Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry on animal health requirements and exceptions for imports from non-EU countries of certain animals, breeding material from them, products of animal origin, and goods that pose a risk of spreading animal diseases (No. 330 of 2021).

The present Decree establishes requirements for the import of animals, breeding material from them, products of animal origin, and goods that pose a risk of spreading animal diseases to Finland from countries other than member states or for their transit through Finland. These include: 1) Alternative methods for administering tapeworm medication to dogs being transported as pets; 2) Requirements for the movement of pets in exceptional cases where not all EU movement conditions are met; 3) Certain national import requirements to be applied in the absence of EU import requirements; and 4) Import protection measures to be applied due to changes in the animal disease situation.