{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-576/article-33",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2013-576/article-33.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/33",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "33",
  "heading": "Documentary and identity checks to be carried out in respect of non-commercial movement of pet animals into Great Britain from a third country listed in Part 1 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation or pursuant to Article 15",
  "text": "1. In order to verify compliance with Chapter III, the appropriate authority shall carry out documentary and identity checks in a non-discriminatory way on pet animals that are subject to non-commercial movement into the relevant constituent territory from a third country listed in Part 1 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation or pursuant to ..., where applicable, Article 15.\n2. At the time of any non-commercial movement into Great Britain from a third country listed in Part 1 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation or pursuant to ..., where applicable, Article 15, the owner or the authorised person shall, at the request of the competent authority responsible for the checks provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article:\n(a) present the identification document of the pet animal required under this Regulation which demonstrates compliance with the requirements for such movement; and\n(b) make the pet animal available for those checks.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in Art. 33(1) substituted (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(19)(b)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 33(1) substituted (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(19)(b)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Words in Art. 33(1) substituted (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(19)(b)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in Art. 33(1) 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(19)(b)(iv)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in Art. 33(1) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of 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(19)(b)(v)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in Art. 33(2) substituted (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(19)(c)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in Art. 33(2) 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(19)(c)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in Art. 33(2) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of 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(19)(c)(iii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Words in Art. 33 heading substituted (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(19)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2013/576/article/33",
    "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."
}