TRANSPORT OF ANIMALS FROM THIRD COUNTRIES
From 1 October 2004 onwards, the following conditions apply for entry of pets in Greece:
1. Direct destination Greece
Pets are not allowed to enter through points of entry when there are no approved Veterinary Border Control Stations as per list of Commission Decision 2001/881 / EC.
Pets are allowed to enter:
-Through approved BCS’s
- Through entry points of the islands included in Commission Decision 94/641 / EC of the EU
List of island entry points:
1. Rhodes and its airport
2. Kos and its airport
3. Kalymnos
4. Mytilene and its airport
5. Myrina of Lemnos and its airport
6. Chios and its airport
7. Samos and its airport
8. Ermoupoli of Syros
9. Argostoli
10. Heraklion Crete and its airport
11. Chania Crete and their airport
12. Corfu and its airport
The veterinary authorities of the above points of entry are required: - to have at their disposal a special storage area for animals where isolation is required for animals not allowed to enter until they are sent back,
- to have at their disposal a transceiver in accordance with ISO 11784 or 11785
2. Entry of dogs, cats and ferrets over three (3)yrs of age
Animals must:
(a) be identified by a microchip in accordance with ISO standard 11784 or 11785. If the animal's electronic marking does not comply with this standard, the owner of the animal must provide the means for reading the signal. Other options for identifying the animal is a clearly readable tattoo
(b) have undergone vaccination against rabies or re-vaccination, in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturing lab, with an inactivated vaccine of at least one antigen per dose, according to the World Health Organization standard
(c) have been subjected, for 30 days after vaccination and 3 months prior to their transport, to a serological check, the results of which must be titrated against antibodies greater than or equal to 0,5 UI / ml, if the animals come from countries not included in the Annex II of Chapter C of Regulation (EC) 998/2003, as amended and in force.
Subsequent transports of the same animal do not require re-testing of the antibody titre for rabies unless the vaccination protocol established by the vaccine manufacturing laboratory is interrupted,
(d) be accompanied by an individual veterinary certificate in accordance with the Annex to Commission Decision 2004/824 / EC. The certificate must be accompanied by certified copies of the results of the serological examination of the animal by the control laboratory.
3. Entrance of dogs, cats and ferrets under three (3) months old
The entry into the territory of Greece of animals less than three (3) months old, not vaccinated for rabies, is allowed if they come from countries listed in Annex II under Chapter C of Regulation (EC) 998/2003, as amended and in force, provided that:
-They are dependent on their mother and they accompany her during the transport. No more than four (4) is allowed).
-The veterinary certificate must be accompanied by a vet certificate indicating the date of birth and the characteristics of the pups.
Requirements if not accompanied by their mother:
- be identified electronically (microchip) or through a readable tattoos,
- be accompanied by an individual veterinary certificate in accordance with the Annex to Decision 2004/824 / EC. The date of the last vaccination of the mother must be indicated In point IV. This must be at least 30 days prior to the date of birth entered in point II. Additionally, the certificate must include the assuring clause that "the animal has not been in contact with wild animals and it is presumed that it has not been exposed to infection for rabies. " 2003R0998 — EN — 18.06.2010 — 015.001 — 18
▼M9 ANNEX II
LIST OF COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES
PART A IE Ireland
MT Malta
SE Sweden
UK United Kingdom
PART B Section 1 (a) DK Denmark, including GL — Greenland and FO — Faeroe Islands;
(b) ES Spain, including the Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla;
(c) FR France, including GF — French Guiana, GP — Guadeloupe, MQ — Martinique and RE — Réunion;
(d) GI Gibraltar;
(e) PT Portugal, including the Azores Islands and Madeira Islands;
(f) Member States other than those listed in Part A and points (a), (b), (c) and (e) of this Section.
Section 2 AD Andorra
CH Switzerland
▼M12 HR Croatia
▼M9 IS Iceland
LI Liechtenstein
MC Monaco
NO Norway
SM San Marino
VA Vatican City State
PART C AC Ascension Island
AE United Arab Emirates
AG Antigua and Barbuda
AN Netherlands Antilles
AR Argentina
AU Australia
AW Aruba
BA Bosnia and Herzegovina
BB Barbados 2003R0998 — EN — 18.06.2010 — 015.001 — 19
▼M10 ______
▼M9 BH Bahrain BM Bermuda BY Belarus CA Canada CL Chile FJ Fiji FK Falkland Islands HK Hong Kong ▼M12 ______
▼M9 JM Jamaica JP Japan KN Saint Kitts and Nevis KY Cayman Islands ▼M14 LC Saint Lucia ▼M9 MS Montserrat MU Mauritius MX Mexico ▼M10 MY Malaysia ▼M9 NC New Caledonia NZ New Zealand PF French Polynesia PM Saint Pierre and Miquelon ▼M10 ______
▼M9 RU Russian Federation SG Singapore SH Saint Helena TT Trinidad and Tobago TW Taiwan US United States of America (including GU — Guam) VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VG British Virgin Islands VU Vanuatu WF Wallis and Futuna YT Mayotte L 326/50 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 11.12.2001
1 2 3 4 5 6
Köln 0152099 A HC, NHC O
Konstanz Straße 0153199 R HC, NHC U, E, O
Lübeck 0152799 P HC, NHC U, E
Ludwigsdorf Autobahn 0152399 R HC, NHC U, E, O
München 0149699 A HC(2), NHC(2) O
Pomellen 0151299 R HC, NHC U, E, O
Rostock 0151399 P HC, NHC U, E, O
Rügen 0151199 P HC, NHC
Schirnding-Landstraße 0149799 R HC, NHC O
Schönefeld 0150599 A HC, NHC U, E, O
Stuttgart 0149099 A HC, NHC O
Waidhaus 0150099 R HC, NHC U, E, O
Weil/Rhein 0149199 R HC, NHC U, E, O
Weil/Rhein Mannheim 0153299 F HC, NHC
Zinnwald 0152599 R HC, NHC U, E, O
País: GRECIA — Land: GRÆKENLAND — Land: GRIECHENLAND — Χώρα: ΕΛΛΑΣ — Country: GREECE — Pays: GRÈCE — Paese: GRECIA — Land: GRIEKENLAND — País: GRÉCIA — Maa: KREIKKA — Land: GREKLAND
1 2 3 4 5 6
Evzoni 1006099 R HC, NHC U, E, O
Athens International Airport 1005599 A HC(2), NHC-NT(2) U, E, O
Idomeni 1006299 F U, E
Igoumenitsa* 1005999 P * *HC, *NHC *U, *E, *O
Kakavia 1007099 R HC(2), NHC-NT
Neos Kafkassos 1006399 F HC(2), NHC-NT U, E, O
Neos Kafkassos 1006399 R HC, HNC-NT U, E, O
Ormenion* 1006699 R HC(2), NHC-NT *U, *O, *E
Peplos* 1007299 R HC(2), NHC-NT *U, *O, E
Pireas 1005499 P HC, NHC U(11)
Promachonas 1006199 F U, E, O
Promachonas 1006199 R HC, NHC U, E, O
Thessaloniki 1005799 A HC(2), NHC-T(8), NHT-NT(2) O
Thessaloniki 1005699 P HC(2), NHC U, E, O 3.12.2004EN Official Journal of the European Union L 358/15
ANNEX Model of health certificate for the non-commercial movement from third countries of pet animals of the domestic species dogs, cats and ferrets, as provided for in Article 8(4) of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003. L 358/16EN Official Journal of the European Union 3.12.2004 3.12.2004EN Official Journal of the European Union L 358/17