
Article 1 

1. Member States may authorise the introduction onto their territory of dogs and cats less than three months of age and not vaccinated against rabies from third countries listed respectively in part B and C of Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 under conditions at least equivalent to those laid down in in Article 5(2) of that Regulation.
2. Subsequent movement to another Member State of the animals introduced in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be prohibited, except where the animal is to be moved in accordance with the conditions laid down in in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EC) No 988/2003 to a Member State other than those listed in part A of Annex II to that Regulation.Subsequent movement to another Member State listed in part A of Annex II to that Regulation of an animal introduced in accordance with paragraph 1 shall take place in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 once the animal concerned has reached more than three months of age.
Article 2 
This Decision shall apply from 11 December 2004.
Article 3 
This Decision is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 December 2004.
For the Commission
Markos KYPRIANOU
Member of the Commission