Traveling abroad with your pet

You can travel with your dog within the EU if it meets the following conditions:

• Your dog is at least 15 weeks of age
• Your dog is identified by electronic chip (or by tattoo if it was made before 3 July 2011 and remains legible)
• You have sound European identification passport drawn up by a veterinarian
• Your dog is vaccinated against rabies. The rabies vaccine is available only from 12 weeks (3 months) and takes effect at least 21 days (3 weeks) later. It must be subject to an annual reminder. Vaccination must be carried out after identification to be considered valid.

Check with the embassy or consulate of the destination country to see if other health measures to prevent diseases or infections other than rabies are in place.

The maximum number of dogs that can accompany you is 5.

When your pets travel to participate in competitions, exhibitions or sporting events, you can travel with more than 5 animals. In this case, ask your doctor or pharmacist first. DDPP: titleContent. You can enter the RFP by using an online form or by phone, email or by going on site.

Online

Enter online the Departmental Direction of Protection of Populations

By phone, email or on-site

EU Member States may allow entry into their territory:

• Dogs less than 12 weeks (3 months) of age that have not yet been vaccinated against rabies
• Or dogs aged between 12 and 16 weeks, vaccinated against rabies for less than 21 days (3 weeks), i.e. dogs whose rabies vaccine is not yet valid

This authorization may be granted only if one of these two conditions is met:

• You can justify by a signed declaration that your dog has not been in contact with wild animals of rabies-susceptible species from birth until movement
• Or your dog is accompanied by its mother, on whom it still depends, and the mother's passport establishes that she was vaccinated against rabies before the birth of her puppy.

If you find yourself in this situation, ask the embassy or consulate of the country of destination to find out if entry into this country is possible.

Also ask in advance about the conditions of carriage of animals by the airline or railway company with which you plan to travel.

On your return to France, you do not have any special formalities to complete.

You can travel with your dog to Finland, Ireland or Malta if it meets all the following conditions:

• Your dog is at least 15 weeks of age
• Your dog is identified by electronic chip (or by tattoo if it was made before 3 July 2011 and remains legible)
• You have sound European identification passport drawn up by a veterinarian
• Your dog is vaccinated against rabies. The rabies vaccine is available only from 12 weeks (3 months) and takes effect at least 21 days (3 weeks) later. It must be subject to an annual reminder. Vaccination must be carried out after identification to be considered valid

Your dog must also be dewormed against echinococcus worms (intestinal parasite).

Treatment should be done not earlier than 120 hours and not later than 24 hours before the date of expected entry into the territory of the country concerned.

The treatment must be certified by the veterinarian administering it.

Check with the embassy or consulate of the destination country to find out if other health measures to prevent diseases or infections other than rabies and echinococcus worms are required.

The maximum number of dogs that can accompany you is 5.

When your pets travel to participate in competitions, exhibitions or sporting events, you can travel with more than 5 animals. In this case, ask your doctor or pharmacist first. DDPP: titleContent. You can enter the RFP by using an online form or by phone, email or by going on site.

Online

Enter online the Departmental Direction of Protection of Populations

By phone, email or on-site

EU Member States may allow entry into their territory:

• Dogs less than 12 weeks (3 months) of age that have not yet been vaccinated against rabies
• Or dogs aged between 12 and 16 weeks, vaccinated against rabies for less than 21 days (3 weeks), i.e. dogs whose rabies vaccine is not yet valid

This authorization may be granted only if one of these two conditions is met:

• You can justify by a signed declaration that your dog has not been in contact with wild animals of rabies-susceptible species from birth until movement
• Or your dog is accompanied by its mother, on whom it still depends, and the mother's passport establishes that she was vaccinated against rabies before the birth of her puppy.

If you find yourself in this situation, ask the Embassy or Consulate of Finland, Ireland or Malta whether entry into the territory of the country concerned is possible.

Also ask in advance about the conditions of carriage of animals by the airline or railway company with which you plan to travel.

On your return to France, you do not have any special formalities to complete.