# Marking of pet animals · European Union — The dated, ordered steps for taking a dog, cat or ferret into the United States, the European Union or Great Britain — microchip, rabies vaccination, blood test and the waiting periods between them, quoted from the law itself

For Marking of pet animals · European Union, entering is European Union; provision is Marking of pet animals; applies to is Pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I; what is required is shall be marked by the implantation of a transponder or by a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011; citation is Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, Article 17(1), recorded from its source on 2026-08-28; source re-checked 2026-09-15.

- **Entering:** European Union
- **Provision:** Marking of pet animals _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Applies to:** Pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What is required:** shall be marked by the implantation of a transponder or by a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Citation:** Regulation (EU) No 576/2013, Article 17(1) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Marking of pet animals 1. Pet animals of the species listed in Part A of Annex I shall be marked by the implantation of a transponder or by a clearly readable tattoo applied before 3 July 2011.

## Source

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32013R0576

Last verified: 2026-09-15. Review by: 2026-12-26.
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