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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1953 of 29 September 2025 amending Annexes VII, VIII, XI and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards measures against the entry into, and the presence in the Union territory of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and Anoplophora chinensis (Forster)

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**Executive Summary** This document is Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1953, issued on September 29, 2025, which amends Annexes VII, VIII, XI and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. These amendments concern measures against the entry into, and the presence in the Union territory of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and Anoplophora chinensis (Forster). The Regulation enters into force twenty days after its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Amendments to Annex VII:** * Adds points 32.8 and 32.9 concerning plants for planting with a stem diameter of 1 cm or more for specific species originating from specific third countries, and all third countries respectively, outlining official statement requirements related to area freedom from Anoplophora pests, growing conditions, inspections, and sampling. * Adds points 114 and 115 relating to specific wood types, other than certain forms, and wood in the form of chips, particles, shavings, wood waste and scrap originating from specific countries, specifying requirements regarding origin, heat treatment, and debarking. * **Amendments to Annex VIII:** * Adds points 17.2 and 17.3 relating to plants for planting with a stem diameter of 1 cm or more originating in a demarcated area established pursuant to Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1952 or introduced into a place of production in such an area, which specifies official statement requirements regarding growing conditions, inspections, and sampling. * Adds points 30, 31, and 32 relating to specific types of wood, and wood packaging material originating in demarcated areas requiring it to be debarked and heat treated to achieve a minimum temperature of 56°C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood. * **Amendments to Annex XI:** * Replaces the existing entry in point 12 of Part A with an updated entry concerning specific types of wood from listed countries, indicating fuel wood, wood in chips or particles, wood waste and scrap, Wood in the rough and other non-coniferous tree species. * **Amendments to Annex XIII:** * Adds points 4.2 and 4.3 concerning specific types of wood from demarcated areas. **Impact Analysis** **EU Member States** *Impact:* * Must implement the updated regulations to protect the Union territory from Anoplophora pests. *Action Required:* * Amend national regulations and phytosanitary control procedures to align with the changes to Annexes VII, VIII, XI, and XIII of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. **Plant and Wood Importers/Exporters** *Impact:* * Impacted through changed requirements for the import and export of plants, plant products, and wood materials. *Action Required:* * Ensure compliance with the new requirements related to plant origin, inspection, treatments, and documentation, including phytosanitary certificates and declarations of origin, depending on origin. **National Plant Protection Organizations** *Impact:* * Involved in establishing and maintaining pest-free areas, conducting inspections, and communicating information to the Commission. *Action Required:* * Establish and maintain pest-free areas according to ISPM standards. * Conduct inspections and surveys for Anoplophora pests. * Communicate the status of pest-free areas and the results of official surveys to the European Commission in writing. **Businesses operating in Demarcated Areas** *Impact:* * Demarcated areas must adhere to the new regulations. *Action Required:* * Adhere to new regulations.

Key Entities Referenced

Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072: The main regulation being amended, concerning protective measures against pests of plants. Regulation (EU) 2016/2031: The basic regulation providing protective measures against pests of plants. Anoplophora glabripennis: An Asian longhorned beetle (ALB), a wood-boring pest, is a primary target of regulation. Anoplophora chinensis: The citrus long-horned beetle, a wood-boring pest and a primary target of regulation. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1952: Regulation establishing measures concerning the eradication of Anoplophora glabripennis.
