Wood Packaging Program Update Canadian Wood Pallet & Container Association IPPC-Vancouver March 1, 2005.

Wood Packaging

Program Update

Canadian Wood Pallet & Container Association

IPPC-Vancouver March 1, 2005

Wood Packaging Update

History Jane Levy, USDA June 2000 – UN-FAO/NAPPO meeting Ottawa Mexico, Vancouver, Ottawa – NAPPO

meetings CFIA, CWPCA/ACMPC, Lumber Industry,

all interested parties

European Union

EU MeasuresEU Measures October 1, 2001

Softwood Pine wood nematode

Mandatory treatment Heat Treatment 56/30 fumigation - registered chemical pressure impregnation

Certification mark – No Bug Mark

Status

February 2005 CWPCP - program designed by

industry and government 370 registered facilities Facility Distribution

Western Canada 29% Ontario 47% Quebec 17 % Atlantic Canada 5 %

Today's Environment

IPPC adopted ISPM # 15 March 2002

Created to be paperless

IPPC - ISPM # 15

Approved measures Heat treatment 56/30 (HT) Methyl bromide (MB)

Softwood and hardwood Dunnage

ISPM #15 WOOD PACKAGING RECOGNIZED MARK

IPPC= International symbol

XX = CA for Canada

00000 = Specific Facility Reg. No.issue by CFIA

YY = Treatment abbreviation MB=Methyl Bromide, HT= Heat Treatment

Implementation - ISPM # 15

North America Mexico, the United States,

Canada target: September 2005 (strict

enforcement) Countries Now ISPM No. 15

New Zealand, Australia, India,

Canadian Program (CWPCP)

Export - CWPCP (D-01-05) Policy Directive CWPCP

harmonized to ISPM # 15 Heat Treatment facilities within

this directive

Program Structure near future: Introduction of Verification

Bodies Quality Systems Manual Systems inspection Surveillance inspection

CWPCP

Technical Heat Treatment Guidelines and Operating

Conditions Manual

Generic schedules specific for 4” x 4”: Softwood & some deciduous species (Aspen, Poplar, Manitoba maple,

basswood, Red Alder)

Other Hardwood – 4” x 4” material(Alder, Oak, Maple, Birch, Ash,

beech)

Next Steps

Service contract / Verification Body agreement

Generic schedule for large dimensional lumber

Complete the Fumigation Program