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►B COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No 574/72
of 21 March 1972
laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC)No 1408/71 on the application of
social security schemes to employed persons, to self employed persons, to self-employed persons and
to their families moving within the Community
(OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1)
(Consolidated version — OJ No L 28 of 30. 1. 1997, p. 1 (*))
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
►M1Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/97 of 27 June 1997 L 176 1 4.7.1997
►M2Council Regulation (EC) No 1223/98 of 4 June 1998 L 168 1 13.6.1998
►M3Council Regulation (EC) No 1606/98 of 29 June 1998 L 209 1 25.7.1998
►M4Council Regulation (EC) No 307/1999 of 8 February 1999 L 38 1 12.2.1999
►M5Council Regulation (EC) No 1399/1999 of 29 April 1999 L 164 1 30.6.1999
►M6Commission Regulation (EC) No 89/2001 of 17 January 2001 L 14 16 18.1.2001
(*) See annex B.
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COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC)No 574/72
of 21 March 1972
laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC)No
1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employedpersons, to self employed persons, to self-employed persons and to
their families moving within the Community
(Consolidated version — OJ No L 28 of 30. 1. 1997, p. 1 (*))
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and
in particular Articles 51 and 235 thereof,
Having regard to Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of
social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons
and to members of their families moving within the Community, and in
particular Article 98 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,Whereas there is a need to lay down the procedure for implementing
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 adapted to the basic rules and to theexperience gained in applying these texts over the years;
Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to specify the competent
authorities and institutions in each Member State as well as the liaison
bodies entitled to exchange information directly between themselves;
Whereas it is necessary to specify the documents to be furnished and to
be completed by the persons concerned in order to obtain benefits;
Whereas it is necessary to specify in detail the procedure for
implementing the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71concerning the determination of the legislation applicable as well as
the provisions concerning the different categories of benefits;
Whereas it is also necessary to specify the conditions for the refund of
benefits provided by the institution of one Member State on behalf of theinstitution of anotherMemberState, and the duties of the Audit Boar d;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down the methods of application for the
procedure to be followed for currency conversion within the frameworkof the European Monetary System;
Whereas it is necessary, with a view to facilitating communication
between the authorities and institutions of the Member State, to providefor the possibility of electronic data processing in connection with theapplication of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71;
Whereas it should be made possible for Annexes 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to
Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to be amended by means of a regulationadopted by the Commission at the request of the Member State or
Member States concerned or their competent authorities and after
consultation of the Administrative Commission; whereas the sole aim ofamending these Annexes is to incorporate into a Community instrumentdecisions adopted by the MemberState concer ned orby theircompetentauthorities,1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 2
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Definitions
Forthe pur poses of this Regulation:
(a) ‘Regulation’ means Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71;
(b) ‘implementing Regulation’ means this Regulation;
(c) the definitions in Article 1 of this Regulation have the meaning
assigned to them in the said Article.
Article 2
Printed model forms — Information on legislations — Guides
1. Models of certificates, certified statements, declarations, claims
and otherdocuments necessar y forthe application of the Regulation and
of the implementing Regulation shall be drawn up by the Administrative
Commission.
Two MemberStates ortheircompetent author ities may, by mutual
agreement and having received the opinion of the AdministrativeCommission, adopt simplified models foruse between them.
The certificates, certified statements, declarations, claims and other
documents may be transferred between institutions either in paper formor by means of telematic services as standardized electronic messages inaccordance with the provisions of Title VIa. Exchange of information bymeans of telematic services is subject to an agreement between the
competent authorities of the sending and the receiving Member States.
2. Forthe benefit of the competent author ities of each MemberState,
the Administrative Commission may assemble information on the
provisions which come within the scope of this Regulation.
3. The Administrative Commission shall prepare guides for the
purpose of advising persons concerned of their rights and of the
administrative formalities to be completed for the exercise of thoserights.
The Advisory Committee shall be consulted before such guides are
drawn up.
Article 3 (7)
Liaison bodies — Communications between institutions and between
beneficiaries and institutions
1. The competent authorities may designate liaison bodies which may
communicate directly with each other.
2. Any institution of a Member State, and any person residing or
staying in the territory of a Member State, may make application to theinstitution of another Member State, either directly or through the liaisonbodies.
3. Decisions and otherdocuments emanating fr om an institution of a
Member State and intended for persons residing or staying in theterritory of another Member State may be communicated directly byregistered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 3
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Article 4 (9)
Annexes
1. The competent authority or authorities of each Member State are
listed in Annex I.
2. The competent institutions of each MemberState ar e listed in
Annex 2.
3. The institutions of the place of residence and the institutions of the
place of stay of each MemberState ar e listed in Annex 3.
4. The liaison bodies designated pursuant to Article 3 (1) of the
implementing Regulation are listed in Annex 4.
5. The provisions referred to in Articles 5, 53 (3), 104, 105 (2), 116
and 121 of the implementing Regulation are listed in Annex 5.
6. The procedure for the payment of benefits chosen by the
institutions responsible for payment in each Member State, inaccordance with Article 53 (1) of the implementing Regulation, is
listed in Annex 6.
7. The names and registered offices or place of business of the banks
referred to in Article 55 (1) of the implementing Regulation are listed in
Annex 7.
8. The Member States to which the provisions of Article 10a (1) (d)
of the implementing Regulation apply in theirdealings with each otherare listed in Annex 8.
9. The schemes to be taken into consideration when calculating the
average annual cost of benefits in kind, in accordance with Articles 94(3) (a) and 95 (3) (a) of the implementing Regulation, are listed inAnnex 9.
10. Annex 10 lists the institutions orbodies designated by the
competent authorities pursuant, in particular, to the following provi-
sions:
(a) Regulation: Article 14c, Article 14d (3) and 17;
(b) implementing Regulation: Article 6 (1), Article 8, Articles 10b, 11
(1), 11a (1), 12a, 13 (3) and (3), 14 (1), (2) and (3), 38 (1), 70 (1), 80(2), 81, 82 (2), 85 (2), 86 (2), 89 (1), 91 (2), 102 (2), 109, 110, 113(2).
11. Annex 11 lists the scheme or schemes referred to in Article 35 (2)
of the Regulation.
TITLE II
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE
REGULATION
Implementation of Articles 6 and 7 of the Regulation
Article 5
Replacement by the implementing Regulation of arrangements for imple-
menting conventions
The provisions of the implementing Regulation shall replace those of the
arrangements for implementing the conventions referred to in Article 6of the Regulation; they shall also replace the provisions relating to theimplementation of the provisions of the conventions referred to inArticle 7 (2) (c) of the Regulation in so far as they are not listed inAnnex 5.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 4
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Implementation of Article 9 of the Regulation
Article 6
Admission to voluntary or optional continued insurance
1. If, by virtue of Articles 9 and 15 (3) of the Regulation, a person
satisfies the conditions foradmission to a voluntar y oroptional
continued insurance in respect of invalidity, old age and death
(pensions) in several schemes under the legislation of one MemberState, and if he has not been subject to compulsory insurance under oneof those schemes by virtue of his last employment or self-employmenthe may, underthe said Ar ticles, join the voluntar y oroptional continuedinsurance scheme specified by the legislation of that Member State or,
failing that, the scheme of his choice.
2. In order to invoke the provisions of Article 9 (2) of the Regulation,
a person shall submit to the institution of the Member State in question a
certified statement relating to the insurance periods or periods of
residence completed under the legislation of any other Member State.Such certified statement shall be issued, at the request of the personconcerned, by the institution or institutions who administer thelegislation underwhich he has completed those per iods.
Implementation of Article 12 of the Regulation
Article 7 (11)
General rules on the application of the provisions designed to prevent
overlapping
1. Where the benefits due under the legislation of two or more
Member States are conditional upon mutual reductions, suspensions or
withdrawals, the amounts which would not be paid in strict applicationof the provisions concerning reduction, suspension or withdrawalprovided for by the legislation of the Member States concerned shallbe divided by the numberof benefits subject to r eduction, suspension orwithdrawal.
2. In order to implement Article 12 (2), (3) and (4), Article 46a,
Article 46b and Article 46c of the Regulation, the competent institutionsconcerned shall provide each other, at their own request, with all
appropriate information.
Article 8 (5)
Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to sickness or maternity
benefits under the legislation of several Member States
1. If an employed orself-employed per son ora memberof his family
is entitled to claim maternity benefits under the legislations of two or
more Member States, those benefits shall be granted exclusively under
the legislation of the Member State in whose territory the confinementtook place or, if the confinement did not take place in the territory of oneof these MemberStates, exclusively underthe legislation of the MemberState to which the employed orself-employed per son was last subject.
2. If an employed orself-employed per son is entitled to claim
sickness benefits underthe legislation of Ir eland and the UnitedKingdom forthe same per iod of incapacity forwor k, those benefits shallbe granted exclusively under the legislation of the Member State to
which the person concerned was last subject.
3. In the cases referred to in Article 14c(b) and 14f of the Regulation,
where the person in question or a member of his family is entitled toclaim benefits in kind in respect of sickness or maternity under the two
legislations in question, the following rules shall be applicable:
(a) Where at least one of those legislations stipulates that the benefits
shall be awarded in the form of a reimbursement to the personentitled to benefit, this shall be the exclusive responsibility of the1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 5
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institution of the Member State in whose territory they have been
awarded.
(b) If the benefits have been awarded in the territory of a Member State
otherthan the two MemberStates in question, they shall be the
exclusive responsibility of the institution of the Member State towhose legislation the person in question is subject by virtue of hispaid employment.
Article 8a
Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to sickness benefits,
benefits with respect to accidents at work or occupational disease under
Greek legislation and the legislation of one or more other Member States
If during the same period an employed or self-employed person or
memberof his family is entitled to claim sickness benefits, benefits withrespect to accidents at work or occupational disease under Greeklegislation and underthe legislation of one ormor e MemberStates,these benefits shall be granted exclusively under the legislation to which
the person concerned was last subject.
Article 9 (5)
Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to death grants under
the legislation of several Member States
1. Where the death occurs in the territory of a Member State, the right
to a death grant acquired under the legislation of that Member State only
shall be maintained, whilst the right acquired under the legislation of anyotherMemberState shall lapse.
2. Where the death occurs in the territory of one Member State when
the right to a death grant has been acquired under the legislation of twoor more other Member States, or where the death occurs outside theterritory of the Member States and the said right has been acquired underthe legislation of two or more Member States, only the right acquired
underthe legislation of the MemberState to which the deceased per son
was last subject shall be maintained, whilst the right acquired under thelegislation of any otherMemberState shall lapse.
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, in the cases
referred to in Articles 14c(b) or 14f of the Regulation, any entitlement todeath grants acquired under the legislation of the Member Statesconcerned shall be retained.
Article 9a
Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to unemployment
benefits
If an employed orself-employed per son, entitled to unemployment
benefits underthe legislation of a MemberState to which he was subjectduring his last employment or self-employment pursuant to Article 69 of
the Regulation, goes to Greece where he is also entitled to
unemployment benefits by virtue of a period of insurance, employmentor self-employment previously completed under Greek legislation, theright to benefits under Greek legislation shall be suspended for theperiod laid down in Article 69 (1) (c) of the Regulation.
Article 10 (12) (13)
Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to family benefits or
family allowances for employed or self-employed persons
1. (a) Entitlement to benefits orfamily allowances due underthe
legislation of a MemberState, accor ding to which acquisition of
the right to those benefits or allowances is not subject toconditions of insurance, employment or self-employment, shallbe suspended when, during the same period and for the samemember of the family, benefits are due only in pursuance of thenational legislation of anotherMemberState orin application of1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 6
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Articles 73, 74, 77 or 78 of the Regulation, up to the sum of those
benefits
(b) However, where a professional or trade activity is carried out in
the territory of the first member State:
(i) in the case of benefits due eitheronly undernational
legislation of anotherMemberState orunderAr ticles 73 or74 of the Regulation to the person entitled to family benefitsor to the person to whom they are to be paid, the right to
family benefits due eitheronly undernational legislation of
that otherMemberState orundertheses Ar ticles shall besuspended up to the sum of family benefits provided for bythe legislation of the Member State in whose territory thememberof the family is r esiding. The cost of the benefits
paid by the Member State in whose territory the member of
the family is residing shall be borne by that Member State;
(ii) in the case of benefits due eitheronly undernational
legislation of anotherMemberState orunderar ticles 77 or78
of the Regulation, to the person entitled to these benefits or to
the person to whom they are payable, the right to these familybenefits orfamily allowances due eitheronly underthenational legislation of that otherMemberState orinapplication of those Articles shall be suspended; where this
is the case, the person concerned shall be entitled to the
family benefits orfamily allowances of the MemberState inwhose territory the children reside, the cost to be borne bythat Member State, and, where appropriate, to benefits otherthan the family allowances referred to in Article 77 or Article78 of the Regulation, the cost to be borne by the competent
State as defined by those Articles.
2. If an employed person subject to the legislation of a Member State
is entitled to family allowances by virtue of periods of insurance or
employment previously completed under Greek legislation, this rightshall be suspended where, during the same period and for the samememberof the family, family benefits orallowance ar e due underthelegislation of the first Member State pursuant to Articles 73 and 74 ofthe Regulation, up to the sum of those benefits.
3. Where family benefits are due, over the same period and for the
same member of the family, from two Member States pursuant to
Articles 73 and/or 74 of the Regulation, the competent institution of the
MemberState with legislation pr oviding forthe highest levels of benefitshall pay the full amount of such benefit and be reimbursed half this sumby the competent institution of the otherMemberState up to the limit ofthe amount provided for in the legislation of the latter Member State.
Article 10a (8)
Rules applicable where an employed or self-employed person is subject
successively to the legislation of several Member States during the same
period or part of a period
Where an employed or self-employed person has been subject
successively to the legislation of two Member States during the periodseparating two dates for the payment of family benefits as provided forby the legislation of one orboth of the MemberStates concer ned, the
following rules shall apply:
(a) The family benefits which the person concerned may claim by virtue
of being subject to the legislation of each one of these States shall
correspond to the number of daily benefits due under the relevantlegislation. Where such legislation does not provide for dailybenefits, the family benefits shall be granted in proportion to thelength of time during which the person concerned has been subject
to the legislation of each one of the MemberStates in r elation to the
period fixed by the legislation concerned.
(b) Where the family benefits have been provided by an institution
during a period when they should have been provided by anotherinstitution, there shall be an adjustment of accounts between the saidinstitutions.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 7
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(c) For the purposes of subparagraphs (a) and (b), where periods of
employment orself-employment completed underthe legislation ofone Member State are expressed in units different from those which
are used for the calculation of family benefits under the legislation
of another Member State to which the person concerned has alsobeen subject during the same period, the conversion shall be carriedout in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 (3) of theimplementing Regulation.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a) in respect of
dealings between the MemberStates listed in Annex 8 to theimplementing regulation, the institution bearing the costs of thefamily benefits by reason of the first employment or self-employ-
ment during the period concerned shall bear such costs throughout
the entire current period.
TITLE III
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE REGULA-
TIONS FOR DETERMINING THE LEGISLATION
APPLICABLE
Implementation of Articles 13 to 17 of the Regulation
Article 10b (9)
Formalities pursuant to Article 13 (2)(f)of the Regulation
The date and conditions on which the legislation of a MemberState
ceases to be applicable to a person referred to in Article 13 (2) (f) of theRegulation shall be determined in accordance with that legislation. Theinstitution designated by the competent authority of the Member State
whose legislation becomes applicable to the person shall apply to the
institution designated by the competent authority of the former MemberState with a request to specify this date.
Article 11
Formalities in the case of the posting elsewhere of an employed person
pursuant to Articles 14 (1)and 14b 81)of the Regulation and in the case of
Agreements concluded under article 17 of the Regulation
1. The institutions designated by the competent authority of the
MemberState whose legislation is to r emain applicable shall issue acertificate stating that an employed person shall remain subject to thatlegislation up to a specific date:
(a) at the request of the employed person or his employer in cases
referred to in Articles 14 (1) and 14b (1) of the Regulation;
(b) in cases where article 17 of the Regulation applies.
2. The consent provided for in cases referred to in Articles 14 (1) (b)
and 14b (1) of the Regulation shall be requested by the employer.
Article 11a
Formalities pursuant to Articles 14a (1)and 14b (2)of the Regulation and in
the case of Agreements concluded under Article 17 of the Regulation in the
case of work carried out in the territory of a Member State other than that in
which the person concerned is normally self-employed
1. The institution designated by the competent authority of the
MemberState whose legislation is to r emain applicable shall issue a
certificate stating that the self-employed person shall remain subject tothat legislation up to a specified date:
(a) at the request of the self-employed person in cases referred to in
Articles 14a (1) and 14b (2) of the Regulation;
(b) in cases where Article 17 of the Regulation applies.
2. The consent provided for in cases referred to in Articles 14a (1)
and 14b (2) of the Regulation shall be requested by the self-employedperson.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 8
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Article 12
Special provisions concerning insurance of employed persons under the
German social security scheme
Where, under the terms of Articles 13 (2) (a), 14 (1) and (2) or 14b (1) of
the Regulation, or under an agreement concluded pursuant to Article 17of the Regulation, German legislation applies to a person employed by
an undertaking or employer whose registered office or place of business
is not situated on German territory, and the person concerned has nofixed job on German territory, this legislation shall apply as if the personconcerned were employed in his place of residence on German territory.
If the employed person has no residence on German territory, German
legislation shall apply as if he were employed in a place for which theAllgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Bonn (Local General Sickness Fund ofBonn), Bonn, is competent.
Article 12 a (5)
Rules applicable in respect of the persons referred to in Articles 14 (2)(b) , 14
(3), 14a (2) to (4) and 14c of the Regulation who normally engage in
employment and/or self-employment in the territory of two or more Member
States
For the purposes of Article 14 (2) (b), 14 (3), 14a (2) to (4) and 14c of
the Regulation, the following rules shall apply:
1. (a) A person who normally pursues his activity in the territory of two
or more Member States or in an undertaking which has its
registered office or place of business in the territory of one
Member State and which straddles the common frontier of twoMemberStates, orwho is employed simultaneously in theterritory of one Member State and self-employed in the territoryof anotherMemberState shall notify this situation to theinstitution designated by the competent authority of the Member
State in the territory of which he resides.
(b) Where the legislation of the Member State in the territory of
which the person resides is not applicable to him, the institutiondesignated by the competent authority of that Member State shallin turn notify the situation to the institution designated by thecompetent authority of the Member State whose legislation isapplicable.
2. (a) Where, in accordance with Article 14 (2) (b) (i) or the first
sentence of paragraph 2 of Article 14a of the Regulation, a person
who is normally employed or self-employed in the territory oftwo or more Member States and who pursues part of his activityin the Member State in whose territory he resides is subject to thelegislation of that MemberState, the institution designated by thecompetent authority of that Member State shall issue to the
person concerned a certificate stating that he is subject to its
legislation and shall send a copy thereof to the institutiondesignated by the competent authority of any other MemberState:
(i) in the territory of which the person concerned pursues a part
of his activity,
and/or
(ii) if he is an employed person, in the territory of which an
undertaking or an employer by whom he is employed has itsregistered office or place of business.
(b) The latter institution shall, where necessary, send to the
institution designated by the competent authority of the Member
State whose legislation is applicable the information necessary to
assess the contributions for which the employer or employersand/or the person concerned are liable by virtue of thatlegislation.
3. (a) Where, in accordance with Article 14 (3) or 14a (3) of the
Regulation, a person who is employed in the territory of oneMember State by an undertaking which has its registered office or1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 9
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place of business in the territory of another Member State and
which straddles the common frontier of those States, or who isself-employed in such an undertaking, is subject to the legislation
of the Member State in whose territory the undertaking has its
registered office or place of business, the institution designatedby the competent authority of the latter Member State shall issueto the person concerned a certificate stating that he is subject toits legislation and shall send a copy thereof to the institution
designated by the competent authority of any other Member
State:
(i) in the territory of which the person concerned is employed or
self-employed;
(ii) in the territory of which the person concerned resides.
(b) Paragraph 2 (b) above shall apply by analogy.
4. (a) Where, in accordance with Article 14 (2) (b) (ii) of the
Regulation, an employed person who does not reside in theterritory of any of the member States in which he is pursuing hisactivity is subject to the legislation of the MemberState in whoseterritory is situated the registered office or place of business of
the undertaking or individual employing him, the institution
designated by the competent authority of the latter Member Stateshall issue to the employed person a certificate stating that he issubject to its legislation and shall send a copy thereof to theinstitution designated by the competent authority of any other
MemberState:
(i) in the territory of which the employed person pursues a part
of his activity;
(ii) in the territory of which the employed person resides.
(b) Paragraph 2 (b) above shall apply by analogy.
5. (a) Where, in accordance with the provisions of the second sentence
of paragraph 2 of Article 14a of the Regulation, a person who is
normally self-employed in the territory of two or more MemberStates, but who does not pursue any part of his activity in theterritory of the Member State in which he resides, is subject to thelegislation of the Member State in whose territory he pursues his
principal activity, the institution designated by the competent
authority of the Member State in the territory of which he residesshall forthwith inform the institution designated by the competentauthorities of the other Member States concerned.
(b) The competent authorities of the Member States concerned or the
institutions designated by those competent authorities shall bycommon agreement determine the legislation applicable to theperson concerned, account being taken of the provisions of
subparagraph (d) and, where appropriate, of the provisions of
Article 14a (4) of the Regulation, within a period of not morethan six months counting from the day on which the situation ofthe person concerned was notified to one of the institutionsconcerned.
(c) The institution administering the legislation that has been
determined as being applicable to the person concerned shall
issue a certificate to that person showing that he is subject to that
legislation and shall send a copy thereof to the other institutionsconcerned.
