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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/131 of 20 January 2026 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards animal health requirements for non-commercial movement of pet animals

Type Delegated Regulation

Publication 2026-03-27

State In force

Text As published

Department European Commission, SANTE

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(g) details of compliance with the specific animal health requirements for diseases or infections of pet birds;

(h) arrangements for the handling of the pet birds after their arrival in the Union;

(i) the name and the signature of the official veterinarian of the endorsing competent authority of the third country or territory of dispatch and the date of endorsement;

(j) information allowing for the identification of the competent authority carrying out the checks at the travellers’ point of entry and the date of these checks;

A written declaration, signed by the pet owner or the authorised person, confirming that the movement of the pet bird into the Union is a non-commercial movement and indicating the pre- and post-movement arrangements made, shall be attached to the animal health certificate referred to in paragraph 1.

Article 27

Issuing and completion of the identification document for non-commercial movements of pet birds into a Member State from a third country or territory

Pet birds shall only be authorised to enter the Union if accompanied by the animal health certificate as referred to in Article 26(1) and where it can be established from that certificate that it has been issued either by an official veterinarian of the third country or territory of dispatch on the basis of supporting documentation, or by an authorised veterinarian and subsequently endorsed by the competent authority of the third country or territory of dispatch, after the issuing veterinarian:

(a) has verified that the pet birds were identified as referred to in Article 22; and

(b) has duly completed the relevant entries of the animal health certificate:

(i) with the information referred to in Article 26(2), points (a) to (i), thus certifying compliance with the conditions laid down in Articles 22 and in Article 23(1), points (a), (b) and (c), where applicable;

(ii) on the basis of a written declaration by the pet owner or the authorised person as referred to in Article 26(3), attached to that animal health certificate;

(iii) on the basis of evidence provided by the pet owner or the authorised person that arrangements have been made for quarantine of the pet birds in a quarantine establishment approved in accordance with Article 14 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035, in the case of pet birds that are to undergo quarantine in accordance with Article 25 of this Regulation.

Pet birds shall only be authorised to enter the Union where it can also be established from the animal health certificate referred to in paragraph 1 that it has been issued or endorsed not more than 10 days prior to the date of entry into the Union. In the case of transport by sea, that period of 10 days shall be extended by an additional period corresponding to the duration of the journey by sea.

Article 28

Derogation from the requirements for the non-commercial movement of pet birds into a Member State from certain third countries

By way of derogation from Articles 22, 23 and 25 to 27 of this Regulation, Member States shall authorise the non-commercial movement into a Member State of pet birds from a third country or territory listed in Annex III to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/636.

PART IV

SPECIAL RULES FOR NON-COMMERCIAL MOVEMENTS OF PET ANIMALS WITHIN AND INTO MEMBER STATES

Article 29

Derogation for non-commercial movements of pet animals under certain specified circumstances

By way of derogation from the conditions provided for in Articles 7 to 20 for pet dogs, pet cats or pet ferrets, and in Articles 22 to 27 for pet birds, Member States may, in exceptional situations, authorise the non-commercial movement into their territory of pet animals which do not comply with the conditions laid down in those Articles provided that:

(a) a prior application for a permit has been made by the owner to the competent authority of the Member State of destination and that competent authority has granted the permit;

(b) the competent authority has carried out a risk assessment concluding that the non-commercial movement poses low risk or no specific risk if carried out under the arrangements set out in the permit;

(c) the pet animals comply with the arrangements set out by the competent authority in the permit, which may include isolation under official supervision for the time necessary for them to fulfil those conditions which must not exceed a period of six months and be:

(i) at a place designated by the competent authority; and

(ii) in accordance with the arrangements set out in the permit.

This permit may also include an authorisation for passing through another Member State if that Member State has given its prior agreement to the Member State of destination.

The permit referred to in paragraph 1 may be granted, by way of derogation from paragraph 1, point (a), upon arrival into the territory of the Member State of destination.

PART V

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 30

Transitional measures regarding identification means of pet dogs, pet cats or pet ferrets

Pet dogs, pet cats or pet ferrets shall be deemed to comply with the requirements for their individual identification set out in Article 7(1), where those pet animals were individually identified in accordance with Article 17 and Annex II of Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 before 22 April 2026.

