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Article: New Regs in the European Union (EU) Reguire Treatment for Wood Packing Material.
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- AgExporter
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- September 1, 2001
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Two events have recently heightened concern that the pinewood nematode could become established in Europe: an outbreak in Portugal that likely began with infected packing material, and actual interceptions of the destructive pest in packing material shipped from the United States, Canada, China and Japan.
Member states of the European Union (EU), understandably, wish to bar the nematode from the continent's extensive forests.
The European Commission has adopted emergency measures requiring the treatment and marking of all new and used coniferous (e.g., pine, spruce, fir) non-manufactured wood packing material (NMWP) originating in the United States, ...