Article 2
1.
Imports of dogs and cats from Malaysia (Peninsula) are prohibited.
2.
By way of derogation from paragraph 1 dogs and cats may be imported under the following conditions:
(a)
the animals have had no contact with pigs during at least the past 60 days prior to export,
(b)
the animals have not been resident on holdings where during the past 60 days cases of Nipah disease have been confirmed,
(c)
the animals have been subjected with negative result to an IgG capture ELISA test carried out in a laboratory approved for testing for antibody against the Nipah disease viruses by the competent veterinary authorities on a sample of blood taken within 10 days of export.
3.
The prohibition referred to in paragraph 1 shall not apply to dogs and cats in transit, provided they remain within the perimeter of an international airport.