Article 56 Derogation from the anti-rabies vaccination requirement for movements of dogs, cats and ferrets other than non-commercial movements

By way of derogation from Article 55(b)(i), pet keepers may move dogs, cats and ferrets less than 12 weeks old which have not received an anti-rabies vaccination, or dogs, cats and ferrets between 12 and 16 weeks old which have received an anti-rabies vaccination, but do not yet meet the validity requirements set out in Part 1 of Annex VII, kept as pet animals in households to another Member State, provided that

1. (a)

   the Member State of destination has authorised such movements in general and has informed the public on a dedicated website that such movements are authorised; and

2. (b)

   one of the following conditions is fulfilled:

   1. (i)

      the animal health certificate referred to in Article 86 is complemented by a declaration of the pet keeper which states that from birth until the time of departure the animals have had no contact with kept terrestrial animals under suspicion of infection with rabies virus or wild animals of listed species for infection with rabies virus;

      or

   2. (ii)

      it can be established from the identification document of the mother, on whom the animals referred to in this paragraph still depend, that, before their birth, the mother received an anti-rabies vaccination which complied with the validity requirements set out in Part 1 of Annex VII.