Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1477 of 14 September 2021 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by the Republic of Albania to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council (Text with EEA relevance)

Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1477 · Decision · 3 articles

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Article 1

COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates issued by the Republic of Albania in accordance with the ‘Albanian Covid 19 Test and Vaccine Registry’ system shall, for the purpose of facilitating the right of free movement within the Union, be considered as equivalent to those issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953.

Article 2

The Republic of Albania shall be connected to the EU Digital COVID Certificate trust framework established by Regulation (EU) 2021/953.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

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