TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL ACTS SERIES 19-201

________________________________________________________________________

SOCIAL SECURITY

Agreement Between the 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

and SLOVENIA

Signed at Ljubljana January 17, 2017

with

Administrative Arrangement 
 NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 Pursuant to Public Law 89—497, approved July 8, 1966

(80 Stat. 271; 1 U.S.C. 113)—

“. . .the Treaties and Other International Acts Series issued

under the authority of the Secretary of State shall be competent

evidence . . . of the treaties, international agreements other than

treaties, and proclamations by the President of such treaties and

international agreements other than treaties, as the case may be, 

therein contained, in all the courts of law and equity and of maritime

jurisdiction, and in all the tribunals and public offices of the

United States, and of the several States, without any further proof

or authentication thereof.”
 SLOVENIA 

 

 Social Security

 Agreement signed at Ljubljana January 17, 2017;

 Entered into force February 1, 2019;

 With administrative arrangement.

 
AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY 

BETWEEN 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND 

THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA 
The United States ofAmerica and 

The Republic ofSlovenia (hereinafter individually known as 

"Contracting State" or collectively as "Contracting States"),. 

Being desirous ofregulating the relationship between the two countries in 

the field ofsocial security, 

have agreed as follows: 

PARTI 

General Provisions 

Article 1 

Definitions 

I. For the purposes of the Agreement on Social Security between the 

United States of America and the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter 

"Agreement"): 

(a) ''National" means, 

as regards the United States, a national of the United States as 

defined in Section IO1, Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended, and 

as regards the Republic of Slovenia,. a national ofthe Republic 

of Slovenia as defined in the Citizenship ofthe Republic of 

Slovenia Act, as amended; 

(b) "Laws" means the laws and regulations specified in Article 2 

ofthis Agreement; 
( c) "Competent Authority" means, 

as regards the United States, the Commissioner of 

Social Security, and 

as regards the Republic of Slovenia, the competent ministries 

with the powers conferred by the legislative acts defined in 

Article 2 ofthis Agreement; 

(d) "Agency" means, 

as regards the United States, the 

Social Security Administration, and 

as regards the Republic of Slovenia, the institutions, funds and 

bodies, responsible for the implementation ofthe Laws 

defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1, subparagraph b of this 

Agreement; 

( e) "Period of Coverage" means a period of payment of 

contributions or a period of earnings from employment or selfemployment, as defined or recognized as a period of coverage 

by the Laws under which such period has been completed, or 

any similar period in-so-far as it is recognized by such Laws 

as equivalent to a period ofcoverage; 

(f) "Benefit" means any benefit provided for in the Laws 

specified in Article 2 of this Agreement; 

(g) "Personal Data" means any information relating to a specific 

(identified or identifiable) person, as well as any information 

that can be used to distinguish or trace an individual's identity. 

This includes, but is not limited to, the following: any 

individual identifier; citizenship, nationality, statelessness, or 

refugee status; benefits, eligibility, or other claims 

information; contact information; medical information or lay 
information used in a medical determination; information 

about marital, familial, or personal relationships; and 

information pertaining to work, financial, or economic status; 

and 

(h) "Liaison Agencies" means institutions authorized to route 

inquiries and correspondence for effective implementation of 

this Agreement. 

2. Any term not defined in this Article shall have the meaning assigned 

to it in the applicable Laws. 

Article 2 

Material Scope 

1. For the purposes ofthis Agreement, the applicable Laws are: 

(a) as regards the United States, the laws governing the Federal 

old-age, survivors, and disability insurance program: 

(i) Title II ofthe Social Security Act and regulations 

pertaining thereto, except sections 226, 226A, and 228 

ofthat title, and regulations pertaining to those sections, 

and 

(ii) Chapters 2 and 21 ofthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 

and regulations pertaining to those chapters; and 

(b) as regards the Republic of Slovenia: 

(i) the laws governing pension and disability insurance, 

except the provisions on residual working capacity, and 

(ii) with regard to Part II ofthis Agreement only, the laws 

ofthe Republic of Slovenia governing the compulsory 

particip~tion in social insurance system. 
2. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Laws referred to in 

paragraph I ofthis Article shall not include treaties or other 

international agreements or supranational legislation on Social 

Security concluded between one Contracting State and a third State, 

or laws or regulations promulgated for their specific implementation. 

3. No provision in this Agreement shall affect the obligation of either 

Contracting State's social security agreements or any other 

international agreements by which either Contracting State is bound. 

4. Except as provided in the following sentence, this Agreement shall 

also apply to laws and regulations that amend or supplement the 

Laws specified in paragraph I ofthis Article. This Agreement shall 

apply to future laws and regulations of a Contracting State which 

create new categories of beneficiaries or new Benefits under the 

Laws ofthat Contracting State unless the Competent Authority of 

that Contracting State notifies the Competent Authority ofthe other 

Contracting State in writing within three (3) months ofthe date of 

the official publication ofthe new laws or regulations that no such 

extension ofthis Agreement is intended. 

Article 3 

Personal Scope 

This Agreement shall apply: 

(a) to any person who is or has been subject to the Laws of either 

Contracting State, and 

(b) to the dependents and survivors of a person described in 

subparagraph (a) ofthis Article within the meaning ofthe 

applicable Laws of either Contracting State. 
Article 4 

Equality of Treatment and Portability of Benefits 

1. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, persons described in 

Article 3 ofthis Agreement who reside in the territory of one 

Contracting State shall receive equal treatment with Nationals ofthe 

second Contracting State in the application ofthe Laws ofthe second 

Contracting State. 

..,

.... Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, any provision ofthe 

Laws of a Contracting State which restricts entitlement to or 

payment ofBenefits solely because a person resides outside or is 

absent from the territory ofthat Contracting State shall not be 

applicable to a person who resides in the territory of the other 

Contracting State. 

PART II 

Provisions Concerning Applicable Laws 

Article 5 

Coverage Provisions 

1. Except as otherwise provided in this Article, a person employed or 

self-employed within the territory of one ofthe Contracting States, 

with respect to that employment or self-employment, shall be subject 

to the Laws of only that Contracting State. 

2. Where a person who is normally employed in the territory of one 

Contracting State by an employer in that territory is sent by that 

employer to the territory ofthe other Contracting State for a 

temporary period that is not expected to exceed five (5) years, the 

person shall be subject to the Laws of only the first Contracting State · 

as ifthe person were employed in the territory ofthe first 

Contracting State. 
3. For purposes of applying paragraph 2 ofthis Article in the case of an 

employee who is sent from the territory ofthe United States by an 

employer in that territory to the territory ofthe Republic ofSlovenia, 

that employer and an affiliated company ofthe employer ( as defined 

under the laws ofthe United States) shall be considered one and the 

same, provided that the employment would have been covered under 

United States Laws absent this Agreement. 

4. Paragraphs 2 and 3 ofthis Article shall apply where a person who 

has been sent by his or her employer from the territory of a 

Contracting State to the territory ofa third State, and who is 

compulsorily covered under the Laws ofthat Contracting State while 

employed in the territory ofthe third State, is subsequently sent by 

that employer from the territory ofthe third State to the territory of 

the other Contracting State. 

S. A person who is normally self-employed in the territory ofone 

Contracting State, and who temporarily transfers his or her 

self-employment activity to the territory ofthe other 

Contracting State shall be subject to the Laws ofonly the first 

Contracting State, provided that the period ofself-employment 

activity in the territory ofthe other Contracting State is not expected 

to exceed five (5) years. 

6. {a) A person who is employed as an officer or member ofa crew 

on a vessel which flies the flag ofone Contracting State and 

who would be covered under the Laws ofboth Contracting 

States shall be subject to the Laws ofonly the Contracting 

State whose flag the vessel flies. For purposes ofthe 

preceding sentence, a vessel which flies the flag ofthe United 

States is one defined as an American vessel under the Laws of 

the United States. 

{b) Traveling employees of air transportation companies who 

perform work in the territories ofboth Contracting States and 

who would otherwise be covered under the Laws ofboth 

Contracting States shall, with respect to that work, be subject 

to the Laws ofonly the Contracting State in the territory of 
which the company has its headquarters. However, ifsuch 

employees reside in the territory ofthe other Contracting 

State, they shall be subject to the Laws ofonly that 

Contracting State. 

7. (a) This Agreement shall not affect the provisions ofthe Vielllla 

Convention on Diplomatic Relations ofApril 18, 1961, or of 

the Vielllla Convention on Consular Relations ofApril 24, 

1963. 

