Reg (EU) 2016/429 — scope of application to companion-animal (pet) movements: non-commercial vs commercial and Parts IV/V/VI
Source: Regulation (EU) 2016/429 ('Animal Health Law') (eur-lex first-hand text, CELEX 32016R0429, pulled 2026-07-24).
Regulation (EU) 2016/429 draws a distinction between non-commercial movements of pet animals (which are governed by the tailored rules in Part VI) and other movements of pet animals (which fall under the general animal-health requirements of Parts IV and V). Non-commercial movement means a pet animal accompanying its owner without sale or transfer of ownership.
The claims below are verbatim provisions from Article 1(4)-(6) and Article 244 of the regulation as published on eur-lex.
Claims (verified C1 substrings of source_file)
Parts IV and V shall not apply to non–commercial movements of pet animals as referred to in paragraph 6 of this Article or to non–commercial movements of pet animals within a Member State.Movements of pet animals, other than non–commercial movements, shall comply with the animal health requirements laid down in Parts IV and V.Part VI shall only apply to non–commercial movements of pet animals that comply with the requirements laid down in Articles 245 and 246 as regards the maximum number of animals that may accompany their owner and the maximum number of days elapsing between the movement of the owner and the movement of the animal.This Part shall apply to the non–commercial movement of pet animals into a Member State from another Member State or from a third country or territory.Non–commercial movements of pet animals that fulfil the animal health requirements laid down in this Part shall not be prohibited, restricted or impeded on animal health grounds other than those resulting from the application of this Part.Where the non–commercial movement of a pet animal is carried out by an authorised person, it may only take place within five days from the movement of the pet owner.
Source: pdf-raw/eu-animal-health/reg_2016_429_animal_health.txt — first-hand eur-lex text of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 ('Animal Health Law') (eur-lex first-hand text, CELEX 32016R0429, pulled 2026-07-24).