Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 (Text with EEA relevance)

Article 13U.K.[F1List of third countries]

1.[F2The appropriate authority may, by regulations, amend the list of third countries in Part 1 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation by adding or removing third countries, taking account in particular of the extent to] which they demonstrate that for pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I, they apply rules, the content and effect of which are the same as those laid down in F3... this Section and Section 2 of Chapter VI and where applicable the [F4regulations made] pursuant to those rules.

2.[F5The appropriate authority may, by regulations, amend the list of third countries in Part 2 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation by adding or removing third countries, taking account in particular of the extent to] which they demonstrate that for pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I, they fulfil at least the following criteria:

(a)the notification of cases of rabies to the competent authorities is obligatory;

(b)an effective surveillance system for rabies has been in place for at least two years prior to the application, a minimum requirement of which is an on-going early detection programme to ensure investigation and reporting of animals suspected of having rabies;

(c)the structure and organisation of their veterinary and control services, and the powers of such services, the supervision to which they are subject and the means at their disposal, including staff and laboratory capacity, are sufficient to:

(i)

apply and enforce national legislation on the non-commercial movement of pet animals effectively; and

(ii)

guarantee the validity of the identification documents in the format provided for in Article 25 and issued in accordance with Article 26;

(d)rules on the prevention and control of rabies are in force and implemented effectively to minimise the risk of infection of pet animals, including rules on imports of pet animals from other countries or territories, and where appropriate, on:

(i)

the control of the stray dog and cat population;

(ii)

the vaccination of domestic animals against rabies, in particular where rabies is present in vampire bats; and

(iii)

the control and eradication of rabies in wildlife;

(e)rules are in force on the licensing and marketing of anti-rabies vaccines.

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