(b) Nationals ofone ofthe Contracting States who are employed 

by the Government ofthat Contracting State in the territory of 

the other Contracting State but who are not exempt from the 

Laws ofthe other Contracting State by virtue ofthe Vienna 

Conventions mentioned in subparagraph (a) ofthis paragraph 

shall be subject to the Laws ofonly the first Contracting State. 

For the purpose ofthis paragraph, employment by the United 

States Government includes employment by an 

instrumentality thereof. 

8. The Competent Authorities ofthe two Contracting States may agree 

to grant an exception to the provisions ofthis Article with respect t~ 

particular persons or categories ofpersons, provided that any 

affected person shall be subject to the Laws ofone ofthe 

Contracting States. 

PART III 

Provisions on Benefits 

Article 6 

United States Benefits 

1. Where a person has completed at least six ( 6) quarters ofcoverage 

under United States Laws, but does not have sufficient Periods of 

Coverage to satisfy the requirements for entitlement to Benefits 

under United States Laws, the Agency ofthe United States shall take 

into account, for the purpose of establishing entitlement to Benefits 
under this Article, Periods ofCoverage which are credited under 

Republic of Slovenia Laws and which do not coincide with Periods 

ofCoverage already credited under United States Laws. 

2. In determining eligibility for Benefits under paragraph 1 ofthis 

Article, the Agency ofthe United States shall credit one (I) 

quarter of coverage for every ninety (90) days of coverage certified 

by the Agency ofthe Republic of Slovenia. The total number of 

quarters of coverage to be credited for a year shall not exceed 

four (4). 

3. Where it is not possible to determine the calendar quarter during 

which a specific Period ofCoverage was completed under the Laws 

ofthe United States, the United States Agency will presume that the 

Period ofCoverage does not coincide with a Period ofCoverage 

completed in the Republic of Slovenia. 

4. The Agency ofthe United States shall not take into account Periods 

ofCoverage that occurred prior to the earliest date for which Periods 

ofCoverage may be credited under its Laws, nor will the Agency of 

the United States take into account any Periods ofCoverage that are 

not based on paid contributions. 

5. Where entitlement to a Benefit under United States Laws is 

established according to the provisions ofparagraph I ofthis Article, 

the Agency ofthe United States shall compute a pro rata Primary 

Insurance Amount in accordance with United States Laws based on 

(a) the person's average earnings credited exclusively under 

United States Laws and · 

(b) the ratio ofthe duration ofthe person's Periods ofCoverage 

completed under United States Laws to the duration of a 

coverage lifetime as determined in accordance with 

United States Laws. 

Benefits payable under United States Laws shall be based on the pro 

rata Primary Insurance Amount. 
6. Entitlement to a Benefit from the United States that results from 

paragraph 1 ofthis Article shall terminate with the acquisition of 

sufficient Periods ofCoverage under United States Laws to establish 

entitlement to an equal or higher Benefit without the need to invoke 

the provision of paragraph I ofthis Article. 

7. Article 4 ofthis Agreement shall be applied by the United States in a 

manner consistent with section 233{c)(4) ofthe United States Social 

Security Act. 

Article 7 

Republic of Slovenia Benefits 

1. Where the requirements for entitlement to Benefits under Republic 

of Slovenia Laws are satisfied without the Periods ofCoverage 

under United States Laws, the Republic ofSlovenia Agency shall 

provide Benefits for the Periods ofCoverage exclusively completed 

under Republic ofSlovenia Laws. 

2. Where the requirements for entitlements to Benefits under Republic 

ofSlovenia Laws are not satisfied on the basis ofPeriods of 

Coverage completed under Republic ofSlovenia Laws alone, the 

Republic ofSlovenia Agency shall take into account, for the purpose 

ofestablishing entitlements to Benefits, Periods ofCoverage which 

are credited under United States Laws and do not coincide with 

Periods ofCoverage credited under Republic ofSlovenia Laws. 

3. Where entitlement requirements under paragraph 2 ofthis Article 

are not satisfied, the Republic of Slovenia Agency shall also take 

into account the periods completed under the Laws ofthird countries 

with which the Republic of Slovenia has concluded international 

Social Security Agreements with provisions on the totalization of 

periods. 
4. When entitlement to Benefits is established through procedures 

referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3 ofthis Article, the 

Republic ofSlovenia Agency shall calculate the Benefit amount as 

follows: 

(a) First, a theoretical amount ofthe Benefit which would be paid 

ifall the totalized Periods ofCoverage were completed under 

Republic ofSlovenia Laws, is calculated. 

(b) The theoretical amount is then used for the calculation ofthe 

actual amount ofthe Benefit to be paid in the proportional 

relation to the Period ofCoverage completed under Republic 

of Slovenia Laws and other Periods ofCoverage used for the 

purposes oftotalization. 

(c) The calculation ofthe theoretical amount ofthe Benefit 

referred to in subparagraph ( a) ofthis paragraph for the 

purposes ofthe determination ofthe Benefit shall only take 

into account Periods ofCoverage completed under the 

Republic ofSlovenia Laws. 

5. When establishing the entitlement to Benefits referred to in 

paragraphs 2 and 3 ofthis Article, the Republic ofSlovenia Agency 

shall equal each quarter reported by the United States Agency to a 

Period ofCoverage ofthree (3) months. 

6. Where the total Periods ofCoverage completed under Republic of 

Slovenia Laws amount to less than twelve ( 12) months, the Benefit 

shall not be granted. This provision does not apply if- under 

Republic ofSlovenia Laws - the entitlement to Benefit exists solely 

on the basis ofsuch a short Period ofCoverage. 

7. Assistance and Attendance Allowance, Disability Allowance, 

Residual Working Capacity Benefit or any other noncontributory 

benefit which is not exportable under Republic ofSlovenia Laws, 

shall be paid as long as the beneficiary resides in the territory ofthe 

Republic ofSlovenia. 
PARTIV 

Miscellaneous Provisions 

Article 8 

Administrative Arrangements 

The Contracting States shall: 

(a) make all necessary administrative arrangements for the 

implementation of this Agreement and designate 

Liaison Agencies; 

(b) communicate to each other information concerning the 

measures taken for the application of this Agreement; and 

(c) communicate to each other, as soon as possible, information 

concerning all changes in their respective Laws which may 

affect the application ofthis Agreement. 

Article 9 

Mutual Assistance 

The Competent Authorities and the Agencies of the Contracting States, 

within the scope of their respective authorities, shall assist each other in 

implementing this Agreement. This assistance shall be free of charge, 

subject to exceptions to be agreed upon in an administrative arrangement. 

Article 10 

Confidentiality of Exchanged Personal Data 

I. Unless otherwise required by the national statutes of a 

Contracting State, Personal Data transmitted in accordance with this 

Agreement to one Contracting State by the other Contracting State 

shall be used exclusively for purposes of administering this 

Agreement and the Laws referred to in Article 2 of this Agreement. 

The receiving Contracting State's national statutes for the protection 

of privacy and confidentiality of Personal Data, and the provisions of 

this Agreement generally. shall govern such use. 
2. The Competent Authorities ofthe Contracting States shall inform 

each other about all amendments to their national statutes regarding 

the protection ofprivacy and confidentiality ofPersonal Data that 

affect the transmission ofPersonal Data. 

3. The Competent Authority or Agency requesting or transmitting 

Personal Data pursuant to this Agreement, upon request, must 

disclose to a person the following: 

(a) the content ofhis or her Personal Data, 

(b) the Agency receiving his or her Personal Data, 

(c) the duration ofuse ofhis or her Personal Data, and 

(d) the purpose and legal grounds for which his or her 

Personal Data were used or requested. 

4. The Competent Authority or Agency transmitting Personal Data 

pursuant to this Agreement shall, subject to the information available 

to the transmitting Contracting State, take all reasonable steps to 

ensure that transmitted Personal Data are accurate, up to date and 

limited to data required to fulfill the receiving Competent 

Authority's or Agency's request. In accordance with its respective 

national statutes, the receiving Competent Authority or Agency shall 

correct, limit access to, or delete any inaccurate or outdated 

transmitted Personal Data and any data not required to fulfill the 

receiving Agency's request, and immediately notify the other 

Contracting State's Competent Authority or Agency ofsuch 

correction. This shall not limit a person's right to request such 

correction, limitation of access, or deletion ofhis or her 

Personal Data directly from the Agencies. 

