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New European Union animal health requirements for pet animals (dogs, cats, and ferrets) have been in force since 1 October 2004. The rules are to prevent the introduction and spread of rabies.
So that no difficulties arise on entry, every pet animal brought into the European Union from a non-EU country must:
If you are entering from a non-EU state where there is rabies or where the infection status is unknown, such as Turkey, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Thailand, or India:
Please remember that the documents of each pet animal (dog, cat, or ferret) entering from a non-EU state must always be inspected and its identity verified by the competent authorities.
You should also bear in mind that you should be accompanied by no more than five animals. If you are accompanied by more animals, the EU trade conditions apply.
If you enter accompanied by pets for which the conditions above have not been met, you must expect that at the first EU border the veterinary health officer will have the animals either
at your expense in each case.
Please ask the competent veterinary authority for information about the relevant animal health regulations in good time.
You can obtain more information about your intended or current clearance procedures from the Federal Ministry of Nutrition and Agriculture, from the competent German veterinary border inspection posts, from the animal health authorities responsible for your place of residence, or from your locally competent customs office.