# Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC, Division (c): Capability of spread

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

The pest shall be considered capable of territorial spread in the territory in question, or, if present but not widely distributed, in the part of that territory where it is absent, if one or more of the following conditions is fulfilled:
(i)the environment is suitable for natural spread of the pest;
(ii)barriers to natural spread of the pest are insufficient;
(iii)commodities or conveyances allow for movement of the pest;
(iv)hosts and, where relevant, vectors of the pest are present;
(v)cultivation practices and control measures applied in that territory are favourable;
(vi)natural enemies and antagonists of the pest are not present or not sufficiently capable of suppressing the pest.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/2031/annex/I/section/1/division/3/division/c (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2031/annex-I/section-1/division-3/division-c
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