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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.

NB: To address this legislation in Northern Ireland, The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order (Northern Ireland) 2019 will Come Into Force on the 1st December 2019.

In England and Wales, The Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 will also Come Into Force on the same day.

This summary is useful to easily interpret the upcoming legislation.

 

The Northern Ireland Explanatory Memorandum to the above legislation is provided for further guidance.

The first 37 Species Listed are;

Plants
American skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanus)	Kudzu vine (Pueraria montana var. lobata)
Asiatic tearthumb (Persicaria perfoliata)	Parrot’s feather (Myriophyllum aquaticum)
Curly waterweed (Lagarosiphon major)	Persian Hogweed (Heracleum persicum)
Eastern baccharis (Baccharis halimifolia)	Sosnowsky’s hogweed (Heracleum sosnowskyi)
Floating pennywort (Hydrocotyle ranunculoides)	Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes)
Floating primrose willow (Ludwigia peploides)	Water primrose (2 species) (Ludwigia grandiflora) and Floating primrose willow (Ludwigia peploides)
Green cabomba, Carolina fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana)	Whitetop weed (Parthenium hysterophorus)
Animals
Amur sleeper (Percottus glenii)	Raccoon (Procyon lotor)
Asian hornet (Vespa velutina)	Red eared slider (terrapin) (Trachemys scripta)
Bryant’s fox squirrel (Sciurus niger)	Red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii)
Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis)	Ruddy duck (Oxyura jamaicensis)
Coypu (Myocaster coypus)	Sacred ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
Eastern/Spiny – cheek crayfish (Orconectes limosus)	Siberian chipmunk (Tamias sibiricus)
Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis)	Signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)
Indian house crow (Corvus splendens)	Small Indian mongoose (Herpestes javanaicus)
Marbled crayfish (Procambarus fallax)	South American coati (Nasua nasua)
Muntjac deer (Muntiacus reevesi)	Topmouth gudgeon (Pseudorasbora parva)
North American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus)	Virile (northern) crayfish (Orconectes virilis)
Pallas’s squirrel (Callosciurus erythraeus)

FAQs	The GB Non Native Species Secretariat have prepared some FAQs. This list is currently being updated. Ireland has also produced their own FAQs.
Other Information	European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) North Europe and Baltic Network on Invasive Alien Species (NOBANIS) An ID Guide produced by the EU to assist customs to identify some of the listed species.

Download this Species of Union Concern (showing animals) Poster/Leaflet here…

Download this Species of Union Concern (showing plants) Poster/Leaflet here…