COMMISSION DELEGA TED REGUL ATION (EU) 2019/2125 
of 10 Oct ober 2019 
supplementing Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards 
rules concer ning the perfor mance of specif ic official controls of wood packa ging mater ial, 
notif ication of certain consignments and measures to be taken in cases of non-compliance 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official 
controls and other official activities perf ormed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and 
welf are, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, 
(EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 
of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council 
Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) 
No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 
89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Offici al 
Controls Regulation) (1), and in particular Articles 45(4) and 77(1)(d) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishes, inter alia, the framew ork for 
the performa nce of official controls and other official activities on animals and goods entering the Union territory 
from third countr ies to verify compliance with Union legislation in order to protect human, animal and plant 
health, animal welf are and, in relation to GMO and plant protection products, also the environment. 
(2) Wood packag ing mate rial, whic h may accompan y all kinds of objects, is kno wn to be a source of introduction and 
spreading of pests of plants. Forms of wood pack aging mat erial that may serve as a pathwa y for pests posing a risk 
of spreading of pests of plants in the Union include but are not limited to packi ng cases, boxes, crates, cable drums 
and spools/reels, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars and dunnage, whether or not actually in 
use in the transpor t of objects of all kinds. The volumes of wood packag ing mat erial entering the Union territory by 
means of transpor t are substantial. 
(3) Articles 43 and 96 of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) set out specifi c 
imp ort conditions for the introduction into the Union territory of wood packaging mater ial. Article 77(1)(d) of 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 empo wers the Commission to establish rules for the performance of specifi c official 
controls to verify compliance of wood pack aging mater ial with these requirements, at the places referred to in 
Article 44(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, and on measures in cases of non-com pliance. 
(4) To ensure the effectiveness of checks on wood packaging mat erial entering the Union territory and to avoid any risk 
of introduction or spreading of pests of plants, rules should be adop ted to supplement those in 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625 concer ning the performance of specific official controls of wood packag ing mater ial and 
measures to be taken in cases of non-complian ce. 
(5) Specifi c import conditions for wood packag ing mate rial set out in Article 43(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 do 
not apply to mat erial which is subject to the exem ptions provi ded for in the Internati onal Standard for 
Phytosanitar y Measures No 15 — Regulation of Wood Packag ing Material in Internati onal Trade (ISPM15). Such 
mater ial should theref ore be exem pted from the scope of this Regulation. 
(1)OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1. 
(2)Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament 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 (OJ L 317, 23.11.2016, p. 4). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.12.2019                                                                                                                                       L 321/99   (6) With a view to identifying consignments where wood packag ing mat erial, which may present the highest 
phytosanitar y risk for the Union territory is present and whic h according ly should be subject to specific official 
controls, the compet ent author ities of Member State s should establish a monit oring plan based on a risk approach . 
(7) On the basis of that monitori ng plan, the compet ent author ities should select consignments of wood packag ing 
mater ial for the performa nce of the specific official controls. Moreover , the compet ent author ities should have the 
possibility to require the customs author ities, where necessar y, for the perf ormance of the specifi c official controls 
by the compet ent author ities, to detain select ed consignments in which wood packa ging mater ial is present until 
the specifi c official controls are compl eted. 
(8) Wood pack aging mater ial is not included in the lists of goods subject to official controls at border control posts 
refer red to in point (c) of Article 47(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625. 
(9) Article 45(4) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 empo wers the Commission to specify cases where and the conditions 
under whic h compet ent author ities may request operators to notify the arrival of certain goods which are not 
subject to controls at border control posts. 
(10) For compe tent author ities to be able to plan and perform specifi c official controls on wood packaging mate rial in an 
effective manner , they should be able to request operators to inform them of the arrival of consignments where 
wood packag ing mate rial is present within a reasonable time in advance. 
