Entry into force and application

This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

Articles 1 and 3 shall apply from 22 April 2026.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 8 April 2026.

For the Commission

The President

Ursula VON DER LEYEN

( 1 ) OJ L 84, 31.3.2016, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/429/oj .

( 2 ) Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the non-commercial movement of pet animals and repealing Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 ( OJ L 178, 28.6.2013, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/576/oj ).

( 3 ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 of 21 November 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 576/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs, and repealing Delegated Regulation (EU) No 1152/2011 ( OJ L 130, 28.5.2018, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2018/772/oj ).

( 4 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2018/878 of 18 June 2018 adopting the list of Member States, or parts of the territory of Member States, that comply with the rules for categorisation laid down in Article 2(2) and (3) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/772 concerning the application of preventive health measures for the control of Echinococcus multilocularis infection in dogs ( OJ L 155, 19.6.2018, p. 1 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2018/878/oj ).

( 5 ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 of 17 December 2019 supplementing Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards rules for surveillance, eradication programmes, and disease-free status for certain listed and emerging diseases ( OJ L 174, 3.6.2020, p. 211 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2020/689/oj ).

( 6 ) Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/134 of 20 January 2026 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2020/689 as regards rules for surveillance and disease-free status from infestation with Echinococcus multilocularis ( OJ L, 2026/134, 27.3.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2026/134/oj ).

( 7 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 of 15 April 2021 laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/429 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the approval of the disease-free and non-vaccination status of certain Member States or zones or compartments thereof as regards certain listed diseases and the approval of eradication programmes for those listed diseases ( OJ L 131, 16.4.2021, p. 78 , ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2021/620/oj ).

( 8 ) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/293 of 9 February 2026 amending Annexes I to IV, VII, VIII, XI and XIII and correcting Annex VIII to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 as regards the approval or withdrawal of the disease-free status of certain Member States, zones or compartments thereof as regards certain listed diseases and the approval of eradication programmes for certain listed diseases ( OJ L, 2026/293, 10.2.2026, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2026/293/oj ).

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2026/766 of 8 April 2026 amending and correcting Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/620 as regards disease-free status from infestation with ANNEX ANNEX XIX