2026 Order 481 identification, rabies, veterinary documents and breed conditions; residency and follow-up differences remain unresolved.
Identification
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Order 481 requires an ISO11784 microchip readable with ISO11785 equipment; provide a reader if needed. Its tattoo exception requires proof of application before 3 July 2011, rather than simply an old birth date.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Selected necessary conditions for adult personal dogs/cats newly imported from Canada or the US. The scanned 2026 Order 481 repeals 2018 Order 97; its original text takes precedence over a simplified website summary. Short reintroduction exceptions are outside this pathway. Departure country does not establish the required residence history for antibody exemption.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Rabies vaccine must be administered by an authorised vet after or on the identification date and be valid at entry. Unless otherwise documented, primary vaccination is from twelve weeks and immunity starts twenty-one days after completing the primary protocol. A lapsed booster is treated as primary vaccination.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Selected necessary conditions for adult personal dogs/cats newly imported from Canada or the US. The scanned 2026 Order 481 repeals 2018 Order 97; its original text takes precedence over a simplified website summary. Short reintroduction exceptions are outside this pathway. Departure country does not establish the required residence history for antibody exemption.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Carry the authorised/official veterinarian’s signed record with signer’s name, practice/registration, pet’s birth date, identification and rabies administration dates, as required by Article 3.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Selected necessary conditions for adult personal dogs/cats newly imported from Canada or the US. The scanned 2026 Order 481 repeals 2018 Order 97; its original text takes precedence over a simplified website summary. Short reintroduction exceptions are outside this pathway. Departure country does not establish the required residence history for antibody exemption.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
For new imports, Article 5 requires an authorised veterinary inspection within ten days before entry, certifying no clinical signs of contagious disease and fitness for transport. The short-return exemption is outside this selected new-import pathway.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Selected necessary conditions for adult personal dogs/cats newly imported from Canada or the US. The scanned 2026 Order 481 repeals 2018 Order 97; its original text takes precedence over a simplified website summary. Short reintroduction exceptions are outside this pathway. Departure country does not establish the required residence history for antibody exemption.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
DTAM’s linked bilingual form expressly covers Canada. Complete its identification/rabies and clinical sections, attach identification proof and any separate rabies certificate. Its examination certifies health, absence of external parasites and fitness for travel; obtain the accepted form for a US-origin animal separately.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Selected necessary conditions for adult personal dogs/cats newly imported from Canada or the US. The scanned 2026 Order 481 repeals 2018 Order 97; its original text takes precedence over a simplified website summary. Short reintroduction exceptions are outside this pathway. Departure country does not establish the required residence history for antibody exemption.
Dog · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
The 2026 official page prohibits category 1 dogs. Category 2 imports require the necessary supporting documents and declaration to the residence municipality. Confirm actual classification; it does not authorize all dogs.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Selected necessary conditions for adult personal dogs/cats newly imported from Canada or the US. The scanned 2026 Order 481 repeals 2018 Order 97; its original text takes precedence over a simplified website summary. Short reintroduction exceptions are outside this pathway. Departure country does not establish the required residence history for antibody exemption.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
Article 4 requires an EU-approved laboratory rabies test on blood sampled at least thirty days after vaccination, result at least 0.5 IU/ml. The exemption depends on since-birth or more-than-four-month continuous residence in a country listed in Parts I/II of Annex II to 577/2013. The website’s EU/Canada/US shorthand does not establish residence or reconcile the 2026 EU changes. Obtain DTAM confirmation before assuming exemption.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Selected necessary conditions for adult personal dogs/cats newly imported from Canada or the US. The scanned 2026 Order 481 repeals 2018 Order 97; its original text takes precedence over a simplified website summary. Short reintroduction exceptions are outside this pathway. Departure country does not establish the required residence history for antibody exemption.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
The official page describes an eight-day vet visit after more than three months spent outside SPM by a pet not coming from a French department, while the Canada form describes a stay exceeding three months in SPM. These triggers differ and are not reconciled by Order 481. Ask DTAM which follow-up applies; no universal eight-day checkbox is generated.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Selected necessary conditions for adult personal dogs/cats newly imported from Canada or the US. The scanned 2026 Order 481 repeals 2018 Order 97; its original text takes precedence over a simplified website summary. Short reintroduction exceptions are outside this pathway. Departure country does not establish the required residence history for antibody exemption.
Dog / Cat · In the cabin / Accompanied hold baggage / Separate cargo service
Rules depend on the route, animal and operating carrier. Confirm your own journey with the relevant authority and airline.
Applicable conditions
CFIA’s page last modified in 2016 gives four-month minimum age, a one-month first-vaccine wait and health-certificate advice of four days. DTAM’s 2026 Order uses different immunity and ten-day inspection terms. Confirm Canadian export handling and current DTAM acceptance; the old page is not substituted for the new import order.
Selected official requirements for healthy adult personal pets. Departure selection does not establish residence history, eligibility, permit approval or airline acceptance. Confirm the actual permit and journey with the authority. Selected necessary conditions for adult personal dogs/cats newly imported from Canada or the US. The scanned 2026 Order 481 repeals 2018 Order 97; its original text takes precedence over a simplified website summary. Short reintroduction exceptions are outside this pathway. Departure country does not establish the required residence history for antibody exemption.