(d) For the purpose of determining, in pursuance of the third sentence
of Article 14a (2) of the Regulation, the principal activity of theperson concerned, account shall be taken first and foremost of thelocality in which the fixed and permanent premises from which
the person concerned pursues his activities is situated. Failing
this, account shall be taken of criteria such as the usual nature orthe duration of the activities pursued, the number of servicesrendered and the income arising from those activities.
(e) The institution concerned shall exchange all information
necessary to determine both the principal activity of the personconcerned and the contributions payable under the legislation thathas been determined as being applicable to him.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 10
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6. (a) Without prejudice to paragraph 5, and in particular to
subparagraph (b) thereof, if an institution designated by thecompetent authority of the Member State whose legislation would
be applicable by virtue of Article 14a (2) or (3) of the Regulation
establishes that the provisions of paragraph 4 of the said Articleapply in the case of the person concerned, it shall notify thecompetent authorities of the other Member States concerned orthe institutions designated by those authorities; where necessary,
the legislation to be applicable to the person concerned shall be
decided on by common agreement.
(b) The information referred to in paragraph 2 (b) above shall be sent
by the otherinstitutions concer ned to the institutions designatedby the competent authority of the Member State whose legislationis determined to be applicable.
7. (a) Where, in accordance with Article 14c (a) of the Regulation, a
person who is employed simultaneously in the territory of one
Member State, and is self-employed in the territory of another
MemberState, is subject to the legislation of the MemberState inwhose territory he is engaged in paid employment, the institutiondesignated by the competent authority of the latter Member Stateshall issue to the employed person a certificate stating that he issubject to its legislation and shall send a copy thereof to the
institution designated by the competent authority of any other
MemberState:
(i) in the territory of which that person is self-employed;
(ii) in the territory of which that person resides.
(b) Paragraph 2 (b) above shall apply by analogy.
8. Where, in accordance with the provisions of Article 14 14c (b) of the
Regulation, a person who is simultaneously employed in the territoryof one Member State and self-employed in the territory of anotherMemberState is subject to the legislation of two MemberStates, the
provisions of points 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall be applicable in respect of paid
employment, and the provisions of points 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 shall beapplicable mutatis mutandis in respect of self-employment.
The institution designated by the competent authorities of the two
MemberStates, whose legislation is deter mined to be applicable,shall inform each other accordingly.
Article 12b
Rules applicable in respect of persons referred to in Articles 14e or 14f of the
Regulation
The provisions of Article 12a(1), (2), (3) and (4) shall apply by analogy
to those persons covered by Articles 14e or 14f of the Regulation. In
cases covered by Article 14f of the Regulation, the institution designated
by the competent authorities of the Member States whose legislation isdetermined to be applicable shall inform each other accordingly.
Article 13
Exercise of the right of option by persons employed by diplomatic missions
and consular posts
1. The right of option provided for in Article 16 (2) of the Regulation
must be exercised in the first instance within the three months followingthe date on which the employed person was engaged by the diplomaticmission or consular post concerned, or on which he entered into the
personal service of agents of such mission or post. The option shall take
effect on the date of entry into employment.
When the person concerned renews his right of option at the end of a
calendar year, the option shall take effect on the first day of the
following calendaryear .
2. The person concerned who exercises his right of option shall
inform the institution designated by the competent authority of the1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 11
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MemberState forwhose legislation he has opted, at the same time
notifying his employer thereof. The said institution shall, wherenecessary, forward such information to all other institutions of the
same Member State, in accordance with directives issued by the
competent authority of that Member State.
3. The institution designated by the competent authority of the
Member State for whose legislation the person concerned has opted shall
issue to him a certificate testifying that he is subject to the legislation ofthat MemberState while he is employed by the diplomatic mission orconsular post in question or in the personal service of agents of suchmission orpost.
4. Where the person concerned has opted for German legislation to be
applied, the provisions of that legislation shall be applied as though hewere employed in the place where the German Government has its seat.
The competent authority shall designate the competent sickness
insurance institution.
Article 14
Exercise of right of option by auxiliary staff of the European Communities
1. The right of option provided for in Article 16 (3) of the Regulation
must be exercised at the time when the contract of employment isconcluded. The authority empowered to conclude such contract shallinform the institution designated by the competent authority of theMemberState forwhose legislation the auxiliar y staff memberhas
opted. The said institution shall, where necessary, forward such
information to all other institutions of the same Member State.
2. The institution designated by the competent authority of the
MemberState forwhose legislation the auxiliar y staff memberhas opted
shall issue to him a certificate testifying that his is subject to thelegislation of that MemberState while he is employed by the Eur opeanCommunities as an auxiliary staff member.
3. The competent authorities of the Member States shall, where
necessary, designate the competent institutions in respect of members ofthe auxiliary staff of the European Communities.
4. Where an auxiliary staff member, employed in the territory of a
Member State other than Germany, has opted for German legislation tobe applied, the provisions of that legislation shall be applied as thoughthe auxiliary staff member were employed in the place where the
German Government has its seat. The competent authority shall
designate the competent sickness insurance institution.
TITLE IV
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF THE
REGULATION RELATING TO THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES
OF BENEFITS
CHAPTER 1
GENERAL RULES FOR THE AGGREGATION OF PERIODS
Article 15 (A) (5) (11)
1. In the cases referred to in Articles 18 (1), 38, 45 (1) to (3), 64, and
67 (1) and (2) of the Regulation, aggregation of periods shall be effectedin accordance with the following rules:
(a) To periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation
of one Member State shall be added periods of insurance orresidence completed under the legislation of any other Member
State, to the extent that this is necessary to have recourse thereto in
order to supplement periods of insurance or residence completedunder the legislation of the first Member State for the purpose ofacquiring, retaining, or recovering the rights to benefits, providedthat such periods of insurance or residence do not overlap. Wherebenefits in respect of invalidity, old age or death (pensions) are to be1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 12
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awarded by the institutions of two or more Member States in
accordance with the provisions of Article 46 (2) of the Regulation,each of the institutions concerned shall effect a separate aggregation,
by taking into account the whole of the periods of insurance or
residence completed by the employed or self-employed person underthe legislations of all the MemberStates to which he has beensubject, without prejudice, where appropriate, to the provisions ofArticle 45 (2) and (3) and Article 47 (1) (a) of the Regulation.
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of the Regulation, the abovementioned institutions shall likewisetake account, for the award of benefits, of the periods of insurance orof residence completed under an obligatory insurance scheme underthe legislation of the MemberStates in question which over lap eachother.◄
(b) When a period of insurance or residence completed under
compulsory insurance under the legislation of one Member State
coincides with a period of insurance completed under voluntary oroptional continued insurance under the legislation of anotherMember State, only the period completed under compulsoryinsurance shall be taken into account.
(c) When a period of insurance or residence, other than a period treated
as such, completed underthe legislation of one MemberState
coincides with a period treated as such under the legislation of
another Member State, only the period other than a period treated assuch shall be taken into account.
(d) Any period treated as such under the legislations of two or more
MemberStates shall be taken into account only by the institution ofthe Member State under whose legislation the insured person waslast compulsorily insured prior to the said period; where the insured
person has not been compulsorily insured under the legislation of a
Member State before the said period, the latter shall be taken intoaccount by the institution of the MemberState underwhoselegislation he was compulsorily insured for the first time after thesaid period.
(e) Where it is not possible to determine accurately the period of time in
which certain periods of insurance or residence were completed
underthe legislation of one MemberState, such per iods shall be
presumed not to overlap with periods of insurance or residencecompleted underthe legislation of anotherMemberState and shall,where advantageous, be taken into account.
(f) Where under the legislation of one Member State certain periods of
insurance or residence are taken into account only if they have beencompleted within a specified time limit, the institution which
administers such legislation shall:
(i) only take into account periods of insurance or residence
completed underthe legislation of anotherMemberState if
they were completed within the said time limit,
(ii) extend such a time limit for the duration of periods of insurance
orr esidence completed wholly orpar tly within the said timelimit underthe legislation of anotherMemberState, wher e the
periods of insurance or residence involved under the legislation
of the second MemberState give r ise only to the suspension ofthe time limit within which the periods of insurance or residencemust be completed.
2. Periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation
of a MemberState to which the Regulation does not apply, but whichare taken into account under the legislation of that Member State towhich the Regulation does apply, shall be considered as periods ofinsurance or residence to be taken into account for the purposes of
aggregation.
3. When periods of insurance completed under the legislation of one
Member State are expressed in units different from those used by thelegislation of another Member State, the conversion necessary for the1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 13
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purposes of aggregation shall be carried out according to the following
rules:
(a) Where the person concerned is an employed person who has been
subject to a six-day week orif he is self-employed:
(i) one day shall be equivalent to eight hours and vice versa;
(ii) six days shall be equivalent to one week and vice versa;
(iii) 26 days shall be equivalent to one month and vice versa;
(iv) thr ee months or13 weeks or78 days shall be equivalent to one
quarter and vice versa;
(v) for the conversion of weeks into months and vice versa the
weeks and months shall be converted into days;
(vi) the application of the preceding rules shall not have the effect
of producing, for the sum total of the periods of insurancecompleted during one calendar year, a total exceeding 312 daysor52 weeks or12 months orfourquar ter s.
(b) If the person concerned is an employed person who has been subject
to a five-day week:
(i) one day shall be equivalent to nine hours and vice versa;
(ii) five days shall be equivalent to one week and vice versa;
(iii) 22 days shall be equivalent to one month and vice versa;
(iv) thr ee months or13 weeks or66 days shall be equivalent to one
quarter and vice versa;
(v) for the conversion of weeks into months and vice versa, the
weeks and the months shall be converted into days;
(vi) the application of the preceding rules shall not have the effect
of producing, for the sum total of the periods of insurance
completed during one calendar year, a total exceeding 264 daysor52 weeks or12 months forfourquar ter s.
(c) If the person concerned is an employed person who has been subject
to a seven-day week:
(i) one day shall be equivalent to six hours and vice versa;
(ii) seven days shall be equivalent to one week and vice versa;
(iii) thirty days shall be equivalent to one month and vice versa;
(iv) thr ee months or13 weeks or90 days shall be equivalent to one
quarter and vice versa;
(v) for the conversion of weeks into months and vice versa, the
weeks and the months shall be converted into days;
(vi) the application of the preceding rules shall not have the effect
of producing, for the sum total of the periods of insurancecompleted during one calendar year, a total exceeding 360 days
or52 weeks or12 months forfourquar ter s.
Where the periods of insurance completed under the laws of a Member
State are expressed in months, the days which correspond to a fraction ofa month, in accordance with the conversion rules set out in thisparagraph, are considered as an entire month.
CHAPTER 2
SICKNESS AND MATERNITY
Implemention of Article 18 of the Regulation
Article 16
Certification of periods of insurance
1. In order to invoke the provisions of Article 18 of the Regulation,
an employed orself-employed per son shall submit to the competent
institution a certified statement specifying the periods of insurancecompleted underthe legislation to which he was last subject.
2. This certified statement shall be issued at the request of the
employed orself-employed per son by the institution orinstitutions ofthe MemberState to whose legislation he was last subject. If he does not1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 14
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submit the said certified statement, the competent institution shall obtain
it from the institution or institutions concerned.
3. The provisions of paragraph 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy if it is
necessary to take into account periods of insurance previouslycompleted underthe legislation of any otherMemberState in or dertosatisfy the conditions of the legislation of the competent State.
Implementation of Article 19 of the Regulation
Article 17 (14)
Benefits in kind in the case of residence in a Member State other than the
competent State
1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 19 of the
Regulation, an employed or self-employed person must register himselfand the members of his family with the institution of his place orresidence by submitting a certified statement testifying that he and themembers of his family are entitled to the said benefits. This certified
statement, based upon information supplied by the employer, where
appropriate, shall be issued by the competent institution. If the employedorself-employed per son orthe member s of his family do not submit thesaid certified statement the institution of the place of residence shallobtain it from the competent institutions.
2. That certified statement shall remain valid until the institution of
the place of residence receives notification of its cancellation. However,where the said certified statement has been issued by a German, French,Italian or Portuguese institution, it shall be valid only for a period of oneyearfollowing the date on which it was issued and must be r enewed
every year.
3. If the person concerned is a seasonal worker, the certified
statement referred to in paragraph 1 shall be valid for the whole ofthe expected duration of the seasonal work, unless, in the meanwhile, thecompetent institution notifies the institution of the place of residence of
its cancellation.
4. The institution of the place of residence shall inform the competent
institution of every registration effected in accordance with theprovisions of paragraph 1.
5. Upon each application for benefits in kind, the person concerned
shall submit the supporting documents required for the granting of
benefits in kind underthe legislation of the MemberState in whoseterritory he resides.
6. In the event of hospitalization, the institution of the place of
residence shall, within three days of becoming aware of the fact, notify
the competent institution of the date of entry into hospital, the probable
duration of hospitalization and the date of leaving hospital. Notificationshall be unnecessary, however, when the costs of the benefits in kind arerepaid in a lump sum to the institution of the place of residence.
7. The institution of the place of residence shall notify the competent
institution in advance of any decision relating to the granting of benefits
in kind where the likely or actual cost exceeds a lump sum which isfixed and periodically reviewed by the Administrative Commission. Thecompetent institution shall have 15 days from the day on which suchinformation is sent within which to raise any objection and to state the
reasons on which such objection is based; if, at the end of that period, no
such objection has been raised, the institution of the place of residenceshall grant the benefits in kind. Where such benefits have to be grantedin a case of extreme urgency, the institution of the place of residenceshall forthwith inform the competent insitution thereof. However,notification of its objection, stating the reasons on which such objection
is based, shall be unnecessary when the costs of the benefits in kind are
repaid in a lum sum to the institution of the place of residence.
8. The employed or self-employed person or the members of his
family shall inform the institution of the place of residence of anychange in theirsituation which is likely to altertheirentitlement to1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 15
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benefits in kind, in particular any cessation or change of the employment
or self-employment of the person concerned or any transfer of residenceorstay of the employed orself-employed per son orof a memberof his
family. Likewise, should the employed orself-employed per son cease to
be insured or cease to be entitled to benefits in kind, the competentinstitution shall inform the institution of the place of residenceaccordingly. The institution of the place of residence may, at anytime, request the competent institution to supply it with any information
relating to the employed or self-employed person's insurance or to his
entitlement to benefits in kind.
9. Two ormor e MemberStates orthe competent author ities of those
Member States may, having received the opinion of the AdministrativeCommission, agree on other implementing provisions.
Article 18
Cash benefits in the case of residence in a Member State other than the
competent State
1. In order to receive cash benefits under Article 19 (1) (b) of the
Regulation an employed or self-employed person shall, within threedays of commencement of the incapacity forwor k, apply to theinstitution of the place of residence by submitting a notification of
having ceased work, or, if the legislation administered by the competent
institution or by the institution of the place of residence so provides, acertificate of incapacity for work issued by the doctor providingtreatment for the person concerned.
2. Where the doctors providing treatment in the country of residence
do not issue certificates of incapacity for work, the person concernedshall apply directly to the institution of the place of residence within the
time limit fixed by the legislation which it administers.
That institution shall immediately have the incapacity forwor k
medically confirmed and the certificate referred to in paragraph 1drawn up. Such certificate shall state the probable duration of theincapacity and shall be forwarded to the competent institution forthwith.
3. In cases where paragraph 2 does not apply, the institution of the
place of residence shall, as soon as possible and in any event within the
three days following the date on which the person concerned applied to
it, have him medically examined as if he were insured with thatinstitution. The report of the examining doctor shall indicate, inparticular, the probable duration of the incapacity for work, and shall beforwarded to the competent institution by the institution of the place of
residence within the three days following the date of the examination.
4. The institution of the place of residence shall subsequently carry
out any necessary administrative checks or medical examination of theperson concerned as if he were insured with that institution. As soon asit establishes that the person concerned is fit to resume work, it shallforthwith notify him and the competent institution accordingly, statingthe date on which his incapacity for work ceased. Without prejudice to
the provisions of paragraph 6, the notification to the person concerned
shall be treated as a decision taken on behalf of the competentinstitution.
5. In all cases the competent institution shall reserve the right to have
the person concerned examined by a doctor of its own choice.
6. If the competent institution decides to withhold the cash benefits
because the person concerned has not completed the formalities laid
down by the legislation of the country of residence, or if it establishes
that the person concerned is fit to resume work, it shall notify the personconcerned of its decision and shall simultaneously send a copy of suchdecision to the institution of the place of residence.
7. When the person concerned resumes work, he shall notify the
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8. The competent institution shall pay cash benefits by the
appropriate method, in particular by international money order, andshall inform the institution of the place of residence and the person
concerned accordingly. Where cash benefits are paid by the institution
of the place of residence on behalf of the competent institution, the lattershall inform the person concerned of his rights and shall notify theinstitution of the place of residence of the amount of the cash benefits,the dates for payment, and the maximum period during which they
should be granted, in accordance with the legislation of the competent
State.
9. Two ormor e MemberStates, orthe competent author ities of those
Member States may, having received the opinion of the Administrative
Commission, agree on other implementing provisions.
Implementation of Article 20 of the Regulation
Article 19
Special provisions for frontier workers and members of their families
In the case of frontier workers or members of their families, medicinal
products, bandages, spectacles and small appliances may be issued, andlaboratory analyses and tests carried out, only in the territory of theMember State in which they were prescribed, in accordance with the
provisions of the legislation of that Member State, except where the
legislation administered by the competent institution or an agreementconcluded between the MemberStates concer ned orthe competentauthorities of those Member States is more favourable.
Application of the second indent of Article 21 (2)of the Regulation
Article 19a (15)
Benefits in kind in the event of a stay in the competent State — Members of
the family resident in the Member State other than that in which the
employed or self-employed person resides
1. In order to receive benefits in kind under the terms of Article 21 of
the Regulation, members of the family shall present to the institution atthe place of stay a certificate stating that they are entitled to the said
benefits. This certificate, which shall be provided by the institution of
the place of residence of the members of the family, if possible prior totheir leaving the territory of the Member State on which they reside,shall, in particular, indicate where appropriate the maximum period forgranting benefits in kind, as laid down by the legislation of that MemberState. If the members of the family do not present the said certificate, the
institution at the place of stay shall contact the institution of the place of
residence in order to obtain it.
2. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (7) and (9) of the implementing
Regulation shall apply by analogy. In this cased the institution of theplace of residence of the members of the family shall be considered thecompetent institution.
Implementation of Article 22 of the Regulation
Article 20
Benefits in kind in the case of a stay in a Member State other than the
competent State — Special case of persons employed in international
transport and members of their families
1. In order to receive benefits in kind for himself or for members of
his family who accompany him, a person employed in internationaltransport, covered by Article 14 (2) (a) of the Regulation, who in the
course of him employment goes to the territory of a Member State other
than the competent State, shall, as soon as possible, submit to theinstitution of the place of stay, a special certified statement issued by theemployer or by his agent during the current calendar month or during thetwo calendar months preceding its submission. Such certified statementshall state in particular the date from which the person concerned has1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 17
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been employed by the said employer, and the name and address of the
competent institution; if however, under the legislation of the competentState the employer is not required to know the competent institution, the
person concerned shall provide in writing the name and address of that
institution when submitting his application to the institution of the placeof stay. A person who has submitted such certified statement shall bepresumed to have satisfied the conditions for acquisition of the right tobenefits in kind. If a person is unable to contact the institution of the
place of stay before receiving medical treatment he shall nevertheless
receive such treatment on presentation of the said certified statement asif he were insured with that institution.
2. The institution of the place of stay shall within three days inquire
of the competent institution whether the person concerned satisfies theconditions foracquisition of the r ight to benefits in kind. The institutionof the place of stay shall provide the benefits in kind until it receives a
reply from the competent institution, but for not more that 30 days.
3. The competent institution shall send its reply to the institution of
the place of stay within 10 days of the receipt of the request from thatinstitution. If that reply is in the affirmative, the competent institutionshall indicate, if necessary, the maximum period during which thebenefits in kind may be granted, in accordance with the legislationwhich it administers, and the institution of the place of stay shall
continue to provide the said benefits.
4. In place of the certified statement provided for in paragraph 1, the
employed person covered by that paragraph may submit to theinstitution of the place of stay a certified statement stating that theconditions foracquisition of the r ight to benefits in kind have beensatisfied. This certified statement, which shall be issued by thecompetent institution, shall specify in particular, where necessary, the
maximum period during which benefits in kind may be granted in
accordance with the legislation of the competent State. In such a caseparagraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall not apply.
5. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (7) and (9) of the implementing
Regulation shall apply by analogy.
6. Benefits in kind provided by virtue of the presumption made in
paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed as provided for in Article 36 (1) of theRegulation.
Article 21
Benefits in kind in the case of a stay in a Member State other than the
competent State — Employed persons other than those covered by Article 20
of the implementing Regulation or self-employed persons
1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 22 (1) (a) (i) of
the Regulation, save in the case referred to in Article 20 of the
implementing Regulation, an employed orself-employed per son shallsubmit to the institution of the place of stay a certified statement statingthat he is entitled to benefits in kind. Such certified statement, whichshall be issued by the competent institution at the request of the personconcerned, if possible before he leaves the territory of the Member State
in which he resides, shall specify in particular, where necessary, the
maximum period during which benefits in kind may be granted, inaccordance with the legislation of the competent State. If the personconcerned does not submit the said certified statement, the institution ofthe place of stay shall obtain it from the competent institution.
2. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (7) and (9) of the implementing
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Article 22
Benefits in kind for employed or self-employed persons who transfer their
residence or return to their country of residence, and for employed or self-
employed persons authorized to go to another Member State for medical
treatment
1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 22 (1) (b) (i) of
the Regulation, an employed orself-employed per son shall submit to the
institution of the place of residence a certified statement testifying that
he is entitled to continue receiving the said benefits. The certifiedstatement, which shall be issued by the competent institution, shallspecify in particular, where necessary, the maximum period duringwhich such benefits may continue to be provided, in accordance with the
provisions of the legislation of the competent State. The certified
statement may, at the request of the person concerned, be issued after hisdeparture if, for reasons of force majeure, it cannot be drawn upbeforehand.
2. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (7) and (9) of the implementing
Regulation shall apply by analogy.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy in respect of the
provisions of benefits in kind in the case referred to in Article 22 (1) (c)(i) of the Regulation.
Article 23
Benefits in kind for members of the family
The provisions of Article 21 or 22 of the implementing Regulation, as
appropriate, shall apply by analogy in respect of the granting of benefitsin kind to members of the family as provided for in Article 22 (3) of theRegulation.
However, in the cases referred to in the second subparagraph of Article
22 (3) of the Regulation, the institution of the place of residence and the
legislation of the country of residence of the members of the family shallbe considered, respectively, as the competent institution and as thelegislation of the competent State for the purposes of Articles 17 (6), (7)and (9), 21 and 22 of the implementing Regulation.
Article 24
Cash benefits for employed or self-employed persons in the case of a stay in a
Member State other than the competent State
The provisions of Article 18 of the implementing Regulation shall apply
by analogy in respect of the receipt of cash benefits under Article 22 (1)(a) (ii) of the Regulation. However, without prejudice to the obligationto submit a certificate of incapacity for work, an employed or self-employed person who is staying in the territory of a Member Statewithout pursing any employment or self-employment there, shall not be
required to submit the notification of having ceased work referred to in
Article 18 (1) of the implementing Regulation.
Implementation of Article 23 (3)of the Regulation
Article 25
Certified statement relating to the members of the family to be taken into
account in the calculation of cash benefits
1. In order to receive benefits under the provisions of Article 23 (3)
of the Regulation, an employed orself-employed per son shall submit tothe competent institution a certified statement relating to the members of
his family who are resident in the territory of a Member State other than
that wherein the said institution is situated.
2. This certified statement shall be issued by the institution of the
place of residence of the members of the family.
It shall be valid forthe 12 months following the date of its issue. It may
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The person concerned shall immediately notify the competent institution
of any occurrence necessitating an amendment to the said certifiedstatement. Such amendment shall take effect from the date of such
occurrence.
3. In place of the certified statement provided for in paragraph 1, the
competent institution may require the person concerned to producerecent civil status documents relating to the members of his family whoare resident in the territory of a Member State other than that wherein
the said institutions is situated.
Implementation of Article 25 (1)of the Regulation
Article 26
Benefits for unemployed persons who go to a Member State other than the
competent State in order to seek employment there
1. In order to receive benefits in cash and in kind under Article 25 (1)
of the Regulation forhimself and forthe member s of his family, an
unemployed person shall submit to the sickness insurance institution of
the place where he has gone a certified statement for which, prior to hisdeparture, he should have applied to the competent sickness insuranceinstitution. If the unemployed person does not submit the said certifiedstatement, the institution of the place to which he has gone shall obtain it
from the competent institution.
This certified statement must testify the existence of the right to the said
benefits underthe conditions set out in Ar ticle 69 (1) (a) of theRegulation; indicate the duration of such right, taking into account theprovisions of Article 69 (1) (c) of the Regulation; and specify the
amount of cash benefits to be provided, where appropriate, by way of
sickness insurance during the above mentioned period, in the case ofincapacity forwor k orhospitalization.
2. The unemployment insurance institution of the place where the
unemployed person has gone shall testify, on a copy of the certified
statement referred to in Article 83 of the implementing Regulation
which shall be sent to the sickness insurance institution of that sameplace, that the conditions laid down in Article 69 (1) (b) of theRegulation have been fulfilled and shall specify the date from whichthey were fulfilled, and the date from which the unemployed personshall receive unemployment insurance benefits at the expense of the
competent institution.
This certified statement shall be valid for the period laid down in Article
69 (1) (c) of the Regulation, foras long as the conditions ar e fulfilled.The unemployment insurance institution of the place where theunemployed person has gone shall, within three days, inform the said
sickness insurance institution if the conditions are no longer satisfied.
3. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (7) and (9) of the implementing
Regulation shall apply by analogy.
4. In order to receive the cash benefits provided for by the legislation
of the competent State, the unemployed person shall, within three days,
send a certificate of incapacity for him, to the sickness insuranceinstitution of the place to which he has gone. He shall also state the dateup to which he has received sickness insurance benefits and his addressin the country where he is.
5. The sickness insurance institution of the place to which the
unemployed person has gone shall, within three days, notify thecompetent sickness insurance institution, as well as the institution wherethe unemployed person is registered as seeking employment, of the datewhen the incapacity forwor k began and ended.
6. In the cases defined in Article 25 (4) of the Regulation, the
sickness insurance institution of the place to which the unemployedperson has gone shall inform the competent sickness insuranceinstitution and the competent unemployment insurance institution thatit considers that the conditions justifying the extension of the periodduring which benefits in cash and in kind may be granted are satisfied,1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 20
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stating the grounds on which its opinion is based, and shall attach to the
communication it sends to the competent sickness insurance institution adetailed report from the examining doctor on the condition of the
patient, indicating the probable period during which the conditions for
applying Article 25 (4) of the Regulation will exist. The competentsickness insurance institution shall then take the decision as to theextension of the period during which benefits may be granted to the sickunemployed person.
7. The provisions of Article 18 (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8) and (9) of the
implementing Regulation shall apply by analogy.
Implementation of Article 25 (3)of the Regulation
Article 27
Benefits in kind for members of the family of unemployed persons in the case
of residence in a Member State other than the competent State
The provisions of Article 17 of the implementing Regulation shall apply
by analogy in respect of the granting of benefits in kind to the membersof the family of unemployed persons when such members of the familyare resident in the territory of a Member State other than the competentState. At the time of the registration of the members of the family of
unemployed persons receiving benefits under the provisions of Article
69 (1) of the Regulation the certified statement referred to in Article 26(1) of the implementing Regulation must be produced. This certifiedstatement shall be valid for the period of time during which the benefitsmay be granted under Article 69 (1) of the Regulation.
Implementation of Article 26 of the Regulation
Article 28
Benefits in kind for pension claimants and for members of their families
1. In order to receive benefits in kind in the territory of the Member
State in which he resides, under Article 26 (1) of the Regulation, aclaimant and the members of his family shall register with the institutionof the place of residence by submitting a certified statement testifying
that he is entitled underthe legislation of anotherMemberState to the
said benefits forhimself and forthe member s of his family. Thiscertified statement shall be issued by the institution of that otherMemberState which is r esponsible forbenefits in kind.
2. The institution of the place of residence shall inform the institution
which has issued the certified statement of every registration effected in
accordance with paragraph 1.
Implementation of Articles 28 and 28a of the Regulation
Article 29
Benefits in kind for pensioners and members of their families who are not
resident in a Member State under whose legislation they receive a pension
and are entitled to benefits
1. In order to receive benefits in kind in the territory of the Member
State in which he resides, under Articles 28 (1) and 28a of the
Regulation, a pensionerand the member s of his family ►M2residing
in the same MemberState ◄shall register with the institution of the
place of residence by submitting a certified statement testifying that heis entitled to the said benefits forhimself and forthe member s of hisfamily, underthe legislation orone of the legislations underwhich apension is payable.
2. This certified statement shall be issued, at the request of the
pensioner, by the institution or one of the institutions responsible forpayment of the pension or, where appropriate, by the institutionempowered to determine entitlement to benefits in kind, as soon as thepensionersatisfies the conditions foracquisition of the r ight to suchbenefits. If the pensionerdoes not submit the cer tified statement, the1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 21
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institution of the place of residence shall obtain it from the institution or
institutions responsible for payment of the pension, or, whereappropriate, from the institution empowered to issue such certified
statement. Whilst awaiting the receipt of this certified statement the
institution of the place of residence may, in the light of the documentaryevidence accepted by it, register the pensioner and the members of hisfamily►
M2residing in the same Member State ◄provisionally. This
registration shall bind the institution responsible for the payment of
benefits in kind only if this latterinstitution has issued the cer tified
statement provided for in paragraph 1.
3. The institution of the place of residence shall inform the institution
which has issued the certified statement provided for in paragraph 2 ofevery registration effected in accordance with the provisions of the saidparagraph.
4. When an application is made forbenefits in kind it must be pr oved
to the institution of the place of residence, by means of the receipt or the
counterfoil of the money order of the last payment made, that thepensioneris still entitled to a pension.
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same MemberState ◄shall inform the institution of the place of
residence of any entitlement to benefits in kind, in particular any
suspension or withdrawal of the pension and any transfer of their
residence. The institutions responsible for the pension shall also informthe institution of the pensioners place of residence of any such change.
6. The Administrative Commission shall, to the extent necessary, fix
the procedure for determining the institution which shall bear the cost ofthe payment of benefits in kind, in the case referred to in Article 28 (2)(b) of the Regulation.
Implemention of Article 29 of the Regulation
Article 30 (14)
Benefits in kind for members of the family who are resident ►M2 outside
the competent Member State ◄in a Member State other than the State in
which the pensioner is resident
1. In order to receive benefits in kind, in the territory of the Member
State in which they reside, under Article 29 (1) of the Regulation, themembers of the family shall register with the institution of their place ofresidence by submitting the documentary evidence required by thelegislation which that institution administers for the granting of such
benefits to members of the family of a pensioner, together with a
certified statement testifying that the pensioner is entitled to benefits inkind forhimself and forthe member s of his family. ►
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statement, which shall be issued by the institution orby one of theinstitutions responsible for paying the pension, or, where applicable, theinstitution empowered to decide on entitlement to benefits in kind, shall
remain valid as long as the institution of the place of residence of the
members of the family has not been notified of its cancellation. If themembers of the family do not present a certified statement, theinstitution of the place of residence shall, in order to obtain it, contactthe institution or institutions responsible for paying the pension or,
where applicable, the institution empowered to do so. ◄However,
where the said certified statement has been issued by a German, French,Italian or Portuguese institution, it shall be valid only for a period of oneyearfollowing the date on which it was issued and must be r enewedevery year.
2. When making an application forbenefits in kind the member s of
the family shall submit to the institution of theirplace of r esidence the
certified statement referred to in paragraph 1, if the legislation which
that institution administers provides that such an application must beaccompanied by evidence of entitlement to a pension.
3. The institution which has issued the certified statement referred to
in paragraph 1 shall inform the institution of the place of residence of1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 22
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the members of the family of the suspension or withdrawal of the
pension. The institution of the place of residence of the members of thefamily may, at any time, request the institution which has issued the
certified statement to supply it with any information related to
entitlement to benefits in kind.
4. The members of the family shall inform the institution of their
place of residence of any change in their situation which is likely to altertheir entitlement to benefits in kind, in particular any transfer ofresidence.
5. The institution of the place of residence shall inform the institution
which issued the statement referred to in paragraph 1 of any registrationit has carried out, in accordance with the provisions of that paragraph.
Implementation of Article 31 of the Regulation
Article 31
Benefits in kind for pensioners and members of their families staying in a
Member State other than the one in which they are resident
1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 31 of the
Regulation, a pensionershall submit to the institution of the place ofstay a certified statement testifying that he is entitled to the said benefits.This certified statement, which shall be issued by the institution of the
pensioner's place of residence, if possible before he leaves the territory
of the Member State where he resides, shall indicate in particular, whereappropriate, the maximum period during which benefits in kind may begranted, in accordance with the legislation of that Member State. If thepensionerdoes not submit the said cer tified statement, the institution ofthe place of stay shall obtain it from the institution of the place of
residence.
2. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (7) and (9) of the implementing
Regulation shall apply by analogy. In such a case, the institution of thepensioner's place of residence shall be considered to be the competent
institution.
3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy in
respect of the granting of benefits in kind to the members of the familycovered by Article 31 of the Regulation. ►
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territory of a Member State other than that of the pensioner, the certified
statement provided for in paragraph 1 shall be issued by the institutionof their place of residence, which, for the purposes of paragraph 2, shallbe considered to be the competent institution. ◄
Implementation of Article 35 (1)of the Regulation
Article 32
Institution to which workers in mines and similar undertakings and
members of their families may apply when staying or residing in a Member
State other than the competent State
1. In the cases referred to in Article 35 (1) of the Regulation and
where, in the country of stay or residence, the benefits provided underthe insurance scheme for sickness or maternity covering manual workers
in the steel industry are equivalent to those provided under the special
scheme for workers in mines and similar undertakings, workersbelonging to the latter category and members of their families mayapply to the nearest institution in the territory of the Member State inwhich they are staying or residing, specified in Annex 3 to theimplementing Regulation, even if the latteris an institution of the
scheme applicable to manual workers in the steel industry, which
institution shall then provide such benefits.
2. Where the benefits provided under the special scheme for workers
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orthe member s of theirfamilies shall have the option of applying either
to the institution responsible for the administration of that scheme, or tothe nearest institution in the territory of the Member State in which they
are staying or residing which administers the scheme for manual
workers in the steel industry. In the latter case, the institution in questionshall draw the attention of the person concerned to the fact that byapplying to the institution responsible for the administration of theabovementioned special scheme, he will obtain more advantageous
benefits; it must, furthermore, inform him of the name and address of
such institution.
Implementation of Article 35 (2)of the Regulation
Article 32a
Special schemes applying to certain self-employed persons
Annex 11 lists the scheme or schemes referred to in Article 35 (2) of the
Regulation.
Implementation of Article 35 (4)of the Regulation
Article 33
Taking account of the period during which benefits have already been
provided by the institution of another Member State
For the purposes of implementing the provisions of Article 35 (4) of the
Regulation, the institution of a MemberState called upon to pr ovidebenefits may request the institution of another Member State to supply itwith information relating to the period during which the latter institutionhas already provided benefits for the same case of sickness or maternity.
Refund by the competent institution of one Member State of
expenses incurred during a stay in another Member State
Article 34 (12)
1. If it is not possible during an employed or self-employed person's
stay in a MemberState otherthan the competent State to complete theformalities provided for in Articles 20 (1) and (4) and 21, 23 and 31 ofthe implementing Regulation, his expenses shall, upon his application,be refunded by the competent institution in accordance with the refund
rates administered by the institution of the place of stay.
2. The institution of the place of stay shall, at the request of the
competent institution, supply it with the necessary information aboutsuch rates.
If the institution of the place of stay and the competent institution are
bound by an agreement providing either that no refund, or that a lump-sum refund of benefits provided, in pursuance of Articles 22 (1) (a) (i)
and 31 of the Regulation, be made, the institution of the place of stay
shall, in addition, be required to transfer to the competent institution theamount to be refunded to the person concerned in pursuance of theprovisions of paragraph 1.
3. Where major expenses are involved, the competent institution may
pay an appropriate advance to the person concerned as soon as thatperson submits to the said institution the claim for refund.
4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the competent institution
may effect the reimbursement of expenses incurred in accordance with
the rates it administers provided that it is possible to make a refund inaccordance with these rates, that the expenses to be refunded do notexceed a level determined by the Administrative Commission and thatthe employed person or self-employed person or pensioner agrees to the
application of this provision. In any case, the amount of reimbursement
shall not exceed the amount of the expenses actually incurred.
5. If the legislation of the State of residence does not provide for rates
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ment under the conditions laid down in paragraph 4 without the
agreement of the person concerned being necessary.
CHAPTER 3
INVALIDITY, OLD-AGE AND DEATH (PENSIONS)
Submission and investigation of claims for benefits
Article 35 (11)
Applications for invalidity benefits where an employed person or a self-
employed person has been subject only to the legislations mentioned in part
A of Annex IV to the Regulation and also in the case referred to in Article 40
(2)of the Regulation
1. In order to receive benefits under Articles 37, 38 and 39 of the
Regulation, including the cases referred to in Articles 40 (2), 41 (1) and42 (2) of the Regulation, an employed orself-employed per son shallsubmit a claim eitherto the institution of the MemberState to whose
legislation he was subject at the time of occurrence of the incapacity for
work followed by invalidity or the aggravation of such invalidity, or tothe institution of the place of residence, which shall then forward theclaim to the first institution, indicating the date on which it wassubmitted; this date shall be regarded as the date of the submission ofthe claim to the first institution. However, if sickness insurance cash
benefits have been granted, the date on which such cash benefits ceased
to be granted must, where appropriate, be regarded as the date ofsubmission of the pension claim.
2. In the case referred to in Article 41 (1) (b) of the Regulation, the
institution with which the employed orself-employed per son was lastinsured shall notify the amount and the operative date of the benefits dueunderthe legislation which it administer s to the institution initially
responsible for payment of the benefits. With effect from that date, the
benefits due prior to the aggravation of the invalidity shall be cancelledor reduced to an amount not exceeding the supplement referred to inArticle 41 (1) of the Regulation.
3. The provisions of paragraph 2 shall not apply in the case referred
to in Article 41 (1) (d) of the Regulation. In this case, the institution withwhich the claimant was last insured shall apply to the Netherlandsinstitution in order to ascertain the amount due from that institution.
Article 36
Claims for old-age and survivors' benefits (excluding orphans' benefits)and
invalidity benefits in cases not referred to in Article 35 of the implementing
Regulation
1. In order to receive benefits under Articles 40 to 51 of the
Regulation, except in the cases referred to in Article 35 of theimplementing Regulation, the person concerned shall submit a claim tothe institution of the place of residence in accordance with the procedure
provided for by the legislation administered by that institution. If the
employed orself-employed per son has not been subject to thatlegislation, the institution of the place of residence shall forward theclaim to the institution of the MemberState to whose legislation he waslast subject, indicating the date on which the claim was submitted. Thatdate shall be regarded as the date on which the claim was submitted to
the latterinstitution.
2. Where a claimant resides in the territory of a Member State to
whose legislation the employed orself-employed per son has not been
subject, he may submit his claim to the institution of the MemberStateto whose legislation the employed orself-employed per son was lastsubject.
3. Where a claimant resides in the territory of a State which is not a
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Should the claimant submit his claim to the institution of the Member
State of which he is a national, the latter shall forward such claim to thecompetent institution.
4. A claim forbenefits sent to the institution of one MemberState
shall automatically involve the concurrent award of benefits under the
legislation of all the MemberStates in question whose conditions the
claimant satisfies except where, under Article 44 (2) of the Regulation,the claimant asks forpostponement of any old-age benefits to which hewould be entitled underthe legislation of one ormor e MemberStates.
Article 37
Documents and information which should accompany claims to the benefits
referred to in article 36 of the implementing Regulation
The submission of the claims referred to in Article 36 of the
implementing Regulation shall be subject to the following rules:
(a) the claim must be accompanied by the required supporting
documents and must be made on the form provided for by thelegislation:
(i) of the Member State on whose territory the claimant resides, in
the case referred to in Article 36 (1);
(ii) of the MemberState to which the employed orself-employed
person was last subject, in the cases referred to in Article 36 (2)and (3);
(b) the accuracy of the information supplied by the claimant must be
established by official documents attached to the claim form, or
confirmed by the competent bodies of the Member State in whose
territory the claimant resides;
(c) the claimant must indicate, in so faras is possible, eitherthe
institution or institutions administering insurance in respect ofinvalidity, old-age ordeath (pensions) of any MemberState withwhich the employed or self-employed person has been insured, or inthe case of an employed person the employer or employers for
whom he has worked in the territory of any Member State, by
producing any employment certificates which he may have in hispossession;
(d) if, underAr ticle 44 (2) of the Regulation, the claimant asks forthe
postponement of the award of any old-age benefits to which hewould be entitled underthe legislation of one ormor e member
States he must specify the legislation underwhich he is claiming
benefits.
Article 38
Certified statements of the members of the family to be taken into account
when establishing the amount of the benefit
1. In order to receive benefits under the provisions of Article 39 (4)
or47 (3) of the Regulation, the claimant shall submit a cer tifiedstatement relating to the members of his family, his children excepted,who are residing in the territory of a Member State other than in whichthe institution responsible for the award of benefits is situated.
This certified statement shall be issued by the sickness insurance
institution of the place of residence of the members of the family, or byanotherinstitution designated by the competent author ity of the MemberState in whose territory they are resident. The provisions of the second
and third subparagraphs of Article 25 (2) of the implementing
Regulation shall apply by analogy.
In place of the certified statement provided for in the first subparagraph,
the institution responsible for the award of benefits may require theclaimant to supply recent civil status documents relating to the membersof his family, his children excepted, who are residing in the territory of aMemberState otherthan the State in which the said institution issituated.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 26
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2. In the case referred to in paragraph 1, if the legislation
administered by the institution concerned requires that the members ofthe family should live under the same roof as the pensioner, the fact that
the said members of the family who do not satisfy that condition are
nevertheless mainly dependent on the claimant must be established bydocuments proving the regular transmission of part of the claimant'searnings.
Article 39 (11)
Investigation of applications for invalidity benefits where an employed
person or a self-employed person has been subject only to the legislations
mentioned in part A of Annex IV to the Regulation
1. If an employed orself-employed per son has submitted a claim for
invalidity benefits, and the institution establishes that the provisions ofArticle 37 (1) of the Regulation apply, that institution shall, wherenecessary, obtain from the institution with which the person concerned
was last insured a certified statement of the periods of insurance
completed by him underthe legislation administer ed by the lastinstitution.
