Subsection 1

The pest shall meet the criterion defined in point (1) of Section 1. The pest is not previously known to be present in the territory of a Member State. Based on the information available to that Member State, the pest is also not previously known to be present in the Union territory, or is considered to fulfil the conditions set out in point (2)(b) or (c) of Section 1 as regards the Union territory. Based on the information available to the Member State, the pest meets the criteria defined in point (3)(b) and (c) of Section 1 as regards its territory and, to the extent possible for the Member State to assess this, the Union territory. Based on the information available to the Member State, the pest would have an unacceptable economic, social and/or environmental impact on its territory and, to the extent possible for the Member State to assess this, the Union territory, if it established and spread in that territory. That impact shall include at least one or more of the direct effects listed under point (4)(a) to (g) of Section 1.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-02 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.