Effective August 11, 2015, a phytosanitary certificate is required for the exports of plant and plant products to the European Union (EU) from areas where the Asian longhorned beetle (ALHB) is known to be present.
The directive applies to the export of plants and plant products from areas where ALHB is known to populate including Canada and the United States (U.S). The following species are regulated by the EU:
Acer spp., Aesculus spp., Alnus spp., Betula spp., Carpinus spp., Cercidiphyllum spp., Corylus spp., Fagus spp., Fraxinus spp., Koelreuteria spp., Platanus spp., Populus spp., Salix spp., Tilia spp., Ulmus spp.
To export wood products of these species including logs, lumber and wood chips, a phytosanitary certificate is now required.
The complete notice can be found on the CFIA’s website here.