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Official Journal EN of the European Union L series 2025/1953 3.12.2025 COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION(EU) 2025/1953 of 29 September 2025 amending Annexes VII, VIII, XI and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as regards measures against the entry into, and the presence in the Union territory of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and Anoplophora chinensis(Forster) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to 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(1), and in particular Article 41(3), first subparagraph, and Articles 72(2) and 79(2), Whereas: (1) Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072(2)replaced the provisions of Council Directive 2000/29/EC(3)concerning protective measures against organisms harmful to plants. They have updated and elaborated further the respective rules on protective measures against pests of plants. (2) More specifically, Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 establishes a list of plants, plant products and other objects, originating from third countries, and the corresponding special requirements for their introduction into the Union territory. Annex VIII to that Regulation sets out a list of plants, plant products and other objects, originating in the Union territory and the corresponding special requirements for their movement within the Union territory. Annex XI to that Regulation sets out a list of plants, plant products and other objects subject to phytosanitary certificates and those for which such certificates are not required for their introduction into the Union territory. Annex XIII to that Regulation lists the plants, plant products and other objects for which a plant passport is required for their movement within the Union territory. (3) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2095(4) establishes measures to prevent the introduction into, establishment and spread within the Union territory of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster). It includes requirements concerning the introduction into, and movement within, the Union of certain plants and plant products. (4) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/893(5)establishes measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky). It was repealed by Commission Implementing (1) OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/2031/oj. (2) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 of 28 November 2019 establishing uniform conditions for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards protective measures against pests of plants, and repealing Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2008 and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 (OJ L 319, 10.12.2019, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2019/2072/oj). (3) Council Directive 2000/29/EC of 8 May 2000 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community (OJ L 169, 10.7.2000, p. 1, ELI: http://data. europa.eu/eli/dir/2000/29/oj). (4) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2095 of 28 October 2022 establishing measures to prevent the introduction into, establishment and spread within the Union territory of Anoplophora chinensis(Forster) and repealing Decision 2012/138/EU (OJ L 281, 31.10.2022, p. 53, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/2095/oj). (5) Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/893 of 9 June 2015 as regards measures to prevent the introduction into and the spread within the Union of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) (OJ L 146, 11.6.2015, p. 16, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/ dec_impl/2015/893/oj). ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/oj 1/13EN OJ L, 3.12.2025 Regulation (EU) 2025/1952(6) establishing measures concerning the eradication of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) from the Union territory. (5) The application of most of the measures established under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2095 and Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/893 have proved effective in reducing the risk of those pests to an acceptable level. (6) It is appropriate, for reasons of consistency and legal certainty, to include those measures, where necessary in an updated form, in Annexes VII, VIII, XI and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 as requirements concerning the introduction into, and movement within the Union, of plants, plant products and other objects that can host Anoplophora glabripennis(Motschulsky) or Anoplophora chinensis(Forster). (7) In this view, new entries, in relation to Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and Anoplophora chinensis (Forster), should be added to Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 concerning plants for planting and wood in the form of chips, particles, shavings, wood waste and scrap of certain species, wood of certain species other than that form, and wood packaging material of certain species. (8) Based on findings of Anoplophora chinensisin the Union, the scope of the host