STEP BY STEP - FROM UNITED KINGDOM TO OTHER COUNTRY OF EU

Time required: It is advisable to start the process three months before traveling.

Consult an authorized veterinarian.

Step 1: MICROCHIP - performed by an authorized veterinarian
Identification of the animal by applying microchip must be placed before the rabies vaccine.
(or by a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011), of which the alpha-numeric code

corresponds to the one documented in the Pet Passport.

Step 2: RABIES VACCINATION - performed by an authorized veterinarian
It is considered valid 21 days after primary vaccination, until usually 12 months.
The first vaccination may only be made after 3 months of age.

The rabies vaccination shall be certified by the administering veterinarian in the relevant section of the Pet Passport.

Step 3: TREATMENT (only obligatory for entry into Ireland or Finland or Malta)

Dogs must be treated against the tapeworm Echinococcus in accordance with Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 as follows:
The treatment shall be administered by a veterinarian within a period of not more than 120 hours and not less than 24 hours before the time of scheduled entry into Ireland or Finland or Malta or United Kingdom;
The treatment shall be certified by the administering veterinarian in the relevant section of the Pet Passport.

Step 4: DOCUMENT - For all movements, whatever the Member State of destination, the animal needs to be accompanied by a Pet Passport complying with the model in the Annex to Commission Decision 2003/803/EC