# 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, Article 13: Action plans on the pathways of invasive alien species

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The responsible authorities, acting jointly, must, within 18 months of IP completion day and in respect of the adoption of the list of species of special concern carry out a comprehensive analysis of the pathways of unintentional introduction and spread of invasive alien species of special concern at least in Great Britain and the GB marine area, and identify the pathways which require priority action ('priority pathways') because of the volume of species or of the potential damage caused by the species entering Great Britain through those pathways.
2. Within three years of IP completion day and in respect of the adoption of the list of species of special concern, the responsible authorities, acting jointly, must establish and implement one single action plan or a set of action plans to address the priority pathways it has identified pursuant to paragraph 1. Action plans shall include timetables for action and shall describe the measures to be adopted and, as appropriate, voluntary actions and codes of good practice, to address the priority pathways and to prevent the unintentional introduction and spread of invasive alien species into or within Great Britain.
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4. The action plans referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall include, in particular, measures based on an analysis of costs and benefits, in order to:
(a) raise awareness;
(b) minimise contamination of goods, commodities, vehicles and equipment by specimens of invasive alien species, including measures to tackle transportation of invasive alien species from other countries;
(c) ensure appropriate checks at Great Britain’s borders, other than the official controls pursuant to Article 15.
5. The responsible authorities must review the action plans established under paragraph 2 at least every six years.
6. In this Article and Article 14, the date of adoption of the list of species of special concern is to be taken to be 2nd August 2016.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/1143/article/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1143/article-13
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