Corrigendum: Withdrawal of Standard PM 3/67(1) Guidelines for the management of invasive alien plants or potentially invasive alien plants which are intended for import or have been intentionally imported

Abstract

The Standard PM 3/67(1) Guidelines for the management of invasive alien plants or potentially invasive alien plants which are intended for import or have been intentionally imported (EPPO, 2006) suggested the use of a whitelist approach for invasive alien plants, meaning that invasive plants safe to import are listed. The Panel on Invasive Alien Plants considers that this is no longer in line with the current practice by EPPO and many EPPO countries which follow a blacklist system, meaning that invasive alien plants that are a risk are listed. Moreover, the document was considered out of date e.g. with no reference to the new guidelines published by Council of Europe, the European Union and the IPPC (ISPM 11). Based on this, the Panel considered that the Standard could not easily be revised and should be withdrawn. This was agreed by the EPPO Council in September 2023.