The following additional requirements apply for animals coming from EU Member States or from Andorra, Switzerland, Faeroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Island, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino and the Vatican City State.
Passport. The animal shall be accompanied by a European passport:
A written declaration of the owner in case an authorized person carries out the non-commercial movement of the animal by written delegation of the owner.
Anti-rabies vaccination:
Dogs, cats or ferrets shall be vaccinated against rabies by an authorized veterinarian of the country of origin in accordance with Annex III to Regulation No. 576/2013 EU:
In addition to the general provisions, different rules apply for dogs, cats and ferrets coming from a third county depending on whether such country is included or not in the list drawn up by the European Commission and published in Part 2 of Annex II to Regulation No. 577/2013 EU. This constantly updated list is available on the European Union website.
Third countries with favorable situations with respect to rabies included in the list referred to in Annex II, Part 2 to Regulation No. 577/2013 EU.
Dogs, cats and ferrets coming from these countries, identified by a microchip or a clearly legible tattoo, if applied before 3 July 2011, shall be accompanied by the health certificate described in Annex IV to Regulation No. 577/2013 EU, issued by an official veterinarian from the competent Authority of the third country. The health certificate shall attest the conduct of the anti-rabies vaccination and, if appropriate, a new valid vaccination. In order to be considered valid, the vaccination against rabies shall be carried out after the identification of the animal and in compliance with Annex III to Regulation No. 576/2013 EU. In the event of a primary vaccination against rabies, at least 21 days shall pass before the movement of the animal.
Other third countries.
Dogs, cats and ferrets identified by a microchip or a clearly legible tattoo, if applied before 3 July 2011, shall be accompanied by the health certificate described in Annex IV to Regulation No. 577/2013 EU, issued by an official veterinarian from the competent Authority of the third country. The health certificate shall attest, in addition to the conduct of the anti-rabies vaccination and, if appropriate, a new valid vaccination, the accomplished execution with favorable results (titre equal to or greater than 0,50 UI/ml) of the rabies post-vaccination neutralizing antibody titration test.
This blood test shall be performed at a Laboratory recognized by the European Commission. The list of the recognized laboratories is available at http://ec.europa.eu/food/animals/pet-movement/approved-labs/index_en.htm. The blood sample for titration shall be collected at least 30 days after the date of anti-rabies vaccination and, in case of a favorable result of the titration, the animal may be moved not less than 3 months from the date of the blood sampling.
Please remember that the antibody titration shall not be renewed on those animals that, after titration, have been regularly revaccinated without interrupting the vaccination protocol required by the manufacturing laboratory.
Reintroduction from third countries
In accordance with Article 27, Paragraph 1, letter b), for pet animals reentering the Italian territory from a third country, the community passport referred to in Annex III, Part 1 to Regulation No. 577/2013 EU may also be used. It shall attest that the above-mentioned provisions required for the introduction from third countries have been observed. In this case, with respect to the execution of the rabies antibody titration (if required), it is not necessary to respect the minimum time limit of three months for collecting the blood sample, as indicated for the introduction from third countries. This is on condition that the community passport attests that the antibody titration has been performed with favorable results (titre equal or greater than 0,50 UI\ml) at a Laboratory recognized by the European Commission before the animal left Italy.
Other pet animals that may travel with their owner according to Regulation No. 576/2013 EU, Annex I, Part B, are listed below.
Such animals may be introduced provided that:
However, for poultry (except for poultry described in Directive 2009/158/EC, for which the introduction with their owner is prohibited) reference is being made to:
Italy shall only authorize the movement of consignments of five or less than five live pet birds from third countries. Moreover, they shall be accompanied by a health certificate conforming to the model set out in Annex II to Decision 2007/25/EC as amended. In accordance with Annex III to Decision 2007/25/EC, a written declaration signed by the owner or the authorized person shall be part of the certificate.
The relevant checks on the non-commercial movement of pet animals are carried out at the travellers’ point of entry.
See the List of Points of entry for non-commercial movement of pet animals
Such animals may be introduced provided that:
However, for poultry (except for poultry described in Directive 2009/158/EC, for which the introduction with their owner is prohibited) reference is being made to:
Italy shall only authorize the movement of consignments of five or less than five live pet birds from third countries. Moreover, they shall be accompanied by a health certificate conforming to the model set out in Annex II to Decision 2007/25/EC as amended. In accordance with Annex III to Decision 2007/25/EC, a written declaration signed by the owner or the authorized person shall be part of the certificate.
The relevant checks on the non-commercial movement of pet animals are carried out at the travellers’ point of entry.
See the List of Points of entry for non-commercial movement of pet animals
Data di pubblicazione: 3 august 2016 , ultimo aggiornamento 26 january 2021