5. Both the transmitting and the receiving Competent Authority or 

Agency shall effectively protect Personal Data against unauthorized 

or illegal access, alteration, or disclosure. 
Article 11 

Confidentiality of Exchanged Employers' lnformation 

Unless otherwise required by the national statutes ofa Contracting State, 

employers' information transmitted between Contracting States in 

accordance with this Agreement shall be used exclusively for purposes of 

administering this Agreement and the Laws referred to in Article 2 ofthis 

Agreement. The receiving Contracting State's national statutes for the 

protection and confidentiality of employers' information, and the 

provisions ofthis Agreement generally, shall govern such use. 

Article 12 

Documents 

1. Where the Laws ofa Contracting State provide that any document 

which is submitted to the Competent Authority or an Agency ofthat 

Contracting State shall be exempted, wholly or partly, from fees or 

charges, including consular and administrative fees, the exemption 

shall also apply to corresponding documents which are submitted to 

the Competent Authority or an Agency ofthe other Contracting 

State in the application ofthis Agreement. 

2. Documents and certificates presented for purposes ofthis Agreement 

shall be exempted from requirements for authentication by 

diplomatic or consular authorities. 

3. Copies ofdocuments certified as true and exact copies by an Agency 

ofone Contracting State shall be accepted as true and exact copies 

by an Agency ofthe other Contracting State, without further 

certification. The Agency ofeach Contracting State shall be the 

final judge ofthe probative value ofthe evidence submitted to it 

from whatever source. 
Article 13 

Correspondence and Language 

I. The Competent Authorities and Agencies ofthe Contracting States 

may correspond directly with each other and with any person, 

wherever the person may reside, whenever it is necessary for the 

administration of this Agreement. 

2. An application or document may not be rejected by a Competent 

Authority or Agency of a Contracting State solely because it is in the 

language of the other Contracting State. If so needed, the 

Contracting States may agree to exchange model letters in the 

English or Slovenian language. 

Article 14 

Applications 

1. A written application for Benefits filed with an Agency of one 

Contracting State shall protect the rights of the claimants under the 

Laws of the other Contracting State ifthe applicant requests that it 

be considered an application under the Laws ofthe other Contracting 

State. 

2. If an applicant has filed a written application for Benefits with an 

Agency of one Contracting State and has not explicitly requested 

that the application be restricted to Benefits under the Laws of that 

Contracting State, the application shall also protect the rights of the 

claimants under the Laws of the other Contracting State if the 

applicant provides information at the time of filing indicating that 

the person on whose record Benefits are claimed has completed 

Periods of Coverage under the Laws ofthe other Contracting State. 

3. The provisions of Part Ill ofthis Agreement shall apply only to 

Benefits for which an application is filed on or after the date on 

which this Agreement enters into force. 
Article 15 

Appeals and Time Limits 

1. A written appeal of a determination made by an Agency ofone 

Contracting State may be validly filed with an Agency of either 

Contracting State. The appeal shall be decided according to the 

procedure and Laws ofthe Contracting State whose decision is being 

appealed. 

2. Any claim, notice, or written appeal which, under the Laws ofone 

Contracting State, must have been filed within a prescribed period 

with an Agency ofthat Contracting State, but which is instead filed 

within the same period with an Agency ofthe other Contracting 

State, shaJl be considered to have been filed on time. 

Article 16 

Transmittal of Claims, Notices, and Appeals 

In any case to which the provisions ofArticle 14 or 15, or both, ofthis 

Agreement apply, the Agency to which the claim, notice, or written appeal 

has been submitted shall indicate the date of receipt on the document and 

transmit it without delay to the Liaison Agency ofthe other Contracting 

State. 

Article 17 

Currency 

1. Payments under this Agreement may be made in the currency ofthe 

Contracting State making the payments. 

2. In case provisions designed to restrict the exchange or export of 

currencies are introduced by either Contracting State, the 

Governments ofboth Contracting States shall immediately take 

measures necessary to ensure the transfer of sums owed by either 

Contracting State under this Agreement. 
Article 18 

Resolution of Disagreements 

Any disagreement regarding the interpretation or application of this 

Agreement shall be resolved by consultation between the Competent 

Authorities. 

Article 19 

Supplementary Agreements 

This Agreement may be amended by supplementary Agreements. 

PARTV 

Transitional and Final Provisions 

Article 20 

Transitional Provisions 

l. This Agreement shall not establish any claim to payment of a 

Benefit for any period before the date of entry into force ofthis 

Agreement, or to a lump sum death payment if the person died 

before the entry into force of this Agreement. 

2. In determining the right to Benefits under this Agreement, 

consideration shall be given to Periods of Coverage under the Laws 

of both Contracting States and other events that occurred before the 

entry into force of this Agreement. 

3. In applying paragraphs 2, 3, 4 or 5 of Article 5 of this Agreement in 

the case of persons who were sent to work by their employer or 

transferred their self-employment activity to the territory of a 

Contracting State prior to the date of entry into force of this 

Agreement, the period of employment or self-employment shall be 

considered to begin on the date of entry into force of this Agreement. 
4. Determinations concerning entitlement to Benefits made before the 

entry into force ofthis Agreement shall not affect rights arising 

under it. 

5. The application of this Agreement shall not result in any reduction in 

the amount of a Benefit to which entitlement was established prior to 

the entry into force ofthis Agreement. 

Article 21 

Duration and Termination 

1. This Agreement shall remain in force until the expiration ofone ( 1) 

calendar year following the year in which written notice of its 

termination is given by one ofthe Contracting States to the other 

Contracting State. 

,.,

.... Ifthis Agreement is terminated, rights regarding entitlement to or 

payment ofBenefits acquired under it shall be retained, and any 

claim filed, but not adjudicated, before the termination ofthis 

Agreement shall be adjudicated in accordance with the provisions of 

this Agreement. 
Article 22 

Entry into Force 

This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the fourth month 

following the date ofthe last note of an exchange ofdiplomatic notes in 

which the Contracting States notify each other of the completion oftheir 

respective internal procedures necessary for the entry into force ofthis 

Agreement. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, 

have signed the present Agreement. 

DONE at yv~ \ j c"' -e this n~~day of)~.....:, , /[_o \1, in duplicate in 

the English and Slovenian languages, both texts being equally authentic. 

FOR THE UNITED ST A TES FOR THE REPUBLIC 

OF AMERICA: OF SLOVENIA: 

~ 
SPORAZUM 

0 SOCIALNI V ARNOSTI 

MED 

ZDRUZENIMI DRZA VAMI AMERIKE 

IN 

REPUBLIKO SLOVENIJO 
Zdruzene drzave Amerike 

in Republika Slovenija 

(v nadaljevanju drzava pogodbenica oziroma skupno drzavi pogodbenici) 

sta se v zelji, da uredita odnos med drzavama na podrocju socialne 

vamosti, 

dogovorili: 

I. DEL 

Splosne dolocbe 

I. clen 

Opredelitev izrazov 

1. V Sporazumu o socialni varnosti med Zdruzenimi drlavami 

Amerike in Republiko Slovenijo (v nadaljcvanju sporazum) izraz: 

(a) "drzavljan" pomeni: 

za Zdruzene dr:fave drzavljana Zdruzenih drzav, kotje 

opredeljeno v IO 1. razdelku Zakona o priseljevanju in 

drlavljanstvu, kakor je bil spremenjen in dopolnjen, in 

za Republiko Slovenijo drzavljana Republike Slovenije po 

Zakonu o drzavljanstvu Republike Slovenije, kakor je bil 

spremenjen in dopolnjen; 

(b) "zakonodaja" pomeni zakone in predpise, dolocene v 2. 

clenu tega sporazuma; 

(c) "pristojni organ" pomeni: 

za Zdruzene drzave komisarja za socialno varnost in 

za Republiko Slovenijo ministrstva, pristojna za zakonodajo 

iz 2. clena tega sporazuma; 
(d) "agencija" pomeni: 

za Zdruzene dr:zave Upravo za socialno varnost in 

za Republiko Slovenijo zavod, sklad ali organ, pristojen za 

izvajanje zakonodaje iz pododstavka b prvega odstavka 2. 

clena tega sporazuma; 

(e) "zavarovalna doba" pomeni dobo placevanja prispevkov ali 

dobo dohodkov iz zaposlitve ali samozaposlitve, kot je 

opredeljena ali priznana kot zavarovalna doba po 

zakonodaji, po kateri je bila taka doba dopolnjena, ali 

podobno dobo, ce jo ta zakonodaja priznava kot 

enakovredno zavarovalni dobi: 

(f) "dajatev" pomeni vsako dajatev v skladu z zakonodajo, 

doloceno v 2. clenu tega sporazuma; 

(g) ··osebni podatki'' pomenijo podatke, ki se nanasajo na 

doloceno ali dolocljivo osebo, in podatke, na podlagi katerih 

je mogoce razlociti posameznikovo identiteto ali ji slediti. Ti 

med drugim vkljucujejo: vse identifikacijske oznake 

posameznika; dr:zavljanstvo, apatridnost ali status begunca; 

dajatve, upravicenost ali drugc podatke iz zahtevkov, 

podatke za stike, zdravstvene podatke ali Iaicne podatke, ki 

se uporabljajo pri ugotavljanju zdravstvenega stanja; podatke 

o zakonskih, druzinskih ali osebnih razmerjih in podatke o 

zaposlitvenem, financnem ali ekonomskem polofaju, in 

(h) "organi za zvezo" pomenijo organe, pooblascene za 

posredovanje vprasanj in korespondence za ucinkovito 

izvajanje tega sporazuma. 

