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|                                                  | **G/SPS/          |
|                                                  | N/EEC/221/Add.2** |
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|                                                  | 14 October 2004   |
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| **Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary        | Original: English |
| Measures**                                       |                   |
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**NOTIFICATION**

[Addendum]{.underline}

The following communication, dated 8 October 2004, is being circulated
at the request of the Delegation of the [European
Communities]{.underline}.

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[Wood and wood packaging material circulating under Chapter 44 (Headings
CN 4401, 4402, 4403, 4404, 4406, 4407, 4415, 4416) and Heading 9406;
ICS:55]{.underline}

The Proposal notified in G/SPS/N/EEC/221 (10 November 2003) has been
adopted as \"*Commission Directive 2004/102/EC of 5 October 2004
amending Annexes II, III, IV and V to Council Directive 2000/29/EC on
protective measures against the introduction into the Community of
organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread
within the Community* (Official Journal L 309, 6 October 2004, pages
9-25).

The enforcement of these measures will be 1 March 2005.

The directive takes into account Article 10 (Special and Differential
Treatment) of the SPS Agreement by allowing [more
flexibility]{.underline} on other dates of application of the logo (as
part of the mark) and on the conditions required for the manufacturing
of dunnage:

**[Logo (as part of the mark)]{.underline}**

For Wood packaging material manufactured, repaired or recycled before 28
February 2005, the logo specified in Annex II to the ISPM15 is [not
applicable]{.underline} until [31 December 2007]{.underline}.

**[Dunnage]{.underline}**

Dunnage can be made from bark-free wood that is free from pests and
signs of live pests until [31 December 2007]{.underline}.

The notified document is available at the following sites:

English text:
<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/en/oj/dat/2004/l_309/l_30920041006en00090025.pdf>

French text:
<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/fr/oj/dat/2004/l_309/l_30920041006fr00090025.pdf>

Spanish text:
<http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/pri/es/oj/dat/2004/l_309/l_30920041006es00090025.pdf>

The notified document can also be obtained from the EC Enquiry Point,
<sps@cec.eu.int> .

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