European Commission 9 July 2026, Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1553 of 9 July 2026 amending Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1941 as regards the temporary prohibition of introduction into, movement within, holding, multiplication or release of certain pests in the Union territory

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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1553 of 9 July 2026 amends Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/1941 by adding Copitarsia decolora and Lagria villosa to the list of pests temporarily prohibited from introduction into, movement within, holding, multiplication, or release in the Union territory until 30 June 2031, on the basis of preliminary risk assessments concluding that both pests fulfil the criteria for quarantine pests under Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2016/2031. The Regulation further extends the expiry date of the existing temporary prohibition applicable to Chloridea virescens, Homona magnanima, and Spodoptera ornithogalli from 31 May 2027 to 31 May 2030, pending completion of full risk assessments to determine whether those pests should be listed as Union quarantine pests under Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/2072. The Regulation enters into force on the twentieth day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union and is binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.AI