2. Izrazi, ki niso opredeljeni v tern sporazumu, imajo pomen, kot ga 

doloca ustrezna zakonodaja. 
2. clen 

Stvarna veljavnost 

1. Za namene tega sporazuma se uporablja naslednja zakonodaja: I 

I 

(a) za Zdruzene dr2ave zakoni, ki urejajo zvezni program I 

starostnega zavarovanja, zavarovanja za prezivele druzinske I 

clane in invalidskega zavarovanja: I 

i 

I (i) II. naslov Zakona o socialni varnosti in predpisi, ki se I 

nanj nanasajo, razen 226., 226A in 228. razdelka tega I 

I 

naslova in predpisov, ki se nanje nanasajo, in I 

l 

I (ii) 2. in 21. poglavje Notranjega davcnega zakonika iz 

leta 1986 in predpisi, ki se nanju nanasajo, in 

(b) za Republiko Slovenijo: 

(i) zakoni, ki urcjajo obvezno pokojninsko in invalidsko 

zavarovanje, razen dolocb, ki se nanasajo na dajatve 

za preostalo delovno zmoznost, in 

(ii) samo za namen izvajanja II. dcla tega sporazuma 

zakoni Republike Slovenije, ki urejajo obvezno 

vkljucitev v sistem socialnega zavarovanja. 

,., 

L.. Ce sporazum ne doloca drugace, zakonodaja v prvem odstavku tega 

clena ne zajema pogodb ali drugih mednarodnih sporazumov ali 

nadnacionalne zakonodaje o socialni vamosti, sklenjenih med eno 

izmed drzav pogodbenic in tretjo drzavo, ali njihovih izvedbenih 

i zakonov oziroma drugih predpisov. 

... 

.). Dolocbe tega sporazuma ne vplivajo na obveznosti pogodbenic na 

podlagi sporazumov o socialni varnosti ali drugih mednarodnih 

sporazumov, ki ju zavezujejo. 

I 

I 

l 
4. Razen v primeru iz naslednjega stavka se ta sporazum uporablja tudi 

za zakone in predpise, ki spreminjajo ali dopolnjujejo zakonodajo, 

navedeno v prvem odstavku tega clena. Sporazum se uporablja tudi 

za prihodnje z.akone in predpise, ki dolocajo nove kategorije 

uzivalcev pravic ali nove dajatve po zakonodaji te drz.ave 

pogodbenice, razen ce pristojni organ druge drzave pogodbenice v 

treh (3) mesecih od dneva uradne objave novih zakonov ali predpisov 

pisno ne obvesti pristojnega organa druge drzave pogodbenice, da ne 

namerava razsiriti tega sporazuma v tern smislu. 

3. clen 

Osebna veljavnost 

' 

Ta sporazum se uporablja:

I (a) za vse osebe, za katere velja ali jc veljala zakonodaja 

I katcrekoli izmed drz.av pogodbcnic, in 

I 

I (b) za vzdrzevane in prezivele druzinske clane oseb, navedenih 

l v tocki (a) tega clena, v skladu z zakonodajo, ki se uporablja 

v katerikoli iZined drzav pogodbenic. 

4. clen 

Enakost obravnave in prenosljivost dajatev 

1. Ce ta sporazum ne doloca drugace, se osebe, navedene v 3. clenu 

tega sporazuma, ki prebivajo na ozemlju enc drzave pogodbenice, . obravnavajo enako kot drzavljani druge drfave pogodbenice pri 

I uporabi zakonodaje druge drzave pogodbenice. 

I 

2. Ce ta sporazum ne doloca drugace, se katerekoli dolocbe 

I zakonodaje dr.fave pogodbenicc, ki omejujejo upravicenost do I dajatev ali njihovo izplacilo zgolj zato, ker oseba ne prebiva na 

l ozemlju te drfave pogodbenice ali na njem ni prisotna, ne 

uporabljajo za osebo, ki prebiva na ozemlju druge drzave 

pogodbenice. 
I II.DEL 

Dolocbe, ki se nanasajo na zakonodajo, ki se uporablja I 

I 

I 5. clen 

Dolocbe o zavarovanju 

f 

l. Ce ta clen ne doloca drugace, se za osebo. ki je zaposlena ali 

samozaposlena na ozcmlju ene od drzav pogodbenic, v povezavi s 

to zaposlitvijo ali samozaposlitvijo uporablja zakonodaja zgolj te 

drzave pogodbenice. 

')

.... Ce osebo, ki je obicajno zaposlcna na ozemlju ene drzave 

pogodbenice pri dclodajalcu na tern ozcmlju, delodajalec za 

omejeno casovno obdobjc napoti na ozemlje druge drzave i 

I 

I 

pogodbenice, se zanjo uporablja zakonodaja le prve drzave I 

pogodbenice, kakor ce bi bila zaposlcna na njenem ozemlju, ce se 

I pricakuje, da obdobje zaposlitvc na ozemlju druge drfave 

pogodbenice nc bo preseglo pet (5) let. 

I I 

I 

l i 3. Za namene uporabe drugega odstavka tega clena v primeru 

zaposlenega, ki ga delodajalec na ozemlju Zdruzenih drzav s tega I 

! 

I ozemlja napoti na ozemlje Republike Slovenije, velja, damed 

delodajalcem in njcgovo podruznico (kot doloca zakonodaja I Zdruzenih drzav) ni razlik, cc bi bila ta zaposlitev brez obstoja tega I sporazuma zavarovana v skladu z zakonodajo Zdruzenih drzav. 

l 

! 

4. Drugi in tretji odstavek tega clena se uporabljata za osebe, ki jih

delodajalec napoti z ozemlja drzave pogodbenice na ozemlje tretje 

drz.avc in so med zaposlitvijo na ozemlju tretje drfave obvezno 

zavarovane po zakonodaji tc drzave pogodbenice, nato pajih 

delodajalec napoti z ozemlja tretje drzave na ozemlje druge drzave 

pogodbenice. 

5. Ce oseba, ki je obicajno samozaposlena na ozemlju ene drzave 

pogodbenice, zacasno prenese opravljanje svoje samozaposlitvene 

dejavnosti na ozemlje druge drzave pogodbenice, se zanjo 

I ' uporablja zakonodaja le prve drfave pogodbenice, ce se pricakuje, 

I da obdobje samozaposlitve na ozemlju druge drzave pogodbenice I 

j ne bo preseglo pet ( 5) let. I 

I 

j 

I 

I 
6. (a) Za osebo, kije zaposlena kot castnik ali clan posadke na 

plovilu, ki pluje pod zastavo ene drzave pogodbenice, in ki 

bi bila zavarovana v skladu z zakonodajo obeh drzav 

pogodbenic, se uporablja le zakonodaja tiste drzave 

pogodbenicc, pod zastavo katere pluje plovilo. Za namene 

prejsnjega stavka plovilo, ki pluje pod zastavo Zdruzenih 

drzav, pomeni plovilo, ki je opredeljeno kot amerisko 

plovilo v skladu z zakonodajo Zdruzenih drzav. 

(b) Za potujoce zaposlene lctalskih prcvoznikov, ki opravljajo 

delo na ozemlju obeh drfav pogodbcnic in bi bili sicer 

zavarovani v skladu z zakonodajo obeh drzav pogodbcnic, se 

v zvezi stern delom uporablja le zakonodaja tiste drzave 

pogodbenice, na ozemlju katere ima prevoznik sedez. Ce pa 

ti zaposleni prebivajo na ozemlju druge drzave pogodbenice, 

se zanje uporablja le zakonodaja te drzave pogodbenice. 

7. (a) Ta sporazum ne vpliva na dolocbe Dunajske konvencijc o 

diplomatskih odnosih z dnc 18. aprila 1961 ali Dunajske 

konvencije o konzulamih odnosih z dne 24. aprila 1963. 

