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New health rules for travelling with pets within the EU for non-commercial purposes

27 Mar 2026 Effective: 20 Jan 2026 16 views
Who is affected:
Pet owners, veterinarians and border control authorities in the EU

Summary

The EU updates animal health requirements for moving pets between countries for non-commercial purposes. Mainly affects dogs, cats and ferrets.

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This Delegated Regulation completes the European animal health framework (Regulation 2016/429) by establishing specific requirements for the non-commercial movement of pet animals between Member States and from third countries. It regulates aspects such as mandatory vaccinations, microchip identification, health docume…

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Full official title

CELEX:32026R0131: Reglamento Delegado (UE) 2026/131 de la Comisión, de 20 de enero de 2026, por el que se completa el Reglamento (UE) 2016/429 del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo en lo que respecta a los requisitos zoosanitarios para los desplazamientos sin fines comerciales de animales de compañía

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Self-employed Healthcare

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