# Non-commercial movement of pet animals

European Parliament procedure 2012/0039(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 63 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2012-09-27 and 2012-10-25.

## What the amendments focus on

This legislative proposal sets rules on the non-commercial movement of pet animals. The amendments revise the limit of five pet animals per movement and derogations from it, the identification of animals by transponder or tattoo and their registration on an authorised database accessible across Member States, the anti-rabies vaccination condition, the qualifications required of persons implanting transponders, and the content and requirements of identification documents.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS | United Kingdom | ECR | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96944.md |
| Jill EVANS | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4550.md |
| Dan JØRGENSEN | Denmark | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28156.md |
| Nadja HIRSCH | Germany | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96872.md |
| Andrea ZANONI | Italy | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/108329.md |
| Kartika Tamara LIOTARD | Netherlands | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28182.md |
| Justas Vincas PALECKIS | Lithuania | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28279.md |
| Lucas HARTONG | Netherlands | NI | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103132.md |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4746.md |
| Chris DAVIES | United Kingdom | RE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4554.md |
| Horst SCHNELLHARDT | Germany | PPE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1930.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |
| Radvilė MORKŪNAITĖ-MIKULĖNIENĖ | Lithuania | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96695.md |
| Elisabeth JEGGLE | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4271.md |

## Official source documents

- PE496.565: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-496.565+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE498.088: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-498.088+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2012-0039-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2012-0039-COD.json

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