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International Animal Export Regulations

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Notice

If you have any questions or concerns regarding these regulations for exporting animals or animal products to a foreign country, you should contact the APHIS-VS Area Office in the State from which the animals or products will be exported.

Spain - Summary of Requirements

Spain is a Member State of the European Union. Bilingual health certificates are available for some commodities/species (see below). If the bilingual certificate for that species or commodity is not listed below, please refer to the English version on the link to the European Union. It is the responsibility of the exporter to obtain a bilingual certificate if it is not listed below.

SPECIES - MOST RECENT UPDATE

Bovine Embryos

  • Bovine embryos Annex III - In vitro derived embryos, conceived using semen complying with Council Directive 88/407/EEC (eligible for intra-Community trade). Bilingual English-Spanish - March 2006 (pdf 51kb)
  • Bovine embryos Annex IV - In vitro derived embryos, conceived using semen coming from an approved semen collection/storage center (excluded from intra-Community trade). Bilingual English-Spanish - March 2006 (pdf 49kb)
  • Bovine embryos Annex II - In vivo derived embryos (eligible for intra-Community trade). Bilingual English-Spanish - March 2006 (pdf 44kb)

Note: For Spain, in addition to the animal health export certificate, the following zootechnical certificates (both English and Spanish) must accompany bovine embryos collected from pure breed bovines to be used for animals intended to be registered in a European Community herd book :

Annex VI, Commission Decision 96/510/EC, as amended by Commission Decision 2004/186/EC
English
Spanish

Bovine Semen

  • Bovine semen, Model 1 - Health certificate for semen collected, processed, and stored after December 31, 2004, and dispatched from a collection center where the semen was collected. - November 2011 (pdf 68kb)

Fish

Annelids


Pets

Pet dogs, cats, and ferrets must be identified with a microchip compatible with ISO standard 11784 or 11785 or the appropriate microchip reader must be provided along with the pet. Microchip implantation must occur PRIOR to rabies vaccination. Any rabies vaccination that occurs prior to microchip implantation is not considered valid regardless of whether the animal was up-to-date on its previous rabies vaccines. In this case, the animal must be revaccinated. 21 days must have elapsed after the first (primary) vaccination after implantation of the microchip before the animal is eligible to enter the European Union. A rabies vaccination is considered primary if either: (1) an animal was up-to-date on its rabies vaccination but vaccination occurred prior to microchip implantation, (2) vaccination was not carried out within the period of validity of a previous vaccination, or (3) the animal was vaccinated for the first time. 

  • Dogs, Cats and Ferrets - Bilingual Health Certificate (Movement of commercial or more than five non-commercial animals) - March 2012 (pdf 78kb)
  • Dogs, Cats and Ferrets - Bilingual Health Certificate (Movement of no more than 5 non-commercial pets) - February 2012 (pdf 57kb)

Canine

  • Canine semen: (English/Spanish) Bilingual Health Certificate - September 2009 (pdf 32kb)

Note: Shipments of canine semen must enter Spain through Madrid-Barajas International Airport. Madrid-Barajas customs needs to be informed 48 hours in advance of arrival.

 

 

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Last Modified: March 30, 2012