Prerequisites
The pet must have an effective vaccination against rabies. In addition, certain laboratory tests for antibodies are carried out if the animal disease situation in the third country is uncertain.
Animals for which a pet passport is to be issued must be identified with a microchip.
Documents required
Pet passport according to Commission Regulation (EU) No. 577/2013 with the necessary entries (vaccination, titer test).
Please note
For travel within the EU with dogs, cats and ferrets the following are required:
- EU pet passport issued by your veterinarian with proof of the required valid rabies vaccination
- Identification by an electronic transponder (microchip) - (until July 2011, identification by tattoo is permitted on a transitional basis in many EU countries)
The same travel regulations as within the EU apply to the following non-EU countries (“equivalent third countries”):
- Andorra
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- Monaco
- Norway
- San Marino
- Switzerland
- Vatican
- Croatia
and for the following non-continental EU territories:
- Greenland and the Faroe Islands
- French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion
- Canary Islands
- Azores and Madeira
To enter Finland, tapeworm treatment is also required.
Ireland, Malta and Sweden have their own additional regulations for importing pets. Here, you must have the animal's blood tested for rabies antibodies in an approved laboratory before you travel (also required when re-entering from a "non-listed third country"). In addition, these countries require treatment against ticks and tapeworms. In addition, a microchip is already the only acceptable form of identification there.
Travelling with animals other than dogs, cats and ferrets (e.g. birds and rabbits) and
Travel to non-EU countries (“listed and non-listed third countries”):
The general rule here is: Please get information in good time from your veterinarian, the relevant embassy or on the websites of the Federal Foreign Office or the Federal Customs Administration. This now also includes Great Britain.
Deadlines
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