{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-576/article-26a",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-576/article-26a.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2013/576",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-576",
  "path": "article/26a",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "26a",
  "heading": "Derogation from the format of the identification document provided for in Article 25",
  "text": "By way of derogation from Article 25(1), the non-commercial movement of pet animals of the species listed in part A of Annex 1 into Great Britain from a third country listed in Part 1 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation is permitted if those pet animals are accompanied by—\n((a)) a passport issued in Great Britain prior to IP completion day in accordance with Article 22 of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013;\n((b)) a passport issued in accordance with Article 22 the EU Regulation;\n((c)) a passport issued in accordance with Article 3(2) of the EU Implementing Regulation;\n((d)) an identification document issued in a constituent territory in accordance with Article 26 of the EU Regulation;\n((e)) an animal health certificate issued in a third country before 1st July 2021 in accordance with Article 4 of the EU Implementing Regulation.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 26a inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Animals, Aquatic Animal Health, Invasive Alien Species, Plant Propagating Material and Seeds (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1388), regs. 1(2)(c), 15(13)(f)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/576/article/26a",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:48:34.664545+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}