Invasive Alien Species EU Regulation

Proposal for new European Regulation on Invasive Alien Species (IAS) is today announced.

Remember once enacted, the EU Regulation will directly apply within all Member States (enactment of national implementing law is not required, although there may well be national law enacted eg relating to offences).

Here is the European Commission Press Release.

Here is the European Commission’s webpage giving further detail, access to the proposed Regulation in the different languages, and the background documents.

Here is the proposed EU Regulation.

Q&A is set out in the European Commission’s Memo on the topic.