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(Non-legislative acts)
REGULATIONS
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 577/2013
of 28 June 2013
on the model identification documents for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets,
the establishment of lists of territories and third countries and the format, layout and language
requirements of the declarations attesting compliance with certain conditions provided for in
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
countries unless they have received an anti-rabies vacci
nation that complies with the validity requirements set
out in Annex III thereto. However, the movement of
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
young dogs, cats and ferrets which are not vaccinated
Union,
or do not meet the validity requirements set out in
Annex III thereto may be authorised from Member
States or from territories or third countries listed
pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No
Having regard to Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the
576/2013, where, inter alia, the owner or the authorised
European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on
person provides a signed declaration that from birth until
the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing
the time of the non-commercial movement the pet
Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 ( 1 ), and in particular Article 7(3),
animals have had no contact with wild animals of
Article 11(4), Article 13(1) and (2), Article 21(2) and
species susceptible to rabies. It is therefore appropriate
Article 25(2) thereof,
to set out the format, layout and language requirements
for that declaration in this Regulation.
Whereas:
(4) In
addition,
Regulation
(EU)
No
576/2013
provides
that
the Commission is to adopt two lists of territories or
(1) Regulation
(EU)
No
576/2013
lays
down
the
animal
health requirements applicable to the non-commercial
third countries from which dogs, cats or ferrets moved
movement of pet animals into a Member State from
for non-commercial purposes into a Member State are
another Member State or from a territory or a third
not required to undergo a rabies antibody titration test.
country and the rules for compliance checks on such
One of those lists should include those territories or third
movements. That Regulation repealed and replaced Regu
countries that have demonstrated that they apply rules
lation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and
the content and effect of which are the same as those
of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health
applied by Member States and the other list should
requirements applicable to the non-commercial
include those territories or third countries that have
movement of pet animals and amending Council
demonstrated that they meet at least the criteria laid
Directive 92/65/EEC (
down in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) No

2 ).
576/2013. It is therefore appropriate to set out those
lists in an Annex to this Regulation.
(2) Dogs,
cats
and
ferrets
are
listed
in
Part
A
of
Annex
I
to
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, as species of animals
covered by that Regulation.
(5) In
addition,
those
lists
should
take
account
of
the
provisions of Treaty of Accession of Croatia, according
to which Croatia is to become a member of the
(3) Regulation
(EU)
No
576/2013
provides
that
dogs,
cats
European Union on 1 July 2013 and European Council
and ferrets are not to be moved into a Member State
Decision 2012/419/EU of 11 July 2012 amending the
from another Member State or from territories or third
status of Mayotte with regard to the European Union ( 3 )
which provides that from 1 January 2014 Mayotte is to
( 1 ) See page 1 of this Official Journal.
( 2 ) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1.
( 3 ) OJ L 204, 31.7.2012, p. 131.

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cease to be an overseas country or territory to which the
territory or a third country for non-commercial
provisions of Part Four of the Treaty on the Functioning
purposes are to be accompanied by an identification
of the European Union apply and is to become an
document in the format of an animal health certificate
outermost region of the Union within the meaning of
in accordance with a model to be adopted by the
Article 349 of that Treaty.
Commission. That model is to contain the entries for
the insertion of the information laid down in Regulation
(EU) No 576/2013. It is therefore appropriate to set out
(6) Regulation
(EU)
No
576/2013
also
provides
that
dogs,
that model in an Annex to this Regulation.
cats and ferrets are not to be moved into a Member State
from a territory or a third country other than those listed
in an Annex to this Regulation unless they have
undergone a rabies antibody titration test that complies
(10) By way of derogation from the format of the animal
with the validity requirements set out in Annex IV to
health certificate provided for in the case of a
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013. The transit through one
movement into a Member State from a territory or a
of those territories or third countries is however not
third country, Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 provides
subject to that test where the owner or the authorised
that Member States are to authorise the non-commercial
person provides a signed declaration that the animals
movement of dogs, cats and ferrets from a territory or a
have had no contact with animals of species susceptible
third country that has demonstrated that it applies rules
to rabies and remain secured within a means of transport
the content and effect of which are the same as those
or within the perimeter of an international airport. It is
applied by Member States, where the identification
therefore appropriate to set out the format, layout and
document accompanying them has been issued in
language requirements for that declaration in this Regu
accordance with the procedure provided for in the case
lation.
of a movement into a Member State from another

