CHAPTER IIIEARLY DETECTION AND RAPID ERADICATION

Article 14Surveillance system

1

Within 18 months of F5IP completion day and in respect of the adoption of the F7list of species of special concern, F1the appropriate authority shall establish a surveillance system of invasive alien species F8of special concern, or include it in their existing system, which collects and records data on the occurrence in the environment of invasive alien species by survey, monitoring or other procedures to prevent the spread of invasive alien species into or within F9Great Britain.

2

The surveillance system referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall:

a

cover F2England and Wales to determine the presence and distribution of new as well as already established invasive alien species F8of special concern;

b

be sufficiently dynamic to detect rapidly the appearance in the environment of F3England and Wales of any invasive alien species F8of special concern, whose presence was previously unknown;

c

build upon, be compatible with, and avoid duplication of relevant provisions for assessment and monitoring laid down by F6retained EU law or under international agreements and make use of the information provided by the existing systems of surveillance and monitoring set out in F4retained EU law which transposed Article 11 of Directive 92/43/EEC, Article 8 of Directive 2000/60/EC and Article 11 of Directive 2008/56/EC;

d

take into account the relevant transboundary impact and transboundary features, to the extent possible.