Today, the Commission has adopted five new equivalence decisions certifying that COVID-19 certificates issued by Montenegro, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay are equivalent to the EU Digital COVID Certificate. This decision stems from a technical assessment performed by EU services of digital certificates issued by these five countries and territories which, as a result, will be connected to the EU’s system.
The EU will accept their COVID certificates under the same conditions as the EU Digital COVID Certificate. This means that holders of certificates issued by Montenegro, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay will be able to use them under the same conditions as holders of an EU Digital COVID Certificate do. At the same time, Montenegro, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia and Uruguay agreed to accept the EU Digital COVID Certificate for arriving EU nationals. The Commission’s decision adopted today will enter into force as of 22 December 2021.
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