2. Where it is necessary to take into account periods of insurance
previously completed under the legislation of any other Member State inorder to satisfy the conditions of the legislation of the competent State,the provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply by analogy.
3. In the case referred to in Article 39 (3) of the Regulation, the
institution which has investigated the claimant's case shall forward his
file to the institution with which the person concerned was last insured.
4. Articles 41 to 50 of the implementing Regulation shall not apply to
the investigation of claims referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3.
Article 40
Determination of the degree of invalidity
In order to determine the degree of invalidity, the institution of the
MemberState shall take into consider ation the documents and medical
reports and the information of an administrative nature obtained by the
institution of any otherMemberState. Each institution shall, however ,retain the right to have the claimant examined by a doctor of its ownchoice except where the provisions of Article 40 (4) of the Regulationapply.
Investigation of claims for benefits in respect of invalidity, old age
and survivors in the cases referred to in Article 36 of the
implementing Regulation
Article 41
Determination of the investigating institutions
1. Claims forbenefit shall be investigated by the institution to which
they have been sent or forwarded in accordance with the provisions ofArticle 36 of the implementing Regulation. This institution is hereinafter
referred to as the ‘investigating institution’.
2. The investigating institution shall forthwith notify claims for
benefits to all the institutions concerned on a special form, so that the
claims may be investigated simultaneously and without delay by allthese institutions.
Article 42
Forms to be used for the investigation of claims for benefits
1. When investigating claims forbenefits the investigating institution
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2. These forms, when forwarded to the institution of any other
MemberState, shall take the place of suppor ting documents.
Article 43
Procedure to be followed by the institution concerned in the investigation of
a claim
1. The investigating institution shall enter on the form provided for in
Article 42 (1) of the implementing Regulation the periods of insurance
or residence completed under the legislation which it administers and itshall forward a copy of that form to the institution administeringinsurance in respect of invalidity, old-age or death (pensions) of anyMemberState with which the employed orself-employed per son hasbeen insured enclosing, where appropriate, any employment certificates
produced by the claimant.
2. Where only one other institution is involved, that institution shall
complete the said form by indicating:
(a) the periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation
which it administers;
(b) the amount of benefit which the claimant could claim in respect of
those periods of insurance or residence only;
(c) the theoretical amount and the actual amount of benefits calculated
in accordance with the provisions of Article 46 (2) of the
Regulation.
The form, thus completed, shall be returned to the investigating
institution.
If a right to benefits is acquired taking into account only the periods of
insurance or residence completed under the legislation administered by
the institution of the second MemberState, and if the amount of benefit
corresponding to those periods can be determined without delay,whereas the calculation procedure referred to in subparagraph (c)requires an appreciably longer period of time, the form shall be returnedto the investigating institution with the information referred to insubparagraphs (a) and (b); the information referred to in subparagraph
(c) shall be forwarded to the investigating institution as soon as possible.
3. If two or more other institutions are involved, each one of those
institutions shall complete the said form by indicating the periods ofinsurance or residence completed under the legislation which itadministers, and shall return it to the investigating institution.
If a right to benefits is acquired taking into account only the periods of
insurance or residence completed under the legislation administered by
one ormor e of those institutions, and if the amount of benefitcorresponding to those periods can be determined without delay, theinvestigating institution shall be simultaneously notified of that amountand of the periods of insurance or residence; if the determination of the
said amount involves some delay, the investigating institution shall be
notified of that amount as soon as it has been determined.
On receipt of all the forms giving information concerning periods of
insurance or residence and, where appropriate, the amount or amountsdue underthe legislation of one ormor e of the MemberStatesconcerned, the investigating institution shall forward a copy of the forms
thus completed to each of the institutions concerned which shall specify
thereon the theoretical amount and the actual amount of the benefits,calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 46 (2) of theRegulation, and shall return the form to the investigating institution.
4. As soon as the investigating institution, upon receipt of the
information referred to in paragraphs 2 or 3, establishes the fact that the
provisions of Article 40 (2) or 48 (2) or (3) of the Regulation should be
applied, it shall inform the other institutions concerned accordingly.
5. In the case provided for in Article 37 (d) of the implementing
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provided for in Article 42 (1) of the implementing Regulation only the
periods of insurance or residence completed by the claimant under thelegislation which they administer.
Article 44
Institution empowered to take a decision relating to the degree of invalidity
1. Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3, only the
investigating institution shall be empowered to take the decisionreferred to in Article 40 (4) of the Regulation concerning the degree
of invalidity of the claimant. It shall take such a decision as soon as it is
in a position to determine whether, taking account, where appropriate, ofthe provisions of Article 45 of the Regulation, the conditions forentitlement fixed by the legislation which it administers are fulfilled. Itshall notify such decision forthwith to the other institutions concerned.
2. If, taking account of the provisions of Article 45 of the Regulation,
the conditions for entitlement, other than those relating to the degree ofinvalidity, laid down by the legislation administered by the investigating
institution are not fulfilled, that institution shall immediately notify the
competent institution in respect of invalidity of the other Member Stateto whose legislation the employed orself-employed per son was lastsubject. This institution shall, if the conditions forentitlement laid downby the legislation which it administers are fulfilled, be empowered to
take the decision relating to the degree of invalidity of the claimant; it
shall forthwith notify that decision to the other institutions concerned.
3. Where necessary, the matter may have to be referred back, under
the same conditions, to the competent institution in respect of invalidityof the MemberState to whose legislation the employed orself-employedperson was first subject.
Article 45
Provisional payment of benefits and advance payments of benefits
1. If the investigating institution establishes that the claimant is
entitled to benefits underthe legislation which it administer s withouthaving recourse to periods of insurance or residence completed underthe legislation of otherMemberStates, it shall pay such benefitsimmediately on a provisional basis.
2. If the claimant is not entitled to benefits under paragraph 1 but,
from information supplied to the investigating institution pursuant toArticle 43 (2) or (3) of the implementing Regulation, it transpires that a
right to benefits is acquired under the legislation of another Member
State taking into account only the periods of insurance or residencecompleted underthat legislation, the institution which administer s thesaid legislation shall pay such benefits on a provisional basis as soon asthe investigating institution has informed it of its obligation to do so.
3. If, in the case referred to in paragraph 2, a right to benefits is
acquired under the legislation of more than one Member State, taking
into account only those periods of insurance or residence completed
undereach one of those legislations, the payment of benefits on aprovisional basis shall be the responsibility of the institution which inthe first place informed the investigating institution of the existence ofsuch a right; it shall be the duty of the investigating institution to informthe otherinstitutions concer ned.
4. The institution required to pay benefits under paragraph 1, 2 or 3
shall forthwith inform the claimant of the fact, drawing his attention
explicitly to the provisional nature of the measure taken and to the fact
that is not open to appeal.
5. If no benefit is payable to the claimant on a provisional basis under
paragraph 1, 2 or 3, but it transpires from information received that aright is acquired under Article 46 (2) of the Regulation, the investigatinginstitution shall pay him an appropriate recoverable advance, the amountof which shall be as close as possible to the amount he will probably beawarded under Article 46 (2) of the Regulation.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 29
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6. Two MemberStates orthe competent author ities orthose member
States may agree to apply other methods of payment of benefits on aprovisional basis in cases where only the institutions of those States are
concerned. Any such agreements which are concluded on this subject
shall be notified to the Administrative Commission.
Article 46 (11)
Amounts due for periods of voluntary insurance or optional continued
insurance, which must not be taken into consideration under Article 15 (1)
(b)of the implementing Regulation.
Forthe calculation of the theor etical amount and of the actual amount of
the benefit in accordance with Article 46 (2) (a) and (b) of the
Regulation, the rules laid down in Article 15 (1), (b), (c) and (d) of theimplementing Regulation shall be applicable.
The amount actually due, calculated in accordance with Article 46 (2) of
the Regulation, shall be increased by the amount which corresponds to
the periods of voluntary or optional continued insurance, which have not
been taken into account underAr ticle 15 (1) (b) of the implementingRegulation. This increase shall be calculated in accordance with theprovisions of the Member State's legislation under which the periods ofvoluntary insurance or of optional continued insurance have beencompleted.
The comparison referred to in Article 46 (3) of the Regulation must be
made bearing the aforesaid increase in mind.
Article 47 (11)
Calculation of the amounts due corresponding to the periods of voluntary or
optional continued insurance
In accordance with the legislation it applies, the institution of each
Member State shall calculate the amount corresponding to the periods ofvoluntary or optional continued insurance which, under Article 46a (3)(c) of the Regulation, is not subject to the provisions for withdrawal,
reduction or suspension of another Member State.
Article 48 (11)
Notification to the claimant of the decisions of the institutions
1. The final decision taken by each of the institutions concerned shall
be notified to the investigating institution. Each of these decisions must
specify the grounds and time-limits for appeal provided for by the
legislation in question. When all these decisions have been received, theinvestigating institution shall communicate them to the claimant in hisown language by means of a summarized statement to which theaforesaid decisions shall be appended. Periods allowed for appeals shall
commence only on the date of receipt of the summarized statement by
the claimant.
2. On dispatch to the claimant of the summarized statement provided
for in paragraph 1, the investigating institution shall simultaneouslyforward a copy to each one of the institutions concerned, enclosing withit a copy of the decisions of the otherinstitutions.
Article 49 (11)
Recalculation of benefits
1. For the purpose of implementing Article 43 (3) and (4), Article 49
(2) and (3) and Article 51 (2) of the Regulation, the provisions of Article45 of the implementing Regulation shall apply mutatis mutandis.
2. In the event of recalculation, withdrawal or suspension of a benefit,
the institution which has taken such a decision shall immediately notifythe person concerned and each of the institutions on which the personconcerned has a claim, if necessary through the good offices of theinvestigating institution. The decision must specify the grounds andtime-limits forappeal pr ovided forby the legislation in question. Per iods1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 30
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allowed forappeals shall commence only on the date of r eceipt of the
decision by the person concerned.
Article 50
Measures designed to accelerate the award of benefits
1. (a) (i) Where an employed or self-employed person who is a
national of one MemberState becomes subject to the
legislation of anotherMemberState, the competent institu-tion in respect of pensions of the latter Member State shall,using all the means at its disposal and at the time ofregistration of the person concerned, forward to the bodydesignated by the competent authority of that same Member
State, all information relating to the identification of the
person concerned and the name of the said competentinstitution and the insurance number allotted by the latter
(ii) Moreover, the competent institution referred to in subpara-
graph (i) shall also, as far as possible, forward to the body
designated under the provisions of subparagraph (i) anyother information which may facilitate and accelerate theaward of the pensions.
(iii) Such information shall be forwarded, under conditions fixed
by the Administrative Commission, to the body designatedby the competent authority of the Member State concerned.
(iv) For the implementation of the provisions of subparagraphs
(i), (ii) and (iii), stateless persons and refugees shall be
deemed to be nationals of the memberState to whose
legislation they were first subject.
b) The institutions concerned shall, at the request of the person
concerned or of the institution with which he is currently insured,draw up his insurance history starting not later than one yearbefore the date on which he will reach pensionable age.
2. The Administrative Commission shall fix the methods for
implementing the provisions of paragraph 1.
Administrative checks and medical examinations
Article 51
1. When a person in receipt of benefits, in particular:
(a) invalidity benefits;
(b) old-age benefits awarded in the event of unfitness for work;
(c) old-age benefits awarded to elderly unemployed persons;
(d) old-age benefits awarded in the event of cessation of a professional
ortr ade activity;
(e) survivors' benefits awarded in the event of invalidity or unfitness for
work;
f) benefits awarded on condition that the means of the recipient do not
exceed a prescribed limit,
is staying or residing in the territory of a Member State other than the
State in which the institution responsible for payment is situated,administrative checks and medical examinations shall be carried out, atthe request of that institution, by the institution of the place of stay orresidence of the recipient in accordance with the procedures laid down
by the legislation administered by the latter institution. The institution
responsible for payment shall, however, reserve the right to have therecipient examined by a doctor of its own choice.
2. If it is established that the recipient referred to in paragraph 1 is
employed orself-employed orhas means in excess of the pr escr ibedlimit while receiving benefits, the institution of the place of stay orresidence shall send a report to the institution responsible for paymentwhich has requested the check or examination. This report shall indicatein particular the nature of the employment or self-employment pursued1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 31
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by the person concerned, the amount of earnings or means which he has
had during the last complete quarter, the normal earnings obtained in thesame area by an employed person or a self-employed person at the same
level as the person concerned in the occupation which he followed
before becoming an invalid over a reference period to be determined bythe institution responsible for payment and, where appropriate, theopinion of a medical expert on the state of health of the personconcerned.
Article 52
When, aftersuspension of the benefits which he was r eceiving, the
person concerned recovers his right to benefits whilst residing in theterritory of a Member State other than the competent State, the
institutions concerned shall exchange all relevant information with a
view to the resumption of the provision of the said benefits.
Payment of benefits
Article 53
Method of payment of benefits
1. If the institution responsible for payment in a Member State does
not pay directly to persons entitled to benefits who are residing in theterritory of another Member State the benefits due to them, such benefits
shall be paid, at the request of the institution responsible for payment, by
the liaison body of the latterMemberState orby the institution of theplace of residence of the said persons entitled to benefits in accordancewith the procedure, provided for in Articles 54 to 58 of theimplementing Regulation; if the institution responsible for payment
pays the benefits directly to the persons entitled thereto, it shall notify
the institution of the place of residence of this fact. The paymentprocedure to be applied by the institution of the Member-States is listedin Annex 6.
2. Two ormor e MemberStates orthe competent author ities of those
States may agree on other procedures for the payment of benefits in
cases where the competent institutions of those Member States are theonly ones concerned. Any agreements concluded on this subject shall benotified to the Administrative Commission.
3. The provisions of agreements relating to the payment of benefits
which apply on the day preceding the entry into force of the Regulationshall continue to apply provided that they are listed in Annex 5.
Article 54
Notification to the paying body of the detailed schedule of payments to be
made
The institution responsible for payment of benefits shall send to the
liaison body of the Member State in whose territory the person entitledto benefits is residing, or to the institution of the place of residence (bothhereinafter called ‘the paying body’), in duplicate, a detailed schedule ofpayments to be made which should reach the paying body not later than
20 days before the date on which those benefits become due.
Article 55
Payment of amounts due into the account of the paying body
1. Ten days before the date on which the benefits fall due, the
institution responsible for payment shall pay, in the currency of themember State in whose territory it is situated, the sum necessary for thepayments specified in the schedule provided for in Article 54 of the
implementing Regulation. Payment shall be made through the National
Bank or through another bank of the Member State in whose territorythe institution responsible for payment is situated, into an accountopened in the name of the national Bank orof anotherbank of themember State in whose territory the paying body is situated, in favour ofthat body. Such payment shall discharge all liability. The institution1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 32
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responsible for payment shall, at the same time, send notification of
payment to the paying body.
2. The bank into whose account payment has been made shall credit
the paying body with the exchange value of the payment in the currency
of the Member State in whose territory that body is situated.
3. The names and registered offices or places of business of the banks
referred to in paragraph 1 are listed in Annex 7.
Article 56
Payment of amounts due by the paying body to persons entitled to benefits
1. The payments specified in the schedule provided for in Article 54
of the implementing Regulation shall be paid to the person entitled to
benefits by the paying body on behalf of the institution responsible forpayment. Such payments shall be made according to the procedure laiddown by the legislation administered by the paying body.
2. As soon as the paying body orany otherbody designated by it
learns of any circumstance justifying the suspension or withdrawal ofbenefits, it shall discontinue all payment. Such shall also be the case
when the person entitled to benefits transfers his residence to the
territory of another State.
3. The paying body shall advise the institution responsible for
payment of benefits of the reason for any non-payment. In the event ofthe death of the person entitled to benefits or of his spouse, or in the caseof the re-marriage of a widow or widower, the paying body shall notifythe said institution of the date thereof.
Article 57
Settlement of accounts in respect of the payment referred to in Article 56 of
the implementing Regulation
1. The accounts in respect of the payments referred to in Article 56 of
the implementing Regulation shall be settled at the end of each paymentperiod in order to determine amounts actually paid to persons entitled tobenefits or to their legal or authorized representatives as well as amountsunpaid.
2. The total amount, expressed in figures and in words in the currency
of the Member State in whose territory the institution responsible for
payment is situated, shall be certified as being in accordance with thepayments made by the paying body and endorsed with the signature ofthat body's representative.
3. The paying body shall guarantee that the payments so determined
have been properly made.
4. The difference between the sums paid by the institution
responsible for payment, expressed in the currency of the MemberState in whose territory that institution is situated, and the value,
expressed in the same currency, of the payments accounted for by the
paying body shall be entered against the sums to be paid subsequentlyunderthe same heading by the institution r esponsible forpayment.
Article 58
Recovery of expenses incurred in the payment of benefits
The expenses incurred in the payment of benefits, particularly postal and
bank charges, may be recovered from the recipients by the paying bodyunder the conditions provided for by the legislation administered by thatbody.
Article 59
Notification of transfer of residence of the person entitled to benefits
When a person entitled to benefits due under the legislation of one or
more Member States transfers his residence from the territory of oneState to that of anotherState, he shall notify this fact to the institution or1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 33
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institutions responsible for the payment of such benefits and to the
paying body.
CHAPTER 4
ACCIDENTS AT WORK AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
Implementation of Articles 52 and 53 of the Regulation
Article 60
Benefits in kind in the case of residence in a Member State other than the
competent State
1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 52 (a) of the
Regulation, an employed orself-employed per son shall submit to the
institution of the place of residence a certified statement testifying that
he is entitled to such benefits in kind. This certified statement, basedupon information supplied by the employer, where appropriate, shall beissued by the competent institution. Moreover, if the legislation of thecompetent State so provides, the employed or self-employed person
shall submit to the institution of the place of residence a receipt from the
competent institution of notification of an accident at work or of anoccupational disease. If the person concerned does not submit suchdocuments, the institution of the place of residence shall obtain themfrom the competent institution and, pending their arrival, it shall granthim the benefits in kind under sickness insurance, provided that he
satisfies the conditions forentitlement ther eto.
2. That certified statement shall remain valid until the institution of
the place of residence receives notification of its cancellation. However,when the said certified statement has been issued by a French institution,it shall be valid only fora yearfollowing the date of its issue, and must
be renewed every year.
3. If the person concerned is a seasonal worker, the certified
statement referred to in paragraph 1 shall be valid for the whole ofthe expected duration of the seasonal work unless, in the meanwhile, thecompetent institution notifies the institution of the place of residence ofits cancellation.
4. Upon each application for benefits in kind, the person concerned
shall submit the supporting documents for the granting of benefits inkind under the legislation of the Member State in whose territory heresides.
5. In the event of hospitalization the institution of the place of
residence shall, within three days of becoming aware of the fact, notify
the competent institution of the date of entry into hospital, the probableduration of hospitalization and the date of leaving hospital.
6. The institution of the place of residence shall notify the competent
institution in advance of any decision relating to the granting of benefitsin kind where the likely or actual cost exceeds a lump sum which is
fixed and periodically reviewed by the Administrative Commission.
The competent institution shall have 15 days from the day on which
such information is sent within which to raise any objection and to statethe reasons on which such objection is based; if, at the end of thatperiod, no such objection has been raised, the institution of the place ofresidence shall grant the benefits in kind. Where such benefits in kind
have to be granted in a case of extreme urgency, the institution of the
place of residence shall forthwith inform the competent institutionthereof.
7. The person concerned shall inform the institution of the place of
residence of any change in his situation which is likely to alter his
entitlement to benefits in kind, in particular any cessation or change of
employment orself-employment orany tr ansferof r esidence orstay.Likewise, should the person concerned cease to be insured or cease to beentitled to benefits in kind, the competent institution shall inform theinstitution of the place of residence accordingly. The institution of theplace of residence may, at any time, request the competent institution to1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 34
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supply it with any information relating to the insurance of the person
concerned or to his entitlement to benefits in kind.
8. In the case of frontier workers, medicinal products, bandages,
spectacles and small appliances may be issued, and laboratory analyses
and tests carried out, only in the territory of the Member State in whichthey were prescribed in accordance with the provisions of the legislationof that MemberState.
9. Two ormor e MemberState orthe competent author ities of these
Member States may, having received the opinion of the AdministrativeCommission, agree on other implementing provisions.
Article 61
Cash benefits other than pensions in the case of residence in a Member State
other than the competent State
1. In order to receiver cash benefits other than pensions under Article
52 (b) of the Regulation, an employed orself-employed per son shall,
within three days of commencement of the incapacity for work, apply to
the institution of the place of residence by submitting a notification ofhaving ceased work or, if the legislation administered by the competentinstitution or by the institution of the place of residence so provides, acertificate of incapacity for work issued by the doctor providingtreatment for the person concerned.
2. If the doctors providing treatment in the country of residence do
not issue certificates of incapacity for work, the person concerned shall
apply directly to the institution of the place of residence within the timelimit fixed by the legislation which it administers.
The institution shall immediately have the incapacity forwor k medically
confirmed and the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 drawn up. Suchcertificate shall state the probable duration of the incapacity and shall be
forwarded to the competent institution forthwith.
3. In case where paragraph 2 does not apply, the institution of the
place of residence shall, as soon as possible and in any event within thethree days following the date on which the person concerned applied toit, have him medically examined as if he were insured with thatinstitution. The report of the examining doctor shall indicate, in
particular, the probable duration of the incapacity for work, and shall be
forwarded to the competent institution of the place of residence withinthe three days following the date of the examination.