Member State. However, a number of technical adap
tations are necessary to the model passport to be used
in such cases, with regard in particular to features on the
(7) The
validity
requirements
set
out
in
Annex
IV
to
Regu
cover page that cannot fully comply with the
lation (EU) No 576/2013 include the obligation to
requirements applicable to passports issued by a
perform that test in a laboratory approved in accordance
Member State. For reasons of clarity, it is therefore
with Council Decision 2000/258/EC of 20 March 2000
appropriate to set out a model for such passports in
designating a specific institute responsible for establishing
this Regulation.
the criteria necessary for standardising the serological
tests to monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines ( 1 ),
which provides that the Agence franaise de sécurité
sanitaire des aliments (AFSSA) in Nancy, France (inte
(11) Regulation
(EU)
No
576/2013
provides
that
where
the
grated since 1 July 2010 into the Agence nationale de
number of dogs, cats or ferrets moved for non-
sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l’environnement et
commercial purposes during a single movement
du travail, ANSES) is to appraise the laboratories in
exceeds five, the relevant animal health requirements
Member States and third countries for the purposes of
laid down in Council Directive 92/65/EEC ( 3 ) of 13 July
their authorisation to carry out serological tests to
1992 laying down the animal health requirements
monitor the effectiveness of rabies vaccines in dogs,
governing trade in and imports into the Community of
cats and ferrets.
animals, semen, ova and embryos not subject to animal
health requirements laid down in specific Community
rules referred to in Annex A(I) to Directive 90/425/EEC
(8) Regulation
(EU)
No
576/2013
also
provides
that
dogs,
are to apply to those animals, except under specific
cats and ferrets moved into a Member State from another
conditions and for certain categories of animals.
Member State for non-commercial purposes are to be
accompanied by an identification document in the
format of a passport in accordance with a model to be
adopted by the Commission. That model is to contain
(12) In addition Commission Decision 2004/839/EC of
the entries for the insertion of the information laid down
3 December 2004 establishing conditions for non-
in Regulation (EU) No 576/2013. The model and
commercial movements of young dogs and cats from
additional requirements for the passport should be set
third countries into the Community ( 4 ) and Commission
out in an Annex to this Regulation and, for the sake
Decision 2005/91/EC of 2 February 2005 establishing
of clarity and simplification of Union legislation,
the period after which the anti-rabies vaccination is
Commission Decision 2003/803/EC of 26 November
considered as valid ( 5 ) were adopted in order to provide
2003 establishing a model passport for the intra-
for uniform rules for the implementation of Regulation
Community movements of dogs, cats and ferrets (
(EC) No 998/2003. The rules provided for in those acts

2 )
should be repealed.
have been reviewed and are now incorporated in the

provisions of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013. For the
sake of clarity and simplification of Union legislation,
Decisions 2004/839/EC and 2005/91/EC should
(9) Regulation
(EU)
No
576/2013
also
provides
that
dogs,
therefore be repealed.
cats and ferrets moved into a Member State from a
( 3 ) OJ L 268, 14.9.1992, p. 54.
( 1 ) OJ L 79, 30.3.2000, p. 40.
( 4 ) OJ L 361, 8.12.2004, p. 40.
( 2 ) OJ L 312, 27.11.2003, p. 1.
( 5 ) OJ L 31, 4.2.2005, p. 61.

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(13) Council
Directive
96/93/EC
of
17
December
1996
on
Regulation and shall comply with the language requirements set
the certification of animals and animal products ( 1 ) lays
out in Part 3 of that Annex.
down the rules to be observed in issuing the certificates
required by veterinary legislation to prevent misleading
or fraudulent certification. It is appropriate to ensure that
rules and principles at least equivalent to those laid down
Article 2
in that Directive are applied by official veterinarians of
Lists of territories and third countries referred to in
third countries.
Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
1. The
list
of
territories
and
third
countries
referred
to
in
Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 is set out in
(14) Commission
Delegated
Regulation
(EU)
No
1152/2011
Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation.
of 14 July 2011 supplementing Regulation (EC) No
998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the
Council as regards preventive health measures for the
control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs ( 2 )
2. The
list
of
territories
and
third
countries
referred
to
in
provides that from 1 January 2012, dogs entering
Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 is set out in
Member States or parts thereof listed in Annex I
Part 2 of Annex II to this Regulation.
thereto are to be treated against the parasite Echinococcus
multilocularis in accordance with the requirements set out
in that Regulation.
Article 3
Model of passports for the non-commercial movement of
(15) This Regulation should apply without prejudice to
dogs, cats or ferrets
Commission Decision 2006/146/EC of 21 February
2006 on certain protection measures with regard to
1. The
passport
referred
to
in
Article
21(1)
of
Regulation
certain fruit bats, dogs and cats coming from Malaysia
(EU) No 576/2013 shall be drawn up in accordance with the
(Peninsula) and Australia (
model set out in Part 1 of Annex III to this Regulation and shall

