The expected reintroduction of pet passports is set to extend to Channel Islanders wanting to take their pet to Europe.
A return of the EU's scheme is expected to be signed off later this month at a UK-EU summit, as part of a wider agreement plant and animal movement controls.
It was scrapped on Brexit in 2021.
A loophole being used by people with a second home on the continent was closed earlier this year, leaving the only way of taking your dog with you to France on holiday demanding a costly single-use Animal Health Certificate.
It requires a visit to the vet to issue the AHC. with fees varying between £100 - £250.
The pet passport was like the human equivalent, valid for the pet's lifetime providing vaccines were up to date.
Its return will be welcome news for pet-owners, though we understand it could be early 2028 before they are back in use.
Currently, people travelling from Guernsey to Portsmouth with the pet on the indirect winter ferry service that stops in Cherbourg are also required to have an Animal Health Certificate.
Because the ship docks the French port, it is legally considered an entry into the EU.
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