AUSTRIA

Pets

Cats and dogs are subject to special regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council.

Additionally, pets arriving from the following countries do not require a serological test for rabies (anti-body titration): Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Ascension Islands, Australia, Bahrain, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Isl., Croatia, Falkland Isl., Fiji, French Polynesia, Jamaica, Japan, Mauritius, Mayotte, Monaco, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Singapore, St. Helena, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Pierre & Miquelon, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, U.S.A., Vanuatu and Wallis Isl. & Futuna Isl.

US needs EU Health Certificate (998) and USDA International Health Certificate APHIS Form 7001

For more information contact Austrian embassy or visit www.bmgf.gv.at.

Pets may enter as passenger's checked baggage, in the cabin or as cargo.

General Information

Austria is a landlocked country of roughly 8.3 million people in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.

Austria is a largely mountainous country due to its location in the Alps. The Central Eastern Alps, Northern Limestone Alps and Southern Limestone Alps are all partly in Austria. Of the total area of Austria (84 000 km˛ or 32,000 sq. mi), only about a quarter can be considered low lying, and only 32% of the country is below 500 meters (1,600 ft). The Alps of western Austria give way somewhat into low lands and plains in the eastern part of the country.