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§ Section 13p (6) of the Plant Inspection Ordinance (PflBeschauV 1989)

Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 (Plant Health Regulation)

If you want to trade in wooden packaging material as an entrepreneur, you must report the activity. You can find out more here.

Companies that trade in wood packaging material in accordance with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) are subject to a notification obligation.

Notes on ISPM 15:

The IPPC standard ISPM No. 15 for wood packaging material specifies phytosanitary treatment and monitoring measures to reduce the risk of spreading harmful organisms through wood packaging material in international trade.

The standard applies to all types of wood packaging material that can be a vector for harmful organisms and thus pose a risk mainly to living trees. This includes wooden packaging material such as crates, boxes, packing cases, dunnage, pallets, cable drums and bobbins.

The following items are exempt from the requirements of the standard due to low risk:

• Wooden packaging material made entirely of thin wood (with a thickness of 6 mm or less)
• Wooden packaging made entirely of wood-based materials, such as plywood, compressed wood, OSB fiberboard or veneer, manufactured using glue, heat or pressure or a combination thereof
• Barrels for wine and spirits that have been heated during manufacture
• Gift boxes for wine, cigars and other types of goods made from wood that has been treated or manufactured in such a way that they are free from harmful organisms
• Sawdust, wood shavings and wood wool
• Wooden components that are permanently attached to means of transportation and containers.

Identity document

As an entrepreneur, you report the trade in wooden packaging materials to the competent authority.

No duration, as only display

The activity must be notified to the competent authority no later than 30 days after commencement.

Business operators have the following obligations, among others:

Records must be kept of the origin and whereabouts of the wood placed on the market and retained for three years from the date of recording.

The occurrence or suspected occurrence of Union quarantine pests and pests regulated by EU emergency measures within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 must be reported immediately to the competent authority. The operator must take precautionary measures to prevent the establishment and spread of these pests

• Notification of a company for the trade in wooden packaging materials Receipt
• If a company wishes to trade in ISPM-15 compliant wood, notification of the activity is required
• Competent authority: Depends on the respective national law

State Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (LLG)