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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-forestry-great-britain-order-1993/schedule-4/part-B",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1993/1283",
  "legislation_title": "The Plant Health (Forestry) (Great Britain) Order 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/plant-health-forestry-great-britain-order-1993",
  "path": "schedule/4/part/B",
  "kind": "part",
  "number": "B",
  "heading": "RELEVANT MATERIAL, CONSIGNED DIRECTLY FROM A MEMBER STATE, WHOSE LANDING AND MOVEMENT IN GREAT BRITAIN IS SUBJECT TO SPECIAL CONDITIONS",
  "text": "(1)\n(2)\n(3)\n(4)\nItem\nDescription of relevant material\nConditions of introduction\nPlant passport required\n1.\nWood of conifers (Coniferales)\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1) and Part B of Schedule 2, and to the other conditions applicable to the wood under this Part:\n(a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark; or\n(b) the wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it originates in areas known to be free from Dendroctonus micans Kugelann; or\n(c) there shall be evidence by a mark “Kiln-dried”, “K.D.” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule\nYes\n2.\nWood of conifers (Coniferales)\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1) and Part B of Schedule 2, and to the other conditions applicable to the wood under this Part:\n(a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark; or\n(b) the wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it originates in areas known to be free from Ips duplicatus Sahlberg; or\n(c) there shall be evidence by a mark “Kiln-dried”, “K.D.” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule\nYes\n3.\nWood of conifers (Coniferales)\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1) and Part B of Schedule 2, and to the other conditions applicable to the wood under this Part:\n(a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark; or\n(b) the wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it originates in areas known to be free from Ips typographus Heer; or\n(c) there shall be evidence by a mark “Kiln-dried”, “K.D.” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or on its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at the time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature schedule\nYes\n4.\nWood of conifers (Coniferales)\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1) and Part B of Schedule 2, and to the other conditions applicable to the wood under this Part:\n(a) the wood shall be stripped of its bark; or\n(b) the wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it originates in areas known to be free from Ips amitinus Eichhoff\nYes\n5.\nTrees of conifers (Coniferales), other than fruit or seeds, over 3 metres in height\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1), Part B of Schedule 2, and to the other conditions applicable to the trees under this Part, the trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that the place of production is free from Dendroctonus micans Kugelann\nYes\n6.\nTrees of conifers (Coniferales), other than fruit and seeds, over 3 metres in height\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1), Part B of Schedule 2 and to the other conditions applicable to the trees under this Part, the trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that the place of production is free from Ips duplicatus Sahlberg\nYes\n7.\nTrees of conifers (Coniferales), other than fruit and seeds, over 3 metres in height\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1), Part B of Schedule 2 and to the other conditions applicable to the trees under this Part, the trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that the place of production is free from Ips typographus Heer\nYes\n8.\nTrees of conifers (Coniferales), other than fruit and seeds, over 3 metres in height\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1), Part B of Schedule 2 and to the other conditions applicable to the trees under this Part, the trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that the place of production is free from Ips amitinus Eichhoff\nYes\n9.\nIsolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1), Part B of Schedule 2 and the other conditions applicable to the bark under this Part, the bark shall be accompanied by an official statement that the consignment:\n(a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles; or\n(b) originates in areas known to be free from Dendroctonus micans Kugelann\nYes\n10.\nIsolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1), Part B of Schedule 2 and to the other conditions applicable to the bark under this Part, the bark shall be accompanied by an official statement that the consignment:\n(a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles; or\n(b) originates in areas known to be free from Ips amitinus Eichhoff\nYes\n11.\nIsolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1), Part B of Schedule 2 and to the other conditions applicable to the bark under this Part, the bark shall be accompanied by an official statement that the consignment:\n(a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles; or\n(b) originates in areas known to be free from Ips duplicatus Sahlberg\nYes\n12.\nIsolated bark of conifers (Coniferales)\nWithout prejudice to article 4(1), Part B of Schedule 2 and to the other conditions applicable to the bark under this Part, the bark shall be accompanied by an official statement that the consignment:\n(a) has been subjected to fumigation or other appropriate treatments against bark beetles; or\n(b) originates in areas known to be free from Ips typographus Heer\nYes\n13.\nWood of Castanea Mill., except wood which has been stripped of its bark, in the form of:\nfuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms;\nchips or particles;\nwood waste and scrap, not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms;\nwood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, except where treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives;\nsplit poles, piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise;\nrailway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood, not impregnated; or\nwood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, (in particular beams, planks, flitches, boards and laths)\nThe wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it originates in areas known to be free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr\nYes\n14.\nWood of Platanus L., including wood which has not kept its natural round surface, in the form of:\nfuel wood, in logs, billets, twigs, faggots or similar forms;\nchips or particles;\nwood waste and scrap, not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms;\nwood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared, except where treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives;\nsplit poles, piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise;\nrailway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood, not impregnated; or\nwood, sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, not planed, sanded or finger-jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6mm, (in particular beams, planks, flitches, boards and laths)\n(a) The wood shall be accompanied by an official statement that it originates in areas known to be free from Ceratocystis fimbriata f. sp. platani Walter; or\n(b) there shall be evidence by a mark “Kiln-dried”, “K.D.” or another internationally recognised mark, put on the wood or its packaging in accordance with current commercial usage, that it has undergone kiln-drying to below 20% moisture content, expressed as a percentage of dry matter, at time of manufacture, achieved through an appropriate time/temperature Schedule\nYes\n15.\nIsolated bark of Castanea Mill.\nThe bark shall be accompanied by an official statement:\n(a) that it originates in areas known to be free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr; or\n(b) that the consignment has been subjected to fumigationor other appropriate treatment against Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr\nYes\n16.\nTrees of Castanea Mill. and Quercus L., other than seeds, intended for planting\nThe trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that either:\n(a) they originate in areas known to be free from Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr; or\n(b) no symptoms of Cryphonectria parasitica (Murrill) Barr have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation\nYes\n17.\nTrees of Platanus L., other than seeds, intended for planting\nThe trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that either:\n(a) they originate in areas known to be free from Ceratocystis fimbriata f. sp. platani Walter; or\n(b) no symptoms of Ceratocystis fimbriata f. sp. platani Walter have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation\nYes\n18.\nTrees of Populus L., other than seeds, intended for planting\nThe trees shall be accompanied by an official statement that either:\n(a) they originate in areas known to be free from Melampsora medusae Thümen; or\n(b) no symptoms of Melampsora medusae Thümen have been observed at the place of production or in its immediate vicinity since the beginning of the last complete cycle of vegetation\nYes\n19.\nUsed forestry machinery\nThe machinery shall be cleaned and free from soil and plant debris\nNo",
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