Bilateral Screening Non -Commercial Movements of Pet Animals Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection Veterinary Directorate Brussels 20 24 October 2014
CONTENT Legal framework Pet animals Documentation:pet passport/certificate Movement/crossing border-control
LEGAL FRAMEWORK OVERWIEW BASIC ACT The Law on Veterinary Matters (OG RS No 91/05,30/10,93/12). The Law on animal welfare (OG RS No 41/09).
LEGAL FRAMEWORK SECONDARY LEGISLATION The Rulebook on conditions for non-commercial movement of pet animals which do not require import and transit permit/licence, and on form and content of the cerificate of such consignment (OG RS No 11/11,60/14),which is partially harmonized with the Regulation (EC) No. 998/2003 and with Decision 2011/874EU.
LEGAL FRAMEWORK OVERVIEW The Rulebook on the manner of identification and registration of dogs and cats (OG RS No 23/12) Annex Pet passport is in accordance with Commission Decision 2003/803EC
COMPARISON EU RS Harmonization Regulation(EC) No.998/2003 Commission Decision 2003/803 Commission Decision 2011/874 The Rulebook on conditions for noncommercial movement of pet animals (ОG RS No 11/11;60/14), The Rulebook on the manner of identification and registration of dogs and cats(og RS No 23/12) The Rulebook on conditions for noncommercial movement of pet animals (ОG RS No 11/11;60/14 Aligned Accordance model passport Aligned
Control of rabies in domestic animals Preventive vaccination of dogs and cats Identification of dogs Registration of dogs and cats Passport for dogs and cats Control of rabies in wild animals Oral vaccination
CASES OF RABIES FOR WILD ANIMALS IN SERBIA 120 Cases of Rabies 100 80 60 40 Cases of Rabies 20 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
D E F I N I T I O N S Article 3 Non-commercial movement of pets non-commercial movement of animal pets is movement of not more than five pets not intended for sale or other form of transfer of ownership to third parties, and which includes moving of pets, i.e. their importation, transit, exportation or re-importation to the territory of Republic of Serbia, accompanied by the owner or other competent/responsible person authorized by the owner.
PRESENT SITUATION REGARDING RABIES- NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION PET PASSPORT CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE WITH SEROLOGICAL TEST
PASSPORT FOR PETS For internal and international movement (accompanied with certificate) Serbian language English language Entry and verification of data is made by veterinary organisations and authorised private practitioners-veterinarians
NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION-PET PASSPORT
PET PASSPORT-information on the owner/keeper
PET PASSPORT-information on animal identification
PET PASSPORT-information on vaccination against Rabies
CENTRAL DATABASE FOR PET ANIMALS In function since 2007 Comprised of complete data about animal Access have veterinary organizations in charge for marking/identification of animals and all the veterinary inspectors Allows possibility for search of CB by the owner,microchip,id No of pet passport Constantly updating status of animals...
CENTRAL DATABASE FOR PET ANIMALS Created by the own resources Designed and developed as a independent module veterinary information system Vet Up Supports field veterinary service and veterinary inspection
CENTRAL DATABASE FOR PET ANIMALS
CENTRAL DATABASE FOR PET ANIMALS Broj obeleženih pasa i mačaka 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Region Borski 3.564 11.095 3.801 2.700 2.476 2.470 1.919 1.477 Braničevski 8.292 25.262 7.130 6.412 5.136 3.997 4.107 2.472 Grad Beograd 17.325 44.514 18.865 18.779 27.529 22.831 13.968 10.877 Jablanički 4.607 11.606 5.432 3.350 3.200 2.405 1.901 1.639 Južno-banatski 4.822 21.842 5.321 4.625 5.798 5.368 5.116 3.681 Južno-bački 10.797 31.416 11.458 10.797 10.844 9.716 9.797 9.467 Kolubarski 5.873 11.710 4.484 3.187 3.032 2.974 2.754 2.267 Mačvanski 10.822 21.467 5.217 5.248 5.061 4.947 4.375 3.428 Moravički 4.409 11.354 3.100 3.353 2.856 2.395 2.051 1.505 Nišavski 3.376 18.030 10.967 5.368 5.505 5.642 5.341 4.309 Pirotski 470 8.256 1.379 1.970 840 1.294 1.499 861 Podunavski 6.505 10.819 2.988 4.247 2.761 2.356 2.049 1.388 Pomoravski 5.099 17.113 4.871 3.874 4.268 3.219 2.923 1.928 Pčinjski 3.145 7.643 2.197 2.901 2.800 2.374 2.340 1.877 Rasinski 5.689 30.947 5.999 5.764 5.076 3.148 3.562 2.254 Raški 2.974 9.069 3.242 2.357 2.190 2.222 2.690 1.868 Severno-banatski 5.708 17.211 5.604 4.651 3.572 3.419 4.101 2.480 Severno-bački 7.982 18.170 4.567 4.887 5.704 4.272 3.628 2.448 Srednje-banatski 4.241 15.881 6.753 5.265 6.087 4.318 3.550 2.403 Sremski 10.987 21.388 5.465 10.911 5.298 4.778 3.717 2.467 Toplički 1.462 1.800 2.746 1.435 969 753 854 893 Zaječarski 7.475 10.099 3.483 2.760 2.481 1.911 1.568 1.175 Zapadno-bački 2.962 11.408 5.498 4.779 4.102 3.383 2.407 1.811 Zlatiborski 3.391 8.853 3.989 2.747 3.679 2.237 2.235 1.745 Šumadijski 5.183 14.734 3.809 3.872 3.310 2.712 2.875 2.273 Total No 147.160 411.687 138.365 126.239 124.574 105.141 91.327 68.993
Serbia is not on the list with favorable situation in regard of Rabies Titration test has to be perfomed minimum 30 days after Rabies vaccination with favourable results (antibody titar in serum higher than 0,5 IU/ml), and minimum 3 months before dispatch. Serbia has one laboratory on list of EU approved laboratories for antirabies testing - Pasteuer Institute Novi Sad in accordance with Council Decision 2000/258EC http://ec.europa.eu/food/animal/liveanimals/pets/approval
Veterinary Certificate for non commercial movement up to five pet animals
Veterinary Certificate for imports and noncommercial movemement of more than five pets
Veterinary Certificate-identification and vaccination informations
WHO PERFORMS THE CONTROL? The documentary and identity check up to five pet animals is performed by custom authorities (Law on Veterinary Matters, OG RS No 91/05,30/10,93/12)-Article 128, Paragraph 1
WHO PERFORMS THE CONTROL? Veterinary Directorate procured microchip readers at all border crossings where customs officers are located and our border veterinary inspectors were conducting trainings of customs officers on the manner of performance of documentary and identity check and the use of readers. For the time being at seventeen border crossing points documentary and identity check is performed by custom officers ( in previous period was 9)
EDUCATION YEAR No. of BIP No. of Custom officers 2010 9 98 2011 12 115 2012 16 157 2013 17 169
What to do in the case of non-compliance Returns to the country of origin/dispatch Put the animal in quarantine under supervision of authorised veterinary officer Put the animal down, in accordance to Animal Welfare Law without financial compensation
CHALLENGES Application for entering on the list Continue educating customs officers During 2015 preparation of a new Rulebook on non-commercial movement of the pet animals in accordance with Commission Regulations No 576/2013 and No 577/2013
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