Progress in the implementation of the
EU Regulation No 1143/2014
on Invasive Alien Species
1st meeting of the Working Group
on Invasive Alien Species
(item 3 of agenda)
Brussels, 12 June 2015
List of IAS of Union concern
IAS
IAS of Member
State concern
IAS of Regional
concern
IAS of
Union
concern
• Worst species
• Based on criteria
• Dynamic list
• Voting in Committee (with
Member States)
• Consultation of Scientific
Forum
• By 2 January 2016
• Draft implementing act
including the first list of
IAS of Union concern
Approach towards listing
• Step 1 – Select IAS with risk assessments
compliant to Article 5
Step 1A - Fast track towards first list based on existing
risk assessments
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Preparatory work leading to list of 50 IAS with robust risk assessment
2 additional IAS, under screening by Scientific Forum
More additional risk assessments
Step 1B - Normal track based on new risk assessments
•
Horizon scanning study to prioritise for new risk assessments
• Step 2 – Select IAS compliance with Article 4
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Step 2 – check IAS compliance with Art 4
Art 4(3)(a-b) - compliant, no further check
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(a) Alien to EU
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(b) capable of establishing
Art 4(3)(c-d) – to be checked
•
(c) Adverse impact on biodiversity or related ecosystem services, and
may also have adverse impact on human health or economy (d) concerted
action at EU-level required
• Art 4(3)(e) – to be checked
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Listing will effectively prevent, minimise or mitigate adverse impacts
Art 4(6) – to be checked
•
Due consideration to implementation cost for MS and cost effectiveness
•
Due consideration to socio-economic aspects
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Due consideration to cost of inaction
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Step 2 – check IAS compliance with Art 4
Cost of measures
(prevention and/or
control)
Lost revenue
Effectiveness of
measurs for
biodiversity or
ecosystem services
(and possibly health
or economy)
Where control is difficult, prevention is more important! 5
Ch II – Prevention
Restrictions on IAS of Union concern
IAS of EU concern shall not be
intentionally:
• Brought into or transited
through the Union
• Kept or bred, including in
contained holding
• Transported, except in
context of eradication
• Placed on the market
• Used or exchanged
• Permitted to reproduce
• Released into the
environment
Rationale
• EU-wide action
• Derogations for research, exsitu conservation and
medicinal use
•
MS permits
• Derogations for other activities
•
in exceptional cases, after Commission
autorisation and MS permit
Ch II – Prevention
Pathways of IAS of Union concern
Measures
• Within 18 months after
adoption of list
MS analyse pathways and
identify priority pathways
• Within 3 years after adoption
of list
National action plan for priority
pathways
Rationale
• Unintentional introductions
• Flexibility allowing know-how
build up
Ch II – Prevention
Action beyond IAS of Union concern
Emergency measures:
• Preliminary evidence – species
likely to meet criteria
• Within 2 yrs – full risk
assessment needed
• Possible extension EU level
Rationale
• Possibility to act quickly on
potentially very damaging IAS
• Ante-chamber of EU list
IAS of regional concern:
• Regional cooperation,
facilitated by the Commission
• Incl. IAS native within the EU
• MS prerogative to identify IAS
problematic for their region or
territory
IAS of Member State concern:
• Measures at MS level
Compatible with Treaty and
notified to Commission
• Fully WTO and SPS compliant
+ in line with other EU laws
Ch III – Early Detection and
Rapid Eradication
Surveillance and border controls
Measures
Surveillance
• Within 18 months after
adoption of list
MS to set up surveillance
systems – detect IAS of Union
concern in their territory,
including marine territorial
waters
Border control
• By 2 January 2016
MS to put in place border control
structures – prevent
intentional introductions of
IAS of Union concern
Rationale
• Maximising the use of
existing surveillance
• Citizens' science
• Maximising the use of
existing cnotrols
Ch III – Early Detection and
Rapid Eradication
Early detection and rapid eradication
Measures
Early detection
• MS to immediately notify
Commission and other MS of
new detection of IAS of Union
concern
Rapid eradication
• Within 3 months after
notification
MS to proceed with rapid