(11) Theref ore, the possibility for compet ent author ities to request operat ors to notify the compet ent author ities in 
advance of the arrival of such consignments should be foreseen together with the rules on specifi c official controls 
on wood packag ing mater ial laid down in this Regulation. The information manage ment system for official controls 
(IMSOC) set up and manag ed by the Commission in accordance with Article 131(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 
may be used for such notifi cations. The compet ent author ities may request operat ors responsible for the 
consignment to notify , by way of the IMSOC, by way of existing national information system s or in another way 
agreed to by the compet ent author ity, within a reasonable time in advance specifi ed by the compet ent author ities, 
the arrival. 
(12) The Common Health Entr y Document (CHE D) referred to in Article 56 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 should be used 
to record the results of the specifi c official controls in the IMSOC. The recorded results of official controls will 
provid e an over view of the situation rega rding specifi c official controls on wood packag ing mat erial carried out in 
Member States, as a basis for further actions to prote ct the Union territory from the spreading of pests of plants. 
(13) The provisions of this Regulation should apply without prejudice to the relevant provis ions of Regulation (EU) 
No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). 
(14) Where the compet ent author ity decides to re-dispatc h non-com pliant wood packag ing mat erial to a destination 
outside the Union pursuant to point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 66(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the 
non-com pliant wood packaging mater ial should remain under official customs super vision, until it leaves the Union 
territory , to avoid any risk of introduction of pests into the Union or spreading of pests. 
(15) When non-com pliant wood packa ging mat erial is found during physical checks at the point of release for free 
circulation in the Union or at the place of destination, such mat erial should be immediat ely destro yed, in view of 
the higher risk for the spreading of Union quarantine pests, which cannot be prevented by less effective means. 
(16) Regulation (EU) 2017/625 applies from 14 December 2019. According ly, the rules laid down in this Regulation 
should also apply from that date , 
(3)Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 Octo ber 2013 laying down the Union Cust oms 
Code (OJ L 269, 10.10.2013, p. 1). EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 321/100                                                                                                                                     12.12.2019   HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
Subject matter and scope 
1. This Regulation lays down rules for the perf ormance of specific offici al controls of wood packa ging mater ial or wood 
products (excluding paper products) intended for suppor ting, prote cting or carrying a commodity entering the Union 
territory , whether or not actually in use in the transpor t of objects of all kind (‘wood packag ing mater ial’), and measures in 
case of non-com pliance. 
2. This Regulation also establishes cases where and conditions under which the compet ent author ities may request 
operat ors to notify the arrival of certain consignments entering the Union territory in whic h wood packag ing mater ial is 
present. 
3. This Regulation does not apply to wood packag ing mat erial refer red to in the second subparagraph of Article 43(1) of 
Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 concer ning the exem ptions provid ed under the International Standard for Phyt osanitar y 
Measures No 15 — Regulation of Wood Packag ing Materi al in International Trade (ISPM15). 
Article 2 
Monit oring plan 
The compet ent author ities shall develop a monitoring plan on wood packaging mate rial on the basis of a risk analysis 
taking into account at least the following: 
(a) the number and results of specific official controls conduct ed in previous years on wood packaging mater ial carried out 
by the compet ent author ities, on the basis of information from the information management system for official 
controls (IMSOC); 
(b) the histo ry of compl iance by the third countr y, the expor ter or the operator responsible for consignments, with 
Regulation (EU) 2016/2031, in particular Article 43(1) and point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 96(1) of that 
Regulation; 
(c) where available, information from customs author ities and from other sources regarding the number of consignments 
enteri ng the Union in whic h wood packaging mat erial is present and the countr y of origin of the consignment. 
Article 3 
Notif ication of consignments 
The compet ent author ities may request operat ors responsible for the consignment to notify , by way of the IMSOC, by way 
of existing national information systems or in another way agreed to by the compet ent author ity, within a reasonable time 
in advance specified by the compet ent author ities, the arrival of consignments entering the Union territory in whic h wood 
packag ing mater ial is present. 
Article 4 
Specif ic official controls on wood packa ging mater ial 
1. The compet ent author ities shall select for physical checks consignments in which wood packag ing mater ial is present, 
on the basis of: 
(a) the monitori ng plan refer red to in Article 2; 
(b) where applicable, information provided in the notifi cations refer red to in Article 3; and 
(c) any other relevant information at their disposal. 
