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Identification
Reference COD/2000/0221  
Title Animal-health requirements: non commercial movement of pet animals (amend. direct. 92/65/EEC)
Legal Basis EC 152-p4b ; EC 037  
Dossier of the committee CODE/5/16989
Subject(s) 4.20.05 health legislation and policy
Stage reached Procedure ended
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Stages Documents: references Dates
Source reference Equivalent references Votes and amendments Joint resolution of document of publication in Official Journal
Commission/Council: initial legislative document Summaries EC COM(2000)0529 C5-0477/2000         18/09/2000 C 029 30.01.2001, p. 0239 E
Economic and Social Committee: opinion, report   ESC CES1437/2000           29/11/2000 C 116 20.04.2001, p. 0054
EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading Summaries               10/04/2001  
EP: tabled legislative report, 1st reading or single reading   EP A5-0125/2001           10/04/2001  
EP: draft report by the committee responsible   EP PE297.233           11/04/2001  
EP: position, 1st reading or single reading Summaries EP T5-0222/2001           03/05/2001 C 027 31.01.2002, p. 0019-0055 E
Commission: modified legislative proposal Summaries EC COM(2001)0349 C5-0280/2001         21/06/2001 C 270 25.09.2001, p. 0109 E
Council: common position Summaries CSL 07839/2/2002 C5-0309/2002         27/06/2002 C 275 12.11.2002, p. 0042 E
Commission: communication on the common position Summaries EC SEC(2002)0772           02/07/2002  
EP: draft report by the committee responsible   EP PE319.352           25/09/2002  
EP: decision of the committee responsible, 2nd reading Summaries               03/10/2002  
EP: tabled legislative report, 2nd reading   EP A5-0327/2002           03/10/2002  
EP: position, 2nd reading Summaries EP T5-0493/2002           22/10/2002 C 300 11.12.2003, p. 0025-0124 E
Commission: opinion on the EP position at second reading Summaries EC COM(2002)0710 C5-0593/2002         04/12/2002  
EP/Council: Conciliation committee, results Summaries               19/02/2003  
EP: tabled legislative report, 3rd reading   EP A5-0102/2003           19/02/2003  
EP/Council: joint text   CSL/EP 3610/2003 C5-0061/2003         19/03/2003  
EP: legislative resolution, 3rd reading Summaries EP T5-0181/2003           10/04/2003 C 064 12.03.2004, p. 0391-0504 E
Final legislative act Summaries EU 32003R0998           26/05/2003 L 146 13.06.2003, p. 0001-0009
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Evans Jill
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06/12/2002
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26/05/2003 - Final legislative act
PURPOSE : to facilitate the free movement of pet animals.
COMMUNITY MEASURE : Regulation 998/2003/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pets animals and amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC.
CONTENT : this Regulation aims to facilitate the free movement of pet animals while guaranteeing a high level of protection for human and animal health. To that end, it seeks to harmonise animal-health measures and the controls on non-commercial movements of pet animals within the Community and from non-member countries. The French delegation voted against this Regulation.
This Regulation applies to the movement between the Member States or from third countries of the following pet animals (dogs, cats, ferrets, invertebrates (except bees and crustaceans), ornamental tropical fish, amphibia, reptiles, birds: all species (except poultry covered by Council Directive 90/539/EEC and 92/65/EEC; mammals: rodents and domestic animal).
The Regulation stipulates that during an 8-year transitional period starting from the entry into force of this Regulation, dogs, cats and ferrets shall be regarded as identified where they bear:
- either a clearly readable tattoo; or
- an electronic identification system (transponder)
After this period tattooing will be phased out and replaced by an electronic identification system (transponders).
Moreover, when being moved, dogs, cats and ferrets shall be accompanied by a passport issued by a veterinarian authorised by the competent authority certifying valid anti rabies vaccination, or revaccination if applicable, in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturing laboratory, carried out on the animal in question with an inactivated vaccine of at least one antigenic unit per dose (WHO standard).
Member States may authorise the movement of dogs, cats and ferrets which are under 3 months old and unvaccinated, if they are accompanied by a passport and have stayed in the place in which they were born since birth without contact with wild animals likely to have been exposed to the infection or are accompanied by their mothers on whom they are still dependent.
For a transition period of 5 years starting from the entry into force of this Regulation, entry of dogs and cats into the territory of Ireland, Sweden and the United Kingdom shall be subject to the following requirements:
- they must be identified by an electronic identification system (transponder) unless the member State of destination also recognises tattooing and;
- they must be recognised by a passport issued by a veterinarian authorised by the competent authority certifying a neutralising antibody titration at least equal to 0,5 IU/ml carried out in an approved laboratory on a sample within the periods laid down in national rules in force on the date 3 August 2003.
In addition, Member States shall ensure that animals which are refused authorisation to enter Community territory, from third countries, are housed under official control pending return to their country of origin or any other administrative decision.
Before 1 February 2007 the Commission, after receipt of the opinion of the European Food Safety Authority on the need to maintain the serological test, shall submit to the EuropeanParliament and to the Council a report, based on experience gained and on a risk evaluation, together with appropriate proposals for determining the regime to be applied with effect from 1 January 2008.
ENTRY INTO FORCE : 3 July 2003. It shall apply from 3 July 2004.
 
List of summaries
Summaries 02/07/2004 Implementing legislative act
Summaries 01/07/2004 Implementing legislative act
Summaries 26/05/2003 Final legislative act
Summaries 10/04/2003 EP: legislative resolution, 3rd reading
Summaries 19/02/2003 EP/Council: Conciliation committee, results
Summaries 04/12/2002 Commission: opinion on the EP position at second reading
Summaries 22/10/2002 EP: position, 2nd reading
Summaries 03/10/2002 EP: decision of the committee responsible, 2nd reading
Summaries 02/07/2002 Commission: communication on the common position
Summaries 27/06/2002 Council: common position
Summaries 21/06/2001 Commission: modified legislative proposal
Summaries 03/05/2001 EP: position, 1st reading or single reading
Summaries 10/04/2001 EP: decision of the committee responsible, 1st reading/single reading
Summaries 18/09/2000 Commission/Council: initial legislative document
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