Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

CHAPTER 3 U.K. Conditions applicable to non–commercial movements of pet animals into a Member State from a third country or territory

Article 249U.K.Conditions applicable to non–commercial movements of pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I

1.Pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I shall not be moved into a Member State from a third country or territory unless:

(a)they are individually identified by a physical means of identification in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to point (a) of Article 252(1);

(b)they comply with the relevant prevention and risk-mitigation measures adopted pursuant to point (b) of Article 252(1) in respect of listed diseases as referred to in point (d) of Article 9(1);

(c)they are accompanied by an identification document duly completed and issued in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to point (d) of Article 254.

2.Pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I may be moved into a Member State from a third country or territory other than those listed pursuant to Article 253(1)(d) only through a point of entry listed for that purpose. Each Member State shall draw up a list of those points of entry within its territory and shall make that list available to the public.

3.The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 264 concerning the conditions for granting derogations from paragraph 2 of this Article.

Article 250U.K.Conditions applicable to non–commercial movements of pet animals of the species listed in Part B of Annex I

1.In so far as the Commission has adopted a delegated act pursuant to point (b) of Article 252(1) with regard to pet animals of one of the species listed in Part B of Annex I, non–commercial movements of pet animals of that species into a Member State from a third country or territory shall be subject to compliance with the conditions laid down in paragraph 2 of this Article.

2.Pet animals of the species referred to in paragraph 1 may be moved into a Member State from a third country or territory only if:

(a)they are identified or described, either individually or in groups, in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to point (a) of Article 252(1);

(b)they comply with the relevant prevention and risk-mitigation measures adopted pursuant to point (b) of Article 252(1) in relation to listed diseases as referred to in point (d) of Article 9(1);

(c)they are accompanied by an identification document duly completed and issued in accordance with the rules adopted pursuant to point (d) of Article 254;

(d)when coming from a third country or territory other than those listed pursuant to point (d) of Article 253(1), they enter through a point of entry listed for that purpose. Each Member State shall draw up a list of those points of entry within its territory and shall make that list available to the public.

3.Pending the adoption of the relevant delegated acts referred to in paragraph 1, Member States may apply national rules to non–commercial movements of pet animals of the species listed in Part B of Annex I into their territory from a third country or territory, provided that such rules are:

(a)applied proportionately to the risk to public or animal health associated with non–commercial movements of pet animals of those species; and

(b)not stricter than those applied to the entry into the Union of animals of those species in accordance with Part V.

Article 251U.K.Derogation from the conditions applicable to non–commercial movements of pet animals between certain countries and territories

By way of derogation from Articles 249 and 250, non–commercial movements of pet animals between the following countries and territories may continue under the conditions laid down by the national rules of those countries and territories: