Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/396 of 20 February 2023 establishing the equivalence, for the purpose of facilitating the right to free movement within the Union, of COVID-19 certificates issued by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to the certificates issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and Council (Text with EEA relevance)

COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates issued by Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in accordance with the ‘COVID-19 Electronic Vaccination and Testing Record System (eVT)’ 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.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be connected to the EU Digital COVID Certificate trust framework established by Regulation (EU) 2021/953.

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