4. The institution of the place of residence shall subsequently carry
out any necessary administrative checks or medical examinations of theperson concerned as if he were insured with that institution. As soon asit establishes that he is fit to resume work it shall forthwith notify the
person concerned and the competent institution accordingly stating the
date on which the incapacity for work ceased. Without prejudice to theprovisions of paragraph 6, the notification to the person concerned shallbe treated as a decision taken on behalf of the competent institution.
5. In all cases, the competent institution shall reserve the right to have
the person concerned examined by a doctor of its own choice.
6. If the competent institution decides to withhold the cash benefits
because the person concerned has not completed the formalities laid
down by the legislation of the country of residence, or if it establishesthat the person concerned is fit to resume work, it shall notify the personconcerned of its decision and shall simultaneously send a copy of suchdecision to the institution of the place of residence.
7. When the person concerned resumes work, he shall notify the
competent institution accordingly if such notification is required by the
legislation administered by that institution.
8. The competent institution shall pay cash benefits by the
appropriate method, in particular by international money order, andshall inform the institution of the place of residence and the personconcerned accordingly. Where cash benefits are paid by the institutionof the place of residence on behalf of the competent institution, the latter1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 35
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shall inform the person concerned of his rights and shall notify the
institution of the place of residence of the amount of the cash benefits,the dates for payment and the maximum period during which they
should be granted, in accordance with the legislation of the competent
State.
9. Two ormor e MemberStates orthe competent author ities of those
Member States may, having received the opinion of the AdministrativeCommission, agree on other implementing provisions.
Implementation of Article 55 of the Regulation
Article 62
Benefits in kind in the case of a stay in a Member State other than the
competent State
1. In order to receive benefits in kind, a person employed in
international transport covered by Article 14 (2) (a) of the Regulationwho, in the course of his employment, goes to the territory of a MemberState otherthan the competent State, shall, as soon as possible, submit to
the institution of the place of stay a special certified statement issued by
the employer or by his agent during the current calendar month or duringthe two calendar months preceding its submission. Such certifiedstatement shall state in particular the date from which the personconcerned has been employed by the said employer and the name andaddress of the competent institution. If the person concerned has
submitted such certified statement, he shall be presumed to have
satisfied the conditions foracquisition of the r ight to benefits in kind. Ifthe person concerned is unable to contact the institution of the place ofstay before receiving medical treatment he shall nevertheless receivesuch treatment on presentation of the said certified statement as if he
were insured with that institution.
2. The institution of the place of stay shall within three days inquire
of the competent institution whether the person concerned satisfied the
conditions foracquisition of the r ight to benefits in kind. The institutionof the place of stay shall provide the benefits in kind until it receives areply from the competent institution, but for not more than 30 days.
3. The competent institution shall send its reply to the institution of
the place of stay within 10 days of the receipt of the request from thatinstitution. If that reply is in the affirmative, the competent institution
shall indicate, if necessary, the maximum period during which the
benefits in kind may be granted, in accordance with the legislationwhich it administers, and the institution of the place of stay shallcontinue to provide the said benefits.
4. Benefits in kind provided by virtue of the presumption made in
paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed as provided for in Article 36 (1) of theRegulation.
5. In place of the certified statement provided for in paragraph 1 the
employed person referred to in that paragraph may submit to theinstitution of the place of stay a certified statement as provided for in
paragraph 6.
6. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 55 (1) (a) (i) of
the Regulation, except in cases where a presumption is made under
paragraph 1, the employed or self-employed person shall submit to theinstitution of the place of stay a certified statement stating that he isentitled to benefits in kind. Such certified statement, which shall beissued by the competent institution, if possible before the person
concerned leaves the territory of the Member State in which he resides,
shall specify in particular, where necessary, the maximum period duringwhich benefits in kind may be granted, in accordance with thelegislation of the competent State. If the person concerned does notsubmit the said certified statement, the institution of the place of stayshall obtain it from the competent institution.
7. The provisions of Article 60 (5), (6) and (9) of the implementing
Regulation shall apply by analogy.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 36
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Article 63
Benefits in kind for employed or self-employed persons who transfer their
residence or return to their country of residence, and for employed or self-
employed persons authorized to go to another Member State for medical
treatment
1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 55 (1) (b) (i) of
the Regulation, an employed orself-employed per son shall submit to theinstitution of the place of residence a certified statement testifying thathe is entitled to continue receiving the said benefits. This certified
statement, which shall be issued by the competent institution, shall
specify in particular, where necessary, the maximum period duringwhich such benefits may continue to be provided, in accordance with theprovisions of the legislation of the competent State. The certifiedstatement may, at the request of the person concerned, be issued after hisdeparture if, for reasons of force majeure, it cannot be draw up
beforehand.
2. The provisions of Article 60 (5), (6) and (9) of the implementing
Regulation shall apply by analogy.
3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy in respect of the
provision of benefits in kind in the case referred to in Article 55 (1) (c)(i) of the Regulation.
Article 64
Cash benefits other than pensions in the case of a stay in a Member State
other than the competent State
The provisions of Article 61 of the implementing Regulation shall apply
by analogy in respect of the receipt of cash benefits, other than pensions,under Article 55 (1) (a) (ii) of the Regulation. However, without
prejudice to the obligation to submit a certificate of incapacity for work,
an employed or self-employed person who is staying in the territory of aMember State without pursuing any professional or trade activity thereshall not be required to submit the notification of having ceased workreferred to in Article 61 (1) of the implementing Regulation.
Implementation of Articles 52 to 56 of the Regulation
Article 65
Declarations, investigations and exchange of information between institutions
to an accident at work sustained in, or an occupational disease contracted in,
a Member State other than the competent State
1. When an accident at work is sustained in, or an occupational
disease is diagnosed for the first time in, the territory of a Member Stateother than the competent State, a declaration of the accident at work or
occupational disease must be made in accordance with the provisions of
the legislation of the competent State without prejudice to any legalprovisions in force in the territory of the Member State in which theaccident at work was sustained or in which the occupational disease wasfirst diagnosed, and which shall in such a case remain applicable. This
declaration shall be sent to the competent institution and a copy shall be
sent to the institution of the place of residence or to the institution of theplace of stay.
2. The institution of the Member State in whose territory the accident
at work was sustained or in which the occupational disease was first
diagnosed, shall forward to the competent institution, in duplicate, themedical certificate drawn up in that territory and any relevantinformation which the latter institution may request.
3. If, in the case of an accident sustained while travelling in the
territory of a Member State other than the competent State, there aregrounds for holding an enquiry in the territory of the first Member State,an investigatormay be appointed forthat pur pose by the competentinstitution, which shall so inform the authorities of that Member State.Those authorities shall assist the said investigator, in particular by1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 37
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appointing a person to assist him in the consultation of official reports
and any otherdocuments r elating to the accident.
4. At the end of the treatment, a detailed report shall be forwarded to
the competent institution together with medical certificates concerningthe permanent consequences of the accident or disease, and in particularthe present condition of the person concerned, and the recovery from the
injuries or their consolidation. The relevant fees shall be paid by the
institution of the place of residence or the institution of the place of stay,as the case may be, in accordance with the rate applied by the institution,but shall be chargeable to the competent institution.
5. The competent institution shall, on request, notify the institution of
the place of residence or the institution of the place of stay, as the casemay be, of the decision determining the date of recovery from theinjuries or their consolidation and, where appropriate, the decisionrelating to the granting of a pension.
Article 66
Disputes concerning the occupational nature of the accident or disease
1. When, in the cases referred to in Article 52 or 55 (1) of the
Regulation, the competent institution disputes the application of the
legislation relating to accidents at work or occupational diseases, it shallforthwith notify that fact to the institution of the place of residence orinstitution of the place of stay which provided the benefits in kind; thosebenefits shall then be considered as coming under sickness insuranceand shall continue to be provided thereunder upon presentation of the
certificates or certified statements referred to in Articles 20 and 21 of the
implementing Regulation.
2. When a final decision has been reached on this subject, the
competent institution shall forthwith notify the fact to the institution of
the place of residence or to the institution of the place of stay whichprovided the benefits in kind. Where the case is not one of an accident atwork or an occupational disease that institution shall continue to providethe said benefits in kind undersickness insur ance if the employed orself-employed person is entitled thereto. In other cases, the benefits in
kind received by the person concerned under sickness insurance shall be
considered as benefits for an accident at work or an occupationaldisease.
Implementation of Article 57 of the Regulation
Article 67 (7)
Procedure in the case of exposure to the risk of an occupational disease in
several Member States
1. In the case covered by Article 57 (1) of the Regulation, notification
of the occupational disease shall be forwarded either to the competentinstitution in respect of occupational diseases of the Member State underwhose legislation the person suffering from the disease last pursued an
activity likely to cause the disease in question, orto the institution of the
place of residence, which shall forward the notification to the saidcompetent institution.
2. If the competent institution referred to in paragraph 1 ascertains
that an activity which might cause the occupational disease in questionwas last pursued under the legislation of another Member State, it shallforward the notification and the accompanying documents to thecorresponding institution of that Member State.
3. When the institution of the MemberState underwhose legislation
the person suffering from the disease last pursued an activity whichmight cause the occupational disease in question ascertains that suchperson or his survivors do not satisfy the conditions of that legislation,
taking into account the provisions of Article 57 (2), (3) and (4) of the
Regulation, the said institution shall:
(a) forward, without delay, to the institution of the Member State under
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pursued an activity which might cause the disease in question, the
notification and all accompanying documents, including the findingsand reports of the medical examinations arranged by the first
institution, and a copy of the decision referred to under (b);
(b) simultaneously notify the person concerned of its decision,
indicating in particular the reasons for the refusal of benefits, the
grounds and time limits for appeal, and the date on which the filewas forwarded to the institution referred to under (a).
4. Where necessary the case should be referred back, in accordance
with the same procedure, to the corresponding institution of the Member
State under whose legislation the person suffering from the desease firstpursued the activity which might cause the occupational disease inquestion.
Article 68 (7)
Exchange of information between institutions in the event of an appeal
against a decision to reject a claim — Payment of advances in the event of
such an appeal
1. Where an appeal its lodged against a decision to reject a claim
taken by the institution of one of the MemberStates underwhose
legislation the person suffering from the disease pursued an activity
which might cause the occupational disease in question, that institutionshall so inform the institution to which the notification has beenforwarded in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 67 (3)of the implementing Regulation, and shall subsequently notify it of the
final decision reached.
2. If the right to benefits was acquired under the legislation
administered by the latter institution, taking into account the provisionsof Article 57 (2), (3) and (4) of the Regulation, that institution shall payadvances up to an amount to be determined, where necessary, after
consultation with the institution against whose decision the appeal was
lodged. The latter institution shall reimburse the amount of the advancepaid if, as a result of the appeal, it is required to provide the benefits.That amount shall then be deducted from the total amount of the benefitsdue to the person concerned.
Article 69 (7)
Apportionment of the cost of cash benefits in cases of sclerogenic
pneumoconiosis
The following rules shall apply for the implementation of Article 57 (5)
of the Regulation:
(a) the competent institution of the MemberState underwhose
legislation cash benefits are granted pursuant to Article 57 (1) ofthe Regulation (hereinafter called ‘the institution responsible forpayment of cash benefits’) shall use a form containing, in particular,a statement and summary of all periods of insurance (old-age
insurance) or periods of residence completed by the person suffering
from the disease under the legislation of each one of the MemberStates concerned;
(b) the institution responsible for payment of cash benefits shall forward
that form to all old-age insurance institutions of those MemberStates with which the person suffering from the disease was insured;each one of the said institutions shall enter on the form the periodsof insurance (old-age insurance) or periods of residence completed
under the legislation which it administers and shall return the form
to the institution responsible for payment of cash benefits;
(c) the institution responsible for payment of cash benefits shall then
apportion the costs between itself and the other competentinstitutions concerned; it shall notify the latter of such apportion-ment for their approval together with appropriate supportingevidence in particular as regards the total amount of cash benefitsgranted and the calculation of the percentages of the apportionment;1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 39
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(d) at the end of each calendar year, the institution responsible for
payment of cash benefits shall forward to each of the othercompetent institutions concerned a statement of cash benefits paid
during the financial year under consideration, showing the amount
due from each of them according to the apportionment provided forunder(c); each one of those institutions shall r efund the amount dueto the institution responsible for payment of cash benefits as soon aspossible, and within three months at the latest.
Implementation of Article 58 (3)of the Regulation
Article 70
Certified statement relating to the members of the family to be taken into
consideration when calculating cash benefits including pensions
1. In order to receive benefits under the provisions of Article 58 (3)
of the Regulation the claimant shall submit a certified statement relatingto the members of his family who are residing in the territory of aMemberState otherthan that in which the institution r esponsible fortheaward of cash benefits is situated.
This certified statement shall be issued by the sickness insurance
institution of the place of residence of the member of the family or byanotherinstitution designated by the competent author ity of the MemberState in whose territory they are resident. The provisions of the secondand third subparagraphs of Article 25 (2) of the implementing
Regulation shall apply by analogy.
In place of the certified statement provided for in the first subparagraph,
the institution responsible for the award of cash benefits may require theclaimant to produce recent civil status documents relating to member ofhis family who are residing in the territory of a Member State other than
that in which the said institution is situated.
2. In the case referred to in paragraph 1, if the legislation
administered by the institution concerned requires that the members ofthe family should live underthe same r oof as the claimant, the fact thatthe said memberof the family who do not satisfy that condition ar e
nevertheless mainly dependent on the claimant must be established by
documents proving the regular transmission of part of the claimant'searnings.
Implementation of Article 60 of the Regulation
Article 71
Aggravation of an occupational disease
1. In the cases covered by Article 60 (1) of the Regulation, the
claimant shall supply the institution of the MemberState fr om which heis claiming rights to benefits with all information relating to benefitspreviously granted in respect of the occupational disease in question.That institution may apply to any otherinstitution which has pr eviously
been competent in order to obtain any information which it considers
necessary.
2. In the case covered by Article 60 (1) of the Regulation, the
competent institution required to pay the cash benefits shall notify theother institution concerned, for its approval, of the amount of costs to be
borne by the latter institution as a result of the aggravation, together with
appropriate supporting evidance. At the end of each calendar year, thefirst institution shall send the second institution a statement of the cashbenefits paid during the financial year in question, showing the amountdue from the latter institution which shall make the refund to the first
institution as soon as possible, and within three months at the latest.
3. In the case referred to in the first sentence of Article 60 (2) (b) of
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4. In the case referred to in the second sentence of Article 60 (2) (b)
of the Regulation, the provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply by analogy.
Implementation of Article 61 (5)and (6)of the Regulation
Article 72
Assessment of the degree of incapacity in the case of an accident at work
sustained previously or subsequently or an occupational disease diagnosed
previously or subsequently
1. In order to asses the degrees of incapacity, to establish a right to
any benefit, orto deter mine the amount of such benefit in the casesreferred to in Article 61 (5) and (6) of the Regulation, a claimant shallsupply the competent institution of the MemberState to whose
legislation he was subject at the time when the accident at work was
sustained orthe occupational disease was fir st diagnosed, with allinformation on previous or subsequent accidents at work sustained oroccupational diseases contracted by him when he was subject to thelegislation of any otherMemberState, whateverthe degr ee of incapacity
caused by those previous or subsequent cases.
2. In accordance with the legislation which it administers in respect
of the acquisition of the right to benefit, and the determination of theamount of benefit, the competent institution shall take into account thedegree of incapacity caused by those previous or subsequent cases.
3. The competent institution may apply to any otherinstitution which
was previously or subsequently competent to obtain any information
which it considers necessary.
When a previous or a subsequent incapacity for work was caused by an
accident sustained while the person concerned was subject to thelegislation of a MemberState which makes no distinction as to theorigin of the incapacity for work, the competent institution in respect of
a previous or subsequent incapacity for work or the body designated by
the competent authority of the Member State concerned shall, at therequest of the competent institution of another Member State, supplyinformation on the degree of the previous or subsequent incapacity forwork and, as far as possible, any information which would make it
possible to determine whether the incapacity was the result of an
accident at work within the meaning of the legislation administered bythe institution of the second MemberState. Wher e such is the case, theprovisions of paragraph 2 shall apply by analogy.
Implementation of Article 61 (1)of the Regulation
Article 73
Institutions to which workers in mines and similar undertakings may apply
when staying or residing in a Member State other than the competent State
1. In the cases referred to in Article 62 (1) of the Regulation and
where, in the country of stay or residence, the benefits provided under
the insurance scheme for accidents at work and occupational disease
covering manual workers in the steel industry are equivalent to thoseprovided under the special scheme for workers in mines and similarundertakings, workers belonging to the latter category may apply to thenearest institution in the territory of the Member State in which they arestaying orr esiding specified in Annex 3 of the implementing
Regulation, even if the latteris an institution of the scheme applicable
to manual workers in the steel industry, which institution shall thenprovide such benefits.
2. Where the benefits provided under the special scheme for workers
in mines and similar undertakings are more advantageous, such workers
shall have the option of applying eitherto the institution r esponsible for
the administration of that scheme, or to the nearest institution in theterritory of the Member State in which they are staying or residing,which administers the scheme for manual workers in the steel industry.In the lattercase the institution in question shall dr aw the attention of theperson concerned to the fact that by applying to the institution1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 41
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responsible for the administration of the abovementioned special
scheme, he will obtain more advantageous benefits; it must, furthermore,inform him of the name and address of such institution.
Implementation of Article 62 (2)of the Regulation
Article 74
Taking account of the period during which benefits have already been
provided by the institution of another Member State
For the purpose of Article 61 (2) of the Regulation, the institution of a
Member State called upon to provide benefits may request the institutionof another Member State to supply it with information relating to theperiod during which the latter institution has already provided benefitsforthe same case of accident at wor k oroccupational disease.
Submission and investigation of pension claims, excluding pensions
in respect of occupational diseases covered by Article 57 of the
Regulation
Article 75
1. In order to receive a pension or supplementary allowance under the
legislation of a MemberState, an employed orself-employed per son orhis survivors residing in the territory of another Member State shall
make a claim eitherto the competent institution, orto the institution of
the place of residence, which shall forward such claim to the competentinstitution. The submission of the claim shall be subject to the followingrules:
(a) the claim must be accompanied by the required supporting
documents and made on the form provided for by the legislation
administered by the competent institution;
(b) the accuracy of the information supplied by the claimant must be
established by official documents attached to the claim form, or
confirmed by the competent bodies of the Member State in whose
territory the claimant resides.
2. The competent institution shall notify the claimant of its decisions
directly or through the liaison body of the competent State; it shall senda copy of that decision to the liaison body of the MemberState in whoseterritory the claimant resides.
Administrative checks and medical examinations
Article 76
1. Administrative checks and medical examinations, including
medical examinations provided for in the event of pensions beingreviewed, shall be carried out at the request of the competent institutionby the institution of the Member State in whose territory the personentitled to benefits happens to be, in accordance with the procedures laid
down by the legislation administered by the latter institution. The
competent institution shall, however, reserve the right to have the personentitled to benefits examined by a doctorof its own choice.
2. Any person drawing a pension for himself or for an orphan shall
inform the institution responsible for payment of any change in his
situation orin that of the or phan which is likely to modify the pension
rights.
Payment of pensions
Article 77
Payment of pensions due from the institution of one Member State to
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CHAPTER 5
DEATH GRANTS
Implementation of Articles 64, 65 and 66 of the Regulation
Article 78
Submission of a claim for a grant
In order to receive a death grant under the legislation of a Member State
other than the State in whose territory he resides, the claimant shall
submit his claim eitherto the competent institution orto the institutionof the place of residence.
The claim must be accompanied by the supporting documents required
by the legislation which the competent institution administers.
The accuracy of the information supplied by the claimant must be
established by official documents attached to the claim orconfir med bythe competent bodies of the Member State in whose territory theclaimant resides.
Article 79
Certified statement of periods
1. In order to invoke the provisions of Article 64 of the Regulation, a
claimant shall submit to the competent institution a certified statementspecifying the periods of insurance or residence completed by theemployed orself-employed per son underthe legislation to which he waslast subject.
2. This certified statement shall be issued, at the request of the
claimant, by the sickness insurance or the old-age insurance institution,
as the case may be, with which the employed orself-employed per son
was last insured. If the claimant does not submit the said certifiedstatement, the competent institution shall obtain it from one or other ofthe aforementioned institutions.
3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy if, in
order to satisfy the conditions of the legislation of the competent State, itis necessary to take into account periods of insurance or residencepreviously completed under the legislation of any other Member State.
CHAPTER 6
UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Implementation of Article 67 of the Regulation
Article 80
Certified statement of periods of insurance or employment
1. In order to invoke the provisions of Article 67 (1), (2) or (4) of the
Regulation, the person concerned shall submit to the competentinstitution a certified statement specifying the periods of insurance oremployment completed previously as an employed person under thelegislation to which he was last subject, togetherwith any fur therinformation required by the legislation administered by that institution.
2. This certified statement shall be issued, at the request of the person
concerned, either by the competent institution in respect of unemploy-
ment of the MemberState to whose legislation he was last subject, orby
anotherinstitution designated by the competent author ity of the saidMemberState. If he does not submit the said cer tified statement, thecompetent institution shall obtain it from one or other of theaforementioned institutions.
3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy if, in
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completed previously as an employed person under the legislation of any
otherMemberState.
Implementation of Article 68 of the Regulation
Article 81
Certified statement for the calculation of benefits
Where the responsibility for the calculation of benefits rests upon an
institution covered by Article 68 (1) of the Regulation, and where aperson has not pursued his last employment for at least four weeks in theterritory of the Member State in which that institution is situated, heshall submit to the said institution a certified statement indicating the
nature of the last employment pursued for at least four weeks in the
territory of another Member State, and the branch of the economy inwhich that employment was pursued. If the person concerned does notsubmit this certified statement, the said institution shall obtain it eitherfrom the competent institution in respect of unemployment of the latter
Member Sate with which he was last insured, or from another institution
designated by the competent authority of that Member State.
