Preamble
Part I - GENERAL RULES (Article 1-17) 17
Part II - DISEASE NOTIFICATION AND REPORTING, SURVEILLANCE, ERADICATION PROGRAMMES, DISEASE–FREE STATUS (Article 18-42) 25
Part III - DISEASE AWARENESS, PREPAREDNESS AND CONTROL (Article 43-83) 41
Part IV - REGISTRATION, APPROVAL, TRACEABILITY AND MOVEMENTS (Article 84-228) 145
Part V - ENTRY INTO THE UNION AND EXPORT (Article 229-243) 15
Part VI - NON–COMMERCIAL MOVEMENTS OF PET ANIMALS INTO A MEMBER STATE FROM ANOTHER MEMBER STATE OR FROM A THIRD COUNTRY OR TERRITORY (Article 244-256) 13
Part VII - EMERGENCY MEASURES (Article 257-262) 6
Part VIII - COMMON PROVISIONS (Article 263-269) 7
Part IX - TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Article 270-283) 13
Annexes 5

quarantine

Definitions over time (1)

14/12/2019 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 4, Regulation (EU) 2016/429 Scope: Whole act

For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

‘quarantine’ means the keeping of animals in isolation with no direct or indirect contact with animals outside the epidemiological unit, for the purpose of ensuring that there is no spread of one or more specified diseases while the animals in isolation are undergoing observation for a specified length of time and, if appropriate, testing and treatment;