
Article 1 
In point 1 of the Annex to Decision 2006/133/EC, the following paragraph is inserted after the second paragraph:
'The responsible official body may authorise producers to mark, in accordance with Annex II to the FAO International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures No 15, wine boxes they produce from wood treated by an authorised processing plant in accordance with that Standard and accompanied by the plant passport referred to in point (a). Official inspections of the authorised producers of wine boxes shall be carried out on a continuous basis to ensure that only such treated wood accompanied by the plant passport referred to in point (a) is used for the production of the wine boxes and that that wood can be traced back to an authorised processing plant.'
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 1 January 2010.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 17 December 2009.
For the Commission
Androulla VASSILIOU
Member of the Commission