Official Controls Qualification
(Veterinary) OCQ(V)

An updated copy of the English/French bi-lingual Animal Health Certificate (AHC09) has been published with the declaration included. OVs are to use this updated version for certification.

• AHC09 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/French

The OV instructions - Small animal esports have been updated to reflect the new Animal Health Certificate templates have been published to replace the existing versions, including a new AHC23 English/Maltese version.

• Small animal exports

The 8233NFG - Notes for guidance for the non-commercial movement into a member state from a territory or third country of dogs, cats or ferrets has been significantly updated in line with the certification requirements for the new Animal Health Certificate (AHC) templates. OVs are advised to refer to this document when certifying the new AHC templates.

• 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance

A new English/Maltese bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate has been published for use by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC23 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Maltese

A new English/Spanish bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC21 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Spanish

A new English/Swedish bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC22 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Swedish

A new English/Solvakian bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC19 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Slovakian

A new English/Slovenian bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC20 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Slovenian

A new English/Portuguese bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC17 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Portuguese

A new English/Romanian bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC18 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Romanian

A new English/Polish bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC16 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Polish

A new English/Italian bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC13 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Italian

A new English/Latvian bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC14 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Latvian

A new English/Lithuanian bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC15 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Lithuanian

A new English/Greek bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC11 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Greek

A new English/Hungarian bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC12 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Hungarian

A new English/German bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC10 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/German

A new English/Finnish bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC08 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Finnish

A new English/French bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC09 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/French

A new English/Estonian bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC07 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Estonian

A new English version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC06 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets

A new English/Dutch bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC05 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Dutch

A new English/Danish bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC04 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Danish

A new English/Czech bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC03 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Czech

A new English/Croatian bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC02 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Croatian

A new English/Bulgarian bi-lingual version of the Animal Health Certificate is available, replacing the previous version which should now be used by OVs when certifying pet dogs, cats and ferrets travelling from GB to the EU.

• AHC01 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Bulgarian

The OV instructions: Small animals exports have been updated regarding the validity of use of EU pet passports for travel from GB to the EU. Refer to the Change notice section in the content for details.

• Small animal exports

New PDF copy of the ET265 Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret added which is displayed on 2 pages. This is to fix an error in the original PDF creation.

• ET265 Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret

ET265(Welsh) - Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog cat or ferret - Welsh language has been updated to reflect the change to the validity of an AHC from four months to six months.

• ET265(Welsh) Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret - Welsh language

ET265 Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret has been updated to reflect the change to the validity of an AHC from four months to six months.

• ET265 Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret

The OV instructions: Small animals exports have been updated regarding the validity time for Animal Health Certificates extending from four months to six months. Refer to the Change notice on the content for details.

• Small animal exports

The ET265(Welsh) - Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog cat or ferret - Welsh language has been added.

• ET265(Welsh) Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret - Welsh language

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC22 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Swedish

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC21 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Spanish

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC20 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Slovenian

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC19 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Slovakian

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC18 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Romanian

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC17 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Portuguese

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC15 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Lithuanian

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC16 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Polish

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC13 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Italian

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC12 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Hungarian

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC14 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Latvian

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC11 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Greek

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC09 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/French

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC10 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/German

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC08 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Finnish

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC07 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Estonian

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC06 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC05 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Dutch

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC04 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Danish

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC03 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Czech

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC02 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Croatian

Access to the AHCs for the non-commercial movements of dogs, cats or ferrets on Improve International now have restricted access. OVs accessing these documents will now be prompted to enter their Improve International login details to enable access to them. Further details are in APHA Briefing Note 08/26.

• AHC01 AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - English/Bulgarian

The OV instructions for Small animal exports have been released following the split of the OV Export instructions into individual documents to improve accessibility and ease of reference.

• Small animal exports

The 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Thirds Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes, has been updated to add a link to the APHA Contact form for Pet Travel enquiries, to replace the Pet Travel email address which is no longer in use.

• 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance

The 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance has been updated.

• 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance

The ET258 Guidance for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from UK to Australia, has been updated to remove the requirement for ID verification/ID declaration to be completed between 180 days-365 days prior to export. Information regarding validity of ID declaration added.

• ET258 Guidance for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from UK to Australia

The 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance has been updated.

• 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance

The Pet travel: Animal health certificate order form (PETS10) has been updated with hyperlinks to the Improve International website and the new APHA privacy notice.

• PETS10 Pet Travel - Animal Health Certificate order form

The Identification declaration for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from the UK to Australia (ET259) has been updated to correct an error in the footer.

• ET259 Identification declaration for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from the UK to Australia

The Identification declaration for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from the UK to Australia (ET259) has been updated

• ET259 Identification declaration for OVs preparing dogs and cats for export from the UK to Australia

The ET260 Rabies neutralising antibody titre test (RNATT) declaration for the export of dogs and cats from the UK to Australia has been updated to amend questions 16, 17, 24, 25 and 28, to remove UK from country box in question 19 and amend Section E to remove the pre-populated options for deleting Defra/DAERA.

• ET260 Rabies neutralising antibody titre test (RNATT) declaration for the export of dogs and cats from the UK to Australia

Amendments have been made to the ET265 checklist to produce the checklist in black and white and create better quality images of the animals following feedback from Official Veterinarians.

• ET265 Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret

The ET265 Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret has been added.

• ET265 Checklist for returning to GB with your pet dog, cat or ferret

Updates have been made to the 8233NFG AHC guidance notes for non-commercial movement of dogs, cats or ferrets regarding the vaccination requirements.

• 8233NFG AHC for the Non-commercial Movement into a Member State from a Territory or Third Country of Dogs, Cats or Ferrets - Notes for Guidance