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Actions in case of non-compliance revealed during the checks provided for in Articles 33 and 34 1. Where the checks provided for in Articles 33 and 34 reveal that a pet animal does not comply with the conditions laid down in Chapters II or III, the competent authority shall decide, after consultation with the official veterinarian and, where necessary, with the owner or the authorised person, to:

(a) return the pet animal to its country or territory of dispatch;

(b) isolate the pet animal under official control for the time necessary for it to comply with the conditions laid down in Chapter II or III; or (c) as a last resort where its return is not possible or isolation is not practical, put the pet animal down in accordance with applicable national rules relating to the protection of pet animals at the time of killing.

2. Where the non-commercial movement of pet animals into the Union is refused by the competent authority, the pet animals shall be isolated under official control pending:

(a) either their return to their country or territory of dispatch; or (b) the adoption of any other administrative decision concerning those pet animals.

3. The measures referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall be applied at the expense of the owner and without the possibility of any financial compensation for the owner or the authorised person.