Division 2 The competent institutions of the Member States which do not have a transitional period may no longer issue forms E 111 or E 111B as from 1 June 2004. The competent institutions of the Member States who do have a transitional period but have decided to shorten this period accordingly, paragraph 3 of point 1 of this Decision, may no longer issue form E 111 from the date indicated in its notification to the Administrative Commission.
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The institutions of these Member States shall issue a temporary replacement certificate to any insured person who cannot obtain a European card.
If the competent institution is not able to issue a European Card, the mentions of field 8 and 9 of the temporary replacement form are optional. The absence of this mention shall not undermine the validity of the temporary replacement form.