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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals (Amendment) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2022.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st October and expire on 1st April 2023.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
(4) These Regulations apply in England.
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(1) Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the non-commercial movement of pet animals is amended as follows.
(2) In Annex 4—
(a) in point 2(b), at the end insert “, except where point 2A applies”;
(b) after point 2, insert—“
2A. 
This point applies where the Secretary of State has administered a test which measures a level of antibody to rabies virus in serum of the animal tested equal to or greater than 0.3 EU/ml and using an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay method that meets the validation standards set out in Chapter 1.1.6. of the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals 2022”.
Benyon
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
31st August 2022