Article 36

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 · European Union

A pest is a ‘Union regulated non-quarantine pest’ if it fulfils all of the following conditions and it is included in the list referred to in Article 37: its identity is established in accordance with point (1) of Section 4 of Annex I; it is present in the Union territory; it is not a Union quarantine pest or a pest subject to measures adopted pursuant to Article 30(1); it is transmitted mainly through specific plants for planting, in accordance with point (2) of Section 4 of Annex I; 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; feasible and effective measures are available to prevent its presence on the plants for planting concerned.

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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.