
Article 1 
Directive 2000/29/EC is amended as follows:

1.. In Annex IV, Part A, section I, point 2, the last paragraph at the end of the right hand column is replaced by the following:
'The first indent, requiring wood packaging material to be made from debarked round wood, shall only apply from 1 January 2009. This paragraph shall be reviewed by 1 September 2007.'
2.. In Annex IV, Part A, section I, point 8, the last paragraph at the end of the right hand column is replaced by the following:
'The first line of point (a), requiring wood packaging material to be made from debarked round wood, shall only apply from 1 January 2009. This paragraph shall be reviewed by 1 September 2007.'
Article 2 

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 28 February 2006 at the latest.When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such a reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3 
This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 4 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 6 February 2006.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission