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►B COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 577/2013  
of 28 June 2013  
on the model identification documents for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets, 
the establishment of lists of territories and third countries and the format, layout and language 
requirements of the declarations attesting compliance with certain conditions provided for in 
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
(OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 109)  
Amended by:  
Official Journal  
No page  date  
►M1 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 1219/2014 of 
13 November 2014  L 329  2 3  14.11.2014  
►M2 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/561 of 11 April 2 016 L  9 6  2 6  12.4.2016  
►M3 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1293 of 29 July 2 019 L 204  3  2.8.2019  
►M4 Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2016 of 9 Decembe r 
2020  L 415  3 9  10.12.2020  
Corrected by:  
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COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) No 
577/2013  
of 28 June 2013  
on the model identification documents for the non-commercial 
movement of dogs, cats and ferrets, the establishment of lists of 
territories and third countries and the format, layout and 
language requirements of the declarations attesting compliance 
with certain conditions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 
576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council  
(Text with EEA relevance)  
Article 1  
Format, layout and language requirements of the declarations 
referred to in Articles 7, 11 and 12 of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013  
1. The declarations referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2) an d of 
Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 shall be drawn up in 
accordance with the format and layout set out in Part 1 of Anne x I to 
this Regulation and shall comply with the language requirements  set out 
in Part 3 of that Annex.  
2. The declaration referred to in point (c) of Article 12(1) of  Regu­
lation (EU) No 576/2013 shall be drawn up in accordance with th e 
format and layout set out in Part 2 of Annex I to this Regulati on and 
shall comply with the language requirements set out in Part 3 o f that 
Annex.  
Article 2  
Lists of territories and third countries referred to in Article 13 of 
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013  
1. The list of territories and third countries referred to in A rticle 13(1) 
of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 is set out in Part 1 of Annex II  to this 
Regulation.  
2. The list of territories and third countries referred to in A rticle 13(2) 
of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 is set out in Part 2 of Annex II  to this 
Regulation.  
Article 3  
Model of passports for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats 
or ferrets  
1. The passport referred to in Article 21(1) of Regulation (EU)  No 
576/2013 shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out  in 
Part 1 of Annex III to this Regulation and shall comply with th e 
additional requirements set out in Part 2 of that Annex.  
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, passports issued, pur suant 
to point (a) of Article 27 of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, in o ne of the 
territories or third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regu­
lation shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out i n Part 3 
of Annex III to this Regulation and shall comply with the addit ional 
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Article 4  
Animal health certificate for the non-commercial movement into the 
Union of dogs, cats or ferrets  
The animal health certificate referred to in Article 25(1) of R egulation 
(EU) No 576/2013 shall be:  
(a) drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Part 1 of Annex 
IV to this Regulation;  
(b) duly completed and issued in accordance with the explanator y notes 
set out in Part 2 of that Annex;  
(c) supplemented by the written declaration referred to in Arti cle 25(3) 
of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 which is drawn up in accordance 
with the model set out in Section A of Part 3 of that Annex and  
which complies with the additional requirements set out in Sect ion 
B of Part 3 of that Annex.  
Article 5  
Repeals  
Decisions 2003/803/EC, 2004/839/EC and 2005/91/EC are repealed.  
Article 6  
Entry into force and applicability  
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day fol lowing 
that of its publication in the  Official Journal of the European Union . 
It shall apply from 29 December 2014.  
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly a pplicable in 
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ANNEX I  
Format, layout and language requirements of the declarations  
referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2) and of Article 11(2) and in point (c) of 
Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013  
PART 1  
Format and layout of the declaration referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2) 
and of Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
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PART 2  
Format and layout of the declaration referred to in point (c) of Article 12(1) 
of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013
  
PART 3  
Language requirements for the declarations referred to in point (a) of 
Article 7(2) and of Article 11(2) and in point (c) of Article 12(1) of 
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013  
The declarations shall be drawn up in at least one of the offic ial language(s) of 
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ANNEX II  
List of territories and third countries referred to in Article 13 of Regulation 
(EU) No 576/2013  
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List of territories and third countries referred to in Article 13(1) of 
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013  
ISO code Territory or third country  
AD Andorra  
CH Switzerland  
FO Faeroe Islands  
GI Gibraltar  
GL Greenland  
IS Iceland  
LI Liechtenstein  
MC Monaco  
SM San Marino  
VA Vatican City State  
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List of territories and third countries referred to in Article 13(2) of 
Regulation (EU) No 576/2013  
ISO code Territory or third country Included territories  
AC Ascension Island  
AE United Arab Emirates  
AG Antigua and Barbuda  
AR Argentina  
AU Australia  
AW Aruba  
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina  
BB Barbados  
BH Bahrain  
BM Bermuda  
BQ Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and 
Saba (the BES Islands)  
BY Belarus  
CA Canada  
CL Chile  ▼M1
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ISO code Territory or third country Included territories  
CW Curaçao  
FJ Fiji  
FK Falkland Islands  
GB United Kingdom (*)  
GG Guernsey  
HK Hong Kong  
IM Isle of Man  
JM Jamaica  
JP Japan  
JE Jersey  
KN Saint Kitts and Nevis  
KY Cayman Islands  
LC Saint Lucia  
MS Montserrat  
MK North Macedonia  
MU Mauritius  
MX Mexico  
MY Malaysia  
NC New Caledonia  
NZ New Zealand  
PF French Polynesia  
PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon  
RU Russia  
SG Singapore  
SH Saint Helena  
SX Sint Maarten  
TT Trinidad and Tobago  
TW Taiwan  
US United States of America AS – American Samoa 
GU– Guam 
MP– Northern Mariana Islands 
PR – Puerto Rico 
VI – US Virgin Islands  
VC Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines  
VG British Virgin Islands  
VU Vanuatu  
WF Wallis and Futuna  
(*) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the U nited Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the Eu ropean Atomic Energy 
Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Protocol on Ir eland/Northern Ireland in 
conjunction with Annex 2 to that Protocol, for the purposes of this Annex, references to 
the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.  ▼M4
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ANNEX III  
Models of passports for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats or 
ferrets  
PART 1  
Model of passport issued in a Member State
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PART 2  
Additional requirements concerning the passport issued in a Member State  
1. Format of the passport:  
The dimension of the passport shall be 100 × 152 mm.  
