COMMI SSION IMPLEMENTING REGUL ATION (EU) 2017/1263 
of 12 July 2017 
updating the list of invasiv e alien species of Union concer n established by Implementing 
Regulation (EU) 2016/1141 pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament 
and of the Council 
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: Alopochen aegyptiacus Linnaeus, 1766; Alter nanther a 
philoxer oides (Mar t.) Griseb.; Asclepias syriaca L.; Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) St. John; Gunner a tinctor ia (Molina) Mirbel; 
Heracleum manteg azzianum Sommier & Levier ; Impatiens glandulifer a Royle; Micr ostegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus; 
Myr iophyl lum hetero phyllum Michaux; Nycter eutes procyonoides Gray, 1834; Ondatr a zibethicus Linnaeus, 1766; 
Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chio v. 
(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)  Some Member States envisage applying to the Commission for author izing the continuation of farming 
Nyctereutes procy onoides Gray, 1834 under Article 9 of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 for alleged compelling 
public interests of a social or economic nature. Against this backg round, the inclusion of this species on the 
Union list should be subject to a transition period to allow compl eting the procedure of Article 9 of that 
Regulation before the listing of this species takes effect. 
(5)  Since the date of adop tion of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1141, the CN codes laid down in Council 
Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 (3) have been updat ed, with the most recent amendments having been laid down in 
Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1821 (4). Imple menting 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 Committee 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. 13.7.2017 L 182/37 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). 
(4)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/1821 of 6 October 2016 amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2658/87 
on the tariff and statistical nomenclature and on the Common Cust oms Tariff (OJ L 294, 28.10.2016, p. 1). Article 2 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following 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, 12 July 2017. 
For the Commission 
The President 
Jean-Claude JUNCK ER  13.7.2017 L 182/38 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN     ANNEX 
The Annex to Commission 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 following species are inser ted in alphabetical 
order : 
Species CN codes for live 
specimens CN codes for parts that can 
reproduce Categ ories of 
associated goods 
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) 
‘Alopochen aegyptiacus Linnaeus, 1766 ex 0106 39 80 ex 0407 19 90 (fertilised 
eggs for incubation)  
Alter nanther a philox eroides (Mar t.) Griseb. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds) (12) 
Asclepias syriaca L. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds) (7) 
Elodea nuttallii (Planch.) St. John ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Gunner a tinctor ia (Molina) Mirbel ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Heracleum manteg azzianum Sommier & Levier ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Impatiens glandu lifera Royle ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A. Camus ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds) (7), (12) 
Myr iophyllum hetero phyllum Michaux ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
Nycter eutes procyonoides Gray, 1834 (*) ex 0106 19 00 —  
Ondatr a zibethicus Linnaeus, 1766 ex 0106 19 00 —  
Pennisetum setaceum (Forssk.) Chio v. ex 0602 90 50 ex 1209 99 99 (seeds)  
(*)  The inclusion of Nycter eutes procy onoides Gray, 1834 shall apply as of 2 Febr uary 2019.’   
(2) In the notes to the table for column (iv), the following point is added: 
‘(12)  ex 2309 90: Feeding preparations for birds’.  
(3) In all the Annex, references to CN code ‘0301 99 18’ are replaced by ‘0301 99 17’.  
(4) In all the Annex, references to CN code ‘0306 24 80’ are replaced by ‘0306 33 90’.  
(5) In all the Annex, references to CN code ‘0306 29 10’ are replaced by ‘0306 39 10’.  
(6) In all the Annex, references to CN code ‘0602 90 49’ are replaced by ‘0602 90 46 or 0602 90 48’.  13.7.2017 L 182/39 Official Jour nal of the European Union EN