<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE">Dear colleagues,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="FR-BE"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">For your information, the European Commission has just published the<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv%3AOJ.L_.2022.186.01.0010.01.ENG&toc=OJ%3AL%3A2022%3A186%3ATOC">new implementing regulation adding 22 new species</a><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>to the list of invasive alien species of Union concern.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">This update will enter into force on 2^nd<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>of August 2022.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">You can find a summary article here:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">FR - <a href="https://www.naturalsciences.be/fr/news/item/21990" target="_blank">https://www.naturalsciences.be/fr/news/item/21990</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">NL - <a href="https://www.naturalsciences.be/nl/news/item/21990" target="_blank">https://www.naturalsciences.be/nl/news/item/21990</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">EN - <a href="https://www.naturalsciences.be/en/news/item/21990/" target="_blank">https://www.naturalsciences.be/en/news/item/21990/</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ve<span lang="FR-BE">ry best,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">The National Scientific Secretariat on Invasive Alien Species</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><font color="#45818e">Sonia Vanderhoeven, PhD</font></span></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#45818e"><br style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></font><font color="#741b47"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif">Science Officer</span><br style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:x-small;font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><a href="http://www.biodiversity.be/" target="_blank">Belgian Biodiversity Platform</a></span><br></font><div><font size="1"><font face="Tahoma" color="#741b47">SPWARNE-DEMNA (Direction de la Nature et de l'Eau)</font></font></div><div><font size="1"><font face="Tahoma" color="#741b47">Chair of the <font color="#741b47"><a href="http://www.iasregulation.be/" target="_blank">IAS National Scientific Council</a></font></font></font></div><div><br></div><div><div><font face="Tahoma" size="1" color="#741b47">ORCID : 0000-0002-6298-5373</font></div><div><font face="Tahoma" size="1" color="#741b47"><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Sonia_Vanderhoeven" target="_blank">Researchgate profile</a></font></div></div><div><br></div></div></div><span style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,51,102)"></span></div></div></div></div>