The
new rules are based on Commission Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 and concern only
pets which are accompanied by their owner or person responsible for them on behalf
of the owner and which are not intended to be sold or transferred.
Transitional
period until 1 October 2004
Until 1 October 2004, the entry of dogs, cats and
ferrets complying with existing national rules will also be allowed. Import
of dogs, cats and ferrets from Sweden
No requirements, but the owner
must document legal stay in Sweden/Norway, e.g. by means of vaccination certificate
or similar. Import of dogs, cats and ferrets from
EU- countries (except Sweden)
1. Identification
The animal must be
identified by a microchip or a clearly readable tattoo. If the microchip does
not comply with ISO Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO Standard 11785, the importer
must provide the means necessary for reading the microchip. The animal must be
identified before the rabies vaccination. 2. Vaccination against rabies
and neutralising antibody titration
The animal must have been vaccinated against
rabies with an inactivated vaccine of at least one antigenic unit per dose (WHO
standard). The rabies vaccination and revaccination, if necessary,must have been
carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturing laboratory.
In addition a neutralising antibody titration at least equal to 0,5 IU/ml must
have been carried out in an approved laboratory on a sample within 120 and 365
days after the latest vaccination. This antibody titration does not need to be
repeated on an animal which, following that titration, has been regularly revaccinated
at the intervals without a break in the vaccination protocol required by the manufacturing
laboratory. Unvaccinated young animals can not be imported to Norway. 3.
Echinococcus treatment
Dogs and cats must have had a tapeworm (echinococcus)
treatment with an appropriate dosage of medicine containing e.g. praziquantel
maximum 10 days before arriving Norway. This treatment shall also be repeated
within 7 days after arriving. Both treatments, including the name and dosage of
the medicine shall be certified in the passport. Medication against echinococcosis
is not required if the animal is imported directly from Sweden or Finland.
4.
Pet passport
The animal must be accompanied by a blue EU pet passport, according
to Commission Decision 803/2003, carrying the identification of the animal and
the entries by a veterinarian concerning a valid rabies vaccination, the neutralising
antibody titration and the echinococcus treatment.
5. Customs control
All
pet animals imported to Norway shall be controlled by the costumes at the border
(red zone). Import of dogs, cats and ferrets from
third countries
A. Import from low-risk countries listed in section
I or II The requirements set down in this section concern the following
countries: Section I.
Andorra
Iceland
Liechtenstein
Monaco
San Marino
Switzerland
Vatican City
Section
II.
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Ascension Island
Australia
Bahrain
Barbados
Bermuda
Canada
Cayman Islands
Croatia
Falkland Islands
Fiji
French Polynesia
Jamaica
Japan
Mauritius
Mayotte
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
New Caledonia
New
Zealand
Saint Helena
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Pierre et Miquelon
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Singapore
United States
Vanuatu
Wallis and Futuna
The animal must be accompanied by the owner or a
natural person responsible for such animal on behalf of the owner during their
movement and must not intended to be sold or transferred to another owner. If
the number of animals imported is more than five, the conditions of so called
commercial imports apply. 1. Identification
The animal must be identified
by a microchip or clearly readable tattoo. If the microchip does not comply with
ISO Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO Standard 11785, the importer must provide
the means necessary for reading the microchip. As of 3 July 2011 only a microchip
will be approved as identification. The animal must be identified before the rabies
vaccination. The information on the identification of the animal must also be
entered to the vaccination certificates. 2. Vaccination against rabies
The
animal must have been vaccinated against rabies with an inactivated vaccine of
at least one antigenic unit per dose (WHO standard). The rabies vaccination and
revaccination, if necessary, must have been carried out in accordance with the
recommendations of the manufacturing laboratory. In addition a neutralising antibody
titration at least equal to 0,5 IU/ml must have been carried out in an approved
laboratory on a sample within 120 and 365 days after the latest vaccination. This
antibody titration does not need to be repeated on an animal which, following
that titration, has been regularly revaccinated at the intervals without a break
in the vaccination protocol required by the manufacturing laboratory. Unvaccinated
young animals can not be imported to Norway. 3. Echinococcus treatment
Dogs
and cats must have had a tapeworm (echinococcus) treatment with an appropriate
dosage of medicine containing e.g. praziquantel maximum 10 days before arriving
Norway. This treatment shall also be repeated within 7 days after arriving. Both
treatments, including the name and dosage of the medicine shall be certified in