2. The compe tent author ities shall carry out physical checks of the consignments that have been selecte d in accordance 
with paragraph 1, to verify their compl iance with the import requirements laid down in Article 43(1) and point (a) of the 
first subparagraph of Article 96(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.12.2019                                                                                                                                      L 321/101   3. The compet ent author ities may require the customs author ities, if deemed necessar y for the purpose of physical 
checks in accordance with paragraph 2 and for the duration of those checks, to detain select ed consignments in which 
wood packag ing mate rial is present. 
4. While performing specific official controls, the compet ent author ities shall have access to the entire consignment, in a 
way that the physical checks referred to in paragraph 2 may be carried out on the entirety of the wood packag ing mate rial 
present in the consignment. 
5. Within three working days from the beginning of the detention of the consignment in which wood packag ing 
mater ial is present, the compet ent author ity shall submit to the customs author ities the results of the checks of the 
detained consignment. 
6. Where physical checks cannot be compl eted within three working days from the beginning of the detention of the 
consignment in whic h wood packag ing mater ial is present, the compet ent author ities may request the custom s author ities 
to continue the detention of the consignment for additional three working days in order to complet e the checks. 
In this case, if technically possible, the customs author ity may release the consignment if the operator responsible for the 
consignment separates the wood packag ing mater ial from the consignment. 
7. A consignment that has been detained by the customs author ities pursuant to paragraph 3 shall be released if, within 
three working days from the beginning of the detention, the compet ent author ities have not submitte d the results of the 
checks in accordance with paragraph 5 or have not requeste d the custom s author ities to continue the detention for 
additional three working days in accordance with paragraph 6. 
Article 5 
Repor ting of results of specif ic official controls 
1. After the completion of the specif ic official controls in accordance with Article 4, the compet ent author ities shall: 
(a) complet e the Common Health Entr y Document (CHE D) with the results of specific official controls as refer red to in 
Article 56(3)(b)(i) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625; 
(b) submit the results of the specifi c official controls of the wood packag ing mater ial to the IMSOC directly or via existing 
national systems; and 
(c) notify the operat or responsible for the consignments in which wood packaging mater ial is present and the customs 
author ities of the results of the specific official controls. 
2. Where the operator responsible for the consignment in whic h wood packag ing mat erial is present is notified by the 
compet ent author ities of the results of the specific official controls through a CHED, the operator shall provide the 
referen ce number of the CHED as a suppor ting document as referred to in Article 163 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 to 
any customs declaration which is lodge d with the customs author ities for this consignment. 
Article 6 
Measures in cases of non-compliance 
1. The compet ent author ities shall order , in accordance with Article 66 of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, destr uction, re- 
dispatch or special treatment of wood pack aging mat erial that does not comply with the requirements set out in Article 43 
(1) and point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 96(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. 
However , where such non-com pliant wood packag ing mater ial is found during physical chec ks in accordance with Article 4 
at the consignment ’s point of release for free circulation in the Union or at the consignment ’s place of destination, as 
refer red in Article 44(3)(c) and (e) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the compet ent author ities shall order the operat or 
concer ned to destro y the wood packag ing mat erial without dela y. Prior to and during destr uction, the wood packag ing 
mater ial shall be handled in a way that prevents spreading of Union quarantine pests as defined in Article 4 of Regulation 
(EU) 2016/2031. 
2. Where the compet ent author ities decide to order the operator responsible for the consignment to re-dispatc h non- 
compl iant wood packag ing mate rial outside the Union pursuant to point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 66(3) of 
Regulation (EU) 2017/625, the consignment in which non-com pliant wood packag ing mater ial is present shall remain 
under official customs super vision, in accordance with the appropr iate customs procedure, until the non-com pliant wood 
packag ing mater ial leav es the Union territory . EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 321/102                                                                                                                                     12.12.2019   Article 7 
Entr y into force and date of application 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
It shall apply from 14 December 2019. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 10 Octobe r 2019.  
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCKER     EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 12.12.2019                                                                                                                                      L 321/103