Lebanon

• Rules
• Geography

Attention:  This information is to be used as general guidelines and may not be updated to meet the current requirements.  Before you travel, be sure to contact the appropriate authorities for your destination country.

LEBANON PET TRAVEL RULES AND REQUIREMENTS

Before beginning the import procedures, make sure that your vet is approved by the Government Veterinarian Authority in the country of origin.   For example, if an animal is departing the United States, the vet will need to be USDA Accredited. 

Requirements in Summary:

1. Microchip:  Each Pet shall be identified by means of a microchip.  No other form of identification is acceptable. The microchip used should comply with ISO Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO standard 11785- otherwise the pet will need to be sent with it’s own scanner attached to the top of the crate.

2. All animals need to have Full Vaccinations:
Dogs:  Distemper, Hepatitis, Parvo, Leptospirosis, (DHLPP) and Rabies within the last 12 months or a minimum of 4 weeks before arrival.
Cats:  Feline Viral Rhinotracheitis, Calicivirus, Panleukopenia (FVRCP), and Rabies within the last 12 months or a minimum of 4 weeks before arrival. 

3. EU Vet Health Certificate (Form EC#: 998) - (Form provided to you by PetRelocation.com): This is the standard Health Certificate to be filled out by your accredited Veterinarian.  This certificate is valid for 4 months prior to departure date so do not get this issued too early.

4. USDA Endorsement:  The below referenced forms:

•    Microchip Implantation Record
•    Rabies Certificate
•    Vet Letter

Must be sent to your local USDA for their stamp of approval.  Please contact your PetRelocation.com representative on the best way of handling this.

5.  International Health Certificate:  Your vet should have these in stock.  It’s a good idea to call ahead and ask.  This is an international health certificate that needs to be completed by your vet within 10 days of departure.  Depending on the logistics of your particular pet relocation and the specific health certificate being used (APHIS Form 7001) an additional USDA Endorsement maybe required on this health certificate.  Speak to your PetRelocation.com specialist regarding the USDA portion of this process.

6.  All original documentation listed above must travel with the pets.

7.  In order for us to successfully clear customs we will need the following documents supplied prior to the animal’s arrival:

•    Copy of Pet Owner’s Passport
•    Note from Pet Owner’s Employer for the Relocation

Geography

Lebanon is located in Middle East, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, between Israel and Syria. The Geographic coordinates are 33 50 N, 35 50 E .It has the total area of 10,400 sq km including land area of10,230 sq km and water of170 sq km .

Lebanon's varied geographical areas fall into four features. First there is the narrow costal plain where five of Lebanon's great historical cities developed: Tripoli, Byblos, Beirut, sidon and Tyre. The 220 kilometer-long coastlines is marked by indentations and rocky outcrops wherever the sub-coastal range joins the sea. The second geographical feature is a north-south mountain range known as Mount Lebanon. Appearing at times to rise abruptly from the sea, Mount Lebanon covers more than a third of the country. Its western slopes are well wooded and are frequently broken by wild valley. The mountains rise gradually over a distance of some 30 kilometers to the highest peaks of Sannine (2,628 meters) and Qornet es Sawda (3,069 meters). It is Mount Lebanon, or jabel lubnan in Arabic , that gave its name to the country . In fact Lebanon owes its geographical unity to this mountainous range, which is almost entirely contained within its frontiers. The next of Lebanon's four areas is the Beqaa valley which is between 8 to 15 Kilometers wide and about 120 Kilometers long form north to south . A fertile plain east of the Mount Lebanon range between 800 and 1,250 meters in elevation, the Beqaa valley was known as the breadbasket of the Roman Empire in ancient times. Still the major agricultural zone of Lebanon, the central area is the most fertile while the southern part is less cultivated, being swampy and full of rocks. It is through the Beqaa that the 140 Kilometers-long Litani River, the longest in the Lebanon, turns to meet the Mediterranean between Sidon and Tyre. On the eastern side of the Beqaa, the Anti-Lebanon mountains and Mount Hermon rise. A chain of rocky, almost treeless mountains running parallel to the Lebanon range, the Anti-Lebanon is lower but more complete than Mount Lebanon. These mountains form the frontier between Lebanon and Syria. 

Capital      Beirut

Languages   Standard Arabic, French

Currency     Lebanese Lira (LL) (LBP)

Climate

Climate of Mediterranean sea, Lebanon mountains experience heavy winter snows . Lebanon enjoys an essentially Mediterranean climate with mild, rainy winters and long summers which are warm and humid. The spring months sometimes witness the so-called Khamseen,a hot, dry wind, but these winds are usually short-lived.