Notification of the Department of Agriculture on the Determination of Rules, Procedures and Conditions For the Importation of Wood Packaging Materials

1.1 The imported commodity that is covered by wood packaging materials as packages or containers shall be notified of such import to the Officer at the plant quarantine point of entry.

1.2 Such imported commodity described in item 1.1 shall be subject to be inspected by the Officer for detecting pests from the imported wood packaging materials.

1.3 Wood packaging materials must be accompanied by a phytosanitary certificate. Part of disinfestation and /or disinfection treatment must be specified in accordance with item 2.3. 2. Conditions for the importation of wood packaging materials

2.1 Must be free from pests as annexed to this Notification.

2.2 Must be debarked wood.

2.3 Must be treated with any approved methods of treatment as recommended in the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) as follows :

2.3.1 Fumigation Wood must be fumigated with methyl bromide in accordance with a schedule specified at the following rates. The gas concentrations must be carried out at any specific exposure times and such concentrations must be measured not less than that of specified. Dosage Minimum concentration ( g/m3) at time Temperature ( g/m3) (hour) ( o C) 2 hours 4 hours 12 hours 24 hours 21 o C or 48 36 31 28 24 above 16 o C or 56 42 36 32 28 above 10 o C or 64 48 42 36 32 above

2.3.2 Heat treatment Wood packaging materials must be heated to a minimum internal wood core temperature of 56 o C for a minimum of 30 continuous minutes.

2.3.3 Wood packaging materials that have been treated by one of the methods already specified must be officially endorsed with a certified mark by the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) of that country from which the wood packaging materials originates. The marks must be depicted by one of the shown examples as follows; Mark 1 XX - 000 YY Mark 2 XX - 000 YY Mark 3 XX - 000 - YY Mark 4 XX - 000 YY Mark 5 XX - 000 YY Mark 6 XX – 000 - YY

2.3.4 The certified mark must have the following details : a) IPPC logo b) ISO two-letter country code (shown as “XX”) i.e. TH for Thailand c) Official certification number code issued to the producer or treatment provider (shown as “000”) d) Treatment code (shown as “yy”) i.e. MB for methyl bromide ; HT for heat treatment 3. In case where the result of inspection is deemed by the Officer that it is in compliance with the rules, procedures and conditions of this Notification, the Officer shall issue Form P.Q. 6 to the importer for customs formalities clearance. 4. In case where the imported wood packaging materials are not in compliance with the requirements prescribed by the Director General, such commodity and wood packaging materials shall be subject to one of the following enforcement measures :

4.1 Refuse entry of imported commodity, in the case where wood packaging materials cannot be removed from the commodity or the treatment may cause damage to the commodity.

4.2 Order treatment with methyl Bromide according to the rates specified in item 2.3.1, when the segregation of commodity and wood packaging materials is permitted to do so and the treatment may not cause any damage to the commodity.

4.3 Destroy such commodity and wood packaging materials when serious pest occurrence is found or it is not made possible for re-export. 5. The importer shall be liable for all incurred expenses in relation to treatment, destruction or other means of actions. Promulgated on dated………………… B.E. 2552