To be credible, it must be associated with a certified facility. The HT Program allows producers of raw materials and finished goods to be recognized as compliant. Each certified facility is assigned a number and marks its materials according to specific requirements.
Topic s :. Information Source:. Document Type:. The HT program is also the basis of the manufacture of certified wood packaging in accordance with ISPM 15 Regulation of wood packaging material in international trade. National plant protection organizations seeking information on certified facilities may contact us by email at cfia.
This directive will be updated as required. Chief Plant Health Officer. Amendments to this directive and its appendices shall be dated and distributed as outlined in the distribution below.
Since the early s, there has been an increasing emphasis on phytosanitary concerns regarding the international movement of wood products. It sets out the phytosanitary requirements for the production of heat treated wood products and the production of ISPM 15 compliant wood packaging material. It also describes the process by which facility conformance is verified.
Definitions for terms used in the present document can be found in the Plant Health Glossary of Terms. Plant Protection Act , S. Additionally, materials moving in-transit through another country prior to reaching their final destination are required to meet the phytosanitary import requirements of the in-transit country.
Regulated commodities also include all non-processed wood packaging and loose wood dunnage to be exported from Canada to countries that have adopted ISPM Wood products including wood packaging may also be regulated within Canada when moving from an area where such products are regulated for a pest of quarantine concern to an unregulated area. Since foreign phytosanitary import requirements are subject to change, exporters should consult with a CFIA office to export, to obtain the specific phytosanitary import requirements of the destination country.
Wood products that are not required to be heat treated for example, processed wood are usually not regulated, although some countries may have specific phytosanitary import requirements. Not all types gift boxes and barrels are constructed in a manner that renders them pest free.
For this reason, some of these products may be regulated within the scope of this directive. These include boxes for fruit and vegetables, barrels used in the transport of industrial commodities. Where countries require Phytosanitary Certificates to accompany shipments of heat treated wood products, an exporter who is registered in the HT Program shall provide to the CFIA :.
Registered facilities must produce heat treated wood products in accordance with the guidelines prescribed in PI In addition, registered facilities may achieve the phytosanitary standard for heat treatment specified through a specific monitoring process, which has been approved by a Recognized Heat Treatment Evaluator for example, to obtain Custom-made Heat Treatment Schedules.
Export shipments of heat treated wood products excluding wood packaging material may be required by the importing country to be certified by way of:. Heat Treatment Certificates are issued by an approved facility under the authority of the CFIA in accordance with the instructions provided on the certificate.
The certificate attests that the wood products have been heat treated in accordance with foreign phytosanitary import requirements for those countries which accept industry-issued Heat Treatment Certificates. Please see Appendix 1 for information on the different types of export and domestic Heat Treatment Certificates.
Approved facilities consolidating treated lots may issue a single Heat Treatment Certificate to cover the entire consignment consolidated from other approved facilities. The consolidated certificate must provide the relevant documentation to allow for traceability to an approved facility ies. Wood packaging material, including dunnage, is considered wood that has been finished in a manner that supports, protects or carries a commodity in export trade.
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