the passport. Medication against echinococcosis is not required if the
animal is imported directly from Sweden and Finland. 4. Veterinary certificate
(or pet passport)
The animal must be accompanied by a veterinary certificate
issued by an official veterinarian or a veterinary surgeon authorised by the competent
authority of the country of dispatch (third country) carrying the information
on the animal's identification, rabies vaccination, neutralising antibody titration
and echinococcus treatment. A certificate which is not issued by an official veterinarian
must be endorsed by the competent authority of the country of dispatch. The entry
concerning the medication against echinococcosis must be made by a veterinarian
authorised to practice veterinary medicine in the country of dispatch. The certificate
must be filled out in Norwegian or English. The veterinary certificate must be
accompanied by supporting documentation (or certified copy of it) including vaccination
details. The original documents must also carry the information concerning the
identification of the animal. A form for the veterinary certificate is enclosed
to this article. If a pet animal originally comes from an EU country and
it is accompanied by a pet passport carrying the information required for import,
the pet passport replaces the veterinary certificate. 5. Customs control
All
pet animals imported to Norway shall be controlled by the costumes at the border
(red zone). If animals are imported from a low-risk third country listed in section
II in the list above, the border veterinarian is to be noticed 48 hours prior
to arrival. See below. B. Import from third countries not listed in section
I or II (See under A abowe) The animal must be accompanied by the owner
or a natural person responsible for such animal on behalf of the owner during
their movement and must not intended to be sold or transferred to another owner.
If the number of animals imported is more than five, the conditions of so called
commercial imports apply. 1. Identification
The animal must be identified
by a microchip or clearly readable tattoo. If the microchip does not comply with
ISO Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO Standard 11785, the importer must provide
the means necessary for reading the microchip. As of 3 July 2011 only a microchip
will be approved as identification. The animal must be identified before the rabies
vaccination. The information on the identification of the animal must also be
entered to the vaccination certificates and the result of the laboratory test.
2. Vaccination against rabies
Vaccinated against rabies is not required.
If vaccinated, and in that case with an inactivated vaccine, the vaccination must
have been carried out at least 30 days prior to import and 24 months prior to
import if the vaccine used was a not inactivated vaccine(live vaccine). 3.
Echinococcus treatment
Dogs and cats must have had a tapeworm (echinococcus)
treatment with an appropriate dosage of medicine containing e.g. praziquantel
maximum 10 days before arriving Norway. This treatment shall also be repeated
within 7 days after arriving. Both treatments, including the name and dosage of
the medicine shall be certified in the passport. Medication against echinococcosis
is not required if the animal is imported directly from Sweden and Finland. 4.
Veterinary certificate
The animal must be accompanied by a veterinary certificate
issued by an official veterinarian of the country of dispatch carrying the information
on the animal's identification, health and echinococcus treatment. A form for
the veterinary certificate for animals coming from not listed third countries
is enclosed to this article. 5. Customs and veterinary control
All pet
animals imported to Norway shall be controlled by the costumes at the border (red
zone). The border veterinarian is to be noticed 48 hours prior to arrival when
animals are imported from a third country not listed in section I or II in the
list above. A written confirmation stating that the animal is expected at the
quarantine must also be presented. 6. Quarantine
Animals coming from
a third country not listed in section I or II in the list above must spend at
least 4 months at an approved quarantine in Norway plus 2 months in “home
quarantine” isolated from other animals unless the animal has stayed only
in EU-countries during the latest 7 months and in that period has been brought
in compliance with the conditions for quarantine-free import into Norway. For
guide dogs and Norwegian service dogs that have been in active service abroad
there is no quarantine. If an animal imported to Norway does not meet the
requirements described above, by an official decision of the authority the animal
is: a) returned to the country of origin, or b) isolated under official
control at the cost of the importer for the time necessary for it to meet the
requirements, or c) as a last resort, where its return or isolation in
quarantine is not possible, put down at the cost of the importer. Contact
information:
Norwegian Food Safety Authority
Visiting address: Ullevålsveien
76
Mailing address: PO Box 383, N-2381 Brumunddal, Norway
Telephone: (+
47) 23 21 68 00
Telefax: (+ 47) 23 21 68 01 Border veterinarian:
Gardermoen
(Oslo)
Telephone: (+ 47) 64 82 04 00
Telefax: (+ 47) 64 82 04 01
E-mail:
BIP.Gardermoen@mattilsynet.no
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