(2)

‘plant products’ means unmanufactured material of plant origin and those manufactured products that, by their nature or that of their processing, may create a risk of the spread of quarantine pests. Except where otherwise provided in the implementing acts adopted pursuant to Articles 28, 30 and 41, wood shall only be considered as a plant product if it fulfils one or more of the following criteria: it retains all or part of its natural round surface, with or without bark; it has not retained its natural round surface due to sawing, cutting or cleaving; it is in the form of chips, particles, sawdust, wood waste, shavings or scrap, and has not undergone processing involving the use of glue, heat or pressure or a combination thereof to produce pellet, briquettes, plywood or particle board; it is, or is intended to be, used as packaging material, whether or not it is actually in use for transport of goods;

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.