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(Non-legislative acts) 
REGUL ATIONS 
COMMI SSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2019/1262 
of 25 July 2019 
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 to update the list of invasiv e alien species of 
Union concer n 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, 
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 Octobe r 2014 
on the prevention and manage ment of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species (1), and in particular 
Article 4(1) and (2) thereof, 
Whereas: 
(1)  Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 (2) establishes a list of inva sive alien species of Union 
concer n (‘the Union list’) , which is to be kept updat ed as appropr iate, in accordance with Article 4(2) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014. 
(2)  The Commission has concluded, on the basis of the available evidence and the risk assessments carried out 
pursuant to Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014, that all criteria set out in Article 4(3) of that 
Regulation are met for the following invasive alien species: Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L.W endl. (Acacia cyanophylla 
Lindl.), Acridotheres tristis Linnaeus, 1766, Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swing le, Andr opogon virginicus L., Arthurdendyus 
triangulatus (Dendy , 1894) Jones & Gerard (1999), Cardiosper mum grandif lorum Sw., Cortader ia jubata (Lemoine ex 
Carrière) Stapf, Ehrhar ta calycina Sm., Gymnocor onis spilanthoides (D.Don ex Hook. & Arn.) DC., Humulus scandens 
(Lour .) Mer r., Lepomis gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758, Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.Cours.) G.Don (Lespedeza juncea var. sericea 
(Thunb.) Lace & Hauec h), Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw., Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787), Prosopis juliflora 
(Sw.) DC., Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitch. (Salvinia adnata Desv .), Triadica sebifer a (L.) Small (Sapium sebif erum (L.) 
Roxb.). 
(3)  The Commission has concluded that for all those invasive alien species all elements set out in Article 4(6) of 
Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 have been duly considered. 
(4)  Since the adopt ion of Imp lementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141, the scientific names of some species on the 
Union list have been revised. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 should theref ore be amended 
according ly. 
(5)  Since the adoptio n of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141, the CN codes laid down in Council Regulation 
(EEC) No 2658/87 (3) have been updated. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 should theref ore be 
amended according ly. 
(6)  The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committ ee on Invasive 
Alien Species, 26.7.2019 L 199/1 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     
(1)OJ L 317, 4.11.2014, p. 35. 
(2)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 of 13 July 2016 adopt ing a list of invasive alien species of Union concer n 
pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 189, 14.7.2016, p. 4). 
(3)Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 of 23 July 1987 on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Customs Tariff 
(OJ L 256, 7.9.1987, p. 1). HAS ADOPTED THIS REGUL ATION: 
Article 1 
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. 
Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day followi ng that of its publication in the Official Journal of the 
European Union. 
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member State s. 
Done at Brussels, 25 July 2019. 
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCK ER  26.7.2019 L 199/2 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX 
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 is amended as follows:  
(1) In the table of the list of invasive alien species of Union concer n, the followi ng species are inser ted in alphabetical 
order : 
Species 
(i) CN codes for live 
specimens 
(ii) CN codes for parts that 
can reproduce 
(iii) Categor ies of 
associated 
goods 
(iv) 
‘Acacia saligna (Labill.) H.L.W endl. (Acac ia cyano phylla 
Lindl.) ex 0602 90 47 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Acridotheres tristis Linnaeus, 1766 ex 0106 39 80 ex 0407 19 90 (ferti­
lised eggs for incuba ­
tion)  
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swing le ex 0602 90 48 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Andropogon virginicus L. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds) (13) 
Arthurdendyus triangulatus (Dendy , 1894) Jones & 
Gerard (1999) ex 0106 90 00 — (5) 
Cardiosper mum grandif lorum Sw. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Cortader ia jubata (Lemoine ex Carrière) Stapf ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Ehrhar ta calycina Sm. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds) (13) 
Gymnocoronis spilanthoides (D.Don ex Hook. & Arn.) 
DC. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Humulus scandens (Lour .) Mer r. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Lepomis gibbosus Linnaeus, 1758 ex 0301 99 17 ex 0511 91 90 (fertile 
fish eggs for hatchin g) (1), (2), (3), (4) 
Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.Cours.) G.Don (Lespedeza 
juncea var. sericea (Thunb.) Lace & Hauec h) ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds) (13) 
Lygodium japonicum (Thunb.) Sw. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds) (5) 
Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787) ex 0301 19 00; 
ex 0301 99 85 ex 0511 91 90 (fertile 
fish eggs for hatchin g)  
Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. ex 0602 90 47 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Salvinia molesta D.S. Mitch . (Salvinia adnata Desv .) ex 0602 90 50 —  
Triadica sebife ra (L.) Small (Sapium sebif erum (L.) 
Roxb.) ex 0602 90 48 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)’    
(2) In the table of the list of invasive alien species of Union concer n, ‘Orconectes limosus Rafinesque, 1817’ is replaced by 
‘Orconectes limosus Rafinesque , 1817 (Faxonius limosus Rafinesque, 1817)’.  
(3) In the table of the list of invasive alien species of Union concer n, ‘Orcone ctes virilis Hagen, 1870’ is replaced by 
‘Orconectes virilis Hagen, 1870 (Faxonius virilis Hagen, 1870)’. 26.7.2019 L 199/3 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     (4) In the table of the list of inva sive alien species of Union concer n, ‘Procambar us fallax (Hagen, 1870) f. virginalis ’ is 
replaced by ‘Procambaru s fallax (Hag en, 1870) f. virginalis (Procamb arus virginalis Lyko, 2017)’.  
(5) In the table of the list of invasive alien species of Union concer n, the CN codes for parts that can reproduce for 
Eichhor nia crassipes (Mar tius) Solms is changed from ‘ex 1209 30 00’ to ‘ex 1209 99 99’.  
(6) In the notes to the table for column (iv), point (2) ‘0301 93 00: Carp (Cypr inus carpio, Carassius carassius, 
Ctenophar yngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylophar yngodon piceus)’ is replaced by ‘0301 93 00: 
Carp (Cypr inus spp., Carassius spp., Ctenophar yngodon idellus, Hypophthalmichthys spp., Cirrhinus spp., Mylophar yngodon 
piceus, Catla catla, Labeo spp., Osteochilus hasselti, Leptobarbus hoeveni, Meg alobr ama spp.)’.  
(7) In the notes to the table for column (iv), point (6) ‘1211 90 86: Other plants and parts of plants (including seeds 
and fruits), of a kind used primar ily in perfumer y, in phar macy or for insecticidal, fungicidal or similar purposes, 
fresh or dried, whether or not cut, crushed or powdered’ is replaced by ‘ex 1211 90 86: fresh seeds, not cut, 
crushed or powdered’ .  
(8) In the notes to the table for column (iv), the follo wing point is added: 
‘(13)  ex 1213: Hay’.  26.7.2019 L 199/4 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN