COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2022/1203 
of 12 July 2022
amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 to update the list of invasiv e alien species of 
Union concer n 
THE EUR OPEAN COMMISSION,
Havi ng regar d to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Havi ng regard to Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 Octobe r 2014 on 
the prevention and management 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 invasive alien species of Union 
concer n ('the Union list'), whic h is to be kept updated 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 followi ng invasive alien species: Ameiur us melas (Raf inesque, 1820), Axis axis (Erxleben, 1777), Callosciur us 
finlays onii (Horsfi eld, 1823), Celastr us orbiculatus Thunb., Channa argus (Cantor , 1842), Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 
1852), Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766), Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853), Gambusia holbrooki Girard, 
1859, Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.W endl., Koenigia polystachy a (Wall. ex Meisn.) T.M.Sc hust. & Reveal, Lampropeltis 
getula (Linnaeus, 1766), Limnoper na fortu nei (Dunker , 1857), Morone amer icana (Gmelin, 1789), Pistia stratiotes L., 
Pycno notus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766), Rugulopter yx okamurae (E.Y.Dawson) I.K.Hwang, W.J.Lee & H.S.Kim, 2009, 
Solenopsis geminata (Fabr icius, 1804), Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972, Solenopsis richter i Forel, 1909, Wasmannia 
auropu nctata (Roger , 1863) and Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802).
(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) The species Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802) and Fundulus heteroclitus (Linnaeus, 1766) are used for scientific research 
that should not be disrupted. The inclusion of those species on the Union list should be defe rred in order to give 
Member States time to prepare for issuing the permits refer red to in Article 8(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 
before the listing of these species takes effect.
(5) Taking into account the long-t erm investments made by the growers of Pistia stratiotes L. and Celastr us orbiculatus 
Thunb. in some Member States, the inclusion of these species on the Union list should be subject to a transition 
period.
(6) Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 should theref ore be amended according ly.
(7) The measures provid ed for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Committ ee on Invasive Alien 
Species,
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.
(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).EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 186/10 13.7.2022  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.
Point (2) of the Annex shall apply from 2 August 2024 .
Point (3) of the Annex shall apply from 2 August 2027 .
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 12 July 2022 .
For the Commission
The President
Ursula VON DER LEYENEN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 13.7.2022 L 186/11  ANNEX 
The Annex to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 is amended as follows:
(1) in the table, the follo wing species are inser ted in alphabetical order:
SpeciesCN codes for live 
specimensCN codes for parts that can 
reproduceCategor ies of 
associated 
goods
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
‘Ameiur us melas (Raf inesque, 1820) ex 0301 99 17 ex 0511 91 90(fertile fish 
eggs for hatch ing)’
‘Axis axis (Erxleben, 1777) ex 0106 19 00 -’
‘Callosciur us finlays onii (Horsf ield, 1823) ex 0106 19 00 -’
‘Channa argus (Cantor , 1842) ex 0301 11 00
ex 0301 99 17ex 0511 91 90(fertile fish 
eggs for hatch ing)’
‘Faxonius rusticus (Girard, 1852) ex 0306 39 10 -’
‘Gambusia affinis (Baird & Girard, 1853) ex 0301 11 00
ex 0301 99 17ex 0511 91 90(fertile fish 
eggs for hatch ing)(4)’
‘Gambusia holbr ooki Girard, 1859 ex 0301 11 00
ex 0301 99 17ex 0511 91 90(fertile fish 
eggs for hatch ing)(4)’
‘Hakea sericea Schrad. & J.C.W endl. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99(seeds)’
‘Koenigia polystachy a (Wall. ex Meisn.) T.M. 
Schus t. & Revealex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99(seeds) (7)’
‘Lampr opeltis getula (Linnaeus, 1766) ex 0106 20 00 - (5)’
‘Limnoper na fortu nei (Dunker , 1857) ex 0307 91 00 -’
‘Moro ne amer icana (Gmelin, 1789) ex 0301 99 17
ex 0301 99 85ex 0511 91 90(fertile fish 
eggs for hatch ing)(4)’
‘Pycnonotus cafer (Linnaeus, 1766) ex 0106 39 80 ex 0407 19 90(fertilised 
eggs for incubation)’
‘Rugulopter yx okamurae (E.Y.Dawson) I.K. 
Hwang, W.J.Lee & H.S.Kim, 2009ex 1212 29 00 - (14), (15)’
‘Solenopsis gemi nata (Fabr icius, 1804) ex 0106 49 00 - (5), (7)’
‘Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 ex 0106 49 00 - (5), (7)’
‘Solenopsis richter i Forel, 1909 ex 0106 49 00 - (5), (7)’
‘Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger, 1863) ex 0106 49 00 - (5), (7)’EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union L 186/12 13.7.2022  (2) in the table, the follo wing species are inser ted in alphabetical order:
SpeciesCN codes for live 
specimensCN codes for parts that can 
reproduceCategor ies of 
associated 
goods
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
‘Fundulus hetero clitus (Linnaeus, 1766) ex 0301 11 00
ex 0301 19 00
ex 0301 99 17
ex 0301 99 85ex 0511 91 90(fertile fish 
eggs for hatch ing)(4)’
‘Pistia stratiotes L. ex 0602 90 50 -’
‘Xenopus laevis (Daudin, 1802) ex 0106 90 00 -’
(3) in the table, the follo wing species is inser ted:
SpeciesCN codes for live 
specimensCN codes for parts that can 
reproduceCategor ies of 
associated 
goods
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
‘Celastr us orbiculatus Thunb. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99(seeds)’
(4) in the notes to the table for column (iv), the following points are added:
‘(14) ex 0307 11: Live oysters
(15) ex 0307 31: Live mussels’.EN Offi cial Jour nal of the European Union 13.7.2022 L 186/13