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►B COMMISSIONDECISION
of18February2004
establishing a model health certificate for non-commercial movements from third countries of
dogs,catsandferrets
(notified under document number C(2004) 432)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2004/203/EC)
(OJ L 65, 3.3.2004, p. 13)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Commission Decision 2004/301/EC of 30 March 2004 L 98 55 2.4.2004
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COMMISSIONDECISION
of18February2004
establishing a model health certificate for non-commercial move-
mentsfromthirdcountriesofdogs,catsandferrets
(notified under document number C(2004) 432)
(TextwithEEArelevance)
(2004/203/EC)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal healthrequirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet
animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (
1), and in parti-
cular Article 8(4) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 establishes conditions
for non-commercial movements of dogs, cats and ferrets fromthird countries. These conditions differ depending on the statusof the third country of origin and of the Member State of desti-nation.
(2)Article 8(4) provides for a model certificate for these movementsto be established.
(3)It is appropriate to establish a unique model for the casesprovided for in Regulation (EC) No 998/2003. Those concernentries from all third countries into a Member State other than
Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom and entries into
Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom from third countrieslisted in section 2 of part B and part C of Annex II to Regulation(EC) No 998/2003.
(4)Since Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 will apply from 3 July2004, this Decision should apply from the same date.
(5)The measures provided for in this Decision are in accordancewith the opinion of the Standing Committee on the Food Chainand Animal Health,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
1. This Decision establishes the model certificate for non-commer-
cial-movements from third countries of pet animals of the speciesdogs, cats and ferrets, provided for in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC)
No 998/2003.
That certificate shall be required for entries from all third countries into
a Member State other than Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom
and for entries into Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom from
third countries listed in section 2 of part B and part C of Annex II toRegulation (EC) No 998/2003.
2. By way of derogation from paragraph 1, Member States shall
authorise the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferretsaccompanied by a passport in accordance with the model establishedby Decision 2003/803/EC from those third countries listed in section2 of part B of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 which have2004D0203 — EN — 03.07.2004 — 001.001 — 2
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notified the Commission and the Member States of their intention to
use the passport instead of the certificate.
Article 2
The model certificate is set out in the Annex.
Article 3
The certificate shall consist of a single sheet drawn upat least in the
language of the Member State of entry and in English. It shall be
completed in block letters in the language of the Member State of entry
or in English.
Parts I to V of the certificate should be issued and signed by an official
veterinarian designated by the competent authority of the country ofdispatch or by a veterinary surgeon authorised by the competentauthority. In the latter case the competent authority must endorse the
certificate. Parts VI and VII, where applicable, shall be completed and
signed by veterinarians authorised to practice veterinary medicine inthe country of dispatch.
The certificate must be accompanied by supporting documentation, or a
certified copy of it, including vaccination details and the result of theserological test. This documentation must bear identification details ofthe animal concerned.
Article 4
The vaccination provided for in part IV must be an inactivated vaccine
produced at least in accordance with the OIE manual of standards for
diagnostic tests and vaccines.
Article 5
The certificate is valid for intra-Community movements for a period of
four months from the date of issue or until the date of expiry of thevaccination shown in part IV, whichever is earlier.
The certificate shall not be used for animals from, or prepared in, coun-
tries not listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003, whenmoving to Ireland, Sweden or the United Kingdom, where nationalrules apply.
Article 6
When the movement is from a third country listed in section 2 of part
B and part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003, the condi-
tions provided for in Article 8(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003
shall only apply in case of:
— a direct journey to the Member State of entry, or
— a journey including only residence in country(ies) listed in section 2
of part B and part C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003between the third country of dispatch and the Member State of
entry.
However, the direct journey may include transiting a third country not
listed in Annex II by air or sea provided the animal remains within theperimeter of an international airport in such a country or secured withinthe vessel.
Article 7
This Decision shall apply from 3 July 2004.
Article 8
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.2004D0203 — EN — 03.07.2004 — 001.001 — 3
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