#32026R0848EU Regulation 2026/848 Updating Animal Health Certificates
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This EU regulation updates the rules for animal health certificates required for moving dogs, cats, ferrets, and other carnivores between EU Member States, and their entry into the EU. These changes aim to align the certificates with recent amendments and ensure consistency in handling animal consignments.
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Key Changes
- Updates model animal health certificates for dogs, cats, and ferrets moving within the EU.
- Reflects changes from Delegated Regulations 2026/133 and 2026/135.
- Introduces a transitional period for using previous certificates until January 2027.
Obligations
What this law requires
Consignors must complete the animal health certificate for the movement between Member States of dogs, cats, and ferrets in accordance with the model provided in Chapter 61 of Annex I.
Animals must be individually identified by an injectable transponder or a clearly readable tattoo as stipulated in Article 70 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035.
The dogs, cats, and ferrets being transported must undergo a clinical examination or inspection within 48 hours prior to the departure of the consignment.
Animals must come from registered or approved establishments, or zones not subject to restrictions affecting the species being moved.
The health certificate for the entry of consignments of dogs, cats and ferrets must comply with the updated model stipulated in Chapter 38 of Annex II.