International Standards For Phytosanitary Measures No. 15
International Standards For Phytosanitary Measures No. 15 (ISPM 15) is an Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, International Phytosanitary Measure developed by the International Plant Protection Convention, International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) that directly addresses the need to treat wood materials of a thickness greater than 6mm, used to ship products between countries. Its main purpose is to prevent the international transport and spread of disease and insects that could negatively affect plants or ecosystems. ISPM 15 affects all wood packaging material (pallets, crates, dunnages, etc.) and requires that they be debarked and then heat treated or fumigated with methyl bromide, and stamped or branded with a mark of compliance. This mark of compliance is colloquially known as the "wheat stamp". Products exempt from the ISPM 15 are made from an alternative material, like paper, plastic or wood panel products (i.e. Oriented strand board, O ...
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IPPC From Box
IPPC can mean: * International Plant Protection Convention * Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive 2008/1/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 January 2008 concerning integrated pollution prevention and control is a directive of the European Union. It replaces the Council Directive 96/61/EC of 24 September 1996 on ...