4. 8.93 Official Journal of the Eurdpean Communities No L 195/55 COMMISSION DECISION of 22 June 1993 authorizing the Member States to provide for derogations from certain provisions of Council Directive 77/93/EEC in respect of kiln dried coniferous wood, originating in the United States of America, and establishing the details of the indicator system to be applied to the kiln dried wood (93/423/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 77/93/EEC of 21 December 1976 on protective measures against the introduction into the Community of organisms harmful to plants or plant products and against their spread within the Community ('), as last amended by Directive 93/19/EEC (), and in particular Article 14 (3), third indent thereof, Having regard to the requests made by the Member States, Whereas under the provisions of Directive 77/93/EEC, because of the risk of introducing harmful organisms, wood of conifers (Coniferales), except that of Thuja L., other than wood in the form of: — chips, particles, wood waste, or scrap obtained in whole or part from these conifers, — packing cases, crates or drums, -— pallets, box pallets or other load boards, — dunnage, spacers and bearers, but including that which has not kept its natural round surface, originating in Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and the United States of America, may not be introduced into the Community, unless it has undergone an appropriate heat treatment to achieve a minimum wood core temperature of 56 °C for 30 minutes and if accompanied by the certificates prescribed in Articles 7 or 8 of the said Directive ; Whereas wood of conifers originating in the United States of America is currently introduced into the Community ; whereas in this case, phytosanitary certificates are not generally issued in that country; whereas the details of the indicator system to be applied to the wood, to confirm that the wood has undergone the required heat () OJ No L 26, 31. 1. 1977, p. 20. () OJ No L 96, 22. 4. 1993, p. 33. treatment achieving minimum 56 °C for 30 minutes in the wood core should be established ; Whereas, in respect of the United States of America, the Commission has established, on the basis of the informa- tion supplied by the United States of America, that an officially approved and monitored- kiln dried lumber programme has been set up to ensure that lumber is kiln dried over a period of time sufficient to achieve thermal death of the harmful organisms concerned (Bursaphbelen- chus xylophilus and its vectors) ; whereas the risk of sprea- ding harmful organisms is reduced provided that the wood is accompanied by a ‘Heat treatment certificate using kiln facility’ issued under that programme ; Whereas the Commission will ensure that the United - States of America makes available all technical informa- tion necessary to assess the functioning of the said programme ; Whereas this authorization shall be reviewed by 1 April 1995 at the latest; ' Whereas the measures provided for in this Decision are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Plant Health, HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION : Article 1 1. The Member States are hereby authorized to provide under the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 for a dero- gation from Articles 7-(2) and 12 (1) (b) of Directive 77/93/EEC, for coniferous wood, having undergone the proper heat treatment, originating in the United States of America. 2. The following conditions shall be satisfied : (a) the wood shall be manufactured at sawmills or treated at appropriate premises approved and qualified by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, US Department of Agriculture to participate in the kiln dried lumber programme ;