(b) Za driavljane drzave pogodbenice, ki jih na ozemlju druge 

drzave pogodbenice zaposli vlada njihove drzave 

pogodbenice in ki jih dunajski konvenciji iz pododstavka (a) 

tega odstavka ne izvzemata iz zakonodaje druge drzave 

pogodbcnice, se uporablja le zakonodaja prve drzave 

pogodbenice. Za namen tega odstavka vkljucuje zaposlitev 

pri Vladi Zdruzenih drzav zaposlitev pri njenem pomoznem 

organu. 

8. Pristojna organa drzav pogodbenic se lahko glede dolocenih oseb 

ali kategorij oseb dogovorita o izjemi k dolocbam tega clena, ce se 

za osebo, ki bi jo to zadevalo, uporablja zakonodaja ene od drzav 

pogodbenic. 
III. DEL 

Dolocbe o dajatvah 

6. clen 

Dajatve Zdruzenih drzav 

1. Ce je oseba po zak.onodaji Zdruzenih drzav dopolnila vsaj ~est (6) 

cetrtletij zavarovanja, vendar po zak.onodaji Zdruzenih ddav nima 

zadostne zavarovalne dobe, da bi zadosti)a zahtevarn glede 

upravicenosti do dajatev, agencija Zdruzenih d.rzav pri ugotavljanju 

upravicenosti do dajatev po tern clenu upostcva zavarovalne dobe, 

ki se priznajo v skladu z zakonodajo Republike Slovenije in ne 

sovpadajo z zavarovalnimi dobami, ki so ze primane skladno z 

zak.onodajo Zdruzenih drzav. 

2. Pri ugotavljanju upravicenosti do dajatev v skladu s prvim 

odstavkom tega clena prizna agencija Zdruzenih ddav eno ( 1) 

cetrtletje zavarovanja za vsakih devetdeset (90) dni zavarovanja, ki 

ga potrdi agencija Republike Slovenije. Skupno stevilo cetrtletij 

zavarovanja, ki se priznajo v enem letu, ne more biti visje od stirih 

(4). . 

3. Ce ni mogoce dolociti koledarskega cetrtletja posamezne 

zavarovalne dobe, pridobljene v skladu z zakonodajo Zdruzenih 

ddav, ho agencija Zdruzenih drzav domnevala, da se zadevna 

zavarovalna doba ne prekriva z zavarovaJno dobo, pridobljeno v 

Republiki Sloveniji. 

4. Agencija Zdruzenih drzav ne uposteva zavarovalnih dob, 

dopolnjenih pred najzgodnejsim datumom, od katerega se po njeni 

zakonodaji lahko priznavajo zavarovalne dobe; prav tako agencija 

Zdruzenih drzav ne uposteva zavarovalnih dob, ki ne temeljijo na 

placanih prispevkih. 

5. ·ce se upravicenost do dajatve po zakonodaji Zdruzenih drzav 

ugotovi v skladu z dolocbami iz prvega odstavka tega clena, 

izracuna agencija Zdruzenih drzav sorazmerni znes~k osnovnega 

zavarovanja v skladu z zak.onodajo Zdruzenih drzav na podlagi: 

(a) povprecnega zasluzka osebe, ki se prizna izkljucno po 

zakonodaji Zdruzenih drzav, in 
(b) sorazmerja med trajanjem zavarovalnih dob osebe, 

dopolnjenih po zakonodaji Zdruzenih drzav, in trajanjem 

fivljenjske dobe zavarovanja, kot je doloceno v skladu z 

zakonodajo Zdruzenih drzav. 

Dajatve, ki se izplacajo na podlagi zakonodaje Zdruzenih drzav, 

temeljijo na sorazmernem znesku osnovnega zavarovanja. 

6. Upravicenost do dajatve iz Zdruzenih drlav, ki izhaja iz prvega 

odstavka tega clena, se prekine s pridobitvijo zadostnih 

zavarovalnih dob, ki so po zakonodaji Zdruzenih drzav potrebne za 

ugotovitev upravicenosti do enake ali visje dajatvt; ne da bi bilo 

treba uveljavljati dolocbo iz prvega odstavka tega clena. 

7. 4. clen tega sporazuma se v Zdruzenih d.rzavah uporablja na nacin, 

kije skladen z razdelkom 233(c)(4) Zakona o socialni varnosti 

Zdruzenih · drz.av. 

7. clen 

Dajatve Republike Slovenije 

I . Ce so pogoji za pridobitev pravice do dajatve po slovenski 

zakonodaji izpolnjeni brez upostevanja zavarovalne dobe, 

dopolnjene po zakonodaji Zdruzenih d.rzav, agencija Republike 

Slovenije zagotovi dajatev izkljucno na podlagi zavarovalne dobe, 

dopolnjene po slovenski zakonodaji. 

2. Ce pogoji za pridobitev pravice do dajatve po slovenski zakonodaji 

samo na podlagi zavarovalne dobe, dopolnjene po slovenski 

zakonodaji, niso izpolnjeni, agencija Republike Slovenije pri 

ugotavljanju upravicenost1 do dajatve uposteva tudi zavarovalno 

dobo, dopolnjeno po zakonodaji Zdruzenih d.rzav pod pogojem, da 

se ne prekriva z zavarovalno dobo, priznano po slovenski 

zakonodaji. 

3. Ce pogoji za pridobitev pravice do dajatve na podlagi drugega 

odstavka tega clena niso izpolnjeni, bo agencija Republike 

Slovenije za slovenske d.rzavljane upo§tevala tudi dobe, dopolnjene 

v tretjih drz.avah, s katerimi ima Republika Slovenija sklenjene 

mednarodne sporazume o socialni vamosti, ki dolocajo sestevanje 

doh. 
4. Pri priznanju pravice do dajatve iz drugega in tretjega odstavka 

tega clena agencija Republike Slovenijc izracuna visino dajatve na 

nasJednji nacin: 

(a) najprcj izracuna teoreticni znesek dajatve, ki bi ga morala 

izplacevati, ce bi bile vse zavarovalne dobe, ki se sestevajo, 

dopolnjene po slovenski zakonodaji; 

(b) na podlagi tega teoreticnega zneska nato izracuna dejanski 

znesek dajatve, ki se placa v sorazmerju med zavarovalno 

dobo, dopolnjeno po slovenski zakonodaji, in vsemi 

zavarovalnimi dobami, ki se sestcvajo; 

i 

(c) pri izracunu teoreticnega zneska dajatve iz pododstavka (a) 

tega odstavka se pri dolocitvi osnove za odmero dajatve 

I

I 

i upostevajo le zavarovalne dobe, dopolnjcne po slovenski 

I zakonodaji. I 

5. Pri ugotavljanju upravicenosti do dajatve iz drugega in tretjega I odstavka tcga clena bo agencija Rcpublike Slovenije za vsako 

I cetrtletje zavarovanja, ki ga sporoci agencija Zdruzenih drzav, 

upostevala tri (3) mesece zavarovalne <lobe. I 

I I 

I 6. Ce zavarovalna doba, dopolnjena po slovenski zakonodaji, znasa I l skupaj manj kot dvanajst (12) mesecev, se dajatev ne prizna. Tone 

velja, ce obstaja pravica do dajatve po slovenski zakonodaji le na 

podlagi take krajse zavarovalne dobe. 

l 

I 7. Dodatek za pomoc in postrezbo, invalidnina, dajatve za preostalo 

delovno zmoznost ali katerakoli druga dajatev, kine temelji na I 

I placanih prispevkih in ki se po slovenski zakonodaji ne izplacuje 

zunaj Republike Slovenije, se izplacujejo, dokler upravicenec 

I prebiva v Republiki Sloveniji. 

i I 

I 

I 

I I i

I 

' 

I I 

i 

I 

i 
IV. DEL 

Razne dolocbe 

8. clen 

Upravni dogovori 

Drzavi pogodbenici: 

(a) sprejmeta vse potrebne upravne dogovore za izvajanje tega 

sporazuma in imenujeta organe za zvezo; 

(b) si sporocita vse infonnacije o ukrepih, ki sta jih sprejeli za 

izvajanje tega sporazuma, in 

(c) se cim prej obvestita o vseh spremembah svoje z.akonodaje, 

ki bi lahko vplivale na izvajanje tega sporazuma. 

9. clen 

Medsebojna pomoc 

Pristojni organi in agencije drzav pogodbenic si v okviru svojih 

pristojnosti pomagajo pri izvajanju tega sporazurna. Ta pomoc se 

ugotavlja brezplatno, ob upostevanju izjern, ki se dolocijo v upravnem 

dogovoru. 

