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From January 1, the end of the post-Brexit transition period, British cats, dogs and ferrets will now have to be accompanied by a health certificate to enter the European Union, the British government announced on Wednesday.
On this date, the United Kingdom will exit the customs union and the single European market.
Certificate, chip and vaccines
Gone, therefore, is the European passport for four-legged companions, to whom the British have an immoderate love, as well as for guide dogs.
Their owners will now have to obtain a certificate of good health valid for four months from a veterinarian, at the earliest ten days before traveling to the EU.
Animals will only be able to enter the EU through one of the entry points designated to allow document control.
As was already the case before, they will also need to be microchipped, vaccinated against rabies and, to enter some countries, be treated against worms.
A less restrictive agreement
These measures also concern travel to Northern Ireland, a British province which will remain partially aligned with European rules to avoid the return of a physical border with the Republic of Ireland, a member of the bloc of 27. They are less complex than the arrangements that would have been in place had the UK not been granted List Country status.
They would then have involved an anti-rabies blood test at least three months before the trip.
Listed in part 2 of the European regulation, the United Kingdom has indicated that it is trying to obtain the status allowing it to travel pets as before.
For pets arriving in Britain from the EU or Northern Ireland from January 1, 2021, however, there will be no changes "immediately," said the executive.
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