The upcoming legislation sets minimum rules for the entire EU, such as mandatory microchipping and registration of dogs and cats born in or imported into the bloc.
Dog registration is already mandatory in 24 of the 27 EU Member States, and only in 7 for cats. As those systems are fragmented, a future common online data base should tackle the problem, said Tilly Metz, an MEP from the Green group and shadow rapporteur for the regulation.