10. clen 

Zaupnost izmenjanih osebnih podatkov 

1. Ce notranjepravni predpisi drz.ave pogodbenice ne 7.ahtevajo 

drugace, se osebni podatki, ki jih drzava pogodbenica po tern 

sporazumu poslje drugi drzavi pogodbenici, obdelujejo izkljucrio 

za izvajanje tega sporazwna in zakonodaje iz 2. clena tega 

sporazuma. Tako uporabo urejajo notranjepravni predpisi o varstvu 

zasebnosti, zaupnosti ali tajnosti osebnih podatkov drzave 

pogodbenice prejemnice ter dolocbe tega sporazuma. 

2. Pristojni organi drzav pogodbenic se obvestijo o vseh spremembah 

notranjepravnih predpisov o varstvu zasebnosti, zaupnosti ali 

tajnosti osebnih podatkov. ki vplivajo na posredovanje osebnih 

podatkov. 
3. Pristojni organ ali agencija, ki zaprosi za osebne podatke alijih 

posreduje v skladu s tern sporazumom, mora na z.ahtevo osebi 

razkriti: 

(a) vsebino njenih osebnih podatkov, 

(b) agencijo prejemnico njenih osebnih podatkov, 

(c) trajanje uporabe njenih osebnih podatkov in 

(d) namen in pravno podlago, na podlagi katere so se osebni 

podatki uporabili oziroma se je zanje zaprosilo. 

4. Pristojni organ ali agencija, ki posreduje osebne poclatke na podlagi 

tega sporazuma, v okviru podatkov, s katerimi razpolaga drzava 

pogodbenica posiljateljica, sprejme vse ustrezne ukrepe, da 

zagotovi, da so posredovani osebni podatki tocni in posodob)jeni 

ter omejeni na podatke, ki so potrebni za izpolnitev zaprosila 

pristojnega organa ali agencije prejemnice. Agencija ali pristojni 

organ prejemnice v sk.Jadu s svojimi notranjepravnimi predpisi 

popravi, omeji dostop ali izbrise vse netocne ali neazume 

posredovane osebne podatke in vse podatke, ki niso potrebni za 

izpolnitev zaprosila agencije prejemnice, ter pristojni organ ali 

agencijo druge drzave pogodbenice nemudoma obvesti o takem 

popravku. Tone omejuje pravice osebe, da tak popravek, omejitev 

dostopa ali izbris svojih osebnih podatkov z.ahteva neposredno od 

agenc1J. 

5. Agencija posiljateljica in agencija prejemnica oziroma zadevni 

pristojni organ ucinkovito varuje osebne podatke pred 

nepoobl~cenim ali nezakonitim dostopom, spremembo ali 

razkritjem. 
11. clen 

Zaupnost izmenjanih podatkov delodajalcev 

Ce notranjepravni predpisi drzave pogodbcnice ne zahtevajo drugace, se 

podatki dclodajalcev, ki si jih dr2avi pogodbenici posiljata v skladu s tern 

sporazumom, uporabljajo izkljucno za izvajanje tega sporazuma in 

zakonodaje iz 2. clena tega sporazuma. Tako uporabo urejajo 

notranjepravni predpisi drzave pogodbenice prejemnice o varstvu m 

zaupnosti delodajalcevih podatkov ter dolocbe tega sporazuma. 

12. clen 

Dokumenti 

I. Ce zakonodaja drfave pogodbenice doloca, da je katerikoli 

dokument, ki se predlozi pristojnemu organu ali agenciji te drzave 

pogodbenice, v celoti ali delno oproscen placila pristojbin ali taks, 

vkljucujoc konzulame in upravne pristojbine, vetja oprostitev tudi 

za ustrezne dokumente, ki se pri izvajanju tega sporazuma I predlozijo pristojnemu organu ali agenciji druge drfave 

pogodbenice. 

I 

I 2. Za dokumente in potrdila, prcdlozena za namen tega sporazuma, 

overovitev diplomatskih ali konzularnih organov ni potrebna. 

3. Izvode dokumentov, ki jih agencija ene driave pogodbenice overi I kot verodostojne in tocne, agencija druge drzave pogodbenice i 

I 

sprejme kot take brez dodatnega overjanja. 0 dokazni vrednosti 

dokazil, ki jih prejme od kateregakoli vira, dokoncno razsodi 

agencija posamezne drzave pogodbenice. 

13. clen 

Dopisovanje in jezik 

1. Pristojni organi in agencije drzav pogodbenic si smejo dopisovati 

neposredno in z vsako osebo, ne glede na to, kje ta prebiva, 

kadarkoli je to potrebno za izvajanje tega sporazuma. 

I 

I 

I 

! 

i 

I 
2. Pristojni organ ali agencija drzave pogodbenice vloge ali 

dokumenta ne sme zavrniti zgolj zato, ker je napisan v jeziku druge 

drzave pogodbenice. Po potrebi se drzavi pogodbenici dogovorita o 

izmenjavi ustreznih vzorcnih dopisov v slovenskem ali angleskem 

jeziku. 

14. clen 

Vloge 

I. S pisno vlogo za dajatve, oddano pri agenciji ene drzave 

pogodbenice, se varujejo pravice upravicencev v skladu z 

zakonodajo druge drzave pogodbenice, ce vlagatelj zaprosi, dase 

ta uposteva kot vloga po zakonodaji druge drzave pogodbenice. 

2. Ce vlagatelj odda pisno vlogo za dajatve agenciji ene dd.ave 

pogodbenice in ne zahteva izrecno, da se vloga omeji na dajatve v 

skladu z zakonodajo te drzave pogodbenice, ta vloga varuje tudi 

pravice upravicencev po zak.onodaji druge dd.ave pogodbenice, ce 

vlagatelj ob predlozitvi navede podatke, da je oseba, za katero se 

zaprosa za dajatve, dopolnila zavarovalne dobe v skladu z 

zakonodajo druge drzave pogodbenice. 

3. Dolocbe Ill. dela tega sporazuma se uporabljajo le za dajatve na 

podlagi vlog, ki so oddane na datum zacetka ve)javnosti tega 

sporazuma ali po njem. 

15. clen 

Pritozbe in roki 

I. Pisna pritozba zoper odlocitev agencije ene drzave pogodbenice se 

lahko veljavno vlozi pri agenciji katerekoli od dr::zav pogodbenic. 0 

pritozbi se odloca v skladu s postopkom in zakonodajo drzave 

pogodbenice, ki je izdala izpodbijano odlocitev. 

2. Katerikoli zahtevek, obvestilo ali pisna pritozba, ki bi po • 

zakonodaji ene od drzav pogodbenic morala biti vlozena v 

predpisanem roku pri agenciji te drzave pogodbenice, pa je bila v 

istem roku vlozena pri agenciji druge drzave pogodbenice, se 

uposteva kot pravocasno vlozena. 
16. clen 

Posiljanje zahtevkov, obvestil in pritozb 

V vsak.i 7.adevi, v kateri se uporabijo dolocbe 14. ali 15. clena tega 

sporazuma ali obeh, agencija, ki je prejela z.ahtevek, obvestilo ali pisno 

pritozbo, navede datum prejema dokumenta in ga nemudoma po~lje 

organu za zvezo druge drzave pogodbenice. 

17. clen 

Valuta 

1. Placila po tern sporazumu se lahko izvrsijo v valuti drzave 

pogodbenice, ki izv~uje placila. 

2. Ce katerak.oli drt.ava pogodbenica sprejme dolocbe za omejitev 

menjave ali nak.azil svoje valute zunaj svojega ozemlja, vladi obeh 

drzav pogodbenic nemudoma sprejmeta ukrepe za zagotovitev 

izplacila zneskov, kijih dolguje katerakoli od drzav pogodbenic 

tega sporazuma. 

18. clen 

Resevanje nesoglasij 

Nesoglasja glede razlage ali uporabe tega sporazuma se resujejo s 

posvetovanjem pristojnih organov. 

19. clen 

Dopolnilni sporazumi 

Ta sporazumje mogoce spremeniti z dopolnilnimi sporazumi. 
V.DEL 

Prehodne in koncne dolocbe 

20. clen 

Prehodne dolocbe 

1. Ta sporazum ne omogoca zahtevkov za placilo dajatve za obdobje 

pred zacetkom njegove veljavnosti ali zahtevkov za pavsalno 

dajatev ob smrti, ce je oseba umrla, preden je sporazum zacel 

veljati. 

