Article 1

The list set out in the Annex to this Regulation shall constitute the initial list of invasive alien species of Union concern pursuant to Article 4(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1143/2014.

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 States.