CONDITIONS

In addition to the rules laid down in Regulation 998/2003 (see non commercial movement within the EU), dogs, cats and ferrets must comply with the rules laid down in Article 10 of Council Directive 92/65/EEC, where they are moved for

• commercial purposes; or
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• non-commercial purposes in a number of more than five (Commission Regulation (EU) No 388/2010);

DOCUMENT

The animals must be accompanied to the place of destination by the passport (Commission Decision 2003/803/EC) and a printed version of a health certificate as follows:

• within 24 hours prior to dispatch of the animals, an authorised veterinarian must verify that the animals are in good health and able to withstand carriage to their destination and must document the clinical examination in Section IX of the passport.
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• the health certificate is to be issued by an official veterinarian of the Member State of origin. In the case of a movement for commercial purposes, the latter will notify the movement to the competent authorities of destination through the Community Trade Control and Expert System (TRACES).

The health certificate is laid down in Part 1 of Annex E to Directive 92/65/EEC (recently amended by Commission Decision 2012/112/EU). In the case of a movement of more than five dogs, cats and ferrets for non-commercial purposes, the period of validity of the heath certificate is 4 months from the date of issue or until the date of expiry of the anti-rabies vaccination shown in section IV of the passport, whichever is earlier.

IDENTIFICATION

The animal shall be identified by an electronic identification system (transponder) or by a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011, of which the alpha-numéric code corresponds to the one documented in the passport.