For the purposes of this Decision, the following definitions shall apply:
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‘susceptible plants’ means plants (other than fruit and seeds) of Abies Mill., Cedrus Trew, Larix Mill., Picea A. Dietr., Pinus L., Pseudotsuga Carr. and Tsuga Carr.;
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‘susceptible wood’ means wood of conifers (Coniferales), with the exception of sawn wood and logs of Taxus L. and Thuja L.;
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‘susceptible bark’ means bark of conifers (Coniferales);
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‘place of production’ means any premises operated as a single production unit. This may include production sites which are separately managed for phytosanitary purposes;
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‘vector’ means beetles belonging to the genus Monochamus Megerle in Dejean, 1821;
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‘flight season of the vector’ means the period from 1 April to 31 October, except where there is technical-scientific justification for a different duration of the flight season of the vector, taking into account a safety margin of four additional weeks at the beginning and at the end of the expected flight season;
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‘wood packaging material’ means wood or wood products used in supporting, protecting or carrying a commodity, in the form of packing cases, boxes, crates, drums and similar packings, pallets, box pallets and other load boards, pallet collars and dunnage, whether or not actually in use in the transport of objects. Processed wood produced by glue, heat or pressure or a combination thereof and packaging material entirely composed of wood of 6 mm of thickness or less are excluded.