Article 82
Certified statement relating to the members of the family to be taken into
consideration for the calculation of benefits
1. In order to invoke the provisions of Article 68 (2) of the
Regulation, the person concerned shall submit to the competentinstitution a certified statement relating to the members of his familywho are resident in the territory of a Member State other than the one inwhich the said institution is situated.
2. This certified statement shall be issued by the institution
designated by the competent authority of the Member State in whose
territory those members of the family reside. It must certify that themembers of the family are not taken into consideration for thecalculation of unemployment benefits due to anotherper son underthelegislation of the said MemberState.
The certified statement shall be valid for the 12 months following the
date of its issue. It may be renewed; in such case, it shall be valid from
the date of its renewal. The person concerned shall immediately notifythe competent institution of any occurrence necessitating an amendmentto the said certified statement. Such amendment shall take effect fromthe date of such occurrence.
3. Where the institution issuing the certified statement referred to in
paragraph 1 is not in a position to certify that the members of the family
are not taken into consideration for the calculation of unemploymentbenefits due to anotherper son underthe legislation of the MemberStatein whose territory they reside, the person concerned shall, whensubmitting the certified statement to the competent institution, supple-
ment the said certified statement by a declaration to that effect.
The provisions of the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall apply by
analogy to that declaration.
Implementation of Article 69 of the Regulation
Article 83
Conditions and limits for the retention of the right to benefits when an
unemployed person goes to another Member State
1. In order to retain the right to benefits, an unemployed person
covered by Article 69 (1) of the Regulation shall submit to the institutionof the place to which he has gone a certified statement in which thecompetent institution shall certify that he is still entitled to benefitsunder the conditions laid down in paragraph 1 (b) of the said Article.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 44
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The competent institution shall specify in particular in this certified
statement:
(a) the amount of benefit to be paid to the unemployed person under the
legislation of the competent State;
(b) the date on which the unemployed person ceased to be available to
the employment services of the competent State;
(c) the time limit underAr ticle 69 (1) (b) of the Regulation for
registration as a person seeking work in the Member State to whichthe unemployed person has gone;
(d) the maximum period, in accordance with Article 69 (1) (c) of the
Regulation, during which the right to benefit may be retained;
(e) facts which might alterentitlement to benefit.
2. An unemployed person who intends to go to another Member State
in order to seek employment there shall before his departure, apply forthe certified statement referred to in paragraph 1. If the unemployedperson does not submit the said certified statement, the institution of the
place to which he has gone shall obtain it from the competent institution.
The employment services of the competent State must ensure that theunemployed person has been informed of his obligations under Article69 of the Regulation and underthis Ar ticle.
3. The institution of the place to which the unemployed person has
gone shall notify the competent institution of the date on which theunemployed person registered and the date on which payment ofbenefits was commenced and shall pay out the benefits of the competentState in accordance with the procedure provided for by the legislation of
the MemberState to which the unemployed per son has gone.
The institution of the place to which the unemployed person has gone
shall carry out a check or arrange for one to be carried out as if it weredealing with an unemployed person entitled to benefits under the
legislation which it administers. It shall inform the competent institution
of any occurrence coming within paragraph 1 (e) above as soon as thesame comes to its knowledge and, in cases where the benefit has to besuspended orwithdr awn, it shall immediately discontinue payment ofthe benefit. The competent institution shall forthwith inform it to whatextent, and from what date, the unemployed person's entitlement to
benefit is affected by that fact. Payment of benefits may only be
resumed, where appropriate, after receipt of such information. Where thebenefit has to be reduced, the institution of the place to which theunemployed person has gone shall continue to pay him a reducedamount of benefit, subject to adjustment, after receipt of the reply from
the competent institution.
4. Two ormor e MemberStates orthe competent author ities of those
Member States may, having received the opinion of the AdministrativeCommission, agree on other implementing provisions.
Implementation of Article 71 of the Regulation
Article 84
Unemployed persons who were formerly employed and who, during their last
employment, were residing in a Member State other than the competent
State
1. In the cases referred to in Article 71 (1) (a) (ii) and in the first
sentence of Article 71 (1) (b) (ii) of the Regulation, the institution of the
place of residence shall be considered to be the competent institution, forthe purposes of implementing the provisions of Article 80 of theimplementing Regulation.
2. In order to claim benefits under the provisions of Article 71 (1) (b)
(ii) of the Regulation, an unemployed person who was formerlyemployed shall submit to the institution of his place of residence, inaddition to the certified statement provided for in Article 80 of theimplementing Regulation, a certified statement from the institution of1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 45
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the MemberState to whose legislation he was last subject, indicating
that he has no right to benefits under Article 69 of the Regulation.
3. For the purposes of implementing the provisions of Article 71 (2)
of the Regulation, the institution of the place of residence shall ask the
competent institution for any information relating to the entitlements,
from the latter institution, of the unemployed person who was formerlyan employed person.
CHAPTER 7 (8)
FAMILY BENEFITS
Implementation of Article 72 of the Regulation
Article 85 (A)
Certified statement of periods of employment or self-employment
1. In order to invoke the provisions of Article 72 of the Regulation, a
person shall submit to the competent institution a certified statementspecifying the period of insurance, employment or self-employment
completed underthe legislation to which he was last subject.
2. That certified statement shall be issued, at the request of the person
concerned, either by the competent institution in respect of family
benefits of the MemberState with which he was last insur ed, orbyanotherinstitution designated by the competent author ity of the saidMemberState. If he does not submit the said cer tified statement, thecompetent institution shall obtain it from one or other of the
abovementioned institution unless the sickness insurance institution is
able to forward him a copy of the certified statement provided for inArticle 16 (1) of the implementing Regulation.
3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy if, in
order to satisfy the conditions of the legislation of the competent State, itis necessary to take into account periods of insurance, employment orself-employment completed previously under the legislation of any other
MemberState.
Implementation of Articles 73 and 75 (1)and (2)of the Regulation
(8)
Article 86 (8)
1. In order to receive family benefits under Article 73 of the
Regulation, an employed person shall submit a claim to the competent
institution, where necessary through his employer.
2. In support of his claim, the employed person shall submit a
certificate relating to members of his family residing in the territory of a
MemberState otherthan that in which the competent institution issituated. Such certificate shall be issued, either by the authoritiescompetent in civil status matters in the country of residence of thosemembers of the family, or by the competent institution in respect of
sickness insurance in the place of residence of those members of the
family, orby anotherinstitution designated by the competent author ityof the Member State in whose territory those members of the familyreside. Such a certificate must be renewed every year.
3. Where the legislation of the competent State provides that the
family benefits may ormust be paid to a per son otherthan the employedperson, the latter shall also submit in support of his claim, information
identifying the individual to whom the family benefits are to be paid in
the country of residence (name, forename, full address).
4. The competent authorities of two or more Member States may
agree on special procedures for the payment of family benefits, inparticular with a view to facilitating the implementation of Article 75 (1)and (2) of the Regulation. Such agreements shall be communicated tothe Administrative Commission.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 46
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5. An employed person shall inform the competent institution where
necessary through his employer:
— of any change in the situation of the members of his family which
might alterentitlement to family benefits,
— of any change in the numberof member s of his family forwhom
family benefits are due,
— of any transfer of residence or stay of such members of the family,— of any pursuit of a professional or trade activity by virtue of which
family benefits are also due under the legislation of the MemberState in whose territory the members of the family are resident.
Article 87 (8)
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Implementation of Article 74 of the Regulation
Article 88 (8)
The provisions of Article 86 of the implementing Regulation shall apply
by analogy to unemployed persons who where formerly employed orself-employed and who are covered by Article 74 of the Regulation.
Article 89 (8)
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CHAPTER 8
BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF PENSIONERS AND FOR
ORPHANS
Implementation of Articles 77, 78 and 79 of the Regulation
Article 90
1. In order to receive benefits under Article 77 or 78 of the
Regulation, a claimant shall submit a claim to the institution of his placeof residence, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the
legislation administered by that institution.
2. If, however, the claimant does not reside in the territory of the
MemberState in which the competent institution is situated, he may
submit his claim eitherto the competent institution orto the institution
of his place of residence, which shall then forward the claim to thecompetent institution, indicating the date on which it was submitted. Thedate shall be considered as the date of submission of the claim to thecompetent institution.
3. If the competent institution referred to in paragraph 2 finds that
there is no entitlement under the legislation which it administers, it shall
forward the claim forthwith, together with all necessary documents and
information, to the institution of the Member State to whose legislationthe employed or self-employed person was subject for the longest periodof time.
Where necessary the matter may have to be referred back, under the
same conditions, to the institution of the MemberState underwhoselegislation the person concerned completed the shortest of his periods ofinsurance or residence.
4. The Administrative Commission shall, where necessary, lay down
any supplementary procedures required for the submission of claims for
benefits.
Article 91
1. Payment of benefits due underAr ticle 77 or78 of the Regulation
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2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall, where
necessary, designate the competent institution for paying benefits dueunderAr ticle 77 or78 of the Regulation.
Article 92
Any person to whom benefits are paid under Article 77 or 78 of the
Regulation for a pensioner's children or for orphans, shall inform the
institution responsible for the payment of such benefits:
— of any change in the situation of the children or orphans that is likely
to alterthe entitlement to benefits,
— of any modification in the number of children or orphans in respect
of whom benefits are due,
— of any transfer of residence of the children or orphans,
— of any pursuit of a professional or trade activity giving entitlement to
family benefits or family allowances for such children or orphans.
TITLE V
FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Article 93
Refund of sickness and maternity insurance benefits other than those
provided for in Articles 94 and 95 of the implementing Regulation
1. The actual amount of benefits in kind provided pursuant to Article
19 (1) and (2) of the Regulation to employed and self-employed personsand to members of their families residing in the territory of the same
Member State, and benefits in kind provided pursuant to Articles 21 (2),
22 to 22c, 25 (1), (3) and (4), 26 ►
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Regulation, shall be refunded by the competent institution to theinstitution which provided the said benefits as shown in the accounts ofthat institution.
2. In the cases referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 21
(2), the second subparagraph of Article 22 (3) and in Article►
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implementing paragraph 1, the institution of the place of residence of themembers of the family or of the pensioner, as the case may be, shall beconsidered as the competent institution.
3. If the actual amount of the benefits referred to in paragraph 1 is not
shown in the accounts of the institution which has provided them, and noagreement has been concluded under paragraph 6, the amount to berefunded shall be determined on the basis of a lump-sum payment
calculated from all the appropriate references obtained from the data
available. The Administrative Commission shall assess the bases to beused forthe calculation of the lump-sum payments and shall decide theamount thereof.
4. For the purposes of the refund, rates higher than those applicable to
the benefits in kind provided to employed or self-employed persons whoare subject to the legislation administered by the institution whichprovided the benefits referred to in paragraph 1 may not be taken intoaccount.
5. The provision of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy to the
refund of cash benefits paid in accordance with the provisions of thesecond sentence of Article 18 (8) of the implementing Regulation.
6. Two ormor e MemberStates orthe competent author ities of those
Member States may, having received the opinion of the AdministrativeCommission, agree to other methods of assessing the amounts to berefunded, in particular on the basis of lump sums.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 48
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Article 94
Refund of benefits in kind provided under sickness and maternity insurance
to the members of the family of an employed or self-employed person not
residing in the same Member State as the latter
1. The amount of benefits in kind provided under Article 19 (2) of the
Regulation to the members of the family of an employed or self-employed person who are not residing in the territory of the same
Member State as the person concerned shall be refunded by the
competent institutions to the institutions which provided the saidbenefits on the basis of a lump sum in respect of each calendar yearwhich is as close as possible to the actual expenditure incurred.
2. The lump-sum payment shall be determined by multiplying the
average annual cost per family by the average annual number of families
to be taken into account and by reducing the resultant amount by 20 %.
3. The factors necessary for the calculation of the said lump sum shall
be determined as follows:
(a) the average annual cost per family shall be obtained, for each
MemberState, by dividing the annual expenditur e on all the benefits
in kind provided by the institutions of that Member State to all themembers of the families of employed or self-employed persons whoare subject to the legislation of the said Member State, under thesocial security schemes to be taken into consideration, by theaverage annual number of such employed or self-employed persons
with members of the family; the social security schemes to be taken
into consideration for that purpose are specified in Annex 9 to theimplementing Regulation;
(b) in dealings between the institutions of two MemberStates, the
average annual number of families to be taken into account shall beequal to the average annual number of employed or self-employedpersons who are subject to the legislation of one of those MemberStates and the members of whose families are entitled to benefits in
kind to be provided by an institution of the other Member States.
4. The numberof families to be taken into account in accor dance
with the provisions of paragraph 3 (b) shall be determined by means of alist kept for that purpose by the institution of the place of residence,based upon documentary evidence by the competent institution of the
rights of the persons concerned. In the event of any dispute, the
observations of the institutions involved shall be submitted to the AuditBoard provided for in Article 101 (3) of the implementing Regulation.
5. The Administrative Commission shall lay down the methods and
procedures for determining the calculation factors referred to inparagraphs 3 and 4.
6. Two ormor e MemberStates orthe competent author ities of those
Member States may, having received the opinion of the AdministrativeCommission, agree on other methods of assessing the amounts to berefunded.
Article 95 (
1)
Refund on benefits in kind provided under sickness and maternity insurance
to pensioners and to members of their families who do not reside in a
Member State under whose legislation they receive a pension and are entitled
to benefits
1. The amount of the benefits in kind provided under Articles 28 (1)
and 28a of the Regulation shall be refunded by the competentinstitutions to the institutions which provided the said benefits, on thebasis of a lump sum which is a close as possible to the actualexpenditure incurred.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 49
(1) This Article shall continue to apply until 1 January 1998. However, in
relations with the French Republic, it shall continue to apply until 1 January
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2. The lump-sum payment shall be determined by multiplying the
average annual cost per pensioner by the average annual number ofpensioners to be taken into account, and by reducing the resultant
amount by 20 %.
3. The factors necessary for the calculation of the said lump sum shall
be determined according to the following rules:
(a) the average annual cost per pensioner shall be obtained, for each
MemberState, by dividing the annual expenditur e on all the benefitsin kind provided by the institutions of that Member State to allpensioners whose pensions are payable under the legislation of thatMemberState, underthe social secur ity schemes to be taken into
consideration, and to members of their families, by the average
annual number of pensioners; the social security schemes to be takeninto consideration for that purpose are specified in Annex 9;
(b) in dealings between the institutions of two MemberStates, the
average annual number of pensioners to be taken into account shallbe equal to the average annual number of pensioners referred to inArticle 28 (2) of the Regulation who, whilst residing in the territoryof one of the MemberStates, ar e entitled to benefits in kind
chargeable to the institution of the other Member State.
4. The number of pensioners to be taken into account in accordance
with the provisions of paragraph 3 (b) shall be determined by means of alist kept for that purpose by the institution of the place of residence,
based upon documentary evidence supplied by the competent institution
of the rights of the persons concerned. In the event of any dispute, theobservations of the institutions involved shall be submitted to the AuditBoard provided for in Article 101 (3) of the implementing Regulation.
5. The Administrative Commission shall lay down the methods and
procedures for determining the calculation factors referred to in
paragraphs 3 and 4.
6. Two ormor e MemberStates orthe competent author ities of those
Member States may, having received the opinion of the Administrative
Commission, agree on other methods of assessing the amounts to be
refunded.
Implementation of Article 63 (2)of the Regulation
Article 96
Refund of benefits in kind provided under insurance schemes for accidents at
work and occupational diseases by the institution of one Member State on
behalf of the institution of another Member State
For the purposes of implementing the provisions of Article 63 (2) of the
Regulation, the provisions of Article 93 of the implementing Regulation
shall apply by analogy.
Implementation of Article 70 (2)of the Regulation
Article 97
Refund of unemployment benefits paid to unemployed persons going to
another State to seek employment there
1. The amount of benefits paid underAr ticle 69 of the Regulation
shall be refunded by the competent institution to the institution whichhas paid the said benefits, as shown in the accounts of the latterinstitution.
2. Two ormor e MemberStates orthe competent author ities of those
States may:
— having received the opinion of the Administrative Commission,
agree on other methods of determining the amounts to be refunded,in particular lump sums, or other methods of payment,
or
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Article 98 (8)
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Common provisions on refunds
Article 99
Administration costs
Two ormor e MemberStates orthe competent author ities of those
Member States may, in accordance with the provisions of the third
sentence of Article 84 (2) of the Regulation, agree to increase the
amount of the benefits referred to in Articles 93 to 98 of theimplementing Regulation by a specific percentage in order to takeinto account administration costs. That percentage may vary inaccordance with the benefits concerned.
Article 100
Late claims
1. In the settlement of accounts between institutions of the Member
States, claims for refunds relating to benefits provided during a calendaryear three years or more previous to the date of submission of suchclaims, whetherthey ar e submitted to a liaison body orto the institution
responsible for payment of the competent State, may be disregarded by
the institution responsible for payment.
2. For claims relating to lump-sum refunds, the three-year period
shall run from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the
European Communities of the average annual cost of benefits in kind
determined in accordance with Articles 94 and 95 of the implementingRegulation.
Article 101 (8)
Statement of claims
1. Pursuant to Articles 36, 63 and 70 of the Regulation, the
Administrative Commission shall draw up a statement of claims inrespect of each calendar year.
2. The Administrative Commission may arrange for any checks
appropriate to the investigation of the statistical and accounting dataneeded in the drawing up of the statement of claims provided for inparagraph 1, in particular to ensure their compliance with the rules laid
down underthis Title.
3. The Administrative Commission shall take the decision referred to
in this Article on the report of the Audit Board which shall furnish it
with an opinion, stating the reasons on which such opinion is based. TheAdministrative Commission shall determine the methods of operationand the composition of the Audit Board.
Article 102 (8)
Functions of the Audit Board — Refund procedure
1. The Audit Board shall:
(a) collect the necessary data and arrange for the calculations required
forthe implementation of the pr esent Title;
(b) give the Administrative Commission periodic accounts of the results
of the implementation of the Regulations, in particular as regards thefinancial aspect;
(c) make any useful suggestions it may have to the Administrative
Commission in connection with the provisions of subparagraphs (a)
and (b);
(d) submit to the Administrative Commission proposals on the
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(e) lay before the Administrative Commission proposals relating to the
implementation of Article 101 of the implementing Regulation;
(f) carry out all work, studies or assignments on matters referred to it by
the Administrative Commission.
2. The reimbursements provided for in Articles 36, 63 and 70 of the
Regulation shall be made forall the competent institutions of a MemberState to the creditor institutions of another Member State through theagency of the bodies designated by the competent authorities of the
Member States. The bodies through which reimbursements have been
made shall advise the Administrative Commission of the amountsreimbursed within the time limits and according to the procedures laiddown by the said Commission.
3. When the refunds are determined on the basis of the actual amount
of benefits provided, as shown in the accounts of the institutions, theyshall be made, for each calendar half-year, during the following calendar
half-year.
4. When the refunds are determined on a lump-sum basis, they shall
be made foreach calendaryear ; in such case, the competent institutionsshall pay advances to the creditor institutions on the first day of eachcalendar half-year, in accordance with the procedure laid down by theAdministrative Commission.
5. The competent authorities of two or more Member states may
agree on other time limits for refunds or other procedures for the
payment of advances.
Article 103
Compilation of statistical and accounting data
The competent authorities of the Member States shall take all the
necessary measures for the implementation of the present Title, inparticular those necessitating the compilation of statistical or accountingdata.
Article 104 (8)
Entry in Annex 5 of agreements on refunds between Member States or the
competent authorities of the Member States
1. Provisions which are similar to those of Articles 36 (3), 63 (3), and
70 (3) of the Regulation, and of Articles 93 (6), 94 (6), and 95 (6) of theimplementing Regulation and which are in force on the day precedingthe entry into force of the Regulation, shall continue to apply provided
they are included in Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation.
2. Provisions which are similar to those referred to in paragraph 1 and
which, for the purposes of dealings between two or more MemberStates, will apply following the entry into force of the Regulation shallbe entered in Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation. The same shallapply to provisions agreed under Article 97 (2) of the implementingRegulation.
Costs of administrative checks and medical examinations
Article 105
1. The costs entailed in administrative checks and in medical
examinations, observations, doctor's visits and checks of all kindsnecessary for the award, provision or review of benefits, shall be
refunded by the institution on whose behalf they were made to the
institution which has been responsible therefore, on the basis of thecharges applied by the latter institution.
2. However, two or more Member States or the competent authorities
of such Member States may agree on other methods of refund, inparticular on a lump-sum basis, or they may waive all refunds betweeninstitutions.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 52
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Such agreements shall be entered in Annex 5 to the implementing
Regulation. Agreements in force on the day preceding the entry intoforce of the Regulation shall continue to apply provided that they are
included in the said Annex.
Common provisions for the payment of cash benefits
Article 106
The competent authorities of every Member State shall notify the
Administrative Commission, within the time limits allowed and inaccordance with the procedures laid down by that Commission, of theamount of cash benefits paid by the institutions falling within theirjurisdiction to recipients residing or staying in the territory of any other
MemberState.