eradication
• Due regard to human health,
environment and animal
welfare
Rationale
• Notifications are key for rapid
eradication
• Rapid eradication
= best chance to
avoid escalation
of problem
• Limited
derogations
under specific
conditions
Ch IV – Management of
widely spread IAS
Management measures and restoration
Measures
• Within 18 months after
inclusion in list
Obligation for MS to manage IAS
of Union concern widely
spread in their territory
• Management = eradication,
control or containment
• Due regard to human health,
environment and animal
welfare
• Proportionate restoration
measures for ecosystems
damaged by IAS
Rationale
• Widely spread IAS of Union
concern
• Management to mitigate the
damage and avoid further
spread
• Flexible and
proportionate
approach
WGIAS contribution
• a) assist the European Commission by providing
high-level expertise in relation to the
implementation of the EU Regulation on IAS;
• b) co-ordinate activities, exploit links between
the different activities and discuss cross-cutting
issues;
• c) facilitate the cooperation and exchange of
good practices between the Commission, the
Member States and stakeholders.
Topics of work for the WGIAS (1)
Awareness raising on IAS within particular sectors
and also the wider public,
particularly in relation to the restrictions on the IAS
of Union concern under Article 7,
as well as the transitional provisions under Articles
31 and 32.
Topics of work for the WGIAS (2)
Experiences with prioritisation of pathways of
unintentional introduction and the development of
action plans on pathways (Article 13)
Topics of work for the WGIAS (3)
Experiences with management of widely spread IAS
(e.g. population control,containment, restoration of
the damaged ecosystems – Articles 19 and 20).
Animal welfare and environmental considerations
(e.g. selective trapping methods, reducing impact
on non-targeted species, human health etc.) in
applying rapid eradication and management
measures (Articles 17 and 19 respectively).
Topics of work for the WGIAS (4)
Surveillance systems (Article 14), including citizen
science
Topics of work for the WGIAS (5)
Identification and sharing of information on the
existing national information systems
with data on IAS (online / off-line databases, citizen
science projects etc.) that could
be linked to the information support system
(article 25 - http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu),
in order to further improve the available
information on IAS on a European level.
EASIN in a nutshell
The information support system
http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu
• Designed as a mechanism interconnecting existing databases and
enabling the exploration and easy access to data and information on
alien species (AS) in Europe
• Works in partnership with European and global data providers to
facilitate access to key data and information on alien species
• Being developed as the official information system to assist DG ENV
and MS in the implementation of the EU Regulation on IAS:
> providing a one stop source information required for implementing
the Regulation
> development of an online platform supporting notifications (early
detection, rapid eradication and effectiveness of measures)
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EASIN in a nutshell
ƒ EASIN is a network of alien species data providers and invites data
providers to share their data and expertise through a common
information system.
ƒ EASIN does not aim to compete with other databases; its role is
complementary and additive to the existing databases.
ƒ EASIN can link data providers with EU Policy and can further increase
their visibility.
ƒ EASIN ENLARGEMENT WORKSHOP & TRAINING
Place & Time: 6-7 October 2015, Italy, Ispra, JRC
Information on EASIN site: http://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu
ƒ Broadening of EASIN's Editorial Board is ongoing
EDITORIAL BOARD MEETING
Place & Time: 1 December 2015, Brussels, DG ENV
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Topics of work for the WGIAS (6)
Development of guidelines and training material for
facilitating the identification and detection of IAS of
Union concern for the use of the competent
authorities, particularly
• in the framework of the surveillance system and
the official controls (Articles 14 and 15
respectively),
• as well as for informing the concerned sectors
and the wider public.
Thank you for your attention!
ENV-IAS@ec.europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/invasivealien/index_en.htm