A0366/23
Valid from: 31 Jan 2023 1309 UTC
Valid till: 12 Mar 2023 2259 UTC (Estimated, Valid until cancelled or replaced)
NOTAM message
COVID-19: SPECIFIC RULES FOR TRAVELLERS FROM PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO BELGIUM. BELGIUM REQUIRES EVERY TRAVELLER AGED 12 YEARS OR OLDER TRAVELLING FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TO BELGIUM VIA AIR CARRIER TO HOLD A 'TEST CERTIFICATE' IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ROYAL DECREE DATED JANUARY 6, 2023. AIRCREW MEMBERS ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE OBLIGATION TO HOLD A 'TEST CERTIFICATE'. THE PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AIR CARRIER IS REQUIRED TO CHECK THAT TRAVELLERS HOLD THE 'TEST CERTIFICATE' PRIOR TO BOARDING. FAILURE TO PRESENT A 'TEST CERTIFICATE' SHALL RESULT IN BOARDING DENIAL BY THE AIR CARRIER. 'TEST CERTIFICATE' MEANS A DIGITAL EU-COVID-CERTIFICATE OR ANOTHER CERTIFICATE IN DUTCH, FRENCH, GERMAN OR ENGLISH, THAT INDICATES EITHER THAT A NAAT TEST (NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TEST) WITH NEGATIVE RESULT WAS EXECUTED IN AN OFFICIAL LABORATORY NOT MORE THAN 48 HOURS PRIOR DEPARTURE TO THE BELGIAN TERRITORY OR THAT A RAT TEST (RAPID ANTIGEN TEST) WITH A NEGATIVE RESULT WAS EXECUTED BY A HEALTH WORKER NOT MORE THAN 48 HOURS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE TO THE BELGIAN TERRITORY. ACCEPTED RAT TESTS ARE ON THE COMMON AND UPDATED LIST OF RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS FOR COVID-19 ESTABLISHED, BASED ON THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDATION OF JANUARY 21, 2021 ON A COMMON FRAMEWORK FOR THE USE AND VALIDATION OF RAPID ANTIGEN TESTS AND THE MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF COVID-19 TEST RESULTS IN THE EU
