# 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, Article 10: Official confirmation by the competent authorities of the presence of a GB quarantine pest

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

Where a competent authority suspects, or has received evidence concerning, the presence of a GB quarantine pest or a provisional GB quarantine pest in a part of its territory where that pest was previously not known to be present, or in a consignment of plants, plant products or other objects introduced into, intended to be introduced into, or moved within Great Britain, it shall immediately take any measures necessary to confirm on the basis of a diagnosis of an official laboratory or official plant health officer designated in accordance with Article 37(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/625 (‘to officially confirm’), whether that pest is present or not.
Pending the official confirmation of the presence of that pest, the competent authority shall, where applicable, take phytosanitary measures to eliminate the risk of spread of that pest.
The suspicion or evidence referred to in the first paragraph of this Article may be based on any information received pursuant to Articles 14 and 15, or from any other source.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/2031/article/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2031/article-10
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