Article 107 (9) (11) (12) (14)
Currency conversion
1. For the purposes of the following provisions:
(a) Regulation: Article 12 (2), (3) and (4), Article 14d (1), Article 19 (1)
(b), last sentence, Article 22 (1) (ii), last sentence, Article 25 (1) (b)penultimate sentence, Article 41 (1) (c) and (d), Article 46 (4),Article 46a (3), Article 50, Article 52 (b) last sentence, Article 55 (1)
(ii), last sentence, Article 70 (1), first subparagraph, Article 71 (1)
(a) (ii) and (b) (ii), penultimate sentence;
(b) implementing Regulation: Article 34 (1), (4) and (5);
the rate for the conversion into a national currency of amounts
denominated in another national currency shall be the rate calculated bythe Commission and based on the monthly average, during the referenceperiod specified in paragraph 2, of rates of exchange of such currencieswhich are communicated to it for the application of the European
Monetary System.
2. The reference period shall be:
— January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following,
— April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 July following,
— July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following,
— October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following.
3. The exchange rates to be used for the purposes of paragraph 1 shall
be the rates notified to the Commission at the same time by the centralbank for the calculation of the ecu within the framework of the European
Monetary System.
4. The date to be taken into account for determining the rates of
conversion to be applied in the cases referred to in paragraph 1 shall be
fixed by the Administrative Commission on a proposal from the AuditBoard.
5. The rates of conversion to be applied in the cases referred to in
paragraph 1 shall be published in the Official Journal of the European
Communities in the course of the last month but one preceding the
month from the first day of which they are to apply.
6. In cases not covered by paragraph 1, the conversion shall be made
at the official rate of exchange on the day of payment both for thepayment and refund of benefits.
TITLE VI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Article 108
Proof of status of seasonal worker
In order to prove that he is a seasonal worker, the employed person
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contract of employment stamped by the employment services of the
Member State in whose territory he has gone to work or has worked. Ifno seasonal employment contract is concluded in that Member State, the
institution of the country of employment shall, where appropriate, issue,
in the case of a claim forbenefits, a cer tificate attesting that, on the basisof information supplied by the person concerned, the work which he isdoing orhas done is of a seasonal natur e.
Article 109
Arrangement for payment of contributions
The employerwho has no place of business in the MemberState in
whose territory the employed person is employed may agree with thelatter that he shall assume the obligations of the employer with regard tothe payment of contributions.
The employer shall notify the competent institution or, where necessary,
the institution designated by the competent authority of the said MemberState of any such arrangement.
Article 110
Mutual administrative aid relating to the recovery of benefits which were not
due
If the institution of a MemberState which pr ovided benefits intends to
take action against a person who has received benefits which were not
due to him, the institution of the place of residence of such person, or the
institution designated by the competent authority of the Member State inwhose territory that person resides, shall lend its good offices to the firstinstitution.
Article 111
Recovery by social security institutions of payments not due, and claims by
assistance bodies
1. If, when awarding or reviewing benefits in respect of invalidity,
old-age ordeath (pensions) pur suant to Chapter3 of Title III of theRegulation, the institution of a MemberState has paid to a r ecipient of
benefits a sum in excess of that to which he is entitled, that institution
may request the institution of any other Member State responsible forthe payment of corresponding benefits to that recipient to deduct theamount overpaid from the arrears which it pays to the said recipient. Thelatter institution shall transfer the amount deducted to the creditor
institution. Where the amount overpaid cannot be deducted from the
arrears, the provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply.
2. When the institution of a MemberState has paid to a r ecipient of
benefits a sum in excess of that to which he is entitled that institution
may, within the conditions and limits laid down by the legislation whichit administers, request the institution of any other Member Stateresponsible for the payment of benefits to that recipient to deduct theamount overpaid from the amounts which it pays to the said recipient.
The latterinstitution shall make the deduction underthe conditions and
within the limits provided for such setting-off by the legislation which itadministers, as if the sums had been overpaid by itself, and shall transferthe amount deducted to the creditor institution.
3. When a person to whom the Regulation applies has received
assistance in the territory of a Member State during a period in which hewas entitled to benefits underthe legislation of anotherMemberState,the body which gave the assistance may, if it is legally entitled to
reclaim the benefits due to the said person, request the institution of any
otherMemberState r esponsible forthe payment of benefits in favourofthat person to deduct the amount of the assistance paid from the amountswhich the latterpays to the said per son.
When a memberof the family of a per son to whom the Regulation
applies has received assistance in the territory of a Member State duringa period in which the said person was entitled to benefits under thelegislation of anotherMemberState in r espect of the memberof the1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 54
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family concerned, the body which gave the assistance may, if it is
legally entitled to reclaim the benefits due to the said person in respectof the member of the family concerned, request the institution of any
otherMemberState r esponsible forthe payment of such benefits in
favour of that person to deduct the amount of assistance paid from theamounts which the latter pays to the said person in respect of thememberof the family concer ned.
The institution responsible for payment shall make the deduction under
the conditions and within the limits provided for such setting-off by thelegislation which it administers, and shall transfer the amount deducted
to the creditor body.
Article 112
When an institution has made payments which are not due, either
directly or through another institution, and when their recovery has
become impossible, the amounts in question shall remain finally
chargeable to the first institution, save where the payment which wasnot due is the result of fraud.
Article 113
Recovery of benefits in kind provided but not due to persons employed in
international transport
1. If the right to benefits in kind is not recognized by the competent
institution, the benefits in kind which have been provided to a person
employed in international transport by the institution of the place of stay
by virtue of the presumption referred to in Article 20 (1) or 62 (1) of theimplementing Regulation, shall be refunded by the competent institu-tion.
2. Expenses incurred by the institution of the place of stay in respect
of any person employed in international transport who has notpreviously applied to the institution of the place of stay and is not
entitled to benefits in kind but has nevertheless received benefits in kind
upon presentation of the certified statement referred to in Article 20 (1)or62 (1) of the implementing Regulation, shall be r efunded by theinstitution shown as competent in the said certified statement or by anyother institution designated for that purpose by the competent authority
of the MemberState concer ned.
3. The competent institution or, in the case referred to in paragraph 2,
the institution shown as competent orthe institution designated forthat
purpose shall debit the recipient of benefits with the value of the benefitsin kind which were provided but were not due to him. The saidinstitution shall notify these debits to the Audit Board referred to inArticle 101 (3) of the implementing Regulation which shall draw up astatement thereof.
Article 114
Provisional payments of benefits in cases of dispute over the legislation to be
applied or the institution which should provide benefits
In the case of a dispute between the institutions orcompetent author ities
of two ormor e MemberStates, eitheras to which legislation shouldapply underTitle II of the Regulation, oras to which institution shouldprovide the benefits, the person concerned who could claim benefits if
there were no dispute shall provisionally receive the benefits provided
forby the legislation administer ed by the institution of the place ofresidence or, if the person concerned does not reside in the territory ofone of the Member States concerned, the benefits provided for by thelegislation administered by the institution to which his claim wassubmitted in the first instance.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 55
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Article 115
Procedures for medical examinations carried out in a Member State other
than the competent State
The institution of the place of stay or residence which is required under
Article 87 of the Regulation to carry out a medical examination, shall actin accordance with the procedures laid down by the legislation which itadministers.
In the absence of such procedures, it shall apply to the competent
institution for information on the procedures to be applied.
Article 116
Agreements relating to the recovery of contributions
1. Agreements concluded pursuant to Article 92 (2) of the Regulation
shall be entered in Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation.
2. Agreements concluded for the implementation of Article 51 of the
Regulation shall continue to apply provided they are included in Annex5 to the implementing Regulation.
TITLE VIa
PROVISIONS GOVERNING ELECTRONIC DATA PROCES-
SING
Article 117
Data processing
1. The Administrative Commission shall, on the basis of studies and
proposals of the Technical Commission referred to in Article 117c of theimplementing Regulation, adapt to the new data processing techniquesthe models of certificates, certified statements, declarations, claims andotherdocuments, as well as the r outing channels and the datatransmission procedures necessary in applying the Regulation and the
implementing Regulation.
2. The Administrative Commission shall take the measures necessary
to ensure the general application of these adapted models, routingchannels and procedures, taking account of the development of the newdata processing techniques in each Member State.
Article 117a
Telematic services
1. The Member States shall gradually further the use of telematic
services for the exchange between institutions of the data required for
the application of the Regulation and the implementing Regulation.
The European Commission shall lend its support to activities of common
interest as soon as the Member States have established the telematicservices.
2. The Administrative Commission shall, on the basis of proposals
from the Technical Commission referred to in Article 117c of theimplementing Regulation, adopt the common architecture rules for thetelematic services, in particular on security and the use of standards.
Article 117b
Operation of the telematic services
1. Each Member State shall be responsible for managing its own part
of the telematic services in accordance with the Community provisions
on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personaldata.
2. The Administrative Commission shall lay down provisions for the
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Article 117c
Technical Commission on data processing
1. The Administrative Commission shall set up a Technical
Commission, which shall deliver reports and a reasoned opinion beforedecisions are taken pursuant to Articles 117, 117a and 117b. Themethods of operation and the composition of the Technical Commission
shall be determined by the Administrative Commission.
2. The Technical Commission shall:
(a) gather together the relevant technical documents and undertake the
studies and work required for the purposes of the present Title;
(b) submit to the Administrative Commission the reports and reasoned
opinions referred to in paragraph 1;
(c) carry out all other tasks and studies on matters referred to it by the
Administrative Commission.
TITLE VII
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 118 (6) (12)
Transitional provisions relating to pensions for employed persons
1. Where the contingency arises before 1 October 1972 or before the
date of implementation of the implementing Regulation in the territoryof the MemberState concer ned and the claim forpension has not beenawarded before that date, such claim shall give rise to a double award, inas much as benefits must be granted, pursuant to such contingency, for a
period prior to that date:
(a) for the period prior to 1 October 1972 or to the date of
implementation of the implementing Regulation in the territory of
the Member State concerned, in accordance with the Regulation or
agreements in force between the Member States concerned.
(b) forthe per iod commencing on 1 October1972 oron the date of
implementation of the implementing Regulation in the territory ofthe Member State concerned, in accordance with the Regulation.
However, if the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions referred to
under (a) is greater than that calculated pursuant to the provisionsreferred to under (b), the person concerned shall continue to be entitled
to the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions referred to under (a).
2. A claim for invalidity, old age or survivors' benefits submitted to
an institution of a Member State from 1 October 1972 or from the date
of implementation of the implementing Regulation in the territory of theMember State concerned, or in a part of the territory of that State, shallautomatically necessitate the reassessment of the benefits which havebeen awarded for the same contingency prior to that date by theinstitution orinstitutions of one ormor e of the otherMemberStates, in
accordance with the Regulation; such reassessment may not give rise to
any reduction in the amount of the benfit awarded.
Article 119 (6) (12)
Transitional provisions relating to pensions for self-employed persons
1. Where the contingency arises before 1 July 1982 or before the date
of implementation of the implementing Regulation in the territory of the
MemberState concer ned and the claim forpension has not been
awarded before that date, such claim shall give rise to a double award, inas much as benefits must be granted, pursuant to such contingency, for aperiod prior to that date:
(a) for the period prior to 1 July 1982 or to the date of implementation
of the implementing Regulation in the territory of the Member Stateconcerned, in accordance with the Regulation or agreements in forcebetween the Member States concerned before that date;1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 57
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(b) forthe per iod commencing on 1 July 1982 oron the date of
implementation of the implementing Regulation in the territory ofthe Member State concerned, in accordance with the Regulation.
However, if the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions referred to
under (a) is greater than that calculated pursuant to the provisionsreferred to under (b), the person concerned shall continue to be entitledto the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions referred to under (a).
2. A claim for invalidity, old age or survivors' benefits submitted to
the institution of a Member State from 1 July 1982 or from the date of
implementation of the implementing Regulation in the territory of theMember State concerned, or in a part of the territory of that State, shallautomatically necessitate the reassessment of the benefits that havealready been awarded for the same contingency prior to that date by the
institution orinstitutions of one ormor e of the otherMemberStates, in
accordance with the Regulation; such reassessment may not give rise toany reduction in the amount of benefit awarded.
Article 119a (5)
Transitional provisions relating to pensions for the purpose of applying the
last part of Article 15 (1)(a)of the implementing Regulation
1. Where the date on which the contingency arises precedes 1 January
1987 and where the claim for a pension has not yet resulted in an awardbefore that date, such claim shall, in as much as benefits must be
granted, pursuant to such contingency, for a period prior to the last-
mentioned date, give rise to a double award:
(a) for the period prior to 1 January 1987, in accordance with the
provisions of the Regulation or of agreements in force between theMemberStates concer ned;
(b) for the period commencing on 1 January 1987, in accordance with
the provisions of the Regulation.
If, however, the amount calculated in pursuance of the provisions
referred to under (a) is greater than that calculated in pursuance of the
provisions referred to under (b), the person concerned shall continue tobe entitled to the amount calculated in pursuance of the provisionsreferred to under (a).
2. A claim for invalidity, old-age or survivors' benefits submitted to
an institution of a Member State from 1 January 1987 shall
automatically necessitate the reassessment, in accordance with the
provisions of the Regulation, of the benefits which have been awardedforthe same contingency pr iorto that date by the institution orinstitutions of one ormor e of the otherMemberStates, withoutprejudice to the provisions of Article 3.
3. The rights of the persons concerned who obtained the award of
pensions prior to 1 January 1987 in the territory of the Member State inquestion may be revised at their request in the light of the provisions ofCouncil Regulation (EEC) No 3811/86 (
1).
4. If the request referred to in paragraph 3 is submitted within one
year following 1 January 1987, entitlement to rights under Regulation
(EEC) No 3811/86 shall be acquired from 1 January 1987 or from the
date of the entitlement to a pension where the last-mentioned date issubsequent to 1 January 1987; in such case the provisions of thelegislation of any Member State with regard to the withdrawal orlimitation of rights may not be relied upon as against the persons
concerned.
5. If the request referred to in paragraph 3 is submitted after expiry of
the period of one year following 1 January 1987, entitlement to rightsacquired under Regulation (EEC) No 3811/86 which have not beenwithdrawn or in respect of which the period of limitation has not beenexceeded shall be acquired from the date on which the request is1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 58
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submitted, unless more favourable provisions of the legislation of any of
the MemberStates ar e applicable.
Article 120
Persons who study or receive vocational training
The provisions of this Regulation, with the exception of Articles 10 and
10a, shall apply, where appropriate, by analogy to students.
Article 121
Supplementary implementing agreements
1. Two ormor e MemberStates orthe competent author ities of those
Member States may, where necessary, conclude agreements designed to
supplement the administrative procedure for implementing the Regula-
tion. Such agreements are listed in Annex 5 to the implementingRegulation.
2. Agreements similar to those referred to in paragraph 1, which are
in force on the day preceding 1 October 1972, shall continue to applyprovided they are included in Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation.
Article 122
Special provisions concerning the amendment of the Annexes
The Annexes to the implementing Regulation may be amended by a
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ANNEX 1 (A) (B) (3) (4) (9) (13) (15)
COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
(Article 1 (1) of the Regulation, and Articles 4 (1) and 122 of the implementing
Regulation)
A. BELGIUM: 1. Ministre des affaires sociales, Bruxelles —
Ministervan Soziale Zaken, Br ussel
(Minister for Social Affairs, Brussels).
2. Ministre de l'agriculture et des petites et
moyennes entreprises, Bruxelles — Minister
van Landbouw en de Kleine en Middelgrote
Ondernemingen, Brussel (Minister for Agri-
culture and SMEs, Brussels).
►M33. Ministre des Pensions, Bruxelles —
Ministervan Pensioenen, Br ussel
(MinisterforPensions, Br ussels). ◄
►M34. Ministre de la Fonction publique —
Minister van Ambtenarenzaken, Brussel
(Ministerforthe Civil Ser vice,
Brussels). ◄
B. DENMARK: 1. Socialministeren (Minister of Social
Affairs), København.
2. Arbejdsministeren (Minister of Labour),
København.
3. Sundhedsministeren (Minister of Health),
København.
►M34. Finansministeren (Minister for Finance),
København. ◄
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C. GERMANY: Bundesminister für Arbeit und Sozialordnung
(Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs),
Bonn.
D. SPAIN: Ministro de Trabajo y Asuntos Sociales (Minister of
Labour and Social Affairs), Madrid.
E. FRANCE: 1. Ministre des affaires sociales et de la
soldiarité nationale (Minister of Social
Affairs for National Solidarity), Paris.
2. Ministre de l'agriculture (Minister of Agri-
culture), Paris.
F. GREECE: ►M11. MinisterforLabourand Social Secur ity,
Athens.◄
►M12. MinisterforHealth and Welfar e,
Athens.◄
3.Υπουργός Εµπορικής Ναυτιλίας,
Πειραιάς (Ministerof the Mer chant
Navy), Piraeus).
►M24.Υπουργός Εθνικής Αµύνης ( Ministry
of National Defence, Athens). ◄
►M25.Υπουργός Εθνικής Παιδείας και
Θρησκευµάτων( MinisterforEducation
and Religious Affairs, Athens). ◄
►M36.Υπουργός Οικονοµικών, Αθήνα —
(MinisterforEconomic Affair s),
Athens.◄
G. IRELAND: ►M21. MinisterforSocial, Community and
Family Affairs, Dublin. ◄
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H. ITALY: 1. Ministro del Lavoro e della Previdenza
sociale (MinisterforLabourand Social
Welfare), Roma.
2. Ministro della Sanità (Minister of Health),
Roma.
3. Ministro di Grazia e Giustizia (Minister of
Justice), Roma.
4. Ministro della Finanze (Minister of Finance),
Roma.
►M35. Ministero del tesoro, del bilancio e della
programmazione economica (Ministry of
the Treasury, the Budget and Economic
Programming), Roma. ◄
I. LUXEMBOURG: 1. Ministre du travail et de la sécurité sociale
(Ministerof Labourand Social Secur ity),
Luxembourg.
2. Ministre de la famille (Minister of Family
Affairs), Luxembourg.
►M33. Ministère de la Fonction publique et de
la réforme administrative (Ministry for
Public Service and Administrative
Reform), Luxembourg. ◄
J. NETHERLANDS: 1. Ministervan Sociale Zaken en Wer kgele-
genheid (Ministerof Social Affair s and
Employment), Den Haag.
►M12. Ministervan Volksgezondheid, Welzijn
en Sport (Minister for Public Health,
Welfare and Sport), Rijswijk. ◄
K. AUSTRIA: 1. BundesministerfürAr beit, Gesundheit und
Soziales (Federal Minister for Labour,
Health and Social Affairs), Wien.
2. BundesministerfürUmwelt, Jugend und
Familie (Federal Minister for the Environ-
ment, Youth and the Family), Wien.
►M33. As regards special schemes for civil
servants: Bundesminister für Finanzen
(Federal Minister for Finance), Wien, or
the relevant provincial government
(Landesregierung ).◄
L. PORTUGAL: ►M11. Ministro da Solidariedade e Segurança
Social (MinisterforSolidar ity and Social
Security), Lisboa. ◄
2. Ministro da Saúde (Minister of Health),
Lisboa.
►M13. Secretário Regional da Saúde e
Segurança Social da Região Autónoma
dos Açores (Regional Secretary for
Health and Social Security of the
Autonomous Region of the Azores),
Angra do Heroísmo. ◄
4. Secrétario Regional dos Assuntos Sociais da
Região Autónoma dos Açores (Regional
Secretary of Social Affairs of the autono-
mous Region of the Azores), Angra do
Heroismo.
►M35. Ministro das Finanças (Minister for
Finance), Lisboa. ◄
►M36. Ministro Adjunto e da Administração
Interna (State Secretary for Interior
Administration), Lisboa. ◄1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 61
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M. FINLAND: Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö — Social- och
hälsovårdsministeriet (Ministry of Social Affairs
and Health), Helsinki.
N. SWEDEN: Regeringen (Socialdepartementet) (the Government
(the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs)),
Stockholm.
O. UNITED KINGDOM: 1. Secretary of State for Social Security,
London;
1a. Secretary of State for Health, London.
►M61b. Commissioners of the Inland Revenue
or their official representative,
London. ◄
2. Secretary of State for Scotland, Edinburgh.3. Secretary of State for Wales, Cardiff.
4. Department of Health and Social Services
for Northern Ireland, Belfast.
►
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Gibraltar. ◄
►M66. Chief Executive of the Gibraltar Health
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ANNEX 2 (A) (B) (2) (3) (7) (8) (9) (13) (14) (15)
COMPETENT INSTITUTIONS
(Article 1 (o) of the Regulation and Article 4 (2) of the implementing Regulation)
A. BELGIUM
1.Sickness and maternity:
(a) For the purposes of applying Articles 16 to 29 of
the implementing Regulation:
(i) as a generale rule: the insurance body with which the
employed orself-employed per son is
insured,
(ii) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en
faveur des marins — Hulp- en voor-
zorgskas voor zeervarenden — (Relief
and Welfare Fund for Mariners),
Antwerpen,
(iii) for persons covered by the overseas social
insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels),
(iv) forfor meremployees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(b) Forthe pur poses of applying Title V of the
implementing Regulation: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut
voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
lidity Insurance Institute, Brussels) acting
on behalf of the insurance bodies or the
Relief and Welfare Fund for Mariners.
2.Invalidity:
(a) General invalidity (manual workers, clerical staff
and miners) and invalidity of self-employed
persons: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut
voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
lidity Insurance Institution, Brussels)
togetherwith the insur ance body with
which the employed orself-employed
person is, or has been, insured;
(b) Special invalidity scheme for miners: Fonds national de retraite des ouvriers-
mineurs, Bruxelles — Nationaal
pensioenfonds voor mijnwerkers, Brussel
— (National Pension Fund forMiner s,
Brussels);
(c) Mariners' invalidity scheme: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en
faveur des marins — Hulp- en voor-zorgskas voor zeervarenden — (Relief
and Welfare Funds for Mariners),
Antwerpen;
(d) invalidity of persons covered by the overseas social
insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(e) invalidity of former employees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
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(f) invalidity of persons covered by a special scheme
forcivil ser vants:
Administration des pensions du Ministère
des Finances ou le service qui gère le
régime spécial de pension — Adminis-
tratie van pensioenen van het Ministerie
van Financiën of de dienst die het
bijzonderstelsel beheer t (Pensions
administration of the Ministry of Finance
orthe ser vice which manages the special
pensions scheme).
