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050	0	4	_a581.65 $2 18
110	2		_aUnited Kingdom _bDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
245	0	0	_aConsultation on the release of a non-native biocontrol agent for the control of Japanese Knotweed _h[electronic resource]
260			_aLondon _bDEFRA _c2009
505	2		_aThis consultation: scope of the consultation; basic information -- Executive summary -- Background: Japanese knotweed; biological control; proposal to use biological control against Japanese knotweed; regulation of invasive alien species; regulation of plant pests; pest risk assessment -- Proposal for release -- Responding to this consultation
520			_aConsultation seeks views on the proposed release of an insect, a psyllid species Aphalara itadori, to control Japanese knotweed, and on the Pest Risk Assessment. Two regulatory processes are involved in this. Firstly, the release of non-native bio-control agents is controlled under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. Secondly, import and release of non-native plant pests are controlled under the Plant Health Order 2005.
520			_aDeadline for comments is Monday 19 October 2009.
521			_aAdvanced
590			_aKA
650	2	4	_aJAPANESE KNOTWEED
650	2	4	_aWILDLIFE AND COUNTRYSIDE ACT 1981
650	2	4	_aPLANT HEALTH (ENGLAND) ORDER 2005
651		4	_aEngland and Wales _y1543-
690			_aENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND CONSULTANCY-ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
710	1		_aWales _bWelsh Assembly Government
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/japanese-knotweed/index.htm _zBroken and unarchived link
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