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24-06-2021 11:50 |
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Digital
certificates for travelling to Cyprus accepted as of 1st July 2021 |
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The
Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works announces that following
today’s decision, the Council of Ministers has approved the changes to the
amended Action Plan for the gradual resumption of flights to and from Larnaka
and Pafos Airports. In particular, taking into account the new parameters vis-à-vis the EU Digital COVID Certificate (EUDCC), which is expected to enter into force as of 1 July 2021, the Council of Ministers has approved the following, aimed at the smooth implementation of the European Regulation and the facilitation of movement and entry into the Republic of Cyprus of European citizens: Persons
holding a valid digital certificate (EUDCC) from the competent public
authorities of the Member States of the EU, including the European Economic
Area, will be allowed to enter the Republic of Cyprus, provided that this is
a: I) Vaccination certificate
proving that the vaccination scheme has been completed with respect to the
required number of doses and that the number of days, as determined by the
Ministry of Health, has elapsed between the administration of the last dose
(depending on the vaccine) and the date of travel. In addition, only vaccines
licensed by the European Medicines Agency (EEA), as well as Sputnik V or
Sinopharm (BBIBP COVID-19) vaccines, will be acceptable. II) Vaccination certificate
making reference to the vaccination with one dose of an acceptable vaccine of
two doses (approved by the European Medicines Agency or Sputnik V or
Sinopharm) and additionally, stating that the person has recovered from
COVID-19 disease. It should be noted that Member
States are expected to be granted, through the Regulation, a transitional
period of six weeks from its entry into force, for those States which are not
yet ready to issue digital certificates. Consequently, holders of
non-digital certificates from those States which will make use of the
foreseen transitional period and will not have issued digital certificates
from the 1st of July, will be allowed to enter the Republic of
Cyprus until the issuing of digital certificates by their States. It is
understood that at the end of the transitional period, as regards the
vaccination certificates from those States, entry into the Republic of Cyprus
will only be allowed to holders of digital certificates. III) Certificate of recovery
after 14 days from the date of sampling of the RT-PCR positive result, with a
validity of 180 days since the date of sampling. In the case of recovery
certificates, only European digital recovery certificates will be accepted by
the public authorities of the Member States, including the European Economic
Area and Switzerland. IV) PCR – RT laboratory test
certificate, with sampling that has been carried out during the last 72 hours
prior to the trip to the Republic of Cyprus, proving a negative PCR outcome
for COVID-19. It should be noted that through
the current Flight Resumption Action Plan, PCR – RT laboratory test
certificates have already been accepted, with sampling that has been carried
out during the last 72 hours prior to the trip to the Republic of Cyprus.
What changes with the entry into force of the European Regulation is
that these certificates will be issued in digital form, ensuring their
authenticity. For holders of PCR laboratory
test certificates, whether digital or not, the existing procedure related to
the categorisation of countries (green, orange, red and grey categories) on
the online platform CyprusFlightPass, will be followed. It is noted that when deemed
necessary, the Ministry of Health will be carrying out sample checks, and no
passenger will be exempt from those checks. Lastly, it is clarified that
passengers travelling to Cyprus should upload their digital certificate on the
online platform CyprusFlightPass. MK/EH/ECHR |
