
Article 1 
Decision 2006/133/EC is amended as follows:

1.. in Article 2, the following paragraph is inserted after the first paragraph:
'When verifying compliance with the conditions set out in point 1 of the Annex, Portugal shall apply the maximum feasible level of official controls to movements of susceptible wood, bark and plants from demarcated areas situated in its territory to areas other than demarcated areas in Member States or in third countries. It shall pay particular attention to the movements which present the highest risk of transporting live PWN outside the demarcated areas. Those official controls shall be carried out at the points where the susceptible wood, bark and plants are leaving the demarcated areas. All results shall be communicated to the Commission and the other Member States on a weekly basis.';
2.. Article 3 is replaced by the following:
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Article 3 

1. Member States of destination other than Portugal shall carry out official controls on susceptible wood, bark and plants, coming from Portugal and moved into their territory. These controls shall include a documentary check comprising a check for the presence and the conformity of the marking in accordance with this Decision, an identity check and, as appropriate, a plant health check which may include testing for the presence of PWN.
2. Official controls in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be carried out at a frequency depending in particular on the risk associated with different types of susceptible wood, bark and plants and the history of compliance with the requirements of this Decision of the operator responsible for the movement of susceptible wood, bark and plants.
3. In case non-compliances are confirmed following official controls carried out in accordance with paragraph 1, appropriate measures, similar to the ones referred to in Article 11 of Directive 2000/29/EC shall be taken.';
3.. the Annex is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Decision.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 16 June 2009.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 May 2009.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission
ANNEX

The Annex to Decision 2006/133/EC is amended as follows:

1.. point (1)(d) is replaced by the following:
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((d)) susceptible wood in the form of dunnage, spacers and bearers, including that which has not kept its natural round surface, as well as in the form of packing cases, boxes with exception of boxes entirely composed of wood of 6 mm of thickness or less, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects of all kinds, that wood shall not be allowed to leave the demarcated area; the responsible official body may grant an exception from this prohibition where that wood has been subject to one of the approved treatments as specified in Annex I to the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 on Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade and marked according to Annex II to the said Standard.';
2.. point (2)(g) is replaced by the following:
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((g)) susceptible wood originating in the demarcated areas in the form of newly produced packing cases, boxes with exception of boxes entirely composed of wood of 6 mm of thickness or less, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars, dunnage, spacers and bearers, including that which has not kept its natural round surface, shall be subject to one of the approved treatments as specified in Annex I to the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15 on Guidelines for regulating wood packaging material in international trade and marked according to Annex II to the said Standard.'
