Exporting Commercial Dogs, Cats, and Ferrets to Norway

18 August 2010

domaniec2.nor

Ref: AE-NO 09L
Date: 18 August 2010

1. Statutory authority

Pursuant to section 60 of the Animal Products Act 1999:

(i) I notify the following overseas market access requirements, entitled commercial dogs, cats, and ferrets to Norway.

This notice takes effect from date of signing.

Dated at Wellington on this 24th day of August 2010.

Signed: Matthew Stone BVSc MACVSc MVS (Epidemiology)
Group Manager
Animal Imports and Exports
Border Standards Directorate
MAF Biosecurity New Zealand
(pursuant to delegated authority)

2. Norway Requirements

Commercial dogs, cats, and ferrets exported from New Zealand to Norway, must comply with the import requirements of Norway listed in this notice as follows:

2.1 The certificate must be in English and well as Norwegian.

2.2 An Official Veterinarian of New Zealand Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry must certify, after due enquiry, the following:

2.2.1 The animal is identified with a microchip or tattoo (number and location of microchip and date of microchipping, or tattoo number and date of tattooing, to be recorded on the export certificate).

2.2.2 The animal has been vaccinated against rabies with an inactivated vaccine of at least one antigenic unit per dose (WHO standard). The rabies vaccination and revaccination, if necessary, have been carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturing laboratory and the vaccination was valid (1)). (Manufacturer and name of vaccine, batch number, vaccination date, validity)

2.2.3 The animal was first microchipped or tattooed, and then vaccinated against rabies.

2.2.4 Dogs and cats only: a neutralising antibody titration at least equal to 0.5 IU/ml has been carried out in an EU-approved laboratory on a blood sample taken not earlier than 120 days after the latest vaccination and not later than the day the validity of the vaccination expires.

2.2.5 The animal was at least three months old at the time of rabies vaccination.

2.2.6 The animal for export has been clinically examined within 24 hours of dispatch, and is in good health and able to withstand carriage to its destination.

2.2.7 Within 10 days of import into Norway, the animal for export has been subjected to echinococcus treatment, using a praziquantel-based product. (Manufacturer and name of product, and date and time of treatment (24-hour clock))

2.2.8 Parts not certified on the export certificate must be struck out.

3. Definitions

For the purposes of this document:

Any term or expression that is defined in the Animal Products Act 1999 and used, but not defined in this document, has the same meaning as in this Act.

Explanatory note

This OMAR is based on the current export certificate for commercial dogs, cats and ferrets to Norway, dated 18 August 2010.

Additional Information on OMAR Notification: DOMANIEC.NOR– 18.08.10

1. The movement of dogs, cats and ferrets is commercial if:
   • a. the animal is intended to be sold or conveyed to a new owner, or
   • b. the number of animals imported from non-EU countries is six or more, or
   • c. the animal is not accompanied by the owner or a comparable natural person responsible for the animal during movement, or
   • d. the animal is intended for economic activity.
2. No Import Permit is required.
3. The certificate shall consist of a single sheet, i.e. it must be printed on both sides.
4. The Official Veterinarian must fill in Parts I to V.
5. A veterinary practitioner (local veterinarian) must complete the treatment in Part VII, using a praziquantel-based product, within 10 days of import into Norway.
6. If the microchip does not comply with ISO standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO standard 11785, the owner or exporter responsible on behalf of the owner must provide the necessary means for reading the microchip at inspection in the importing country. As of July 2011, only a microchip will be approved as identification.
7. The certificate must be accompanied by supporting documentation, or a certified copy of it, of the vaccination details. This documentation must bear identification details of the animal concerned.
8. Clause 2.2.4: This antibody titration does not need to be repeated on an animal which, following that titration, has been regularly revaccinated at intervals without a break in the vaccination protocol required by the manufacturing laboratory. As regards ferrets, the antibody titration is only required if the animals comes from third countries listed in part C in Annex II to Regulation (EC) 998/2003.
9. Animals aged between 12 weeks (minimum age to obtain an Animal Welfare Export Certificate) and three months can be imported into Norway when written permission has been granted by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. A copy of this permission must be presented to the Official Veterinarian prior to export.
10. Parts IV and V are not applicable to animals aged between 12 weeks and three months.

(1) A primary anti-rabies vaccination is considered as valid 21 days from the date of completion of the vaccination protocol. A revaccination (booster) is considered as valid from the date of revaccination where the vaccine is administered within the period of validity of the previous vaccination. The revaccination is considered as primary vaccination in the absence of veterinary certification attesting the previous vaccination.

Section 61.A of the Animal Products Amendments Act 2005 states that 'The Crown is not liable, and nor is the Director-General or any employee of the Ministry liable, for any loss arising through the refusal or failure of the relevant authority of an overseas market to admit export animal material or animal product to that market'.