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The European Union Digital COVID Certificate has gone live with seven EU Member States a month ahead of the deadline for its implementation.
The European Union Digital COVID Certificate has reached another important milestone with the go-live of the technical system, two months after it was proposed by the European Commission to resume safe travelling this summer.
The app, which will be free of charge, will allow users to verify health certificates in a secure and privacy-friendly way.
Available in a digital format or on paper, the solution will serve as a proof that person has been vaccinated against COVID-19, tested negative, or recovered from an infection.
Following the political agreement between the European Parliament and Council on the Regulation governing the certificate on 20 May, the technical backbone of the EU systems has now gone live. The EU gateway enables the verification of the security features contained in the QR codes of all certificates.
From 1 July all EU member states will be required to roll out the system. Since 10 May, 22 countries have tested the gateway, while seven member states have already started using the system one month ahead of the deadline. These include Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Croatia and Poland, with more countries expected to join in the coming weeks.
After 1 July, there will be a six-week phasing-in period for the issuance of certificates for those European countries that need more time to implement the technology.
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EU digital health passport goes live in seven European countries
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