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15.1.2014 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union
L
10/9
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 31/2014
of 14 January 2014
repealing Decisions 2004/301/EC, 2004/539/EC and Regulation (EU) No 388/2010
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Decisions 2003/803/EC and 2004/203/EC as regards the
format for certificates and passports for the non-
commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets and
amending Decision 2004/203/EC ( 3 ) was adopted, in
order for certificates and passports issued for pet
animals prior to the date of application of Regulation
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
(EC) No 998/2003 to continue to be used, provided
Union,
they complied with certain conditions.
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal
(4) In
addition,
Commission
Decision
2004/539/EC
of
health requirements applicable to the non-commercial
1 July 2004 establishing a transitional measure for the
movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive
implementation of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 on the
92/65/EEC ( 1 ), and in particular Articles 19 and 21 thereof,
animal health requirements applicable to the non-
commercial movement of pet animals ( 4 ) provides that
Member States were to allow entry into their territory
until 1 October 2004 of pet animals of the species listed
in Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 in
conformity with national rules which were in force
Whereas:
before 3 July 2004.
(1) Regulation
(EC)
No
998/2003
lays
down
the
animal
health requirements applicable to the non-commercial
(5) Regulation
(EU)
No
576/2013
of
the
European
movement of pet animals and the rules applying to
Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the
checks on such movements. It applies to movements
non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing
between Member States or from third countries of pet
Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 ( 5 ) repeals and replaces
animals of the species listed in Annex I thereto. Dogs,
Regulation (EC) No 998/2003. Measures adopted to
cats and ferrets are listed in Parts A and B of that Annex.
facilitate the transition to the arrangements of Regulation
Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 has applied since 3 July
(EC) No 998/2003 are therefore obsolete. Decisions
2004.
2004/301/EC and 2004/539/EC should therefore be

repealed.
(2) Commission
Decision
2003/803/EC
of
26
November
2003 establishing a model passport for the intra-
(6) In
addition,
Commission
Regulation
(EU)
No
388/2010
Community movements of dogs, cats and ferrets ( 2 )
of 6 May 2010 implementing Regulation (EC) No
lays down the model passport for the movement of
998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
pet animals of the species dogs, cats and ferrets
Council as regards the maximum number of pet
between Member States as provided for in Article 5(1)(b)
animals of certain species that may be the subject of
of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.
non-commercial movement ( 6 ) was adopted in order to
avoid the risk of commercial movements of dogs, cats
and ferrets being fraudulently disguised as non-
commercial movements, when those animals are moved
into a Member State from another Member State or a
third country listed in Section 2 of Part B of Annex II to
(3)
In order to facilitate the transition to the arrangements of
Regulation (EC) No 998/2003.
Regulation (EC) No 998/2003, Commission Decision
2004/301/EC of 30 March 2004 derogating from
( 3 ) OJ L 98, 2.4.2004, p. 55.
( 4 ) OJ L 237, 8.7.2004, p. 21.
( 1 ) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1.
( 5 ) OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 1.
( 2 ) OJ L 312, 27.11.2003, p. 1.
( 6 ) OJ L 114, 7.5.2010, p. 3.

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(7) The
provisions
of
Regulation
(EU)
No
388/2010
have HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
been reviewed and included in Regulation (EU) No
576/2013. Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 applies from
Article 1
29 December 2014. Regulation (EU) No 388/2010
Decisions 2004/301/EC and 2004/539/EC are repealed.
therefore becomes obsolete on the date of application
of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 and should therefore
Article 2
be repealed with effect from that date.
Regulation (EU) No 388/2010 is repealed with effect from
29 December 2014.
(8) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
Article 3
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health and
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
neither the European Parliament nor the Council has
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
opposed them,
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 14 January 2014.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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