Companion Animals

In-Force Legislation

In force since Dec. 2014:

REGULATION (EU) No 576/2013 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCILof 12 June 2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 

Directive 2013/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 amending Council Directive 92/65/EEC as regards the animal health requirements governing intra-Union trade in and imports into the Union of dogs, cats and ferrets

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 (template of the Pet Passport)

Outdated since December 2014:

Regulation 998/2003 on non-commercial movement of cats, dogs and ferrets

Council Directive 92/65/EEC of 13 July 1992 laying down animal health requirements governing trade in and imports in the EU

Commission Decision n°2003/803/EC of 26 November 2003 establishing a model passport for the intra-Community movements of dogs, cats and ferrets, OJ L312 of 27.11.2003

 

Non-Legislative official documents

European Council

• Council Conclusion of 29 November 2010 on the welfare of cats and dogs
• Council Conclusion of 18 June 2012 on the welfare of animals

 

European Parliament

• Written Declaration 26/2011 on dog population management (adopted in October 2011)
• (on-going) Written Declaration 06/2013 on putting an immediate stop to the torture and mistreatment of greyhounds in Europe (not adopted yet)

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​European Commission

• EU Cat and Dog Survey
• Letter of Commissioner Borg to Romania regarding stray dogs
• Official Answer of the EU Commission regarding the letters and emails received concerning stray dogs

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Council of Europe

European Convention for the protection of pet animals, ETS 125

• European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Judgment concerning stray dogs in Romania: Judgment n°1193 of the ECHR Court, of 26 July 2011 “Georgel and Georgeta Stoicescu v Romania”