Forthcoming changes to EU pet travel legislation

[Nigel P]

Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3) lays down the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals into a Member State from another Member State or from third countries and the checks applicable to such movement. It aims to ensure a sufficient level of safety with regard to the public and animal health risks involved in such non-commercial movement and to remove any unjustified obstacles to such movement.

You have to laugh at the irony! The regulation's first paragraph describes exactly what they are not trying to do!

 

[maz]

Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council(3) lays down the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals into a Member State from another Member State or from third countries and the checks applicable to such movement. It aims to ensure a sufficient level of safety with regard to the public and animal health risks involved in such non-commercial movement and to remove any unjustified obstacles to such movement.

You have to laugh at the irony! The regulation's first paragraph describes exactly what they are not trying to do!

998/2003 was the forerunner of the current 576/2013, and was repealed when the latter came into force on 29 December 2014.

They are still seeking to remove 'burdensome mechanisms' for the incoming regulation.

 

[nigel dewbery]

Maz thanks very much for your learned input here, so to be clear, when we take our two Yorkshire Terrorists to France for last two weeks of June we will still need an AHC for each dog. And they are only valid for one trip. And when we get to Il De Re I need to book an appointment with the local vet to get them wormed around 24-120 hours before we get the ferry back from Dieppe on Sunday morning. It will take us 36 hours to make the trip from Il De Re to Dieppe and I don’t want to have to find a vet in between! Our vet charges £90 for first AHC and then £20ish each for each subsequent dog up to 4 extra dogs.

Could I get a European Passport for each dog from the vet on Il De Re? Would it be worth doing as the future legislation looks likely to change? How much would it cost per dog and what documentation/proof would I need to have with me? How long would they last for?

Thanks in advance!
Cheers!

Russ

Did same trip last year, great vet at Neufchâtel en bray near dieppe and on route

 

[maz]

Did same trip last year, great vet at Neufchâtel en bray near dieppe and on route

I don't believe they will issue a Pet Passport to a Brit tho'. Unless someone can confirm that they have recently obtained one there?

 

[kingmid]

Hi,
Apologies if this has been clarified before, Ive tried to find out I’m but still not 100% sure.
Pep already has a pet passport issued in Spain. It is due to run out in April so he needs a rabies jab.
We are usually there regularly but have been had to pause travelling to Spain due to ongoing health treatment. We thought the easiest way to get an update would be a trip to Ireland.
We plan to travel in the MH from Scotland to Belfast, then into Ireland, near Sligo to see a vet and have the passport updated.
My concern is that I’m unsure about tapeworm treatments travelling there and back. Do I need any, to get into NI, or into Eire, or on the return journey? I’ve also seen we may need to fill in an online form making them aware we are travelling into the E.U area?
Any advice welcome.
Thanks

Hope my reply isn’t too late. We travelled twice into NI from GB last summer with our dog without any checks. You do not need any tapeworm treatment to go into NI or to return from NI to GB. You do need tapeworm treatment to travel into the Republic say from Holyhead to Dublin.
Once you are on the island of Ireland you can travel over the border into the Republic freely without any checks.

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[Googlebot]

Thanks for sorting through all this maz, it’s very helpful and I am grateful.

I also hope it doesn’t become a political bashing post, we are where we are and it will get shut down otherwise.

I do think some people are missing the point with the reason they are looking at tightening the legislation, the EU are there to look after members interests, the ease of moving animals and pets is because all member countries adhere to the same standards so removing any barriers to imports and exports including animals. As we are now outside the EU we are subject to different rules as we have different standards. It is as simple as that.

I hope we end up with a reciprocal agreement, it was much easier. Though with the rise in providers of the AHC it has now got cheaper and easier. When I first got one and my own vet wanted £250 a dog I nearly fell off the chair.

 

[kingmid]

Thanks to Maz for this information and your hard work in keeping us informed. I will be following it closely.