2004/839/EC: Commission Decision of 3 December 2004 establishing conditions for non-commercial movements of young dogs and cats from third countries into the Community (notified under document number C(2004) 4546)Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-12-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU Member State, domestic animal, health control, rabies, third country, transport of animals, vaccination

L 361/40

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.12.2004

COMMISSION DECISION

of 3 December 2004

establishing conditions for non-commercial movements of young dogs and cats from third
countries into the Community

(notified under document number C(2004) 4546)

(Text with EEA relevance)

(2004/839/EC)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

Having regard to the Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the
European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on
the
to the non-
commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council
Directive 92/65/EEC (1), and in particular Article 8(3)(c) thereof,

animal health requirements

applicable

Whereas:

Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 establishes conditions for
non-commercial movements of dogs and cats from third
countries into the Community. These conditions differ
depending on the status of the third country of origin
and of the Member State of destination.

Article 8(3)(c) of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 provides
that conditions should be established for entry of unvac-
cinated dogs and cats under three months of age from
third countries listed respectively in parts B and C of
Annex II to the Regulation.

Those conditions should be equivalent to the conditions
applying to the movement of unvaccinated young cats
and dogs between Member States.

Article 1

1. Member States may authorise the introduction onto their
territory of dogs and cats less than three months of age and not
vaccinated against rabies from third countries listed respectively
in part B and C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003
under conditions at least equivalent to those laid down in in
Article 5(2) of that Regulation.

2.
Subsequent movement to another Member State of the
animals introduced in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be
prohibited, except where the animal
to be moved in
accordance with the conditions laid down in in Article 5(1)
of Regulation (EC) No 988/2003 to a Member State other
than those listed in part A of Annex II to that Regulation.

is

Subsequent movement to another Member State listed in part A
of Annex II to that Regulation of an animal
introduced in
accordance with paragraph 1 shall take place in accordance
with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Regulation
(EC) No 998/2003 once the animal concerned has reached
more than three months of age.

Article 2

This Decision shall apply from 11 December 2004.

Article 3

This Decision is addressed to the Member States.

Since Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 is already applicable,
and in the interest of european pet owners, this Decision
should apply without delay.

Done at Brussels, 3 December 2004.

The measures provided for
accordance with
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health,

in this Decision are in
Standing
the

opinion

the

of

For the Commission

Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(1) OJ L 146, 13.6.2003, p. 1. Regulation as

amended
by Commission Regulation (EC) No 1994/2004 (OJ L 344,
20.11.2004, p. 17).

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