Poland Pet Import Requirements

All pets must have an original Rabies Certificate signed by the vet. The Rabies vaccine must be at least 21 days old at the time of the final health exam and endorsement.

The document confirming validity of the anti-rabies vaccinations must state:

The anti-rabies vaccine:

a) be a vaccine other than a live modified vaccine and fall within one of the following categories:

- an inactivated vaccine of at least one antigenic unit per dose (recommendation from the World Health Organization); or

- a recombinant vaccine expressing the immunizing glycoprotein of the rabies virus in a live virus vector.

b) where it is administered in a Member State, it must have been granted a marketing authorization in accordance with Article 5 of Directive 2001/82/EC or Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004;

c) where it is administered in a territory or a third country, have been granted an approval or a license by the competent authority and meet at least the requirements laid down in the relevant part of the Chapter concerning rabies in the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and

Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals of the World Organization for Animal Health.

The anti-rabies vaccination must fulfil the following conditions:

a) the vaccine was administered by an authorized veterinarian.

b) the pet animal was at least 12 weeks old at the date on which the vaccine was administered.

c) the date of administration of the vaccine is indicated by an authorised veterinarian or an official veterinarian in the appropriate section of the identification document.

d) the date of administration referred to in the point

(c) does not precede the date of application of the transponder or tattoo or the date of reading of the transponder or the tattoo indicated in the appropriate section of the identification document;

e) the period of validity of the vaccination starts from the establishment of protective

immunity, which shall not be less than 21 days from the completion of the vaccination protocol required by the manufacturer for the primary vaccination, The period of validity of the vaccination is indicated by an authorized veterinarian or an official veterinarian in the appropriate section of the identification document.

f) a re-vaccination must be considered a primary vaccination if it was not carried out within the period of validity referred to in point (e) of the previous vaccination.

Vaccination against rabies made on the unmarked animal is invalid.

Rabies Titer Test required when entering Poland from a high-rabies country. At least equal to 0,5 IU/ml carried out in an approved laboratory on a sample taken by an authorized veterinarian, at least 30 days after vaccination and three months before importing an animal. The result of titration test must be documented in the appropriate section of the identity document by an authorized veterinarian. The document with the result of this test must be attached to the health certificate.  The blood sample must be examined in the laboratory approved by the European Commission.
***To maintain the validity of the titration test, the animal must be vaccinated against rabies regularly and on time.

If the pet animal does not meet the necessary requirements, the competent authorities shall decide in consultation with the official veterinarian:

to return the animal to its country of origin,

to isolate the animal under official control for the time necessary for it to meet the health requirements, at the expense of the owner or the natural person responsible for it, to put the animal down, without financial compensation, where its return or isolation in quarantine cannot be envisaged.

In Poland there are no banned breeds. We have a list(11 breeds) that are described as aggressive. Import to Poland is allowed, however running a breeding or keeping a dog of an aggressive breed requires a permit issued by the commune head(mayor,city president)competent for the planned place of breeding or keeping the dog. The permit is issued at the request of a person intending to breed or keep such a dog.

A list of dog breeds considered aggressive is available in the regulation of the Ministry of Interior and Administration of 28 April 2003.

https://www.wetgiw.gov.pl/nadzor-weterynaryjny/zwierzeta-domowe