3 ) which prohibits imports of
dogs and cats from Malaysia (Peninsula) and cats from
comply with the additional requirements set out in Part 2 of
Australia unless certain conditions are met regarding
that Annex.
respectively Nipah disease and Hendra disease.
2. By
way
of
derogation
from
paragraph
1,
passports
issued,
(16) This
Regulation
should
apply
from
the
date
of
appli
pursuant to point (a) of Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No
cation of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013.
576/2013, in one of the territories or third countries listed in
Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation shall be drawn up in
accordance with the model set out in Part 3 of Annex III to
this Regulation and shall comply with the additional
(17) The
measures
provided
for
in
this
Regulation
are
in
requirements set out in Part 4 of that Annex.
accordance with the opinion of the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,
Article 4
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Animal health certificate for the non-commercial
movement into the Union of dogs, cats or ferrets
The animal health certificate referred to in Article 25(1) of
Article 1
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 shall be:
Format, layout and language requirements of the
declarations referred to in Articles 7, 11 and 12 of
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
(a) drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Part 1 of
1. The
declarations
referred
to
in
point
(a)
of
Article
7(2)
and
Annex IV to this Regulation;
of Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 shall be
drawn up in accordance with the format and layout set out
in Part 1 of Annex I to this Regulation and shall comply
with the language requirements set out in Part 3 of that Annex.
(b) duly completed and issued in accordance with the
explanatory notes set out in Part 2 of that Annex;
2. The
declaration
referred
to
in
point
(c)
of
Article
12(1)
of
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 shall be drawn up in accordance
(c) supplemented by the written declaration referred to in
with the format and layout set out in Part 2 of Annex I to this
Article 25(3) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 which is
drawn up in accordance with the model set out in
Section A of Part 3 of that Annex and which complies
( 1 ) OJ L 13, 16.1.1997, p. 28.
( 2 ) OJ L 296, 15.11.2011, p. 6.
with the additional requirements set out in Section B of
( 3 ) OJ L 55, 25.2.2006, p. 44.
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Article 5
Repeals
Decisions 2003/803/EC, 2004/839/EC and 2005/91/EC are repealed.
Article 6
Entry into force and applicability
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official
Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 29 December 2014.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 28 June 2013.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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ANNEX I
Format, layout and language requirements of the declarations
referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2) and of Article 11(2) and in point (c) of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No
576/2013
PART 1
Format and layout of the declaration referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2) and of Article 11(2) of Regulation
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PART 2
Format and layout of the declaration referred to in point (c) of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
PART 3
Language requirements for the declarations referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2) and of Article 11(2) and in
point (c) of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
The declarations shall be drawn up in at least one of the official language(s) of the Member State of destination/entry and
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ANNEX II
List of territories and third countries referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
PART 1
List of territories and third countries referred to in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
ISO code Territory
or
third
country
AD Andorra
CH Switzerland
FO Faeroe
Islands
GI Gibraltar
GL Greenland
HR (*) Croatia
IS Iceland
LI Liechtenstein
MC Monaco
NO Norway
SM San
Marino
VA Vatican
City
State
(*) Only applicable until this Acceding State becomes a Member State of the Union.
PART 2
List of territories and third countries referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
ISO code Territory
or
third
country Included
territories
AC Ascension
Island
AE United
Arab
Emirates
AG Antigua
and
Barbuda
AR Argentina
AU Australia
AW Aruba
BA Bosnia
and
Herzegovina
BB Barbados
BH Bahrain
BM Bermuda
BQ Bonaire,
Sint
Eustatius
and
Saba
(the
BES
Islands)
BY Belarus
CA Canada
CL Chile

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ISO code Territory
or
third
country Included
territories
CW Curaao
FJ Fiji
FK Falkland
Islands
HK Hong
Kong
JM Jamaica
JP Japan
KN Saint
Kitts
and
Nevis
KY Cayman
Islands
LC Saint
Lucia
MS Montserrat
MU Mauritius
MX Mexico
MY Malaysia
NC New
Caledonia
NZ New
Zealand
PF French
Polynesia
PM Saint
Pierre
and
Miquelon
RU Russia
SG Singapore
SH Saint
Helena
SX Sint
Maarten
TT Trinidad
and
Tobago
TW Taiwan
US United
States
of
America AS
–
American
Samoa
GU – Guam
MP – Northern Mariana Islands
PR – Puerto Rico
VI – US Virgin Islands
VC Saint
Vincent
and
the
Grenadines
VG British
Virgin
Islands
VU Vanuatu
WF Wallis
and
Futuna
YT (*) Mayotte
(*) Only applicable until this territory becomes an outermost region of the Union within the meaning of Article 349 TFEU.

