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Local Action Group Workshop 2019 The EU Invasive Alien Species Regulation 2014 – where we are, where we’re going, and what it means for you Angela Taylor Defra Non-native Species Policy
The Principle Regulation
REGULATION (EU) No 1143/2014 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
OF THE COUNCIL
of 22 October 2014
on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive
alien species
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Previous legislation
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
1981 CHAPTER 69
• Cannot release or allow to escape, plant or cause
to grow
• Animals of a kind not ordinarily resident in
or regular visitors to GB in a wild state
• Animals or plants listed on Schedule 9
• Cannot sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in
their possession or transport for the purposes of
sale
Water Fern, Azolla filiculoides
Parrot’s Feather, Myriophyllum aquaticum
Floating Pennywort, Hydrocotyle ranunculoides
Floating Water Primrose, Ludwigia peploides, Ludwigia grandiflora,
Ludwigia uruguayensis
Australian Swamp Stonecrop, Crassula helmsii
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The list of species of Union concern
Plants Animals
Common name Scientific name Entry into force
Common name Scientific name Entry into force
Pallas' squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus 3 August 2016
Eastern baccharis Baccharis halimifolia 3 August 2016
Indian house crow Corvus splendens 3 August 2016
Fanwort Cabomba caroliniana 3 August 2016
Chinese mittencrab Eriocheir sinensis 3 August 2016
Water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes 3 August 2016
Small Asian mongoose Herpestes javanicus 3 August 2016
Persian hogweed Heracleum persicum 3 August 2016
American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus 3 August 2016
Sosnowsky's hogweed Heracleum sosnowskyi 3 August 2016
Muntjac deer Muntiacus reevesi 3 August 2016
Floating pennywort Hydrocotyle ranunculoides 3 August 2016
Coypu Myocastor coypus 3 August 2016
Curly waterweed Lagarosiphon major 3 August 2016
Ring-tailed coati Nasua nasua 3 August 2016
Water-primrose Ludwigia grandiflora 3 August 2016
Spiny-cheek crayfish Orconectes limosus 3 August 2016
Floating primrose-willow Ludwigia peploides 3 August 2016
Virile crayfish Orconectes virilis 3 August 2016
American skunk cabbage Lysichiton americanus 3 August 2016 Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis 3 August 2016
Parrot's feather Myriophyllum aquaticum 3 August 2016 Signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus 3 August 2016
Whitetop weed Parthenium hysterophorus 3 August 2016 Amur sleeper Percottus glenii 3 August 2016
Asiatic tearthumb Persicaria perfoliata 3 August 2016 Red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii 3 August 2016
Kudzu vine Pueraria lobata 3 August 2016 Marbled crayfish Procambarus fallax f. virginalis 3 August 2016
Alligator weed Alternanthera philoxeroides 2 August 2017 Raccoon Procyon lotor 3 August 2016
Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca 2 August 2017 Stone moroko Pseudorasbora parva 3 August 2016
Nuttall's waterweed Elodea nuttallii 2 August 2017 Grey squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 3 August 2016
Chilean rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria 2 August 2017 Fox squirrel Sciurus niger 3 August 2016
Giant hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum 2 August 2017 Siberian chipmunk Tamias sibiricus 3 August 2016
Sacred ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus 3 August 2016
Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera 2 August 2017
All subspecies Trachemys scripta 3 August 2016
Japanese stiltgrass Microstegium vimineum 2 August 2017
Asian hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax 3 August 2016
Broadleaf watermilfoil Myriophyllum heterophyllum 2 August 2017
Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiacus 2 August 2017
Crimson fountaingrass Pennisetum setaceum 2 August 2017
Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus 2 August 2017
Racoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides 2 February 2019 4
Legal next steps
Make EU law continue to
apply in the UK after EU
Implement the Regulation in Exit
the UK EU Withdrawal Act
IAS (Enforcement and
Permitting) Order 2019
Make the EU Reg operable
after EU Exit
Invasive Non-native Species
(Amendment etc.) (EU Exit)
Regulations 2019
A working Regulation for
the UK
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The Operability Instrument
• We are committed to implementing the Regulation
• But, now or after any period of transition, we will
need to tweak how it operates – eg.
proposed
The 49 GB NNS
49 species
species of EU IAS
Union
of special Programme
concern Committee
concern Board inc.
NI
EU Proposed
Scientific GB
Forum NNRAP
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Restrictions on listed species
• Without a permit, licence or defence (such as a
companion animal) it would be illegal to....
Release into
the
import Bred, environment
allowed to
reproduce keep
Sell, use or
exchange Transport – Grow,
unless in the cultivate
context of
eradication 7
Rapid action & management measures
• And if not widespread,
they must be Reported and
rapidly
eradicated, or
contained
• Or, if the species is
widely spread
Eradicated/ contained/
controlled, according to
management measures
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IAS (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019
• Provides the measures needed to fully implement
the Regulation
• Enforcement – civil and criminal sanctions
- Warnings, stop notices
- Fines up to £250,000
- Prison sentences
• Permits and licences
– Permits only for ex situ conservation, research, and the
advancement of human health
– Licences for rapid eradication and management
measures
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What will this mean for LAGs?
• FAQ
• Consultation on management plans for the fifteen
listed species which are widely spread:
American skunk cabbage Chilean rhubarb Chinese mitten crab
Curly waterweed Egyptian goose Floating pennywort
Giant hogweed Grey squirrel Himalayan balsam
Muntjac deer Nuttall’s waterweed Parrot’s feather
Red eared terrapin Ruddy duck Signal crayfish
10Controlling plants or animals
• Report new arrivals in UK
• Aim to eradicate
• Or if widespread, or eradication not feasible, then contain
or control according to the management measures
• Agreed management measures
• These may allow licences to be granted to transport IAS
away securely for dispatch and disposal
• Remember, the Regulation applies to live IAS
11Can I display listed species?
• The Regulation only applies to live specimens and
anything they can reproduce/grow from
• Permits cannot be issued for education
12Finally
• FAQ will be updated in March
• Management plans will be consulted on in due
course
• Please report:
– any incursions
– any instances where people might be breaking the law
– any species of Union concern for sale online (to
angela.taylor@defra.gov.uk for now)
• Thank you
13Defra 25 Year Environment Plan
• Biosecurity: tackling
invasive species
– Reduce risk from priority
pathways
– Raise awareness
– Alert system
– Contingency planning
– Delivering GB Strategy
14Biocontrol
Balsam rust -
release and
research ongoing
Pennywort weevil
research ongoing
Crassula mite -
released 2018
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