Regulation (EU) 1143/2014 of the EP and of the Council of 22/10/2014 on the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species, OJEU 2014 L 317/35. The regulation aims “to prevent, minimize and mitigate the adverse impact on biodiversity of the introduction and spread within the Union, both intentional and unintentional of invasive alien species” (art. 1)