Legislation - Movement within and entry into the Union of animals

Regulation (EU) 2017/625 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on official controls and other official activities performed to ensure the application of food and feed law, rules on animal health and welfare, plant health and plant protection products, amending Regulations (EC) No 999/2001, (EC) No 396/2005, (EC) No 1069/2009, (EC) No 1107/2009, (EU) No 1151/2012, (EU) No 652/2014, (EU) 2016/429 and (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulations (EC) No 1/2005 and (EC) No 1099/2009 and Council Directives 98/58/EC, 1999/74/EC, 2007/43/EC, 2008/119/EC and 2008/120/EC, and repealing Regulations (EC) No 854/2004 and (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Directives 89/608/EEC, 89/662/EEC, 90/425/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 96/23/EC, 96/93/EC and 97/78/EC and Council Decision 92/438/EEC (Official Controls Regulation)

Bekendtgørelse om supplerende forpligtelser ved flytning af dyr og avlsmateriale til andre medlemsstater og straffebestemmelser for overtrædelse af visse EU-retsakter (Only in Danish)

Bekendtgørelse om krav til karantænefaciliteter og eksportkarantæner (Only in Danish)

Bekendtgørelse om udstedelse af certifikater for levende dyr, fødevarer, foder, animalske biprodukter og afledte produkter, avlsmateriale og fødevarekontaktmaterialer (Only in Danish)

Vejledning om anmodning og udstedelse af INTRA-certifikater for landdyr (Only in Danish)

Commission Decision of 8 September 2003 establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of breeding poultry and day-old chicks for introduction into flocks of breeding poultry or flocks of productive poultry (notified under document number C(2003) 3190)

Commission Decision of 1 March 2004 establishing additional guarantees regarding salmonella for consignments to Finland and Sweden of laying hens

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Bekendtgørelse om ikke-kommerciel flytning af selskabsdyr, udstedelse af identifikationsdokumenter, overgangsforanstaltninger for flytning af unge hunde, katte og fritter og om straffebestemmelser for overtrædelse af relaterede EU-retsakter (Only in Danish)

Bekendtgørelse 930/2024 om visse flytninger af registrerede heste uden ledsagelse af dyresundhedscertifikat (only in Danish)

Bekendtgørelse 1228/2024 om visse flytninger af heste til og fra hestearrangementer i grænsenære områder i Tyskland og Danmark NOTE: Valid as of 1 January 2025

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/262 of 17 February 2015 laying down rules pursuant to Council Directives 90/427/EEC and 2009/156/EC as regards the methods for the identification of equidae (Equine Passport Regulation)

Bekendtgørelse om registrering i CHR og om identifikation af kvæg, svin, får, geder, heste, hjorte eller kameler (Only in Danish)

Non-commercial rules (only relevant for rabbits): 

See section "Pet Animals".

General movement and entry:

Commission Delegated Regulation REGULATION (EU) 2018/772 of 21 November 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011

- applies to ordinary movements to other Member States and to non-commercial movements.

Non-commercial rules (only relevant for rabbits): 

See section "Pet Animals".

General entry from third countries

 "Importkrav" – La 23,0-2110 in Certifikatdatabasen 

Certifikatdatabasen

Non-commercial rules (only relevant for rabbits): 

See section "Pet Animals".

General movement and entry:

 "Importkrav- og indførselskrav" – La 23,0-2100 in Certifikatdatabasen 

Certifikatdatabasen

Regulation (EC) No 999/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

Non-commercial movement:

Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 577/2013 of 28 June 2013 on the model identification documents for the non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets, the establishment of lists of territories and third countries and the format, layout and language requirements of the declarations attesting compliance with certain conditions provided for in Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/1933 of 14 July 2021 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to rules for non-commercial movements of pet birds into a Member State from a territory or a third country

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1938 of 9 November 2021 establishing the model identification document for non-commercial movements of pet birds into a Member State from a territory or a third country and repealing Decision 2007/25/EC

Bekendtgørelse om ikke-kommerciel flytning af selskabsdyr, udstedelse af identifikationsdokumenter, overgangsforanstaltninger for flytning af unge hunde, katte og fritter og om straffebestemmelser for overtrædelse af relaterede EU-retsakter (only in Danish)

Bekendtgørelse om forbud mod hold af særlige dyr (only in Danish)

Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 of 21 November 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/878 of 18 June 2018 adopting the list of Member States, or parts of the territory of Member States, that comply with the rules for categorisation laid down in Article 2(2) and (3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 concerning the application of preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs