Plantesundhedsforordningen betragtning 6

English language version pr. 2026-10-28 tier 2 Forordning (EU) 2016/2031, konsolideret tekst pr. 06.07.2026, CELEX 02016R2031-20260706

It has become apparent that for the determination of the scope of this Regulation it is important to take into account bio-geographical factors to avoid the introduction into and spread within the territory of the European Union of pests not present in that territory. Consequently, Ceuta, Melilla and, with the exception of Madeira and the Azores, the outermost regions of Member States referred to in Article 355(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) should be excluded from the territorial scope of this Regulation. References to third countries should be read as references also to those excluded territories.