The Pet Travel Scheme (Pilot Arrangements) (England) Order 1999

Article 4

SCHEDULE 1

PERMITTED ROUTES

By sea

• Calais – Dover

• Cherbourg – Portsmouth

• Caen – Portsmouth

• Le Havre – Portsmouth

• St Malo – Portsmouth

By air

• Any direct route from a country or part of a country in Schedule 2 to London Heathrow Airport

Through the Channel Tunnel

• Coquelles – Cheriton

Additional permitted routes for dogs assisting persons suffering from sensory impairment

By air

• Any route originating in Australia or New Zealand and arriving at London Heathrow Airport

Note: The inclusion of a route in this Schedule does not imply that a carrier will be approved to use the route.

Articles 6 and 7

SCHEDULE 2

PART IPERMITTED COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

• Andorra

• Austria

• Belgium

• Denmark

• Finland

• France (except Martinique, Guadeloupe, French Guyana, La Réunion, French Polynesia, Wallis and Fortuna, Mayotte, St Pierre and Miquelon and New Caledonia)

• Germany

• Gibraltar

• Greece

• Iceland

• Italy

• Liechtenstein

• Luxembourg

• Monaco

• Netherlands

• Norway (except for Svalbard)

• Portugal (including Madeira and the Azores)

• San Marino

• Spain (including the Canary Islands but excluding Ceuta and Melilla)

• Sweden

• Switzerland

• Vatican City

PART IIAdditional permitted territories for dogs assisting persons suffering from sensory impairment

• Australia

• New Zealand

Article 7

SCHEDULE 3INFORMATION TO BE CONTAINED IN THE OFFICIAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE RELATING TO RABIES VACCINATION

1.  The period of validity of the certificate, calculated as follows. In the case of an animal satisfying the conditions set out in article 6(3) above, the certificate shall become valid on 28th February 2000, or on the date on which the certificate is completed, whichever date is the later. Otherwise the certificate shall become valid on the day on which it is completed, or six months after the date on which the sample was taken, whichever is the later. The certificate shall cease to be valid on the date of expiry of the current vaccination.

2.  The microchip number and the location of the microchip.

3.  A declaration that:

• the official veterinary surgeon has seen the record of rabies vaccination for the animal, which identifies the microchip number, indicates that the animal was vaccinated against rabies after the microchip was implanted, and (in the case of re-vaccination) indicates that the latest vaccination was carried out before the previous vaccination had expired in accordance with the recommendation in the manufacturer’s data sheet and that the latest vaccination is valid;

• the official veterinary surgeon has seen a record (certified by the laboratory carrying out the test) of the result of a serological test for the animal, carried out on a blood sample taken on (date) ... ... ... ... after the first vaccination referred to above, and in a laboratory recognised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food for the purpose, which states that the rabies neutralising antibody titre was equal to or greater than 0.5 IU/ml.

• the animal showed no clinical signs of rabies at the time of certification.

Article 7

SCHEDULE 4DECLARATION FOR COMPLETION BY THE PERSON BRINGING THE ANIMAL INTO ENGLAND

QUALIFYING COUNTRIES FOR THE PILOT PET TRAVEL SCHEME

Article 8

SCHEDULE 5CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FOR CARRIERS

1.  Staff having contact with passengers who may be travelling with animals or involved in checking animals under this Order shall be appropriately trained.

2.  The carrier shall set out in writing procedures to ensure that an animal presented for travel under this Order is—

(a)directed to an appropriate checking point;

(b)checked under this Order;

(c)transported in an appropriate part of the vessel, train or aircraft in appropriate conditions.

3.  The carrier shall set out in writing procedures on what it will do if an animal presented for travel fails to comply with this Order, or if an animal is discovered that the carrier reasonably suspects is intended to be transported to England without being presented to the carrier for checking.

4.  The carrier shall set out in writing contingency plans for dealing with emergencies, including plans for vessels being diverted to another place of landing.

5.  Adequate facilities for checking animals under this Order shall be provided. They shall be adequately equipped, manned and maintained.

6.  The carrier shall make arrangements for veterinary assistance to be provided where necessary.