Travelling with pets
Before going on a trip with your pet, you should know all the imposed flight conditions.
General Information and Regulations
Pets accompanied by their owners or a responsible person on behalf of the owner for non-commercial purpose, arriving from third countries, must be admitted on the European Union terittory only through a designated Point of entry for the veterinary check of such pets. For air carriage, the Poinst of entry in Romania designated by The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority are: Bucharest Henri Coanda International Airport and Cluj Avram Iancu International Airport. For further details, please access The National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority website here. The guide on the non-commercial movement of pet animals can be accessed here.
The applicable european legislation for the movement of pets and animals is Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013. You may access the Regulation here.
For journeys within the European Union, your pet must be identified by an electronic chip and hold an European passport. The passport, issued and completed by an authorized veterinarian, certifies your pet has been properly vaccinated.
There are certain rules for traveling with your pet is Israel. For details, click here. Passengers must present at the Otopeni Check-in the import/export permit, issued by the veterinary authorities in Israel, which must be signed, stamped, contain the flight number and the date. The permit can be downloaded here.
