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Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 May 2003 on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC (repealed)

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. CHAPTER I General provisions

    1. Article 1.This Regulation lays down the animal health requirements applicable to...

    2. Article 2.This Regulation applies to the movement between Member States or...

    3. Article 3.For the purposes of this Regulation: ‘pet animals’ means animals...

    4. Article 4.(1) During an eight-year transitional period starting from the entry...

  3. CHAPTER II Provisions applicable to movement between Member States

    1. Article 5.(1) When being moved, pet animals of the species listed...

    2. Article 6.(1) Until 31 December 2011 , the entry of the...

    3. Article 7.Movement between Member States or from a territory listed in...

  4. CHAPTER III Conditions relating to movements from third countries

    1. Article 8.(1) At the time of movement, pet animals of the...

    2. Article 9.The conditions applicable to the movement of animals of the...

    3. Article 10.The list of third countries provided for in part C...

    4. Article 11.Member States shall provide the public with clear and easily...

    5. Article 12.Member States shall take the measures necessary to ensure that...

    6. Article 13.Each Member State shall draw up a list of points...

    7. Article 14.At the time of any movement, the owner or natural...

  5. CHAPTER IV Common and final provisions

    1. Article 15.Where the requirements applicable to movement provide for an antibody...

    2. Article 16.Until 31 December 2011 , Finland, Ireland, Malta, Sweden and...

    3. Article 17.For the movement of animals of the species listed in...

    4. Article 18.The safeguard measures provided for by Council Directive 90/425/EEC of...

    5. Article 19.Part C of Annex I and parts B and C of...

    6. Article 19a.(1) In order to take account of technical progress, the...

    7. Article 19b.(1) The power to adopt the delegated acts referred to...

    8. Article 19c.(1) The delegation of powers referred to in Article 5(1)...

    9. Article 19d.(1) The European Parliament or the Council may object to...

    10. Article 20.Any implementing measure of a technical nature shall be adopted...

    11. Article 21.Any transitional provisions may be adopted by the Commission to...

    12. Article 22.Directive 92/65/EEC shall be amended as follows: in Article 10:...

    13. Article 23.Before 1 February 2007 the Commission, after receipt of the...

    14. Article 24.(1) The Commission shall be assisted by a Committee.

    15. Article 25.This Regulation shall enter into force on the 20th day...

  6. Signature

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      ANNEX I

      SPECIES OF ANIMALS

      1. PART A

      2. PART B

      3. PART C

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      ANNEX Ia

      Technical requirements for the identification

      1. For the purposes of Article 4(1), the standard electronic identification...

      2. complying with ISO Standard 11784 and applying HDX or FDX-B...

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      ANNEX Ib

      Technical requirements for the anti-rabies vaccination (Referred to in Article 5(1)(b)(i))

      1. For the purposes of Article 5(1), an anti-rabies vaccination shall...

      2. The anti-rabies vaccine must: be a vaccine other than a...

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      ANNEX II

      LIST OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES

      1. PART A IE Ireland MT Malta SE Sweden UK United Kingdom

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        PART B Section 1 (a) DK Denmark, including GL — Greenland and...

        1. Section 1 (a) DK Denmark, including GL — Greenland and FO —...

        2. Section 2 AD Andorra CH Switzerland HR Croatia IS Iceland LI Liechtenstein...

      3. PART C AC Ascension Island AE United Arab Emirates AG Antigua and...

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