plants of that pest should be extended to cover not only Aesculus hippocastanum, but all Aesculusspecies. (9) However, based on the experience in the Union, the scope of the host plants of Anoplophora glabripennisshould be reduced to species on which findings or symptoms of that pest have been found. (10) In order to ensure a proportionate approach to the respective phytosanitary risk and to guarantee legal clarity, the special requirements of Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 related to the plants, plant products and other objects that can host Anoplophora glabripennisshould only be applicable to those third countries, where that pest is known to be present. Those countries should be listed in Annex VII. (11) Article 10(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2095, as well as Annex II, 2.A.(1)(c) of Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/893 require that prior to the movement of the specified plants within the Union, the plants have been grown in a site where, inter alia, targeted destructive sampling is carried out on each lot of specified plants. According to these provisions, that targeted destructive sampling is to be carried out at specific levels set out in those legal acts. (12) Experience has shown during the application of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2095, and during the application of Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/893, that the established levels of destructive sampling of specified plants are disproportionately high, because they lead to the destruction of an unnecessarily large number of plants, without correspondingly increasing the confidence level of the sampling. (13) For that reason, those requirements on destructive sampling should be removed, as it is sufficient to require that the respective sampling scheme used for inspection is to be able to identify with at least 99 % confidence level, a presence level of infested plants of 1 %. (14) The CN codes listed in Annex VII and Annex XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 should be amended to reflect the most recent amendment of Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87(7). (6) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1952 of 29 September 2025 on measures to prevent the establishment and the spread within the Union territory of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and for the eradication and containment of that pest within certain demarcated areas and repealing Implementing Decision (EU) 2015/893 (OJ L, 2025/1952, 3.12.2025, ELI: http://data. europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1952/oj). (7) Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1987/2658/oj). 2/13 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/ojEN OJ L, 3.12.2025 (15) Moreover, new entries should be added in Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 concerning plants, wood and wood packaging material of certain species, which have spent some time in a demarcated area for containment, established pursuant to Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1952 and to Article 5 of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2095. This is necessary to ensure that the movement of those commodities from areas where that pest is established to the rest of the Union does not present an unacceptable phytosanitary risk. (16) In Annex XI to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, Part A, in point 3, the reference to ‘AlnusL., CarpinusL., Cercidiphyllum Siebold & Zucc., Corylus L., Fagus L., Koelreuteria Laxm., Platanus L., Tilia spp.’ should be excluded, because it has been proven that these species are not the preferred hosts of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) and therefore present lower phytosanitary risk. (17) Certain types of wood should also be added to the list contained in Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, because a plant passport is needed for their movement within the Union, thereby attesting compliance with the respective special requirements set out in Annex VIII to that Regulation. (18) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 should therefore be amended accordingly. (19) The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Amendment of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 Annexes VII, VIII, XI and XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 Entry into force This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Brussels, 29 September 2025. For the Commission The President Ursula VON DER LEYEN ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/oj 3/13EN OJ L, 3.12.2025 ANNEX 1. Annex VII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 is amended as follows: (a) the following points 32.8 and 32.9 are inserted after point 32.7: ‘32.8 Plants for ex 0602 10 90 China, Japan, Official statement that the plants: planting that ex 0602 20 20 North Korea, (a) originate in an area established by have a stem ex 0602 20 80 Lebanon, South the national plant protection diameter of 1 cm ex 0602 90 41 Korea, Switzerland, organisation in the country of or more at their ex 0602 90 45 United