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## CROSS-BORDER INTEROPERABILITY

**Important update on cross-border interoperability: The European Federation Gateway Service was shut down EU-wide in February 2023. There is no more exchange of diagnosis keys via the gateway.** The following paragraphs describe the implementation up to the date of the shutdown in February 2023.

A definite prerequisite for compatibility is that the identifiers of the mobile devices can be matched, i.e. the GAEN framework by Apple and Google is being used.

[Most European countries are developing similar contact tracing apps](https://ec.europa.eu/info/live-work-travel-eu/coronavirus-response/travel-during-coronavirus-pandemic/mobile-contact-tracing-apps-eu-member-states_en). These apps may use the common frameworks by Google and Apple, enabling transmission and detection of GAEN format diagnosis keys between devices running different contact tracing applications.
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