#32026R1228EU Adds Montenegro and Serbia to Pet Travel Rabies List
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Pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from Montenegro or Serbia to the EU can now enter under the easier non-commercial pet movement rules, without needing a rabies antibody titration test, as long as the other required conditions are met. The change affects pet owners, veterinarians, carriers and border authorities handling travel from those two countries into the EU. It is a targeted update based on the Commission’s assessment that Montenegro and Serbia meet the relevant rabies-control criteria.
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Key Changes
- Adds Montenegro to the EU list of third countries eligible for simplified non-commercial pet entry rules
- Adds Serbia to the same list for pet dogs, cats and ferrets
- Removes the rabies antibody titration test requirement for eligible pets travelling from those countries, subject to other conditions
Obligations
What this law requires
Pet dogs, cats and ferrets moved for non-commercial purposes into the Union from Montenegro or Serbia may be accepted without a rabies antibody titration test, provided all other applicable non-commercial pet movement requirements are met.
Competent authorities must treat Montenegro and Serbia as included in Annex II to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/636 for the purposes of Article 17(1), point (b), of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131.