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A1 certificate exemption: What the new EU rules actually mean for employers

A provisional EU agreement would exempt certain short-term business trips from A1 certificate requirements. But the rules are more complex than the headlines suggest - and the enforcement picture is getting stricter, not looser. This whitepaper breaks down exactly what changed:

Why the provisional agreement doesn't mean A1 certificates are going away - and which trips still require one
How the 3-day and 30-day thresholds work, including the construction sector exclusion and other preconditions
Why the new rules make proactive trip tracking a compliance requirement, not an optional best practice
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Written by Pieter Manden LLM MBA,
Co-founder & Managing Director WorkFlex