CHAPTER VICOMMON PROVISIONS
SECTION 2 General conditions regarding compliance
Article 33Documentary and identity checks to be carried out in respect of non-commercial movement of pet animals into F1Great Britain from a third country listed in Part 1 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation or pursuant to Article 15
1.
F2In order to verify compliance with F3Chapter III, the appropriate authority shall carry out documentary and identity checks in a non-discriminatory way on pet animals that are subject to non-commercial movement into F4the relevant constituent territory from a third country listed F5in Part 1 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation or pursuant to F6..., where applicable, Article 15.
2.
At the time of any non-commercial movement into F7Great Britain from a third country listed F8in Part 1 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation or pursuant to F9..., where applicable, Article 15, the owner or the authorised person shall, at the request of the competent authority responsible for the checks provided for in paragraph 1 of this Article:
(a)
present the identification document of the pet animal required under this Regulation which demonstrates compliance with the requirements for such movement; and
(b)
make the pet animal available for those checks.
Article 34Documentary and identity checks to be carried out in respect of non-commercial movement from F10... a third country other than those listed F11in Part 1 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation or pursuant to Article 15
1.
In order to verify compliance with Chapter III, the competent authority F12... shall carry out documentary and identity checks at the travellers’ point of entry on pet animals that are subject to non-commercial movement into F13Great Britain from a third country other than those listed F14in Part 1 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation or pursuant to F15..., where applicable, Article 15.
2.
The owner or the authorised person shall, at the time of entry into F16Great Britain from a third country other than those listed F17in Part 1 of Annex 2 to the Commission Implementing Regulation or pursuant to F18..., where applicable, Article 15, contact the competent authority present at the point of entry for the purpose of the checks referred to in paragraph 1 and shall:
(a)
present the identification document of the pet animal required under this Regulation which demonstrates compliance with the requirements for such movement; and
(b)
make the pet animal available for those checks.
3.
4.
F21The competent authority designated to carry out the checks provided for in paragraph 1 must:
(a)
(b)
F24keep records of the total number of checks that have been carried out and of instances of non-compliance revealed during those checks; and
Article 35Actions in case of non-compliance revealed during the checks provided for in Articles 33 and 34
1.
Where the checks provided for in Articles 33 and 34 reveal that a pet animal does not comply with the conditions laid down in F28Chapter III, the competent authority shall decide, after consultation with the official veterinarian and, where necessary, with the owner or the authorised person, to:
(a)
return the pet animal to its country or territory of dispatch;
(b)
isolate the pet animal under official control for the time necessary for it to comply with the conditions laid down in Chapter F29... III; or
(c)
as a last resort where its return is not possible or isolation is not practical, put the pet animal down in accordance with applicable national rules relating to the protection of pet animals at the time of killing.
2.
Where the non-commercial movement of pet animals into F30Great Britain is refused by the competent authority, the pet animals shall be isolated under official control pending:
(a)
either their return to their country or territory of dispatch; or
(b)
the adoption of any other administrative decision concerning those pet animals.
3.
The measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applied at the expense of the owner and without the possibility of any financial compensation for the owner or the authorised person.
Article 36Safeguard measures
1.
F31Where rabies or a disease or an infection other than rabies occurs or spreads in a territory or third country, and is liable to represent a serious threat to public or animal health, the appropriate authority may, by regulations, either:
(a)
suspend the non-commercial movement or transit of pet animals from all or part of the F32third country concerned;
(b)
lay down special conditions in respect of the non-commercial movement of pet animals from all or part of the F33third country concerned.
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F352.
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Article 37Information obligations
1.
F36The appropriate authority shall provide the public with clear and easily accessible information concerning the animal health requirements applicable to the non-commercial movement of pet animals and the rules for compliance checks on such movement laid down in this Regulation.
2.
The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall in particular include the following:
F37(a)
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(b)
the authorisation to derogate from the anti-rabies vaccination condition for young pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I as provided for in F38Article 11;
(c)
(d)
the list of travellers’ points of entry drawn up pursuant to Article 34(3), including the competent authority designated to carry out the checks provided for in Article 34(4);
(e)
(f)
information on anti-rabies vaccines for which the competent authority F45... has granted a marketing authorisation as provided for in point 1(b) of Annex III, and in particular on the corresponding vaccination protocol.
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F484.
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