Article 31

Transitional measures regarding the identification documents used for the purposes of non-commercial movements referred to in Articles 249(1) and 250(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/429

Identification documents shall be deemed to comply with this Regulation where they were:

(a) drawn up in accordance with the model animal health certificate set out in Annex IV, Part 1 to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 [^ntr13-L_202600131EN.000101-E0013] and issued before 22 April 2026; or

(b) drawn up in accordance with:

(i) the model passport established by Commission Decision 2003/803/EC [^ntr14-L_202600131EN.000101-E0014] and issued before 29 December 2014; or

(ii) the model passport set out in Annex III, Part 3 to Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 and issued before 22 April 2026;

(c) drawn up in accordance with the model animal health certificate set out in Part 1 of the Annex to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1938 [^ntr15-L_202600131EN.000101-E0015]; and issued before 22 April 2026.

Article 32

Repeals

The following Delegated Regulations are repealed as from 22 April 2026:

(a) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772;

(b) Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1933.

Article 33

Entry into force and application

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

It shall apply from 22 April 2026.

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

Done at Brussels, 20 January 2026.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

[^ntr1-L_202600131EN.000101-E0001]: OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj.

[^ntr2-L_202600131EN.000101-E0002]: 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 (OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/576/oj).

[^ntr3-L_202600131EN.000101-E0003]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/1882 of 3 December 2018 on the application of certain disease prevention and control rules to categories of listed diseases and establishing a list of species and groups of species posing a considerable risk for the spread of those listed diseases (OJ L 308, 4.12.2018, p. 21, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2018/1882/oj).

[^ntr4-L_202600131EN.000101-E0004]: Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation) (OJ L 95, 7.4.2017, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/625/oj).

[^ntr5-L_202600131EN.000101-E0005]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/692 of 30 January 2020 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for entry into the Union, and the movement and handling after entry of consignments of certain animals, germinal products and products of animal origin (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 379, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/692/oj).

[^ntr6-L_202600131EN.000101-E0006]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1933 of 14 July 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to rules for non-commercial movements of pet birds into a Member State from a territory or a third country (OJ L 396, 10.11.2021, p. 4, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2021/1933/oj).

[^ntr7-L_202600131EN.000101-E0007]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404 of 24 March 2021 laying down the lists of third countries, territories or zones thereof from which the entry into the Union of animals, germinal products and products of animal origin is permitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and the Council (OJ L 114, 31.3.2021, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/404/oj).

[^ntr8-L_202600131EN.000101-E0008]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/2035 of 28 June 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for establishments keeping terrestrial animals and hatcheries, and the traceability of certain kept terrestrial animals and hatching eggs (OJ L 314, 5.12.2019, p. 115, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2019/2035/oj).

[^ntr9-L_202600131EN.000101-E0009]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 of 21 November 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 (OJ L 130, 28.5.2018, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2018/772/oj).

[^ntr10-L_202600131EN.000101-E0010]: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/688 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council, as regards animal health requirements for movements within the Union of terrestrial animals and hatching eggs (OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 140, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/688/oj).

[^ntr11-L_202600131EN.000101-E0011]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/636 of 20 March 2026 adopting lists of third countries or territories that comply with certain conditions for non-commercial movements of pet animals (OJ L, 2026/636, 27.3.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/636/oj).

[^ntr12-L_202600131EN.000101-E0012]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/705 of 20 March 2026 establishing model identification documents and model declarations for non-commercial movements of pet animals (OJ L, 2026/705, 27.3.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/705/oj).

[^ntr13-L_202600131EN.000101-E0013]: 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 (OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 109, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2013/577/oj).

[^ntr14-L_202600131EN.000101-E0014]: Commission Decision 2003/803/EC of 26 November 2003 establishing a model passport for the intra-Community movements of dogs, cats and ferrets (OJ L 312, 27.11.2003, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2003/803/oj).

[^ntr15-L_202600131EN.000101-E0015]: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1938 of 9 November 2021 establishing the model identification document for non-commercial movements of pet birds into a Member State from a territory or a third country and repealing Decision 2007/25/EC (OJ L 396, 10.11.2021 p. 47, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/1938/oj).

ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/131/oj

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