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ANNEX III
Models of passports for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats or ferrets
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PART 2
Additional requirements concerning the passport issued in a Member State
1. Format of the passport:
The dimension of the passport shall be 100 × 152 mm.
2. Cover of the passport:
(a) front cover:
(i) colour: blue (PANTONE Reflex Blue) and yellow stars (PANTONE Yellow) in the upper quarter complying
with the specification of the European emblem ( 1 );
(ii) the words ‘European Union’ and the name of the Member State of issue shall be printed in the same typeface;
(iii) the ISO country code of the Member State of issue followed by a unique alphanumeric code (indicated as
‘number’ in the model of passport set out in Part 1) shall be printed on the bottom;
(b) inside front cover and inside back cover: colour white;
(c) back cover: colour blue (PANTONE Reflex Blue).
3. Sequences of the headings and numbering of pages of the passport:
(a) the sequence of the headings (with the roman numbers) must be strictly respected;
(b) the pages of the passport shall be numbered at the bottom of each page in the following format: ‘x out of n’,
where x is the current page and n is the total number of pages of the passport;
(c) the ISO country code of the Member State of issue followed by a unique alphanumeric code shall be printed on
each page of the passport;
(d) the number of pages and the size and shape of the boxes in the model of passport set out in Part 1 are indicative.
4. Languages:
All printed text shall be in the official language(s) of the Member State of issue and in English.
5. Security features:
(a) after the required information has been entered in Section III of the passport, a transparent adhesive laminate shall
seal the page;
(b) where the information on one of the pages of the passport takes the form of a sticker, a transparent adhesive
laminate shall seal that sticker in the case where the latter is not self-destructed when it is removed.
( 1 ) Graphics guide to the European Emblem: http://publications.europa.eu/code/en/en-5000100.htm

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PART 3
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PART 4
Additional requirements concerning the passport issued in one of the territories or third countries listed in Part
1 of Annex II to this Regulation
1. Format of the passport:
The dimension of the passport shall be 100 × 152 mm.
2. Cover of the passport:
(a) front cover:
(i) colour: PANTONE monochrome and national emblem in the upper quarter;
(ii) the ISO country code of the territory or third country of issue followed by a unique alphanumeric code
(indicated as ‘number’ in the model of passport set out in Part 3), shall be printed on the bottom;
(b) inside front cover and inside back cover: colour white;
(c) back cover: colour PANTONE monochrome.
3. Sequences of the headings and numbering of pages of the passport:
(a) the sequence of the headings (with the roman numbers) must be strictly respected;
(b) the pages of the passport shall be numbered at the bottom of each page in the following format: ‘x out of n’,
where x is the current page and n is the total number of pages of the passport;
(c) the ISO country code of the territory or third country of issue followed by a unique alphanumeric code shall be
printed on each page of the passport;
(d) the number of pages and the size and shape of the boxes in the model of passport set out in Part 3 are indicative.
4. Languages:
All printed text shall be in the official language(s) of the territory or third country of issue and in English.
5. Security features:
(a) after the required information has been entered in Section III of the passport, a transparent adhesive laminate shall
seal the page;
(b) where the information on one of the pages of the passport takes the form of a sticker, a transparent adhesive
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ANNEX IV
PART 1
Model animal health certificate for the non-commercial movement into a Member State from a territory or third
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PART 2
Explanatory notes for completing the animal health certificates
(a) Where the certificate states that certain statements shall be kept as appropriate, statements which are not relevant may
be crossed out and initialled and stamped by the official veterinarian, or completely deleted from the certificate.
(b) The original of each certificate shall consist of a single sheet of paper, or, where more text is required it must be in
such a form that all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible.
(c) The certificate shall be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the Member State of entry and in English.
It shall be completed in block letters in at least one of the official languages of the Member State of entry or in
English.
(d) If additional sheets of paper or supporting documents are attached to the certificate, those sheets of paper or
document shall also be considered as forming part of the original of the certificate by the application of the
signature and stamp of the official veterinarian, on each of the pages.
(e) When the certificate, including additional sheets referred to in point (d), comprises more than one page, each page
shall be numbered (page number of total number of pages) at the end of the page and shall bear at the top of each
page the certificate reference number that has been designated by the competent authority.
(f) The original of the certificate shall be issued by an official veterinarian of the territory or third country of dispatch or
by an authorised veterinarian and subsequently endorsed by the competent authority of the territory or third country
of dispatch. The competent authority of the territory or third country of dispatch shall ensure that rules and principles
of certification equivalent to those laid down in Directive 96/93/EC are followed.
The colour of the signature shall be different from that of the printing. This requirement also applies to stamps other
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(g) The certificate reference number referred to in Boxes I.2 and II.a shall be issued by the competent authority of the
territory or third country of dispatch.
PART 3
Written declaration referred to in Article 25(3) of of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
Section A
Model of declaration
Section B
Additional requirements for the declaration
The declaration shall be drawn up in at least one of the official language(s) of the Member State of entry and in English
and shall be completed in block letters.

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