Gyvūnai + Žmonės = Bendra sveikata

For information on other animals, please go to:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/other/index_en.htm
The rules for importing pets vary depending on where you are coming from and travelling to.
So contact your vet or national authority to find out what rules apply to you and your pet.

 

 

I'm coming from Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein,,Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland or Vatican City State

AND...

...I'm travelling to a Member State other than Finland, Ireland, Malta, Sweden and the UK

You will need identification for the pet – whether an electronic microchip (transponder) or tattoo (only valid until 2011). You can use the EU pet passport to bring your pet into the EU. For this, you should go to your vet, who will vaccinate your pet and enter the appropriate information in the pet passport. For more information, click here.

...I'm travelling to Finland

Your pet will also need tapeworm(echinococcosis)treatment according to the protocol in force in Finland.For precise conditions, please click here.

...I'm travelling to Ireland, Malta and the UK

Your pet will also need a tick and tapeworm treatment and a serological test to be carried out by an approved lab using a blood sample taken by a veterinarian authorised by the competent authority according to the protocol in force in the Member States concerned.

For precise conditions, please go to:

• Ireland : click here
• Malta : click here
• UK:click here

...I'm travelling to Sweden

Your pet will also need a tapeworm treatment and a serological test to be carried out by an approved lab using a blood sample taken by a veterinarian authorised by the competent authority according to the protocol in force in Sweden .

For precise conditions, please click here.

 

 

I'm coming from a third country with a favourable situation regarding rabies and animal health. For an up-to-date list, please click here...

AND...

...I'm travelling to Finland

Your pet will also need tapeworm (echinococcosis) treatment according to the protocol in force in Finland. For precise conditions, please click here.

...I'm travelling to Ireland, Malta or the UK

Your pet will also need a tick and tapeworm treatment and a serological test to be carried out by an approved lab using a blood sample taken by a veterinarian authorised by the competent authority according to the protocol in force in the Member States concerned.

For precise conditions, please go to:

• Ireland : click here
• Malta : click here
• UK:click here

...I'm travelling to Sweden

Your pet will also need a tapeworm treatment and a serological test to be carried out by an approved lab using a blood sample taken by a veterinarian authorised by the competent authority according to the protocol in force in Sweden .

For precise conditions, please click here.

 

 

I'm coming from another third country (not in the above list), which means that rabies may be present among domestic pets...

AND...

...I'm travelling to a Member State other than Finland, Ireland, Malta, Sweden or the UK

Your pet will need to be vaccinated against rabies and then tested by an approved lab using a blood sample taken by a veterinarian authorised by the competent authority at least 30 days after vaccination and three months before movement. The list of approved labs can be found here.

You also need to use the Veterinary Certificate which your veterinarian must complete using English or the language of the country you are travelling to. The certificate must be accompanied by supporting documentation, including rabies vaccination details and the result of the serological test.

The certificate is valid for movements within the EU for a period of four months from the date of issue or until the date of expiry of the vaccination, whichever is earlier.

You can use the health certificate found here.

...I'm travelling to Finland

Your pet will also need tapeworm(echinococcosis)treatment according to the protocol in force in Finland.

For precise conditions, please click here.

...I'm travelling to Ireland, Malta, Sweden or the UK

Quarantine will be required. For precise conditions, please go the four national websites:

• Ireland: click here
• Malta: click here
• Sweden : click here
• UK: click here

 

 

Other questions

What happens if my pet temporarily stayed in a non-EU country?

An animal from a Member State that temporarily stayed in a non-EU country can come back to the EU if it is accompanied by its pet passport, notwithstanding the fact that the animal must be in conformity with the rules that apply to entries from the country where it stayed.

What happens if I live in one of the non-continental EU territories, for example Martinique or the Canary Islands?

You can use the EU pet passport if you are travelling to or from the following territories:

• Greenland and the Faroe Islands (Danish pet passport);
• French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion (French pet passport);
• Canary Islands (Spanish pet passport);
• Azores and Madeira (Portuguese pet passport);
• Gbraltar (specific Gibraltar pet passport, not UK pet passport).

What about travel within the EU?

Please go to http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/pets/nocomm_intra_en.htm.