2. Pri ugotavljanju upravicenosti do dajatev na podlagi tega 

sporazuma se upostevajo zavarovalne dobe v skladu z zakonodajo 

obeh drf.av pogodbenic in drugi dogodki pred zacetkom njegove 

veljavnosti. 

3. Pri uporabi drugega, tretjega, cetrtega ali petega odstavka 5. clena 

tega sporazuma za osebe, ki jihje delodajalec napotil na delo ali so • 

prenesle svojo samozaposlitveno dejavnost na ozemlje dd.ave 

pogodbenice pred datumom zacetka veljavnosti tega sporazuma, 

velja, da se obdobje zaposlitve ali samozaposlitve zacne na clan 

. zacetka veljavnosti tega sporazuma. 

4. Ugotavljanje upravicenosti do dajatev, zakljuceno pred zacetkom 

veljavnosti tega sporazuma, ne vpliva na pravice, ki iz njega 

izhajajo. 

5. Uporaba tega sporazuma ne povzroci mihnja zneska dajatve, za 

katero je bila upravicenost ugotovljena pred zacetkom veljavnosti 

sporazuma. 

21. clen 

Trajanje in prenehanje veljavnosti 

1. Ta sporazum velja do preteka enega (I) koledarskega leta po letu, 

ko ena od drzav pogodbenic drugi drzavi pogodbenici poslje pisno 

obvestilo o njegovi odpovedi. 
2. Ce ta sporazum preneha veljati, se pravice do dajatev oziroma 

njihovega izplacila~ pridobljene v skladu z njim, ohranijo, o 

vsakem vlozenem zahtevku, o katerem se ni bilo odloceno do 

prenehanja veljavnosti sporazuma, pa se odloci v skladu z 

dolocbami tega sporazuma. 

22. clen 

Zacetek veljavnosti 

Ta sporazum zacne veljati prvi dan cetrtega meseca, ki sledi datumu 

zadnje od izmenjanih diplomatskih not, s katerima se dnavi pogodbenici 

uradno obvestita o koncanju njunih notranjepravnih postopkov, potrebnih 

za zacetek veljavnosti tega sporazurna. 

V POTRDITEV TEGA sta podpisana, ki sta bila za to pravilno 

pooblascena, podpisala ta sporazum. 

. \"=J .j~~eirj-t 

SESTA VLJENO v LjJ,~~' dne "Loll v dveh izvimikih v 

angleskem in slovenskem jeziku, pri cemer sta obe besedili enako 

verodostojni. 

ZA ZA 

·ZDRUZENE DRZA.VE AMERIKE REPUBLIKO SLOVENIJO 
ADMINISTRATIVE ARRANGEMENT 

BETWEEN 

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA 

FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE · 

AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY 

BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

AND THE REPUBLIC OF SLOVENIA 
The United States ofAmerica and 

the Republic of-Slovenia, 

In conformity with Article 8(a) ofthe Agreement on Social Security between 

the United States ofAmerica and the Republic ofSlovenia ofthis date, 

hereinafter referred to as the "Agreement," have agreed as follows: 

CHAPTER I 

General Provisions 

Article I 

Where terms that appear in the Agreement are used in this Administrative 

Arrangement, they shall have the same meaning as they have in the 

Agreement. 

Article 2 

l. The Liaison Agencies referred to in Article 8(a) ofthe Agreement 

shall be: 

(a) for the United States ofAmerica, the 

Social Security Administration; and 

(b) for the Republic ofSlovenia, 

(i) for the Laws referred to under Article 2, paragraph I, 

subparagraph (b )(i) ofthe Agreement: the Pension and 

Disability Insurance Institute ofSlovenia, and 

(ii) for the Laws referred to under Article 2, paragraph I, 

subparagraph (b)(ii) ofthe Agreement: the Health 

Insurance Institute ofSlovenia. 
2. The Liaison Agencies designated in paragraph 1 ofthis Article shall 

decide upon the joint procedures, methods, and bilingual forms 

necessary for the implementation ofthe Agreement and this 

Administrative Arrangement. 

CHAPTER II 

Provisions on Coverage 

Article 3 

1. Where the Laws ofone Contracting State are applicable in 

accordance with any ofthe provisions ofArticle 5 ofthe Agreement, 

the Agency ofthat Contracting State, upon request ofthe employer 

or self-employed person, shall issue a certificate stating that the 

employee or self-employed person is subject to those Laws and 

indicating the duration for which the certificate shall be valid. This 

certificate shall be evidence that the employee or self-employed 

person is exempt from the Laws on compulsory coverage ofthe 

other Contracting State. 

2. The certificate referred to in paragraph 1 ofthis Article shall be 

issued: 

(a) in the United States ofAmerica, by the 

Social Security Administration; and 

(b) in the Republic of Slovenia, by the Health Insurance Institute 

ofSlovenia. 

3. The Agency of a Contracting State that issues a certificate referred 

to in paragraph 1 ofthis Article shall furnish a copy ofthe certificate 

or mutually decided information from the certificate to the Liaison 

Agency ofthe other Contracting State as needed by the Agency of 

the other Contracting State. 
4. The Competent Authorities referred to in paragraph 8 of Article 5 of 

the Agreement shall be: 

(a) for the United States of America, the Commissioner of Social 

Security; and 

(b) for the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Labor, Family, 

Social Affairs, and Equal Opportunities. 

CHAPTER III 

Provisions on Benefits 

Article 4 

1. Claims for Benefits under the Agreement shall be submitted on 

forms to be developed by the Liaison Agencies ofthe two 

Contracting States. 

2. The Agency of the Contracting State with which a claim for Benefits 

is first filed in accordance with Article 14 ofthe Agreement, shall 

provide the Agency ofthe other Contracting State with such 

evidence and other information in its possession as may be required 

to complete action on the claim. 

3. The Agency of a Contracting State which receives a claim that was 

first filed with an Agency of the other Contracting State, shall 

without delay provide the Agency ofthe other Contracting State 

with such evidence and other available information in its possession 

as may be required for it to complete action on the claim. 

4. The Agency of the Contracting State with which a claim for Benefits 

has been filed shall verify the information pertaining to the applicant 

and the applicant's family members. The Liaison Agencies of both 

Contracting States shall decide upon the types of information to be 

verified. 
5. Upon request, the Agency ofone Contracting State shall inform the 

Agency ofthe other Contracting State on bilingual forms of its 

decision to award or deny a claim filed under Part III ofthe 

Agreement. 

CHAPTER IV 

Miscellaneous Provisions 

Article 5 

1. In accordance with measures to be decided upon pursuant to 

paragraph 2 ofArticle 2 ofthis Administrative Arrangement, the 

Agency of one Contracting State shall, upon request by the Agency 

ofthe other Contracting State, furnish available information relating 

to the claim of any specified individual for the purpose of 

administering the Agreement. 

,., For the purpose of facilitation ofthe implementation ofthe 

Agreement and this Administrative Arrangement, the 

Liaison Agencies may decide on measures for the provision and 

transmission ofthe electronic exchange ofdata. 

Article 6 

The Liaison Agencies shall exchange statistics on the number of 

certificates issued under Article 3 of this Administrative Arrangement and 

on the payments made to beneficiaries under the Agreement. These 

statistics shall be furnished annually in a manner to be decided upon by the 

Liaison Agencies. 

Article 7 

1. Where administrative assistance is requested and provided under 

Article 9 ofthe Agreement, expenses other than regular personnel 

and operating costs ofthe Agency providing the assistance shall be 

reimbursed, except as may be otherwise agreed to by the Competent 

Authorities or Liaison Agencies ofthe Contracting States. 
2. Upon request, the Agency of either Contracting State shall furnish 

without cost to the Agency of the other Contracting State any 

medical information and documentation in its possession relevant to 

the disability of the claimant or beneficiary. 

3. Where the Agency of a Contracting State requires that a person in 

the territory of the other Contracting State who is receiving or 

applying for Benefits under the Agreement submit to a medical 

examination, such examination, if requested by that Agem~y, shall be 

arranged by the Agency ofthe other Contracting State in accordance 

with the rules of the Agency making the arrangements and at the 

expense ofthe Agency requesting the examination. 

4. The Agency ofone Contracting State shall reimburse amounts owed 

under paragraphs 1 or 3 ofthis Article upon presentation of a 

statement of expenses by the Agency of the other Contracting State. 

Article 8 

1. The Agency shall pay Benefits directly to the beneficiary or his or 

her designee. 

2. Upon request ofthe Agency referred to in paragraph 1 ofthis 

Article, a beneficiary shall submit proof, annually at minimum, that 

he or she is still alive. 

