Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 of 28 June 2013 on the model identification documents for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets, the establishment of lists of territories and third countries and the format, layout and language requirements of the declarations attesting compliance with certain conditions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council Text with EEA relevance

Article 1

Format, layout and language requirements of the declarations referred to in Articles 7, 11 and 12 of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013

Article 2

Lists of territories and third countries referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013

Article 3

Model of passports for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats or ferrets

Article 4

Animal health certificate for the non-commercial movement into the Union of dogs, cats or ferrets

The animal health certificate referred to in Article 25(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 shall be:

(a) drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Part 1 of Annex IV to this Regulation;

(b) duly completed and issued in accordance with the explanatory notes set out in Part 2 of that Annex;

(c) supplemented by the written declaration referred to in Article 25(3) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 which is drawn up in accordance with the model set out in Section A of Part 3 of that Annex and which complies with the additional requirements set out in Section B of Part 3 of that Annex.

Article 5

Repeals

Decisions 2003/803/EC, 2004/839/EC and 2005/91/EC are repealed.

Article 6

Entry into force and applicability

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from 29 December 2014.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

ANNEX I

Format, layout and language requirements of the declarations

referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2) and of Article 11(2) and in point (c) of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013

PART 1

Format and layout of the declaration referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2) and of Article 11(2) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013

PART 2

Format and layout of the declaration referred to in point (c) of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013

PART 3

Language requirements for the declarations referred to in point (a) of Article 7(2) and of Article 11(2) and in point (c) of Article 12(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013

The declarations shall be drawn up in at least one of the official language(s) of the Member State of destination/entry and in English.

ANNEX II

PART 1

List of territories and third countries referred to in Article 13(1) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013

ISO code	Territory or third country
AD	Andorra
CH	Switzerland
FO	Faeroe Islands
GI	Gibraltar
GL	Greenland
IS	Iceland
LI	Liechtenstein
MC	Monaco
SM	San Marino
VA	Vatican City State

PART 2

List of territories and third countries referred to in Article 13(2) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013

ISO code	Territory or third country	Included territories
AC	Ascension Island
AE	United Arab Emirates
AG	Antigua and Barbuda
AR	Argentina
AU	Australia
AW	Aruba
BA	Bosnia and Herzegovina
BB	Barbados
BH	Bahrain
BM	Bermuda
BQ	Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (the BES Islands)
CA	Canada
CL	Chile
CW	Curaçao
FJ	Fiji
FK	Falkland Islands
GB	United Kingdom (*1)
GG	Guernsey
HK	Hong Kong
IM	Isle of Man
JM	Jamaica
JP	Japan
JE	Jersey
KN	Saint Kitts and Nevis
KY	Cayman Islands
LC	Saint Lucia
MS	Montserrat
MK	North Macedonia
MU	Mauritius
MX	Mexico
MY	Malaysia
NC	New Caledonia
NZ	New Zealand
PF	French Polynesia
PM	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
SG	Singapore
SH	Saint Helena
SX	Sint Maarten
TT	Trinidad and Tobago
TW	Taiwan
US	United States of America	AS – American Samoa GU – Guam MP – Northern Mariana Islands PR – Puerto Rico VI – US Virgin Islands
VC	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
VG	British Virgin Islands
VU	Vanuatu
WF	Wallis and Futuna
(*1) In accordance with the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community, and in particular Article 5(4) of the Windsor Framework (see Joint Declaration No 1/2023 of the Union and the United Kingdom in the Joint Committee established by the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community (OJ L 102, 17.4.2023, p. 87)) in conjunction with Annex 2 to that Framework, for the purposes of this Annex, references to the United Kingdom do not include Northern Ireland.

ANNEX III

Models of passports for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats or ferrets

PART 1

Model of passport issued in a Member State

PART 2

Additional requirements concerning the passport issued in a Member State

1.Format of the passport:

The dimension of the passport shall be 100 × 152 mm.

2.Cover of the passport:

(a) front cover: (i) colour: blue (PANTONE^® Reflex Blue) and yellow stars (PANTONE^® Yellow) in the upper quarter complying with the specification of the European emblem (¹); (ii) the words ‘European Union’ and the name of the Member State of issue shall be printed in the same typeface; (iii) the ISO country code of the Member State of issue followed by a unique alphanumeric code (indicated as ‘number’ in the model of passport set out in Part 1) shall be printed on the bottom;

(b) inside front cover and inside back cover: colour white;

(c) back cover: colour blue (PANTONE^® Reflex Blue).

