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  Country Implementation Government site Supplementary information
  American Samoa

Classed as USA

   
  Argentina 1 January 2006 http://www.info.gov.ar/ WTO Phytosanitary agreement - Apr 2005
WTO notification (PDF)
  Australia 1 January 2004 http://www.daff.gov.au/ ISPM15 - Solid Wood Packaging Country Implementation Dates
Notice to Industry

See our NEWS page for updates - to go there click HERE
  Bolivia 24 May 2005 http://www.bolivia.gov.bo WTO Phytosanitary agreement - July 2005
  Brazil

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http://www.agricultura.gov.br/ Withdrawn implementation of ISPM15 and has reverted to previous legislation from 2004. However, wood packaging with IPPC mark will be accepted.
  Bulgaria 1 June 2006 http://www.mzgar.government.bg As of 1/1/07 Bulgaria joined the EU. Therefore European policies apply.
  Canada 1 January 2006 http://www.gc.ca/ Canada’s Import Policy for Wood Packaging Materials
Entry requirements for Wood Packaging Materials - PDF
  Chile 1 June 2005 http://www.gobiernodechile.cl/ Implementation of ISPM No 15 in Chile (3.64Mb)
WTO notification (PDF)
  China 1 January 2006 http://english.aqsiq.gov.cn/ WTO notification (PDF)
  Colombia 15 September 2005 http://www.mincomercio.gov.co/ WTO notification (PDF)
  Costa Rica 19 March 2006 http://www.costarica.no/GOBIERNO.html WTO notification      Spanish Notification (PDF)
  Croatia 1 January 2007 http://www.mps.hr/ Croatia.pdf
  Cuba 1 October 2008 http://www.cubagob.cu/ingles/mapa.htm Cuba08.pdf
  Dominican Republic 1 July 2006 http://www.cedopex.gov.do/ WTO notification (PDF)
  Ecuador 30 September 2005 http://www.ec-gov.net/ Spanish Notification (PDF)
  Egypt 1 October 2005 http://www.egypt.gov.eg WTO Notification (PDF)
  European Union 1 March 2005 See appropriate country (click here for list) WTO notification (PDF)

Applies from 1 July 2009:
In addition to the implementation of treatment and marking requirements described in ISPM 15, the new EC import requirements provide that the WPM instead of being produced from debarked round wood from 1 January 2009 onwards, will need to be free from bark with exception for the presence of any number of individual pieces of bark.  These should be either less than 3 cm in width (regardless of the length) or, if greater than 3 cm in width, of not more than 50 cm2 in area.  This latter free-from-bark requirement will be applicable from 1 July 2009 onwards.

WTO notification 2009 ammendment (PDF)

The enforcement date of the latest amendment to EC 2006/133/EC regarding Portugal will be postponed from 16 June 2009 to 1 January 2010. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD FULL DETAILS