States origin as being free from thickest point, of ex 0602 90 46 Anoplophora glabripennis Acerspp., ex 0602 90 48 (Motschulsky), in accordance Aesculusspp., ex 0602 90 50 with the International Standard Betulaspp., ex 0602 90 70 for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM Fraxinusspp., ex 0602 90 99 4(*). The pest free area shall be Populusspp., mentioned on the phytosanitary Salixspp. and certificate under the rubric “place Ulmusspp. of origin”, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin; or (b) have been grown during a period of at least two years prior to export, or, in the case of plants which are younger than two years, have been grown throughout their life, in a place of production: (i) established as free from Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) in accordance with ISPM 10(**); (ii) subjected annually to at least two official inspections for any sign of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) carried out at appropriate times, and no signs of that pest have been found; (iii) where the plants have been grown in a site: — with physical isolation against the introduction of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky), or — with the application of appropriate preventive treatments and surrounded by a buffer zone with a width of at least 1 km where official surveys for the presence or signs of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky) are carried out annually at appropriate times; and 4/13 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/ojEN OJ L, 3.12.2025 (iv) where, immediately prior to export, all consignments of the plants have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of Anoplophora glabripennis (Motschulsky), in particular on branches and stems, including targeted destructive sampling; or (c) have been grown from rootstocks which meet the requirements of point (b), grafted with scions and the grafted plants have been inspected in accordance with point (b)(iv). The size of the sample for the inspection referred to in point (b)(iv), shall be such as to enable at least the detection of 1 % level of infestation with a level of confidence of 99 %. 32.9 Plants for ex 0602 10 90 All third countries Official statement that the plants: planting that ex 0602 20 20 (a) originate in a country recognised have a stem ex 0602 20 30 as being free from Anoplophora diameter of 1 cm ex 0602 20 80 chinensis(Forster), in accordance or more at their ex 0602 40 00 with the relevant International thickest point, of ex 0602 90 41 Standard for Phytosanitary Acerspp., ex 0602 90 45 Measures ISPM4, provided that Aesculusspp., ex 0602 90 46 this freedom status has been ex 0602 90 47 communicated in advance in Alnusspp., Betula ex 0602 90 48 writing to the Commission by the spp., Carpinus ex 0602 90 50 national plant protection spp., Citrusspp., ex 0602 90 70 organisation of the third country Cornusspp., ex 0602 90 91 concerned; or Corylusspp., ex 0602 90 99 (b) originate in an area established by Cotoneaster spp., the national plant protection Crataegusspp., organisation in the country of Fagusspp., origin as being free from Lagerstroemia Anoplophora chinensis(Forster), in spp., Malusspp., accordance with the International Meliaspp., Ostrya Standard for Phytosanitary spp., Photinia Measures ISPM 4(*). The pest free spp., Platanus area shall be mentioned on the spp., Populus phytosanitary certificate under spp., Prunus the rubric “place of origin”, laurocerasus, Pyrus provided that this freedom status spp., Rosaspp., has been communicated in Salixspp., Ulmus advance in writing to the spp. and Commission by the national Vaccinium plant protection organisation of corymbosum the third country concerned; or ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/oj 5/13EN OJ L, 3.12.2025 (c) have been grown during a period of at least two years prior to export, or, in the case of plants which are younger than two years, have been grown throughout their life, in a place of production: (i) established as free from Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) in accordance with ISPM 10; (ii) subjected annually to at least two official inspections for any sign of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster) carried out at appropriate times, and no signs of that pest have been found; (iii) where the plants have been grown in a site: — with physical isolation against the introduction of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster), or — with the application of appropriate preventive treatments and surrounded by a buffer zone with a width of at least 1 km where official surveys for the presence or signs of Anoplophora chinensis(Forster) are carried out annually at appropriate times; and (iv) where, immediately prior to export, consignments of the plants have been subjected to an official inspection for the presence of Anoplophora chinensis (Forster), in particular on roots and stems, including targeted destructive sampling; or (d) have been grown from rootstocks which meet the requirements of point (c), grafted with scions and the grafted plants have been inspected in accordance with point (c)(iv). The size