Do you know the French health pass, which allows access to gatherings of more than 1000 people?
Here is now its European equivalent, which will allow people without Covid-19 to move more easily within the Union of 27. Operational from July 1, the European health pass responds to a double constraint: allow the tourism industry to restart for the summer season while avoiding a dangerous mixing of the population that could ignite the epidemic again.
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Health pass: documents to provide, places concerned ... Answers to all your questions
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The health situation is improving but the game is not yet won.
The pass will make it possible to regain maximum freedom of movement despite the risks that remain,
”explains Cédric O's cabinet, secretary of state for digital.
The result of intense work between the European Commission and the 27 countries of the Union, this European health pass "
will allow certified evidence of vaccination or PCR and antigenic tests to be recognized with each other in order to allow passage smooth and secure borders.
"
Concretely, a Greek or Italian border police officer will flash a QR code presented by a traveler from France, Germany, the Netherlands ... without worrying about the language in which the vaccination or test certificate was written. .
Its control terminal will indicate with a green or red color whether or not the person can enter the territory.
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We're going to go from verifying that could take a minute to verifying in just one second thanks to a trust system that prevents fraud.
This will make it possible to optimize flow management, while the number of trips to airports will increase by 60% over the next two weeks, with peaks of 80% at Orly and Roissy
”, specifies the office of the secretary of State to Transport Jean-Baptiste Djebbari.
Are you planning to go on vacation to Europe?
Here are the answers to your main questions about the European health pass.
Is the European health pass reserved for vaccinated people?
No.
Like the French health pass, people who have not been vaccinated but who test negative for Covid-19 will be able to travel within the European Union.
Children under 11 are exempt from a health pass.
Is the European health pass necessarily in digital format?
No.
You will still be able to present your certified proof of vaccination or test in paper format.
If you prefer the digital format, you will have to download the government application TousAntiCovid.
Read also: Health pass, digital reminder book: the new functions of the TousAntiCovid application
How to get your European health pass?
Are you getting vaccinated?
Good news: since June 25, you must receive your European health pass in paper format at the end of your vaccination cycle.
It will be handed over to you by your doctor, pharmacist or vaccination center.
This paper document includes at the top right a QR Code which certifies that you have been fully vaccinated with one of the four vaccines recognized by the European health agency (Pzifer, AstraZeneca, Moderna, Johnson and Johnson).
You just need to present this paper during border control.
The document includes a second QR Code, bottom left.
It allows you to record your certified proof of vaccination in the TousAntiCovid application, and thus have it permanently on your smartphone.
To do this: open the application and press "
Scan a QR Code
".
You will find your digitized proof in the "
My Book
" section.
You are not vaccinated?
It will then be necessary to present a negative test for Covid-19 which must include a certified QR Code.
Ask your laboratory or your pharmacy for more information.
Warning !
Some countries like Belgium or Ireland refuse antigenic tests.
Warning !
Some European countries require testing less than 72 hours, others less than 48 hours.
For more information, go to Diplomatie.gouv.fr in the Travel advice section.
I received my two doses of vaccine before June 25th.
How do I get my European health pass?
You must connect to a dedicated Health Insurance site called Attestation-vaccin.ameli.fr.
Identification is done with your France Connect account.
From there, you can download your European health pass.
Another scenario: you had already recorded your proof of vaccination in the TousAntiCovid application
.
You won't have to do anything, or almost.
From the end of the week, the government application will take care of converting your QR Code to European format.
To do this, go to the "
My notebook
" section, select the QR code, press "
Convert to European format
" then select "
OK
".
Can I register my children's health passes on my TousAntiCovid application?
Yes.
You can register as many QR Codes as you want on a single application.
I have received all my doses of vaccines, am I exempt from the test to travel to Europe?
Not necessarily.
Each European country remains sovereign over the evidence it requires when entering its territory.
Some ask that people vaccinated be, as a bonus, in possession of a negative test.
You must check the rules before your departure on Diplomatie.gouv.fr, section Travel advice.
Warning !
Some countries like Belgium or Ireland refuse antigenic tests.
Warning !
Some European countries require testing less than 72 hours, others less than 48 hours.
On the other hand, the French who have received all their doses of vaccine will not need a PCR test to be able to return to France at the end of their trip to Europe.
I heard about the Certificate of Reinstatement, what is it and how do you get it back?
Contrary to what the name suggests, this is not a certificate issued by your doctor proving that you have been ill with Covid-19.
This is actually a previous positive test showing that you have had the disease in the past.
Please note: not all European countries consider the recovery certificate to be sufficient proof to enter their territory.
Please note: the countries accepting the former positive Covid-19 tests do not agree on the expiry date of this proof.
Some recognize positive tests less than six months old, others have shorter deadlines.
Here again, you must check the rules in force in your country of destination on Diplomatie.gouv.fr, section Travel advice.
