#IS CODE#
When the certificate is checked, the QR code is scanned and the signature verified.Įach issuing body (e.g. The EU Digital COVID Certificate contains a QR code with a digital signature to protect it against falsification. In such a case – for instance as a reaction to new variants of concern – that Member State would have to notify the Commission and all other Member States and justify this decision. When travelling, the EU Digital COVID Certificate holder should in principle be exempt from free movement restrictions: Member States should refrain from imposing additional travel restrictions on the holders of an EU Digital COVID Certificate, unless they are necessary and proportionate to safeguard public health. It helps ensuring that restrictions currently in place can be lifted in a coordinated manner. The EU Digital COVID Certificate is accepted in all EU Member States.
#IS HOW TO#
Select your country on the interactive map below to learn how to get the certificate from your national health authority. Member States have agreed on a common design that can be used for the electronic and paper versions to facilitate the recognition. Both will have a QR code that contains essential information, as well as a digital signature to make sure the certificate is authentic. Citizens can also request a paper version. The digital version can be stored on a mobile device. Information on how to get the certificate should be provided by the national health authorities. Recovery certificates are issued by the Member State where the recovered person is located.Test certificates are issued by the Member State where the test has taken place.Vaccination certificates are issued by the Member State where the vaccination has been administered.It could, for example, be issued by test centres or health authorities, or directly via an eHealth portal. National authorities are in charge of issuing the certificate. Children under 12 should also be exempt from travel-related testing. These certificates could also be received by their parents and stored in the parents' smartphone app.ĮU Member States also agreed that minors travelling with parents should be exempt from quarantine when the parents do not need to undergo quarantine, for example due to vaccination. Children can also receive a test or recovery certificate. The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has given its green light to the use of the BioNTech Pfizer vaccine Comirnaty and the Moderna vaccine Spikevax for children of 12-17 years. Yes, children can get an EU Digital COVID Certificate.