European Union

The EU Regulation (1143/2014) on invasive alien (non-native) species first 37 species listed;

On 14 July 2016 the European Commission published Commission Implementing Regulation 2016/1141 which sets out an initial list of 37 species to which EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation 1143/2014 will apply. The associated restrictions and obligations will come into force on 3rd August 2016. All of these species have been accepted as meeting agreed criteria concerning their invasiveness and ability to establish in several Member States.
The aim of this new regime is to prevent or manage the introduction, or spread, of invasive non-native species across the European Union. In order to achieve this aim the EU Regulation requires Member States to put in place surveillance and rapid response mechanisms and to develop management action plans.
Listing imposes restrictions on the commercial keeping, sale, and transporting of the listed plants and animals, and their intentional breeding or release. A permit scheme will be in operation to allow derogations from some of these restrictions (other than their release) but only in very limited circumstances.

The first 37 Species Listed are;

The GB Non Native Species Secretariat have prepared some FAQs

Ireland also produced their own FAQs – FAQ (Ireland)

Other Sources of Information;

• European Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO)    www.eppo.org
• North European and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS)   www.nobanis.org/
• Delivering Alien Invasive Species Inventories for Europe   www.europe-aliens.org/
• An ID Guide produced by the EU to assist customs to identify some of the listed species