of the sample for the inspection referred to in point (c)(iv), shall be such as to enable at least the detection of 1 % level of infestation with a level of confidence of 99 %. (*) ISPM 4 Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas, IPPC, FAO, 1995 (**) ISPM 10 Requirements for the establishment of pest free places of production and pest free production sites, IPPC, FAO, 1999.’; 6/13 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/ojEN OJ L, 3.12.2025 (b) the following points 114 and 115 are added: ‘114. Wood of Acerspp., ex 4401 12 00 China, Japan, Official statement that the wood: Aesculusspp., Betula ex 4403 12 00 Lebanon, North (a) originates in an area established spp., Fraxinusspp., 4403 95 10 Korea, South by the national plant protection Populusspp., Salix 4403 95 90 Korea, organisation in the country of spp., and Ulmusspp., 4403 96 00 Switzerland, origin as being free from other than in the 4403 97 00 United States Anoplophora glabripennis form of: ex 4403 99 00 (Motschulsky), in accordance — chips, particles, ex 4404 20 00 with the International Standard shavings, ex 4406 12 00 for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM sawdust, wood ex 4406 92 00 4(*). The pest free area shall be waste and scrap, 4407 93 10 mentioned on the phytosanitary obtained in 4407 93 91 certificate under the rubric “place whole or part 4407 93 99 of origin”, provided that this from these plants, 4407 95 10 freedom status has been — wood packaging 4407 95 91 communicated in advance in material, in the 4407 95 99 writing to the Commission by form of packing 4407 96 10 the national plant protection cases, boxes, 4407 96 91 organisation of the country of crates, drums and 4407 96 99 origin; or similar packings, 4407 97 10 (b) is debarked and has undergone pallets, box 4407 97 91 an appropriate heat treatment to pallets and other 4407 97 99 achieve a minimum temperature load boards, ex 4407 99 27 of 56 °C for a minimum duration pallet collars, ex 4407 99 40 of 30 continuous minutes dunnage, ex 4407 99 90 throughout the entire profile of whether or not ex 4409 29 91 the wood (including at its core), actually in use in ex 4409 29 99 which is to be indicated on the the transport of ex 4416 00 00 phytosanitary certificate, and the objects of all ex 9406 10 00 mark ‘HT’ is put on the wood or kinds, except on any wrapping in accordance dunnage with current usage. supporting consignments of wood, which is constructed from wood of the same type and quality as the wood in the consignments and which meets the same Union phytosanitary requirements as the wood in the consignment, but including that which has not kept its natural round surface 115. Wood in the form of ex 4401 22 90 China, Japan, Official statement that the wood: chips, particles, ex 4401 49 90 Lebanon, North (a) originates in an area established shavings, wood waste ex 4401 49 10 Korea, South by the national plant protection and scrap obtained in Korea, organisation in the country of whole or in part from Switzerland, origin as being free from Acerspp., Aesculus United States Anoplophora glabripennis spp., Betulaspp., (Motschulsky), in accordance Fraxinusspp., Populus with the International Standard spp., Salixspp. and for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM Ulmusspp. 4(*). The pest free area shall be mentioned on the phytosanitary ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/oj 7/13EN OJ L, 3.12.2025 certificate under the rubric “place of origin”, provided that this freedom status has been communicated in advance in writing to the Commission by the national plant protection organisation of the country of origin; or (b) is debarked and has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 °C for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at its core), which is to be indicated on the phytosanitary certificate; or (c) has been processed into pieces of not more than 2,5 cm thickness and width.’ 2. Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072 is amended as follows: (a) the following points 17.2 and 17.3 are inserted after point 17.1: ‘17.2 Plants for planting that have a Official statement that the plants have been grown during at stem diameter of 1 cm or least two years prior to movement, or in the case of plants more at their thickest point, of which are younger than two years, throughout their life, in a Acerspp., Aesculusspp., Betula place of production which fulfils all of the following spp., Fraxinusspp., Populus requirements: spp., Salixspp., and Ulmus (a) it has been subjected annually to at least two official spp., originating in a inspections for any sign of Anoplophora glabripennis demarcated area established (Motschulsky) carried out at appropriate times, and no such pursuant to Article 5 of sign has been found, including where appropriate targeted Implementing Regulation destructive sampling on the stems and branches of (EU) 2025/1952 or plants, and introduced into a place of (b) where the plants have been grown in a site: production in such an area (i) with physical isolation against the introduction of Anoplophora glabripennis(Motschulsky); or (ii) where official surveys for the presence or signs of Anoplophora glabripennis(Motschulsky) have been carried out annually within a width of at least 1 km around the site at appropriate times, and no Anoplophora glabripennis(Motschulsky) or signs of it were found and where: (iii) — preventive treatments have been applied, or — targeted destructive sampling has been carried out on each lot prior to movement, including targeted destructive sampling of branches and stems of plants. 