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1. MSG 001 IND 2024 0247 PL EN 06-05-2024 PL NOTIF
2. Poland
3A. Ministerstwo Rozwoju i Technologii, Departament Obrotu Towarami Wrażliwymi i Bezpieczeństwa Technicznego,
Plac Trzech Krzyży 3/5, 00-507 Warszawa, tel.: (+48) 22 411 93 94, e-mail: notyfikacjaPL@mrit.gov.pl
3B. Departament Hodowli i Ochrony Roślin, Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi, Wspólna 30, 00-930 Warszawa,
tel. +48 22 623 10 17, fax: +48 22 623 26 79, e-mail: krzysztof.kielak@minrol.gov.pl, iwona.pekala-popek@minrol.gov.pl
4. 2024/0247/PL - C00A - AGRICULTURE, FISHING AND FOODSTUFFS
5. The draft Regulation of the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development amending the Regulation on the requirements to be satisfied by operators authorised to apply marks on wood packaging material, wood or other items
6. Marking of wood and wood packaging material in accordance with International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 — issued under the International Plant Protection Convention done in Rome on 6 December 1951.
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8. The draft Regulation amends the Regulation of the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development of 25 November 2020 on the requirements to be satisfied by operators authorised to apply marks on wood packaging material, wood or other items in order to facilitate the activity consisting in subjecting wood packaging material to phytosanitary treatment and marking in accordance with the ISPM-15.
The International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 — Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade (ISPM-15), adopted on the basis of the International Plant Protection Convention done at Rome on 6 December 1951, sets out the rules for international trade in wood packaging material.
The ISPM-15 aims to prevent pests and pathogens endangering forests from spreading with wood packaging material.
The phytosanitary treatments and marks specified in the ISPM-15 are referred to in Article 96 and Article 98(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC (OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4, as amended), hereinafter referred to as ‘Regulation 2016/2031’. In accordance with those provisions, the authorisation to carry out the phytosanitary treatments and marks referred to in ISPM-15 requires appropriate knowledge and technical infrastructure. The requirements in this regard are set out in the amended Regulation, including:
1) requirements regarding qualifications of persons carrying out phytosanitary treatments before mark application;
2) organisational and technical requirements to be satisfied by these operators;
3) manner of carrying out treatments of wood packaging material, wood, or other items before applying a mark on them.
The draft Regulation shall amend the requirements to be satisfied by operators authorised to apply the mark referred to in ISPM-15 on wood packaging material, wood or other items, including:
1) introduce the possibility of checking the required knowledge the scope of which is set out in the Annex to the draft Regulation during examinations prior to granting the authorisation — this shall enable operators with the required knowledge to obtain authorisation without having any subject-related education;
2) expand the catalogue of lines of education providing entitlement to authorisation;
3) specify the organisational and technical requirements for the carrying out of treatments — with regard to assure permanent location for the chambers, devices, and rooms where heat treatment or fumigation shall be performed;
4) correct the manner of carrying out treatments of wood packaging material, wood, or other items prior to marking application (with regard to the intervals at which temperature is to be measured during heat treatment).
The Draft complies with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15.
The provisions of the amended Regulation laying down qualification requirements shall ensure the mutual recognition of qualifications obtained in other Member States of the European Union.
9. In the course of application of the Regulation of the Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development of 25 November 2020 on the requirements to be satisfied by operators authorised to apply marks on wood packaging material, wood or other items, the following issues have been identified which require amendment of the applicable legislation:
1. difficulties were noted in recruiting appropriate employees with education as specified in the current Regulation by operators authorised to subject wood packaging material to phytosanitary treatments;
2. the need was identified to correct the provisions of the amended Regulation on frequency of measurements of wood and air temperature in chamber dryers or other devices intended for chamber drying of wood packaging material.
3. the need was identified to clarify the provisions with regard to the requirement for the permanent location of chamber dryers and other devices enabling heat treatment, and fumigation rooms or chambers.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 98(1) of Regulation 2016/2031, the authorisation to affix marks on wood and wood packaging material in line with the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 may be granted if the operator concerned has the appropriate knowledge and technical equipment to properly carry out the pest-destroying treatments.
The amendment to the national legislation referred to above shall therefore be necessary for the proper implementation of this provision. The International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 does not directly impose obligations on operators — the provisions of the Standard must be transposed into national legislation.
10. References of the Basic Texts: 2020/0454/PL
The basic texts were submitted under the previous notification:
2020/0454/PL
11. No
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13. No
14. No
15. Yes
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TBT aspects: No
SPS aspects: No
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