Part II, Chapter 2, Article 14 · Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131

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Article 14Specific prevention and risk-mitigation measures regarding pet dogs, pet cats or pet ferrets moving into a Member State from a third country or territory#

For the purposes of the non-commercial movements into the Union, pet dogs, pet cats or pet ferrets shall fulfil, as required by Article 249(1), point (b), of Regulation (EU) 2016/429, the following prevention and risk-mitigation measures:

(a)they show no obvious signs of disease and are fit for the non-commercial movement;

(b)they have received a complete primary course of anti-rabies vaccination at least 21 days prior to the date of movement, or have been re-vaccinated against rabies, in accordance with the validity requirements set out in Part 1 of Annex VII to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688;

(c)they have undergone a valid rabies antibody titration test in accordance with point 1 of Annex XXI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692;

(d)in the case of pet dogs moved from a third country or territory to a Member State or zone thereof with disease-free status from Echinococcus multilocularis, they have undergone a treatment against infestation with Echinococcus multilocularis in accordance with point 2 of Annex XXI to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 within a period of not more than 120 hours and not less than 24 hours prior to the time of entering that Member State or zone.