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  • News | 26 Jan 2023

Biodiversity: Commission to refer six Member States to the Court of Justice for failing to prevent invasive alien species damaging European nature

Biodiversity

The Commission decided today to refer Bulgaria, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Latvia, and Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failing to implement various provisions of Regulation 1143/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (the ‘Invasive Alien Species' or ‘IAS Regulation'). Invasive alien species are plants and animals which are accidentally or deliberately introduced to an area where they are not normally found.

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