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REPUBLIC OF SERBIA Negotiating Group 12 - Food Safety, Veterinary and Phytosanitary Policy

Non -Commercial Movements of Pet Animals

Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection

Veterinary Directorate

Bilateral Screening

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

The Rulebook on conditions for non-

commercial movement of pet

animals (ОG RS No 11/11;60/14) ,

Aligned

Commission Decision 2003/803

The Rulebook on the manner of identification and registration of dogs and cats(OG RS No 23/12)

Accordance model passport

Commission Decision 2011/874

The Rulebook on conditions for non-

commercial movement of pet

animals (ОG RS No 11/11;60/14

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

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Cases of Rabies

Cases of Rabies


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...



• Created by the own resources

• Designed and developed as a independent module veterinary information system Vet Up

• Supports field veterinary service and veterinary inspection



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 non- commercial 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


THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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