# 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 22: Cooperation and coordination

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

1. The appropriate authority shall, when complying with its obligations under this Regulation, make every effort to ensure close coordination with other countries concerned and, where practical and appropriate, use existing structures arising from regional or international agreements. In particular the appropriate authority concerned shall endeavour to ensure coordination with other countries that share:
(a) the same marine subregions specified in Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/56/EC, regarding marine species;
(b) the same biogeographical region specified in point (iii) of point (c) of Article 1 of Directive 92/43/EEC, regarding non-marine species;
(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(e) any other common concern.
The Secretary of State must also endeavour to ensure co-ordination with the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland and with the Republic of Ireland.
2. The appropriate authority shall, when complying with its obligations under this Regulation, endeavour to cooperate with other countries, as appropriate, including by using existing structures arising from regional or international agreements, for the purpose of meeting the objectives of this Regulation.
3. For the purposes of paragraph 1(a), the reference to Article 4(2) of Directive 2008/56/EC is to be read as if, in that Article—
(a) for the words before point (a) there were substituted “ The marine sub-regions are— ”;
(b) the words after point (b) were omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/1143/article/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1143/article-22
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