beech (Fagus spp.)), sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm
    4415Packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, of wood; cable-drums of wood; pallets, box pallets and other load boards, of wood; pallet collars of wood
    4416 00 00Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves
    9406 00 20Prefabricated buildings of wood.

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