1. Wood Packaging Program Update
Canadian Wood Pallet & Container Association
IPPC-Vancouver
March 1, 2005

2. Wood Packaging Update History
Jane Levy, USDA
June 2000 – UN-FAO/NAPPO meeting Ottawa
Mexico, Vancouver, Ottawa – NAPPO meetings
CFIA, CWPCA/ACMPC, Lumber Industry, all interested parties

3. European Union EU Measures October 1, 2001 Mandatory treatment
Softwood
Pine wood nematode
Mandatory treatment
Heat Treatment 56/30
fumigation - registered
chemical pressure impregnation
Certification mark – No Bug Mark

4. Status
February 2005
CWPCP - program designed by industry and government
370 registered facilities
Facility Distribution
Western Canada 29%
Ontario 47%
Quebec 17 %
Atlantic Canada 5 %

5. Today's Environment IPPC adopted ISPM # 15 March 2002
Created to be paperless

6. IPPC - ISPM # 15 Approved measures Softwood and hardwood Dunnage
Heat treatment 56/30 (HT)
Methyl bromide (MB)
Softwood and hardwood
Dunnage

7. ISPM #15 WOOD PACKAGING RECOGNIZED MARK
IPPC= International symbol
XX = CA for Canada
00000 = Specific Facility Reg. No.issue by CFIA
YY = Treatment abbreviation
MB=Methyl Bromide, HT= Heat Treatment

8. Implementation - ISPM # 15
North America
Mexico, the United States, Canada
target: September 2005 (strict enforcement)
Countries Now ISPM No. 15
New Zealand, Australia, India,

9. Canadian Program (CWPCP)
Export - CWPCP (D-01-05)
Policy Directive CWPCP harmonized to ISPM # 15
Heat Treatment facilities within this directive

10. CWPCP Program Structure near future:
Introduction of Verification Bodies
Quality Systems Manual
Systems inspection
Surveillance inspection

11. Technical Heat Treatment Guidelines and Operating Conditions Manual
Generic schedules specific for 4” x 4”:
Softwood & some deciduous species
(Aspen, Poplar, Manitoba maple, basswood, Red Alder)
Other Hardwood – 4” x 4” material
(Alder, Oak, Maple, Birch, Ash, beech)

12. Next Steps Service contract / Verification Body agreement
Generic schedule for large dimensional lumber
Complete the Fumigation Program