2. Cover of the passport:  
(a) front cover:  
(i) colour: blue (PANTONE  ® Reflex Blue) and yellow stars 
(PANTONE  ® Yellow) in the upper quarter complying with the spec­
ification of the European emblem (  1 ); 
(ii) the words ‘European Union’ and the name of the Member Stat e of 
issue shall be printed in the same typeface;  
(iii) the ISO country code of the Member State of issue followe d by a 
unique alphanumeric code (indicated as ‘number’ in the model of  
passport set out in Part 1) shall be printed on the bottom;  
(b) inside front cover and inside back cover: colour white;  
(c) back cover: colour blue (PANTONE  ® Reflex Blue).  
3. Sequences of the headings and numbering of pages of the pass port:  
(a) the sequence of the headings (with the roman numbers) must be strictly 
respected;  
(b) the pages of the passport shall be numbered at the bottom o f each page in 
the following format: ‘x out of n’, where x is the current page  and n is the 
total number of pages of the passport;  
(c) the ISO country code of the Member State of issue followed by a unique 
alphanumeric code shall be printed on each page of the passport ; 
(d) the number of pages and the size and shape of the boxes in the model of 
passport set out in Part 1 are indicative.  
4. Languages:  
All printed text shall be in the official language(s) of the Me mber State of 
issue and in English.  
5. Security features:  
(a) after the required information has been entered in Section III of the 
passport, a transparent adhesive laminate shall seal the page;  
(b) where the information on one of the pages of the passport t akes the form 
of a sticker, a transparent adhesive laminate shall seal that s ticker in the 
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Model of passport issued in one of the territories or third countries listed in 
Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation
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PART 4  
Additional requirements concerning the passport issued in one of the 
territories or third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation  
1. Format of the passport:  
The dimension of the passport shall be 100 × 152 mm.  
2. Cover of the passport:  
(a) front cover:  
(i) colour: PANTONE  ® monochrome and national emblem in the upper 
quarter;  
(ii) the ISO country code of the territory or third country of issue 
followed by a unique alphanumeric code (indicated as ‘number’ i n 
the model of passport set out in Part 3), shall be printed on t he 
bottom;  
(b) inside front cover and inside back cover: colour white;  
(c) back cover: colour PANTONE  ® monochrome.  
3. Sequences of the headings and numbering of pages of the pass port:  
(a) the sequence of the headings (with the roman numbers) must be strictly 
respected;  
(b) the pages of the passport shall be numbered at the bottom o f each page in 
the following format: ‘x out of n’, where x is the current page  and n is the 
total number of pages of the passport;  
(c) the ISO country code of the territory or third country of i ssue followed by 
a unique alphanumeric code shall be printed on each page of the  passport;  
(d) the number of pages and the size and shape of the boxes in the model of 
passport set out in Part 3 are indicative.  
4. Languages:  
All printed text shall be in the official language(s) of the te rritory or third 
country of issue and in English.  
5. Security features:  
(a) after the required information has been entered in Section III of the 
passport, a transparent adhesive laminate shall seal the page;  
(b) where the information on one of the pages of the passport t akes the form 
of a sticker, a transparent adhesive laminate shall seal that s ticker in the 
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PART 2  
Explanatory notes for completing the animal health certificates  
(a) Where the certificate states that certain statements shall be kept as appro­
priate, statements which are not relevant may be crossed out an d initialled 
and stamped by the official veterinarian, or completely deleted  from the 
certificate.  
(b) The original of each certificate shall consist of a single sheet of paper, or, 
where more text is required it must be in such a form that all sheets of paper 
required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible.  
(c) The certificate shall be drawn up in at least one of the of ficial languages of 
the Member State of entry and in English. It shall be completed  in block 
letters in at least one of the official languages of the Member  State of entry 
or in English.  
(d) If additional sheets of paper or supporting documents are a ttached to the 
certificate, those sheets of paper or document shall also be co nsidered as 
forming part of the original of the certificate by the applicat ion of the 
signature and stamp of the official veterinarian, on each of th e pages.  
(e) When the certificate, including additional sheets referred to in point (d), 
comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered (page  
number of total number of pages) at the end of the page and sha ll bear at 
the top of each page the certificate reference number that has been designated 
by the competent authority.  
(f) The original of the certificate shall be issued by an offic ial veterinarian of the 
territory or third country of dispatch or by an authorised vete rinarian and 
subsequently endorsed by the competent authority of the territo ry or third 
country of dispatch. The competent authority of the territory o r third country 
of dispatch shall ensure that rules and principles of certifica tion equivalent to 
those laid down in Directive 96/93/EC are followed.  
The colour of the signature shall be different from that of the  printing. This 
requirement also applies to stamps other than those embossed or  water­
marked.  
(g) The certificate reference number referred to in Boxes I.2 a nd II.a shall be 
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PART 3  
Written declaration referred to in Article 25(3) of of Regulation (EU) No 
576/2013  
Section A  
Model of declaration
  
Section B  
Additional requirements for the declaration  
The declaration shall be drawn up in at least one of the offici al language(s) of the 
Member State of entry and in English and shall be completed in block letters.  ▼B