8/13 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/ojEN OJ L, 3.12.2025 The size of the sample for inspection under point (a) has been such as to enable the detection of at least 1 % level of infestation with a level of confidence of 99 %; Rootstocks which meet the requirements of points (a) and (b) may be grafted with scions, which have not been grown under these conditions, but which are no larger than 1 cm in diameter at their thickest point. 17.3 Plants for planting that have a Official statement that the plants have been grown during at stem diameter of 1 cm or least two years prior to movement, or in the case of plants more at their thickest point, of which are younger than two years, throughout their life, in a Acerspp., Aesculusspp., Alnus place of production which fulfils all of the following spp., Betulaspp., Carpinusspp., requirements: Citrusspp., Cornusspp., Corylus (a) it has been subjected annually to at least two official spp., Cotoneaster spp., Crataegus inspections for any sign of Anoplophora chinensis(Forster) spp., Fagusspp., Lagerstroemia carried out at appropriate times, and no such sign has been spp., Malusspp., Meliaspp., found, including where appropriate targeted destructive Ostryaspp., Photiniaspp., sampling on the roots and stems of plants, and Platanusspp., Populusspp., (b) where the plants have been grown in a site: Prunus laurocerasus, Pyrusspp., (i) with physical isolation against the introduction of Rosaspp., Salixspp., Ulmus Anoplophora chinensis(Forster); or spp. and Vaccinium (ii) where official surveys for the presence or signs of corymbosum,originating in a Anoplophora chinensis(Forster) have been carried out demarcated area established annually within a width of at least 1 km around the pursuant to Article 5 of site at appropriate times, and no Anoplophora chinensis Commission Implementing (Forster) or signs of it were found; and Regulation (iii) (EU) 2022/2095(*)or — where preventive treatments have been introduced into a place of applied, or production in such an area — where targeted destructive sampling has been carried out on each lot prior to movement, including targeted destructive sampling of roots and stems of plants. The size of the sample for inspection under point (a) has been such as to enable the detection of at least 1 % level of infestation with a level of confidence of 99 %; Rootstocks which meet the requirements of points (a) and (b) may be grafted with scions, which have not been grown under these conditions, but which are no larger than 1 cm in diameter at their thickest point. (*) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/2095 of 28 October 2022 establishing measures to prevent the introduction into, establishment and spread within the Union territory of Anoplophora chinensis(Forster) and repealing Decision 2012/138/EU (OJ L 281, 31.10.2022, p. 53, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2022/2095/oj).’; ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/oj 9/13EN OJ L, 3.12.2025 (b) the following points 30 to 32 are added: ‘30. Wood of Acerspp., Aesculusspp., Official statement that the wood: Betulaspp., Fraxinusspp., Populus (a) is debarked; and spp., Salixspp. and Ulmusspp., (b) has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve originating in demarcated areas a minimum temperature of 56 °C for a minimum established pursuant to Article 5 duration of 30 continuous minutes throughout the of Implementing Regulation entire profile of the wood, including at its core, and (EU) 2025/1952 or not indicated by the mark “HT” on the wood or on any originating but introduced into wrapping in accordance with current usage. those demarcated areas, other than in the form of: — chips, particles, shavings, wood waste and scrap, obtained in whole or part from these plants; — wood packaging material, in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, dunnage, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds, except dunnage supporting consignments of wood, which is constructed from wood of the same type and quality as the wood in the consignments and which meets the same Union phytosanitary requirements as the wood in the consignment, but including that which has not kept its natural round surface. 