Conditions applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I
Article 10
1. Pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I shall not be moved into a Member State from a territory or a third country unless they fulfil the following conditions: (a) they are marked in accordance with Article 17(1); (b) they have received an anti-rabies vaccination that complies with the validity requirements set out in Annex III; (c) they have undergone a rabies antibody titration test that complies with the validity requirements set out in Annex IV; (d) they comply with any preventive health measures for diseases or infections other than rabies adopted pursuant to Article 19(1); (e) they are accompanied by an identification document duly completed and issued in accordance with Article 26. 2. Pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I may be moved into a Member State from a territory or a third country other than those listed pursuant to Article 13(1) only through a travellers’ point of entry listed as required pursuant to Article 34(3). 3. By way of derogation from paragraph 2, Member States may authorise registered military or search-and-rescue dogs to move through a point of entry other than a travellers’ point of entry provided that: (a) the owner or the authorised person has applied in advance for a permit and the Member State has granted such a permit; and (b) the dogs undergo compliance checks in accordance with Article 34(2) at a place designated by the competent authority for that purpose and in accordance with the arrangements set out in the permit referred to in point (a) of this paragraph.