# 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 36: Definition of GB regulated non-quarantine pests

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

A pest is a ‘GB regulated non-quarantine pest’ if it fulfils all of the following conditions and it is included in column (1) of the tables in Annex 4 to the Phytosanitary Conditions Regulation:
(a)its identity is established in accordance with point (1) of Section 4 of Annex I;
(b)it is present in Great Britain;
(c)it is not a GB quarantine pest or a provisional GB quarantine pest;
(d)it is transmitted mainly through specific plants for planting, in accordance with point (2) of Section 4 of Annex I;
(e)its presence on those plants for planting has an unacceptable economic impact, as regards the intended use of those plants for planting, in accordance with point (3) of Section 4 of Annex I;
(f)feasible and effective measures are available to prevent its presence on the plants for planting concerned.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/2031/article/36 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-2031/article-36
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