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Document 91998E002557
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2557/98 by Hanja MAIJ-WEGGEN to the Commission. UK quarantine law
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2557/98 by Hanja MAIJ-WEGGEN to the Commission. UK quarantine law
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2557/98 by Hanja MAIJ-WEGGEN to the Commission. UK quarantine law
OJ C 297, 15.10.1999, p. 24
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91998E2557
WRITTEN QUESTION No. 2557/98 by Hanja MAIJ-WEGGEN to the Commission. UK quarantine law
Official Journal C 297 , 15/10/1999 P. 0024
WRITTEN QUESTION E-2557/98 by ( Hanja) Maij-Weggen (PPE) to the Commission (1 September 1998) Subject: UK quarantine law Is it true that the United Kingdom still requires pet animals brought in by workers from elsewhere in the European Union (people who have found work in the United Kingdom and have decided to settle there) to be held in quarantine for six months? Is it true that the United Kingdom permits cats and dogs imported for commercial purposes to be brought into the country provided that a health certificate, a certificate of anti-rabies vaccination and microchip identification can be produced and a blood test has been carried out? Does the Commission know why this distinction is made, and does it conform to European legislation? Will the Commission ask the United Kingdom government to drop this unusual form of discrimination with its bias against animals and allow pets that have been certified as healthy to be brought into the UK without problems?