# 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 25: Format and content of the identification document referred to in point (e) of Article 10(1)

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The identification document referred to in point (e) of Article 10(1) shall be in the format of a pet health certificate in accordance with the model published pursuant to paragraph 2 of this Article and shall contain entries for the insertion of the following information:
(a) the location of the transponder or the tattoo and either the date of application or the date of reading of the transponder or the tattoo, as well as the alphanumeric code displayed by the transponder or the tattoo;
(b) the species, breed, date of birth as stated by the owner, sex and colour of the pet animal;
(c) a unique certificate reference number;
(d) the name and contact information of the owner or the authorised person;
(e) the name, contact information and signature of the official or authorised veterinarian issuing the identification document;
(f) details of the anti-rabies vaccination;
(g) the date of blood sampling for the rabies antibody titration test;
(h) compliance with any preventive health measures for diseases or infections other than rabies;
(i) the name and the signature of the representative of the endorsing competent authority;
(j) the name, signature and contact information of the representative of the competent authority carrying out the checks referred to in Article 34 and the date of these checks;
(k) other relevant information regarding the health status of the pet animal.
2. The appropriate authority may publish the model referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article from time to time in such manner as appears to the appropriate authority to be appropriate. The appropriate authority may make regulations laying down requirements concerning the languages, the layout and the validity of the pet health certificate referred to in that paragraph. ...
3. A written declaration signed by the owner or the authorised person confirming that the movement of the pet animal into Great Britain is a non-commercial movement shall be part of the identification document referred to in point (e) of Article 10(1).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/576/article/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-576/article-25
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

