Can electronic health certificate replace health certificate?

Legal analysis: Health certificate has electronic version and paper version, and the electronic version can be printed by itself. Health certificate is divided into electronic version and physical version (paper version), which have the same effect and are common in the whole province within the validity period.

Legal basis: Article 45 of the Food Safety Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), food producers and business operators shall establish and implement the health management system for employees. Persons suffering from diseases that hinder food safety as stipulated by the administrative department of health of the State Council shall not engage in direct contact with imported food. Food production and marketing personnel engaged in direct contact with imported food shall undergo annual health examination and obtain health certificates before taking up their posts.