Young Animals

EU countries' decision regarding rabies vaccination exemptions for young dogs, cats and ferrets

EU countries have discretion to determine whether they allow the introduction onto their territory of "young dogs, cats and ferrets", i.e. dogs, cats and ferrets which are:

• less than 12 weeks old and have not received an anti-rabies vaccination, or
• between 12 and 16 weeks old and have received an anti-rabies vaccination but are not yet fully protected (i.e. do not met the validity requirements for the anti-rabies vaccination).

Young dogs, cats and ferrets may be moved:

• Within the EU for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Article 9 of Delegated Regulation 2026/131 (see EXCEPTIONS)
• Within the EU for commercial purposes in accordance with Articles 54 and 56 of Delegated Regulation 2020/688 (see EXCEPTIONS)

Young dogs, cats and ferrets cannot be moved into the EU from a non-EU country or territory for whatever purposes.

Please note that:

"Yes" means "I accept the introduction of young dogs, cats and ferrets into my territory"

"No" means "I refuse the introduction of young dogs, cats and ferrets into my territory"

Member State		Article 9 of Delegated Regulation 2026/131	Articles 54 and 56 of Delegated Regulation 2020/688
	Austria	No	No
	Belgium	No	No
	Bulgaria	Yes	Yes
	Croatia	Yes	Yes
	Cyprus	No	No
	Czechia	Yes	Yes
	Denmark	No	No
	Estonia	Yes	Yes
	Finland	Yes	No
	France	No	No
	Germany	No	No
	Greece	No	No
	Hungary	No	No
	Ireland	No	No
	Italy	No	No
	Latvia	No	No
	Lithuania	Yes	Yes
	Luxembourg	Yes	No
	Malta	No	No
	Netherlands	No	No
	Poland	No	No
	Portugal	No	No
	Romania	Yes	No
	Slovakia	Yes	Yes
	Slovenia	Yes	Yes
	Spain	No	No
	Sweden	No	No
EEA Member
	Switzerland	Yes	No
	Norway	No	No
Other Countries
	United Kingdom (Northern Ireland)	No	No