3.Sequences of the headings and numbering of pages of the passport:

(a) the sequence of the headings (with the roman numbers) must be strictly respected;

(b) the pages of the passport shall be numbered at the bottom of each page in the following format: ‘x out of n’, where x is the current page and n is the total number of pages of the passport;

(c) the ISO country code of the Member State of issue followed by a unique alphanumeric code shall be printed on each page of the passport;

(d) the number of pages and the size and shape of the boxes in the model of passport set out in Part 1 are indicative.

4.Languages:

All printed text shall be in the official language(s) of the Member State of issue and in English.

5.Security features:

(a) after the required information has been entered in Section III of the passport, a transparent adhesive laminate shall seal the page;

(b) where the information on one of the pages of the passport takes the form of a sticker, a transparent adhesive laminate shall seal that sticker in the case where the latter is not self-destructed when it is removed.

PART 3

Model of passport issued in one of the territories or third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation

PART 4

Additional requirements concerning the passport issued in one of the territories or third countries listed in Part 1 of Annex II to this Regulation

1.Format of the passport:

The dimension of the passport shall be 100 × 152 mm.

2.Cover of the passport:

(a) front cover: (i) colour: PANTONE^® monochrome and national emblem in the upper quarter; (ii) the ISO country code of the territory or third country of issue followed by a unique alphanumeric code (indicated as ‘number’ in the model of passport set out in Part 3), shall be printed on the bottom;

(b) inside front cover and inside back cover: colour white;

(c) back cover: colour PANTONE^® monochrome.

3.Sequences of the headings and numbering of pages of the passport:

(a) the sequence of the headings (with the roman numbers) must be strictly respected;

(b) the pages of the passport shall be numbered at the bottom of each page in the following format: ‘x out of n’, where x is the current page and n is the total number of pages of the passport;

(c) the ISO country code of the territory or third country of issue followed by a unique alphanumeric code shall be printed on each page of the passport;

(d) the number of pages and the size and shape of the boxes in the model of passport set out in Part 3 are indicative.

4.Languages:

All printed text shall be in the official language(s) of the territory or third country of issue and in English.

5.Security features:

(a) after the required information has been entered in Section III of the passport, a transparent adhesive laminate shall seal the page;

(b) where the information on one of the pages of the passport takes the form of a sticker, a transparent adhesive laminate shall seal that sticker in the case where the latter is not self-destructed when it is removed.

ANNEX IV

PART 1

Model animal health certificate for the non-commercial movement into a Member State from a territory or third country of dogs, cats or ferrets in accordance with Article 5(1) and (2) of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013

PART 2

Explanatory notes for completing the animal health certificates

(a)Where the certificate states that certain statements shall be kept as appropriate, statements which are not relevant may be crossed out and initialled and stamped by the official veterinarian, or completely deleted from the certificate.

(b)The original of each certificate shall consist of a single sheet of paper, or, where more text is required it must be in such a form that all sheets of paper required are part of an integrated whole and indivisible.

(c)The certificate shall be drawn up in at least one of the official languages of the Member State of entry and in English. It shall be completed in block letters in at least one of the official languages of the Member State of entry or in English.

(d)If additional sheets of paper or supporting documents are attached to the certificate, those sheets of paper or document shall also be considered as forming part of the original of the certificate by the application of the signature and stamp of the official veterinarian, on each of the pages.

(e)When the certificate, including additional sheets referred to in point (d), comprises more than one page, each page shall be numbered (page number of total number of pages) at the end of the page and shall bear at the top of each page the certificate reference number that has been designated by the competent authority.

(f)The original of the certificate shall be issued by an official veterinarian of the territory or third country of dispatch or by an authorised veterinarian and subsequently endorsed by the competent authority of the territory or third country of dispatch. The competent authority of the territory or third country of dispatch shall ensure that rules and principles of certification equivalent to those laid down in Directive 96/93/EC are followed.

The colour of the signature shall be different from that of the printing. This requirement also applies to stamps other than those embossed or watermarked.

(g)The certificate reference number referred to in Boxes I.2 and II.a shall be issued by the competent authority of the territory or third country of dispatch.

PART 3

Written declaration referred to in Article 25(3) of of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013

Section A

Model of declaration

Section B

Additional requirements for the declaration

The declaration shall be drawn up in at least one of the official language(s) of the Member State of entry and in English and shall be completed in block letters.