  Fiji Intention to implement http://www.agriculture.org.fj/ fiji1.doc
  Guatemala 16 September 2005 http://www.guatemala.gob.gt/ WTO notification (PDF)
  Guyana See note http://www.forestry.gov.gy/ Formal sources indicate that Guyana has implemented ISPM15. However documentation on this matter is not yet available.
  Honduras 25 February 2006 http://www.gob.hn/ WTO notification (PDF)
  Hong Kong Not required unless en-route to another destination
e.g. China
http://www.afcd.gov.hk  
  India 1 November 2004 http://www.plantquarantineindia.org Plant Quarantine (Regulation of Import into India) 3rd Amendment (Doc 30KB)
  Indonesia Expected September 2009 http://karantina.deptan.go.id/ Packing declaration advised.
  Israel Implementing on
23 June 2009.
Enforcement from
1 October 2009.
http://www.ppis.moag.gov.il/ppis WTO notification (PDF)
  Japan 1 April 2007 http://www.pps.go.jp http://www.pps.go.jp/english/woodpack/index.html
http://www.pps.go.jp/english/faq/index.html
WTO notification (PDF)
  Jordan 17 November 2005 http://www.nic.gov.jo/ WTO notification (PDF)
  Lebanon 9 March 2006 http://www.agriculture.gov.lb/ http://www.agriculture.gov.lb/english_file/index_e.htm
http://www.ispm15.com/Decree _1_19e.pdf
  Malaysia To be advised. http://www.mtc.com.my Import of Sawn timber and Other Wood Products
Malaysian Compliance to ISPM15
http://www.doa.gov.my/pqnet/eng/enforcement/ispm_15.html
  Mexico 16 September 2005 http://www.gob.mx/wb2/ WTO notification (PDF)
  New Caledonia 1 June 2006 http://www.gouv.nc/  
  New Zealand 16 April 2003 http://www.maf.govt.nz FAQ - Wood Packaging Material
  Nicaragua To be advised. http://www.magfor.gob.ni/ Packing declaration & ISPM15 compliant packaging advised.
WTO notice of Intent (PDF)
  Nigeria 30 September 2004 http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/ Packing declaration advised. Will accept wood packaging with IPPC marking.
  North Korea (DPRK) 1 June 2005 http://www.korea-dpr.com/ Heat treated or Methyl Bromide treatment of WPM acceptable.
  Norway 1 January 2009 http://www.regjeringen.no/ WTO notification (PDF)
  Oman December 2006 http://www.maf.gov.om/ WTO notification (PDF)
  Panama 17 February 2005 http://www.presidencia.gob.pa/ WTO notification (PDF)
  Paraguay 28 June 2005 http://www.mre.gov.py/es/
http://www.mre.gov.py/en/
WTO notification (PDF)
  Peru 8 September 2005 http://www.senasa.gob.pe/ http://www.senasa.gob.pe/eng/~phytosanitary_quarantine_treatments
  Philippines 1 January 2006 http://spsis.da.gov.ph/index.asp PhilippinesRegulationISPM15.pdf (PDF)
Philippines - Guidelines for WPM (PDF)
  Samoa Phytosanitary certificate required unless ISPM15 compliant WPM. http://www.govt.ws/  
  Seychelles 1 March 2006 http://www.virtualseychelles.sc/ WTO notification (PDF)
  South Africa 1 January 2005 http://www.gov.za/ South African Notice of Compliance (PDF)
WTO notification (PDF)
  South Korea 1 June 2005 http://english.maf.go.kr/index.jsp WTO notification (Doc 47KB)
  Sri Lanka 1 March 2004 http://www.priu.gov.lk/ http://www.agridept.gov.lk/
http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update
  Switzerland 1 March 2005
May be regarded as EU
http://www.admin.ch/ http://www.aramis-research.ch/e/15863.html
WTO notification (Doc)
  Syria 1 April 2006 http://www.syrian-agriculture.org/ Packing declaration advised.
  Taiwan (also Penghu, Kinmen & Matsu) First enforced:
1 November 2005
Fully enforced:
1 January 2009
http://www.gio.gov.tw/
http://www.baphiq.gov.tw
WTO notification (PDF)
Previous
WTO notification (PDF)
  Tanzania No date set http://www.tanzania.go.tz/ http://www.tanzania.go.tz/budgetspeech/2004
http://www.tanzania.go.tz/pdf/padepe.pdf (PDF)
  Turkey 1 January 2006 http://www.igeme.org.tr/ http://www.kkgm.gov.tr/
WTO notification
http://www.kkgm.gov.tr/mev_ing/6968/zir_kar_yon2.pdf

http://www.kkgm.gov.tr/regulation/regulations/marking_wood.html
  Ukraine 1 October 2005 http://www.kmu.gov.ua/ http://www.eppo.org/ABOUT_EPPO/EPPO_MEMBERS/countries/animation/ukraine.htm
https://www.ippc.int/servlet/CDSServlet?status=ND1ucHBvdWEmNj1lbiYzMz0qJjM3PWtvcw~~
  USA 16 September 2005 http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_imports/wood_packaging_materials.shtml
WTO notification of emergency measures (Doc 43KB)
  Venezuela 1 June 2005 http://www.venezuela.gov.ve/ http://www.mac.gov.ve/
  Vietnam 5 June 2005 http://www.mard.gov.vn/ Vietnamese Government Sites
 




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