31. Wood in the form of chips, Official statement that the wood: particles, shavings, wood waste (a) is debarked and has undergone an appropriate heat and scrap, obtained in whole or treatment to achieve a minimum temperature of 56 °C part from Acerspp., Aesculusspp., for a minimum duration of 30 continuous minutes Betulaspp., Fraxinusspp., Populus throughout the entire profile of the wood (including at spp., Salixspp. and Ulmusspp., its core); or originating in a demarcated area (b) has been processed into pieces of not more than 2,5 cm established pursuant to Article 5 thickness and width. of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1952 32. Wood packaging material of Acer The wood packaging material: spp., Aesculusspp., Betulaspp., (a) is made of debarked wood, as specified in Annex I to Fraxinusspp., Populusspp., Salix FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures spp. and Ulmusspp. originating in No 15 on Regulation of wood packaging material in a demarcated area established international trade, and has been subjected to one of the pursuant to Article 5 of approved treatments as specified in Annex I to that Implementing Regulation International Standard, and (EU) 2025/1952 (b) displays a mark as specified in Annex II to that International Standard, indicating that the wood packaging material has been subjected to an approved phytosanitary treatment in accordance with this standard.’ 10/13 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/ojEN OJ L, 3.12.2025 3. In Annex XI, Part A, point 12, to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, the entry ‘AcerL., AesculusL., AlnusL., Betula L., Carpinus L., Cercidiphyllum Siebold & Zucc., Corylus L., Fagus L., Fraxinus L., Koelreuteria Laxm., Platanus L., PopulusL., SalixL., TiliaL. and UlmusL., …’ is replaced by the following: ‘AcerL., AesculusL., BetulaL., Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots China, Japan, Lebanon, FraxinusL., PopulusL., SalixL. or in similar forms; wood in chips or particles; North Korea, South Korea, and UlmusL., including wood sawdust and wood waste and scrap, whether or Switzerland, United States’ which has not kept its natural not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or round surface similar forms: – Fuel wood, in logs, in billets, in twigs, in faggots or in similar forms: – – Non-coniferous: ex 4401 12 00 – Wood in chips or particles: – – Non-coniferous: – – – Other (than of eucalyptus (Eucalyptus spp.)): ex 4401 22 90 – Wood waste and scrap, not agglomerated: – – – Bark and production waste, scrap, rejects and residues: ex 4401 49 10 – – – Other: ex 4401 49 90 Wood in the rough, not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared: – Treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives: – – Non-coniferous: ex 4403 12 00 Wood in the rough, whether or not stripped of bark or sapwood, or roughly squared: – Other than treated with paint, stains, creosote or other preservatives: – – Of birch (Betulaspp.): 4403 95 10 4403 95 90 4403 96 00 – – Of poplar and aspen (Populusspp.): 4403 97 00 – – Of other: ex 4403 99 00 Split poles; piles, pickets and stakes of wood, pointed but not sawn lengthwise: – Non-coniferous: ex 4404 20 00 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/oj 11/13EN OJ L, 3.12.2025 Railway or tramway sleepers (cross-ties) of wood: – Not impregnated: – – Non coniferous: ex 4406 12 00 – Other (than not impregnated): – – Non coniferous: ex 4406 92 00 Wood sawn or chipped lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded or end- jointed, of a thickness exceeding 6 mm: – – Of maple (Acerspp.): 4407 93 10 4407 93 91 4407 93 99 – – Of ash (Fraxinusspp.): 4407 95 10 4407 95 91 4407 95 99 – – Of birch (Betulaspp.): 4407 96 10 4407 96 91 4407 96 99 – – Of poplar and aspen (Populusspp.): 4407 97 10 4407 97 91 4407 97 99 – – Of other: ex 4407 99 27 ex 4407 99 40 ex 4407 99 90 Sheets for veneering (including those obtained by slicing laminated wood), for plywood or for similar laminated wood and other wood, sawn lengthwise, sliced or peeled, whether or not planed, sanded, spliced or end-jointed, of a thickness not exceeding 6 mm: ex 4408 90 15 ex 4408 90 35 ex 4408 90 95 Wood (including strips and friezes for parquet flooring, not assembled) continuously shaped (tongued, grooved, rebated, chamfered, V-jointed, beaded, moulded, rounded or the like) along any of its edges, ends or faces, whether or not planed, sanded or end-jointed: – – – Non-coniferous, other: ex 4409 29 91 ex 4409 29 99 Casks, barrels, vats, tubs and other coopers’ products and parts thereof, of wood, including staves: ex 4416 00 00 Prefabricated buildings of wood: ex 9406 10 00 12/13 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/ojEN OJ L, 3.12.2025 4. In Annex XIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072, the following points 4.2 and 4.3. are inserted after point 4.1: ‘4.2. Wood, other than in the form of chips, particles, shavings, wood waste and scrap originating in demarcated areas or wood retaining all or part of its round surface not originating but introduced into those demarcated areas of Acerspp., Aesculusspp., Betulaspp., Fraxinusspp., Populusspp., Salixspp. and Ulmusspp., as referred to in point 30 of Annex VIII. 4.3. Wood in the form of chips, particles, shavings, wood waste and scrap originating in demarcated areas obtained in whole or part from Acer spp., Aesculus spp., Betula spp., Fraxinus spp., Populus spp., Salix spp. and Ulmusspp., as referred to in point 31 of Annex VIII.’ ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2025/1953/oj 13/13

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