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EU IAS Regulation 1143/2014 — Article 7 restrictions: Union-list species may not be kept, bred, imported, transported, sold, exchanged, or released

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EU IAS Regulation 1143/2014 — Article 7 restrictions

The text below is reproduced verbatim from the first-hand source (EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014, Article 7).

> Invasive alien species of Union concern shall not be intentionally:

> brought into the territory of the Union, including transit under customs supervision;

> kept, including in contained holding;

> bred, including in contained holding;

> transported to, from or within the Union, except for the transportation of species to facilities in the context of eradication;

> placed on the market;

> used or exchanged;

> permitted to reproduce, grown or cultivated, including in contained holding; or

> released into the environment.

> Member States shall take all necessary steps to prevent the unintentional introduction or spread, including, where applicable, by gross negligence, of invasive alien species of Union concern.

Source: pdf-raw/exotic-regulation/eu_ias_regulation_1143_2014.txt (first-hand EU regulation text, rendered via headless chromium and tag-stripped).

Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)

  • Invasive alien species of Union concern shall not be intentionally:
  • brought into the territory of the Union, including transit under customs supervision;
  • kept, including in contained holding;
  • bred, including in contained holding;
  • transported to, from or within the Union, except for the transportation of species to facilities in the context of eradication;
  • placed on the market;
  • used or exchanged;
  • permitted to reproduce, grown or cultivated, including in contained holding; or
  • released into the environment.
  • Member States shall take all necessary steps to prevent the unintentional introduction or spread, including, where applicable, by gross negligence, of invasive alien species of Union concern.

Sources

EU IAS Regulation 1143/2014 — Article 7 restrictions: Union-list species may not be kept, bred, imported, transported, sold, exchanged, or released
Source document: Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014 on invasive alien species (EUR-Lex official, EN authentic)
EUR-Lex (European Union)CELEX 32014R1143retrieved 2026-07-28

Verification file: pdf-raw/exotic-regulation/eu_ias_regulation_1143_2014.txt