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(Ottawa, October 7, 2005)… Canada has agreed to follow the staged implementation of the new wood packaging regulations with the United States and Mexico. This means that Canada is going to implement the new regulations, beginning September 16, 2005, and any regulated wood packaging materials found to be non-compliant with Canadian import requirements may be ordered removed from Canada. The program is being implemented in two phases.
Phase 1: September 16, 2005 to January 31, 2006: shipments with wood packaging materials found to be infested will be refused entry. Notices of non-compliance will continue to be issued to importers if no pests are found where wood packaging is non-compliant. Post-entry treatment of infested wood packaging materials, which was previously allowed, has been discontinued.
Phase 2: February 1, 2006 to July 4, 2006: shipments found to have infested wood packaging materials, or lacking an ISPM No. 15 mark or a phytosanitary certificate, will be refused entry, whether or not signs of pests have been detected.
Full Enforcement: effective July 5, 2006, Canada will refuse entry on all non-compliant wood packaging.
Wood packaging materials manufactured from wood of Canadian or U.S. origin that have not moved internationally are exempt from the treatment and marking requirements of Canadian and U.S. wood packaging import regulations.
Shipments moving from Canada to the U.S. must be accompanied by a declaration on the shipping or customs documents stating that the wood packaging is derived from trees harvested in the U.S. or Canada.
For more information, please contact Brian Rowe, General Manager – Customs Consulting Services or David Lychek, Manager – Ocean Services (905) 882-4880.
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