SECTION 2U.K.Criteria to identify [GB] quarantine pests which qualify as a priority pest as referred to in Article 6(1) and (2)
[GB] quarantine pests shall be considered to have the most severe economic, social or environmental impact in respect of [Great Britain] if their entry, establishment and spread fulfils one or more of the following points:
(a)
Economic impact: the pest has the potential to cause major losses in terms of the direct and indirect effects referred to in point (4) of Section 1 for plants with a significant economic value in [Great Britain].
The plants referred to in the first subparagraph may be trees that are not in production.
(b)
Social impact: the pest has the potential to cause one or more of the following effects:
(i)
a significant employment decrease in the agriculture, horticulture or forestry sector concerned or industries related to those sectors, including tourism and recreation;
(ii)
significant risks to food security or food safety;
(iii)
the disappearance of, or long-term large-scale damage to, important tree species growing or cultivated in [Great Britain] or tree species of high importance in terms of landscape as well as cultural or historical heritage [for Great Britain].
(c)
Environmental impact: the pest has the potential to cause one or more of the following effects:
(i)
significant effects on biodiversity and ecosystems services, including effects on species and habitats [protected by retained EU law relating to the conservation of natural habitats and wild fauna and flora];
(ii)
significant and long-term increases of the use of plant protection products on the plants concerned;
(iii)
the disappearance of, or long-term large-scale damage to, important tree species growing or cultivated in [Great Britain] or tree species of high importance in terms of landscape as well as cultural or historical heritage [for Great Britain].