Article 9 

The Competent Authorities shall notify each other, in writing, of changes 

in the names ofthe Liaison Agencies without the need to modify the 

Administrative Arrangement. 
Article 10 

This Administrative Arrangement shall enter into force on the date ofentry 

into force ofthe Agreement and remain in force so long as the Agreement 

is in force. 

DONE at 4v\:,~~ , this ll-4-'rlay of lan~arj ,'lol1, in duplicate in 

the English and Slovenian languages, both texts being equally authentic. 

FOR THE FOR THE 

UNI STATES OF AMERICA: REPUB~OVENIA: 
UPRAVNIDOGOVOR 

MED ZDRUZENIMI DRZA V AMI AMERIKE 

IN REPUBLIKO SLOVENIJO ZA IZV AJANJE 

SPORAZUMA O SOCIALNI V ARNOSTI 

MED ZDRUZENIMI DRZA V AMI AMERIKE 

IN REPUBLIKO SLOVENIJO 
Zdruzene drzave Amerike in 

Republika Slovenija 

sta se v skladu s tocko (a) 8. clena danes sklenjenega Sporazuma o socialni 

varnosti med Zdruzenimi drzavami Amerike in Republiko Slovenijo, v 

nadaljnjem besedilu »sporazum«, dogovorili o: 

I. POGLAVJE 

Splosne dolocbe 

1. clen 

Izxazi iz sporazuma imajo v tern upravnem dogovoru isti pomen kot v 

sporazumu. 

2. clen 

l. Organi za zvezo iz tocke (a) 8. clena sporazuma so: 

(a) za Zdruzene drzave Amerike Uprava za socialno varnost in 

(b) . za Republiko Slovenijo: 

(i) za zakonodajo iz pododstavka b(i) prvega odstavka 2. 

clena sporazuma Zavod za pokojninsko in invalidsko 

zavarovanje Slovenije in 

(ii) za zakonodajo iz pododstavka b(ii) prvega odstavka 2. 

clena sporazuma Zavod za zdravstveno zavarovanje 

Slovenije. 

2. Organi za zvezo, doloceni v prvem odstavku tega clena, dolocijo 

skupne postopke, metode in dvojezicne obrazce, ki so potrebni za 

izvajanje sporazuma in tega upravnega dogovora. 
II. POGLAVJE 

Dolocbe o zavarovanju 

3. clen 

1. Kadar se zakonodaja ene drzave pogodbenice uporablja v skladu s 

katerokoli dolocbo 5. clena sporazuma, agencija te drzave 

pogodbenice na zahtevo delodajalca ali samozaposlene osebe izda 

potrdilo, da za zaposlenega ali samozaposleno osebo velja ta 

zakonodaja, in navede obdobje, za katero velja to potrdilo. To potrdilo 

je dokaz, da je zaposleni ali samozaposlena oseba izvzeta iz 

zakonodaje o obveznem zavarovanju druge drzave pogodbenice. 

2. Potrdilo iz prvega odstavka tega clena izda: 

(a) v Zdruzenih dr:zavah Amerike Uprava za socialno varnost in 

(b) v Republiki Sloveniji Zavod za zdravstveno zavarovanje 

Slovenije. 

3. Agencija drzave pogodbenice, ki izda potrdilo iz prvega odstavka tega 

clena, v skladu s potrebami agencije druge drzave pogodbenice 

organu za zvezo druge drzave pogodbenice poslje izvod potrdila ali 

dogovorjene podatke iz potrdila. 

4. Za dogovor o izjemah na podlagi osmega odstavka 5. clena 

sporazuma sta pristojna: 

(a) za Zdruzene drzave Amerike komisar za socialno vamost in 

(b) za Republiko Slovenijo Ministrstvo za delo, dru:zino, socialne 

zadeve in enake moznosti. 
III. POG LAV JE 

Dolocbe o dajatvah 

4. clen 

I. Zahtevki za dajatve po sporazumu se vlagajo na obrazcih, o katerih se 

dogovorijo organi za zvezo drzav pogodbenic. 

2. Agencija drzave pogodbenice, pri kateri je bil najprej vlozen zahtevek 

za dajatve v skladu s 14. clenom sporazuma, agencijo druge drzave 

pogodbenice obvesti o vlozitvi zahtevka in posreduje druge podatke, s 

katerimi razpolaga, ki so potrebni za obravnavo zahtevka. 

3. Agencija drzave pogodbenice, ki prejme zahtevek, ki je bil najprej 

vlozen pri agenciji druge drzave pogodbenice, agenciji druge drzave 

pogodbenice nemudoma sporoci, daje zahtevek prejela inji posreduje 

dokaze in druge informacije, s katerimi razpolaga, ki so potrebni za 

obravnavo zahtevka. 

4. Agencija drzave pogodbenice, pri kateri je bil vlozen zahtevek za 

dajatve, preveri podatke o vlagatelju in njegovih druzinskih clanih. 

Organi za zvezo obeh driav pogodbenic dolocijo, katere podatke je 

treba preveriti. 

5. Agencija prve drzave pogodbenice na zahtevo obvesti na dvojezicnih 

obrazcih agencijo druge drzave pogodbenice o svoji odlocitvi glede 

odobritve ali zavmitve zahtevka, vlozenega skladno s III. delom 

sporazuma. 
IV. POGLAVJE 

Druge dolocbe 

5. clen 

1. V skladu z ukrepi, ki jih je treba dolociti ob upostevanju drugega 

odstavka 2. clena tega upravnega dogovora, agencija ene drzave 

pogodbenice na zahtevo agencije druge drzave pogodbenice za 

izvajanje sporazuma posreduje podatke, s katerimi razpolaga, v zvezi 

z zahtevkom za katerokoli navedeno osebo. 

2. Za lazje izvajanje sporazuma in tega upravnega dogovora lahko 

organi za zvezo dolocijo ukrepe za zagotavljanje elektronske 

izmenjave podatkov. 

6. clen 

Organi za zvezo si ~enjujejo statisticne podatke o stevilu potrdil, 

izdanih v skladu s 3. clenom tega upravnega dogovora, in o placilih 

upravicencem v skladu s sporazumom. Ta statistika se izmenja letno na 

nacin, ki ga dolocita organa za zvezo. 

7. clen 

1. Kadar se v skladu z 9. clenom sporazuma zaprosi za in nudi upravna 

pomoc, se strosk.i, razen obicajnih stroskov dela in poslovanja 

agencije, ki zagotavlja pomoc, povrnejo, razen ce se pristojni organi 

ali organi za zvezo drzav pogodbenic ne dogovorijo drugace. 

2. Agencija ene izmed drzav pogodbenic na zaprosilo agenciji druge 

drzave pogodbenice brez povracila stroskov z.agotovi vse 

razpolozljive zdravstvene informacije in dokumentacijo v zvezi z 

invalidnostjo vlagatelja zahtevka ali upravicenca. 
3. Kadar agencija clrzave pogodbenice zahteva, da oseba na ozemlju 

druge drzave pogodbenice, ki prejema dajatve ali vlozi zahtevek za 

dajatve v skladu s sporazumom, opravi zdravniski pregled, za pregled, 

ce navedena agencija za to zaprosi, poskrbi agencija druge drzave 

pogodbenice v skladu s pravili agencije, ki zagotovi pregled, in na 

stroske agencije, ki zahteva pregled. 

4. Agencija ene drzave pogodbenice povrne dolgovane zneske iz prvega 

ali tretjega odstavka tega clena, ko agencija druge drzave pogodbenice 

predlozi porocilo O stroskih. 

8. clen 

I. Agencija izplacuje dajatve neposredno upravicencu ali njegovemu 

pooblascencu. 

2. Na zahtevo agencije iz prvega odstavka tega clena mora upravicenec 

najmanj enkrat letno predloziti potrclilo o tern, da se zivi. 

9. clen 

Pristojni organi se medsebojno pisno obvestijo o spremembah v nazivih 

organov za zvezo, ne da bi bilo treba zaradi tega spreminjati upravni 

dogovor. 
10. clen 

Ta upravni dogovor zacne veljati z dnem uveljavitve sporazuma in velja tako 

dolgo kot sporazum. 

2

SESTA VLJENO V1:f,\,lj•....-, dne \~. ~~~ja i~~eh izvimikih v 

angleskem in slovenskem jeziku, pri cemer sta obe besedili enako 

verodostojni. 

ZA ZA 

ZDRUZENE DRZAVE AMERIKE REPUB~OVENIJO 

~'tfdt)