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The European passport for pets relates to the domestic carnivores (dogs, cats, ferret) residing in the European Union where owners are seeking to move them to another member of the European Union or back to Europe, from a non-European country.
The European passport is made up of 32 pages and all pages (inside pages & covers)
present a single identifier made of:
- the ISO code of the country that realized the passport
- initials of the editor of the passport
- a number with eight digits
The European passport shows (or can show) various information such as:
- the owner's details
- the animal description
- the animal identification
information (including the number)
- the anti-rabic vaccination
- the anti-rabic
titration
- the treatment against ticks
- the treatment against echinococcosis
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the other vaccinations
- the clinical examinations
- the validations from
organisations of legalisation
- various indications
 Pets moving inside the European Union, must satisfy the following conditions:
Pets coming from nearby countries(1) & which are
to enter a European country, must satisfy the same conditions as for the members
of the European Union.
Pets coming from third world countries whose situation regarding rabies is favourable(2)
& which are to enter a European country, must satisfy these conditions:
- identification
- anti-rabic vaccination
- health certificate attesting
of an anti-rabic vaccination
Pets coming from third world countries whose situation regarding the rabies is not favourable(3)
& which are to enter a European country, must satisfy these conditions:
- identification
- anti-rabic vaccination
- serum titration of the anti-rabic
antibodies in an approved laboratory with a result equal or higher than 0,5 UI/ml
-
original health certificate attesting of an anti-rabic vaccination in order and
a test proving the effectiveness of the vaccine 3 months before this movement
If you need updated & detailed information about the legal obligations, please
visit this link from the Gateway of the European Union: http://europa.eu.int/comm/food/animal/liveanimals/pets/index_en.htm
(1) Andorra, Switzerland, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway,
San Marino, Vatican City State
(2) Ascension Island, United Arab Emirates, Antigua and Barbuda,
Netherlands Antilles, Argentina, Australia, Aruba, Barbados, Bahrain, Bermuda, Canada,
Chile, Fiji, Falkland Islands, Hong Kong, Croatia, Jamaica, Japan, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Mauritius, New Caledonia, New Zealand, French
Polynesia, Saint Pierre et Miquelon, Russian Federation, Singapore, Saint Helena,
Taiwan, United States of America, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Vanuatu, Wallis
and Futuna, Mayotte
(3) Countries not mentionned in (1) &
(2)
Petlog is a founder member (only UK member) of Europetnet (EPN) ensuring if you travel within Europe with your pets they can be reunited should they get lost or stolen.
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