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CAUTION NOTICES

NOTICE 1: ASSETS PACKAGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH PREVIOUS EDITIONS OF THIS SPI DO NOT REQUIRE REPACKAGING

IF THE INTEGRITY OF THE SPI IS MAINTAINED.

NOTICE 2: OTHER NSNs MAY BE ASSIGNED TO THIS SPI BUT MAY NOT BE SHOWN ON THE SPI.

NOTICE 3: PACKAGING MATERIAL MAY BE SUBSTITUTED IF IT MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS OF MIL-STD-2073, PROVIDES

EQUAL OR BETTER PROTECTION AND THERE IS NO INCREASED COST TO THE GOVERNMENT.

NOTICE 4: OVERSEAS AND FMS PACKAGING MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF LEVEL A PACKAGING.

NOTES

1. SECURE REF.-7, AND -8 TO CONTAINER AND BASE TO CONTAINER USING 8d NAILS CONFORMING TO ASTM-F1667 NL BX

A-07C CEMENT COATED.

2. LAMINATE REF.-12 TO -13, -12 TO -15 AND -10, -11, -14, -16, AND -17 TO CONTAINER USING

ADHESIVE CONFORMING TO A-A-1936 TYPE II OR EQUAL.

3. SECURE REF.-4 AND -5 TO CONTAINER TOP USING 4d NAILS CONFORMING TO ASTM-F1667 NL BX A-03 C CEMENT

COATED.

4. CAUTION: T.O. 16W2-6-2, SECTION 3, DESCRIBES THE PROTECTION TO BE APPLIED TO THE CANOPY. NSN FRO PROTEX10VS IS 7510-01-121-5011. INSURE THE PROTECTIVE COVERING HAS BEEN APPLIED PRIOR TO PACKAGING

OF THE ITEM.

5. SECURE TOP TO CONTAINER USING REF.-18.

6. USE FILLER CLEATS TO ACCOMADATE THE BANDING, 1 X 4 (NOM) X AS REQUIRED.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES

REVISION OF ISPM NO. 15

REVISION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR INTERNATIONAL TRADE

THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED NATIONS-IMPLEMENTED RESTRICTIONS ON WOOD

PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM). THIS REQUIREMENT IS SPECIFICALLY CONCERNED WITH INVASIVE SPECIES SUCH AS THE

PINEWOOD NEMATODE. WPM IS DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET COLLARS, WOODEN BOXES, REELS, DUNNAGE, CRATES, FRAMES, AND CLEATS. THE STATEMENT BELOW CITES THE REQUIREMENTS IN DETAIL AND COVERS

LUMBER FOR BUILDING CONTAINERS AND PALLETS USED FOR DELIVERIES, RESULTING IN SHIPMENTS WORLDWIDE (DIRECT, OR THROUGH AIR LOGISTICS CENTERS (ALC), CONTAINER CONSOLIDATION POINTS (CCP), OR OTHER BASES).

WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLET AND PACKAGING/CONTAINER STATEMENT:

ALL WOODEN LUMBER, WOODEN PALLETS, AND WOODEN CONTAINERS PRODUCED ENTIRELY OR IN PART OF WOOD PACKAGING

MATERIAL (WPM) SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM DEBARKED WOOD IN ADDITION TO THE APPLICATION OF HEAT-TREATED (HT)

MATERIAL (HT TO 56 DEGREES CENTIGRADE OR 133 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT FOR 30 MINUTES). CERTIFICATION/MARKING IS

REQUIRED BY AN ACCREDITED AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARDS COMMITTEE (ALSC). FOR

REFERENCE DOCUMENTATION, SEE LATEST REVISION OF "INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES (ISPM

NO. 15), "REGULATION OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE."