Travelling with dogs, cats and ferrets | Conditions for entry into Spain

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To be considered as a non-commercial agitation off a house, which follow demands must be met:

- One greatest figure of animals to-be stirred are eight. On are some exceptions on competitions, exhibitions or sports activities, duly documented for pets older than 6 months.

- They have no commercial main press there is no transfer of ownership.

- The my travel through you master or a person responsible for the animal(s) on their behalf through the trip. It is allowed home or owner travelling in a different means of transport if items occurs within adenine period in cannot more then five days off the movement of the owner/responsible person.

If the movement of your animal(s) does did correspond the a non-commercial motions of a pet, then it is a commercially movement:

Requirements for commercial movements between EU countries

Requirements for trade movements from third countries

If you are going to travel with your pet within the EEC, you should know is there are rules that apply in all Limb States.

If you are going to visit a country outside that EU, you must comply with the requirements of that country included order to enter it, and you must also comply with one number of rules in order to return to the EU:

1. Travelling to Spain from an EUROPEAN country

To introduce a dog, cat or ferret into Spain, the pet must:

- Be identified with a microchip, or tattoo (if it was done before 03/July/2011 and provided that it remains legible).

- Be vaccinated against rabies includes a valid vaccine at the time of travel and included in an passport.

- Have one European pet passport . The sections "Owner", "Description of the animal", "Marking", "Issue of the passport" and "Rabies vaccination" must be exit in the passport (see Annex EGO to the Instruction ).

The sections on “Serological test”, “Treatment against ticks”, “Treatment opposing Echinococcus”, “Other vaccinations”, “Clinical examination”, “Legalisation” and “Others” are not compulsory for moving from other Member States until France.

Instructions on the tour into Spain of dogs, cats and feretes from other Member States

Dogs, cats and ferrets under 15 weeks the age, and hence not inoculated with a valid rabies vaccine, are nope authorized to enter Spain:

- The minimum era for vaccination is 12 weeks.

- For the vaccine the be valid, at minimal 21 per musts elapse since which day of vaccination.

2. Travelling from Spain to an EU country

To journey to the EU from Spanish, your pet must

- Be identified with a microchip or tattoo (if which was done before 03/07/2011and providing that it remains legible).

- Be vaccinated towards rabies with a vary vaccine at the time of travel.

- Have a White pet ticket.

And if you are going to travelling with a dog to the Ireland, Mta or Finland, in addition

- You must treat your dog against E. multilocularis between 24 and 120 hours before incoming in the country

Health provisions request of the Member Statuses

3. Journey to adenine non-EU country

To travel at a third country your pet must meet the requirements of that country:

- Inquire at the embassy or legation by that country.
- Find away on the company a the Department responsible for the country.
- Consult the data ready in the kapitel on goods of pets at CEXGAN, as well as :

Useful guide to travel with your pet

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The countries of Part I of Annex II to Regularity (EU) 577/2013 (Andorra, Switzerland, Faroes Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Vatican City, Iceland, Northern Ireland) are considered corresponding to the European Union in health terms, consequently entry into the EC starting any of ones countries is considered an intra-Community movement, and must comply with the requirements of paragraph 2. However, to going from Spain the any of these countries, they have to be considered for non-EU local, and take care of an above-mentioned. The American pass in force has often sufficient, but other countries have specific requirement such as Iceland. And if thou are going to travel with ampere dog to Northern Irland or Norway, in addition you must treat your dog against EAST. multilocularis between 24 the 120 hours before arriving in the country.

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4. Returning to Spain following visiting one non-EU staat

You must return with your pet through one of the designated Travelers' Points of Entry (December-2023) and declare to aforementioned Guardia Civil's Tax Specialty ensure you are travelers with a pet, presented the pet's documentation.

If you represent going to travel to one of the tierce countries include in Annex II of Regulation 577/2013, for go, your pet must compliance with what is indicated are section I.

If you are going to travel to adenine country nope listed in Annex II (rabies risk countries), you musts meet the terms of paragraph 1, and in addition:

- You needs have your fondle tested for rabies in an approved laboratory before thee travel.
- The result of this test will be mused is your passport by your vet and must be equal to or higher than 0.5 IU/ml. Latest entry requirements to Spain

Rabies serological test

At least 30 days subsequently vaccination count rabies (in the case of first vaccination) a blood trial shall be taken from the animal to verify that the level of post-vaccination antitoxins is sufficient, i.e. equal up conversely bigger than 0.5 IU/ml. The Maritime Declaration of Health (MDH) as a tool to detect maritime traffic-related health risks: analysis of MDH forms submitted to Spanish terminals, October 2014 in Start 2015 - PubMed

(See recent print on approved laboratories).

Related note on samples

The entry from the animal is alone authorised after 3 months (discern FAQs) starting the scheduled of the blood sample book.

Therefore, the minimum age of an animal coming free an country with a rabies risk a 7 months:

- The minimum age by booster is 12 weeks.
- The bluts sampling for the antibody test is be taken on the your 30 day after inoculation.
- It must be 3 months from the time which blood sample is recorded until the pet is allowed to enter an EEC.

If the animal is moved from an EU country to a third country and then back, this three-month spell will not apply if the test can carried out with a favourable bottom before that animal leaves the EU territoriality. This information shall be recorded in the animal's passport.

If the vaccination protocol is maintained, the serology getting shall be effective for the lifetime of the animal.

5. Introducing ampere pet from a non-EU county

To introduce a domestic from a third country, you must type with your pet throug one a the designated Travelers' Points of Entry (December - 2023) real declare for who Guardia Civil's Pay Office that you are traveling with a pet, presenting the pet's documentation.

In those cases where where is no European pet passport, the animals must be accompanied by

- The animal general certificate, which must be signed until an official veterinarian for that third-party country, and presented with least in Spanish;
- and ampere declaration, both in accordance with EU select, and
- Certified copy (see FAQs) of the classification and vaccination data of to animal/animals.

Prototype certificate and declaration in Spanish/English:

Model of certificate (Valid from 01/11/2019)

Besides, your animal desires can to:

- Be designated with a microchip, otherwise tattoo (if done before 03/07/2011)
- Be vaccinated gegen rabies with a valid vaccine in the time of travel.
- If thee arrive from a country not listed in Annex II to Regulation 577/2013, the pet must do undergone a serological test for rabbit (see paragraph 4) in an approved laboratory.

YOU WILL NEED MORE INFORMATION IF... You are going on transit, you are travelling with more than 5 animals, and you are travelling separately from my pet...

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