3.Old-age, death (pensions):
(a) general scheme (manual workers, clerical staff,
miners and mariners): Office national des pensions, Bruxelles
— Rijksdienst voorpensioenen, Br ussel
— (National Pension Office, Brussels);
(b) non-salaried persons scheme: Institut national d'assurances sociales
pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles
— Rijksinstituut voorde sociale ver ze-
keringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel —
(National Social Insurance Institute for
Self-Employed Persons, Brussels);
(c) overseas social insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(d) scheme forfor meremployees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(e) special scheme for civil servants: Administration des pensions du Ministère
des Finances ou le service qui gère le
régime spécial de pension — Adminis-
tratie van pensioenen van het Ministerie
van Financiën of de dienst die het
bijzonderstelsel beheer t (Pensions
administration of the Ministry of Finance
orthe ser vice which manages the special
pensions scheme).
4.Accidents at work:
(a) Until expiry of the review period provided for by
the law of 10 April 1971 (Article 72):
(i) benefits in kind:
— renewal and maintenance of prostheses: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles
— Fonds voorar beidsongevallen,
Brussel — (Accidents at Work Fund,
Brussels),
— benefits other than those referred to above: the insurer with whom the employer is
insured;
(ii) cash benefits
— grants: the insurer with whom the employer is
insured,
— supplementary awards provided for by
Royal Decree of 21 December 1971: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles
— Fonds voorar beidsongevallen,
Brussel — (Accidents at Work Fund,
Brussels);
(b) after expiry of the review periods provided for by
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(i) benefits in kind: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles
— Fonds voorar beidsongevallen,
Brussel — (Accidents at work Fund
Brussels),
(ii) cash benefits:
— pensions: the duly appointed body forpensions,
— supplementary awards: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles
— Fonds voorar beidsongevallen,
Brussel — (Accidents at Work Fund,
Brussels);
(c) scheme for mariners and fishermen: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles
— Fonds voorar beidsongevallen,
Brussel — (Accidents at Work Fund,
Brussels);
(d) in cases of non-insurance: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles
— Fonds voorar beidsongevallen,
Brussel — (Accidents at Work Fund,
Brussels);
(e) scheme forfor meremployees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(f) for the whole of the Belgian public sector: Personnel department of the administra-
tion employing the civil servant;
(g) scheme for military personnel and gendarmes: Administration des pensions du Ministère
des Finances — Administratie van
Pensioenen van het Ministerie van
Financiën (Pensions administration of
the Ministry of Finance).
5.Occupational diseases:
(a) as a general rule: Fonds des maladies professionelles,
Bruxelles — Fonds voor beroepsziekten,
Brussel — (Occupational Diseases Fund,
Brussels);
(b) scheme forfor meremployees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(c) for the whole of the Belgian public sector: Personnel department of the administra-
tion employing the civil servant;
(d) scheme for military personnel and gendarmes: Administration des pensions du Ministère
des Finances — Administratie van
Pensioenen van het Ministerie van
Financiën (Pensions administration of
the Ministry of Finance).
6.Death grants:
(a) sickness and invalidity insurance:
(i) in general: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut
voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
lidity Insurance Institution, Brussels)
togetherwith the insur ance body with
which the employed person was insured,
(ii) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en
faveur des marins — Hulp- en voor-
zorgskas voor zeervarenden — (Relief
and Welfare Fund for Mariners),
Antwerpen,1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 65
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▼B
▼M3
▼B
▼B
(iii) for persons covered by the overseas social
insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels)
(iv) forfor meremployees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(b) accidents at work:
(i) in general: the insurer,
(ii) for mariners: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles
— Fonds voorar beidsongevallen,
Brussel — (Accidents at Work Fund,
Brussels),
(iii) forfor meremployees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels),
(iv) for the whole of the Belgian public sector: Personnel department of the administra-
tion employing the civil servant,
(v) for military personnel and gendarmes: Administration des pensions du Ministère
des Finances — Administratie van
Pensioenen van het Ministerie van
Financiën (Pensions administration of
the Ministry of Finance);
(c) occupational diseases:
(i) as a general rule: Fonds des maladies professionnelles,
Bruxelles — Fonds voor beroepsziekten,
Brussel — (Occupational Diseases Fund,
Brussels),
(ii) forfor meremployees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels),
(iii) for the whole of the Belgian public sector: Personnel department of the administra-
tion employing the civil servant,
(iv) for military personnel and gendarmes: Administration des pensions du Ministère
des Finances — Administratie van
Pensioenen van het Ministerie van
Financiën (Pensions administration of
the Ministry of Finance);
(d) forthose entitled to a pension undera special
scheme for civil servants: Administration des pensions du Ministère
des Finances ou le service qui gère lerégime spécial de pension — Adminis-
tratie van Pensioenen van het Ministerie
van Financiën of de dienst die het
bijzonderstelsel beheer t (Pensions
administration of the Ministry of Finance
orthe ser vice which manages the special
pensions scheme).
7.Unemployment:
(i) in general: Office national de l'emploi, Bruxelles —
Rijksdienst voor arbeidsvoorziening,
Brussel — (National Employment Office,
Brussels);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 66
▼M3
▼B
▼M3
▼B
▼B
(ii) for mariners: Pool des marins de la marine marchande
— Pool van de zeelieden terkoopvaar dij,
— (Merchant Navy Pool) Antwerpen.
8.Family benefits:
(a) employed persons scheme: Office national des allocations familiales
pour travailleurs salariés, Bruxelles —
Rijksdienst voorkinder bijslag voor
werknemers, Brussel — (National Family
Allowances Office forEmployed
Persons, Brussels);
(b) self-employed persons' scheme: Institut national d'assurances sociales
pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles
— Rijksinstituut voorde sociale ver ze-
keringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel —
(National Social Insurance Institute for
Self-Employed Persons, Brussels);
(c) scheme forfor meremployees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).
B. DENMARK
(a)Sickness and maternity:
(i) Benefits in kind:
1. In general: The competent amtskommune (district
administration). In the communes of
København and Frederiksberg: the local
authority. Hospital treatment in these two
communes: Hovedstadens Sygehusfæl-
lesskab (Copenhagen Hospital
Corporation),
2. Forpension claimants and pensioner s and
members of their families residing in another
MemberState, see the pr ovisions of Title III,
Chapter1, Sections 4 and 5 of the Regulation
and Articles 28 to 30 of the implementing
Regulation: Den Social Sikringstyrelse (Social
Security Administration), København;
(ii) Cash benefits: The local authority of the commune in
which the beneficiary resides: in the
communes of København, Odense,
Ålborg and Århus: Magistraten (the
communal administration).
(b)Invalidity:
(i) benefits granted under the legislation on social
pensions: ►M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Administration),København ◄;
(ii) Rehabilitation benefits: The local authority of the commune in
which the beneficiary resides. In the
communes of København, Odense,
Ålborg and Århus: Magistraten (the
communal administration);
(iii) pensions granted under legislation on pensions for
civil servants: Finansministeriet, Økonomistyrelsen
(Ministry of Finance, Agency for finan-
cial management and administrative
affairs), Københaven.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 67
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▼M1
▼M3
▼B
(c)Old-age and death (pensions):
(i) pensions granted under legislation on social
pensions: ►M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Administration),
København ◄;
(ii) pensions granted under the law on supplementary
pensions foremployed per sons (‘loven om
Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension’): Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension
(Supplementary Pensions Office for
Employed Persons); Hillerød;
(iii) pensions granted under legislation on pensions for
civil servants: Finansministeriet, Økonomistyrelsen
(Ministry of Finance, Agency for finan-
cial management and administrative
affairs), Københaven.
(d)Accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(i) benefits in kind and pensions: Arbejdsskadetstyrelsen (National Office
forAccidents at Wor k and Occupational
Diseases), København;
(ii) Daily allowances: The local authority of the commune in
which the beneficiary resides. In the
communes of København, Odense,
Ålborg, and Århus: Magistraten (the
communal administration).
(e)Death grants:
(i) Insured persons resident in Denmark: The local authority of the commune in
which the beneficiary resides: in the
communes of København, Odense,
Ålborg and Århus: Magistraten (the
communal administration);
(ii) Beneficiaries resident in another Member State
(see Title III, Chapter5 of the Regulation and
Articles 78 and 79 of the implementing Regula-
tion): Ministry of Health, København.
(f)Unemployment: Direktoratet for Arbejdsløshedsforsik-
ringen (National Office for Insurance
against Unemployment), København.
(g)Family benefits (family allowances): The local authority of the commune in
which the beneficiary resides. In the
communes of København, Odense,
Ålborg and Århus: Magistraten (the
communal administration).
C. GERMANY
The jurisdiction of the German institutions shall be governed by the provisions of German legislation,
unless otherwise specified hereinafter
1.Sickness insurance:
For the purposes of applying Article 13 (2) (e) of the
Regulation:
(a) where the person concerned is resident in the
territory of the Federal Republic of Germany: ►M1The sickness fund chosen by the
person concerned in the place of
residence ◄;
(b) where the person concerned is resident in the
territory of another Member State: ►M1The sickness fund in the Bonn
area chosen by the person concerned ◄;1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 68
▼M3
▼B
▼M1
▼M5
▼B
▼M1
▼B
▼B
(c) where the members of the family of the person
concerned were, prior to his being called up or
recalled for service in the armed forces, or for
civilian service, insured with a German institution
in accordance with Article 17 (1) of the imple-
menting Regulation: the sickness insurance institution with
which these members of the family are
insured.
For the purposes of applying Article 25 (1) of the
Regulation: the sickness insurance institution with
which the unemployed person wasinsured on the date when he left the
territory of the Federal Republic of
Germany.
Forthe sickness insur ance of pension claimants and of
pensioners and the members of their families under the
provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of Chapter 1 of Tile III
of the Regulation: ►
M1the sickness insurance fund
chosen by the person concerned in the
place of residence. If an Allgemeine
Ortskrankenkasse (Local General Sick-
ness Fund) would be competent
accordingly, the person concerned comes
underthe AOK-Rheinland, Regionaldir -
ektion Bonn (Local General Sickness
Fund — Rhineland, Regional Directorate
Bonn).◄
2.Pension insurance for manual workers, clerical
staff and miners:
For admission to voluntary insurance, and for the
determination of claims to benefits and the granting of
benefits pursuant to the provisions of the Regulation:
(a) For persons who have been insured or are
considered as such either exclusively under
German legislation or under German legislation
and the legislation of one ormor e otherMember
States, and for their survivors, if the person
concerned:
— is resident in the territory of another Member
State,
—o r— is a national of anotherMemberState r esident
in the territory of a non-member State:
(i) If the last contribution was paid into the
manual workers' pension insurance
scheme:
— if the person concerned is resident in
the Netherlands or is a Netherlands
national resident in the territory of a
non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen
(Regional Insurance Office of West-
phalia), Münster,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Belgium orin Spain oris a Belgian or
Spanish national, resident in the terri-
tory of a non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz
(Regional Insurance Office of the Rhine
Province), Düsseldorf,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Italy oris an Italian national r esident in
the territory of a non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben
(Regional Insurance Office of Swabia),
Augsburg,1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 69
▼M1
▼B
▼B
— if the person concerned is resident in
France or Luxembourg or is a French
or Luxembourg national resident in the
territory of a non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-
Pfalz (Regional Insurance Office of the
Rhineland-Palatinate), Speyer,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Denmar k, Finland orSweden oris a
Danish, Finnish orSwedish national
resident in the territory of a non-
member country: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-
Holstein (Regional Insurance Office of
Schleswig-Holstein), Lübeck,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Ir eland orthe United Kingdom oris an
Irish or United Kingdom national
resident in the territory of a non-
member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Freie und
Hansestadt Hamburg (Regional Insurance
Office of the Free and Hanseatic City of
Hamburg), Hamburg,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Greece or is a Greek national resident
in the territory of a non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Württemberg
(Regional Insurance Office of Württem-
berg), Stuttgart,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Portugal or is a Portuguese national
resident in the territory of a non-
member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Unterfranken
(Regional Insurance Office of Lower
Franconia), Würzburg,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Austria or is an Austrian national
resident in the territory of a non-
member country: Landesversicherungsanstalt Oberbayern
(Regional Insurance Office of Upper
Bavaria), München;
If, however, the last contribution was paid
into:
— the Landesversicherungsanstalt für das
Saarland (Regional Insurance Office of
the Saarland), Saarbrücken and if the
person concerned is resident in France,
Italy or Luxembourg or is a French,
Italinan or Luxembourg national resi-
dent in the territory of a non-member
State: Landesversicherungsanstalt für das Saar-
land (Regional Insurance Office of the
Saarland), Saarbrücken,
— the Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railway
Insurance Office), Frankfurt am Main: Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railway
Insurance Office), Frankfurt am Main,
— the Seekasse (Mariner's Insurance
Fund), Hamburg, or if contributions
were paid for at least 60 months to the
Seekasse (Rentenversicherung der
Arbeiter oder der Angestellten) (Mari-
ners' Insurance Fund (pension
insurance scheme for manual workers
or clerical staff)), Hamburg: Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund),
Hamburg;
(ii) If the last contribution was paid into the
pension insurance scheme for clerical staff:1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 70
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▼B
▼M1
▼B
▼M5
▼B
▼B
— if no contribution was paid into the
Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund),
Hamburg, or if the last contribution
was not paid to the Bahnversicherung-
sanstalt (Federal Railways Insurance
Office), Frankfurt am Main: Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Anges-
tellte (Federal Insurance Office for
Clerical Staff), Berlin,
— if a contribution was paid into the
Seekasse (Rentenversicherung der
Arbeiter oder Angestellten) (Mariners'
Insurance Fund (pension insurance
scheme for manual workers or clerical
staff)), Hamburg: Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund),
Hamburg,
— if the last contribution was paid to the
Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railways
Insurance Office), Frankfurt am Main: Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railways
Insurance Office), Frankfurt am Main;
(iii) If the last contribution was paid into the
pension insurance scheme for miners or if
the qualifying period required for
obtaining the miners' pension payable by
reason of reduced ability to pursue the
activity of a miner (Bergmannsrente) is, or
is deemed to be, completed: Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance
Fund forMiner s), Bochum.
(b) For persons who have been insured or are
considered as having been insured under German
legislation of one ormor e otherMemberStates,
and for their survivors, if the person concerned:
— is resident in the territory of Germany,
►M5 ◄
or
— is a German national resident in the territory of
a non-memberState:
(i) If the last contribution under German
legislation was paid into the manual
workers' pension insurance scheme:
— if the last contribution under the
legislation of anothermemberState
was paid into a Netherlands pension
insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen
(Regional Insurance Office of West-
phalia), Münster,
— if the last contribution under the
legislation of anotherMemberState
was paid into a Belgian orSpanish
pension insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz
(Regional Insurance Office of the Rhine
Province), Düsseldorf,
— if the last contribution under the
legislation of anotherMemberState
was paid into an Italian pension
insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben
(Regional Insurance Office of Swabia),
Augsburg,
— if the last contribution under the
legislation of anotherMemberState
was paid into a French or Luxembourg
pension insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-
Pfalz (Regional Insurance Office of the
Rhineland-Palatinate), Speyer,1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 71
▼M1
— if the last contribution under the
legislation of anotherMemberState
was paid into a Danish, Finnish or
Swedish pension insurance institution:
Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-
Holstein (Regional Insurance Office of
Schleswig-Holstein), Lübeck,
— if the last contribution under the
legislation of anotherMemberState
was paid into an Irish or United
Kingdom pension insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Freie und
Hansestadt Hamburg (Regional Insurance
Office of the Free and Hanseatic City of
Hamburg), Hamburg,
— if the last contribution under the
legislation of anotherMemberState
was paid into a Greek pension insur-
ance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Württemberg
(Regional Insurance Office of Württem-
berg), Stuttgart,
— if the last contribution under the
legislation of anotherMemberState
was paid into a Portuguese pension
insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Unterfranken
(Regional Insurance Office of Lower
Franconia), Würzburg,
— if the last contribution under the
legislation of anotherMemberState
was paid into an Austrian pension
insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Oberbayern
(Regional Insurance Office of Upper
Bavaria), München;
If, however, the person concerned is
resident in the territory of Germany in
the Saarland or if he is a German national
resident in the territory of a non-Member
State, if the last contribution under German
legislation was paid into a pension insur-
ance institution situated in the Saarland
►M5if the last contribution under the
legislation of anotherMemberState was
paid into a French, Italian or Luxembourg
pension insurance institution ◄ Landesversicherungsanstalt für das Saar-
land (Regional Insurance Office of the
Saarland), Saarbrücken;
If, however, the last contribution under
German legislation was paid into:
— the Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance
Fund), Hamburg, or if contributions
by virtue of employment in the German
navy orthe navy of anothercountr y
were paid for at least 60 months: Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund),
Hamburg,
— the Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Rail-
ways Insurance Office), Frankfurt am
Main: Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railways
Insurance Office), Frankfurt am Main;
(ii) If the last contribution was paid into
pension insurance scheme for clerical staff:
— if no contribution was paid into the
Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund),
Hamburg, or if the last contribution
was not paid to the Bundesversicher-
ungsanstalt (Federal Railways
Insurance Office), Frankfurt am Main: Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Anges-
tellte (Federal Insurance Office for
Clerical Staff), Berlin,1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 72
▼B
▼M1
▼B
▼B
— if a contribution was paid into the
Seekasse (Rentenversicherung der
Arbeiter oder der Angestellten) (Mari-ners' Insurance Fund (Pension
insurance scheme for manual workers
or clerical staff)), Hamburg: Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund),
Hamburg,
— if the last contribution was paid to the
Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railways
Insurance Office), Frankfurt am Main; Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railways
Insurance Office), Frankfurt am Main;
(iii) if the last contribution under German
legislation was paid into the pension
insurance scheme for miners or if the
qualifying period required for entitlement
to a miners' pension by reason of reduced
ability to pursue the activity of a miner
(Bergmannsrente) is, or is deemed to be,
completed: Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance
Fund forMiner s), Bochum.
(c) In the event of a change of country of residence
afterbenefits have been awar ded in the cases
referred to in subparagraphs (a) (i) and (b) (i), the
competent institution shall change accordingly.
3.Old-age insurance for farmers: Gesamtverband der landwirtschaftlichen
Alterskassen (National Association of
Agricultural Old-Age Funds), Kassel.
4.Complementary insurance for iron and steel
workers: Landesversicherungsanstalt für das Saar-
land (Regional Insurance Office of the
Saarland), Saarbrücken.
5.Accident insurance (accidents at work and occupa-
tional diseases): The institution responsible for accident
insurance for the case concerned.
6.Unemployment and family benefits: Bundesanstalt für Arbeit (Federal Labour
Office), Nürnberg.
D. SPAIN
►
M31.All schemes with the exception of the
mariners' scheme and the scheme for civil
servants, military personnel and court
officers: ◄
(a) forall contingencies with the exception of
unemployment: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto
Nacional de la Seguridad Social (Provin-
cial Directorates of the National Institute
of Social Security);
(b) for unemployment: Direcciones Provinciales Del Instituto
Nacional de Empleo (Provinciales Direc-
torates of the National Institution of
Employment).
2.Mariners' scheme: Instituto Social de la Marina (Social
Institute for mariners), Madrid.
3.For non-contributory old-age and invalidity
pensions: Instituto Nacional de Servicios Sociales
(National Social Services Institute),
Madrid.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 73
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▼B
▼M3
4.Special scheme for civil servants:
(a) Forold-age, death (including or phans' pensions)
and invalidity pensions: Dirección General de Costes de Personel
y Pensiones Públicas — Ministerio de
Economía y Hacienda (Directorate-
general for staff expenditure and public
pensions — Ministry of Economic
Affairs and Finance);
(b) Forthe awar d of supplements formajorinvalidity
and for a dependent disabled child: Mutualidad General de Funcionarios
Civiles del Estado (Civil servants'
general mutual benefits insurance
scheme), Madrid.
5.Special scheme for military personnel:
(a) Forold-age, death (including or phans' pensions)
and invalidity pensions: Dirección General de Personal, Minis-
terio de Defensa (Directorate-general for
personnel, Ministry of Defence), Madrid;
(b) For recognition of unfit-for-service pensions, major
invalidity benefits and family benefits fora
dependent disabled child: Instituto Social de las Fuerzas Armadas
(Armed forces' social institute), Madrid;
(c) Forfamily benefits: Las Delegaciones Pr ovinciales del Minis-
terio de Defensa (Provincial delegations
of the Ministry of Defence).
6.Special scheme for court officers:
(a) Forold-age, death (including or phans' pensions)
and invalidity pensions: Dirección General de Costes de Personal
y Pensiones Públicas — Ministerio de
Economía y Hacienda (Directorate-
General for Personnel Costs and Public
Pensions — Ministry of Economics and
Trade);
(b) Forr ecognition of majorinvalidity benefits and
benefits fora dependent disabled child: La Mutualidad Gener al Judicial (Judicial
general mutual benefits insurance fund),
Madrid.
E. FRANCE
1. For the purposes of Articles 93 (1), 94 and 95 of the
implementing Regulation:
A.Scheme for employed persons:
(a) general scheme: Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie
(National Sickness Insurance Fund),
Paris;
(b) agricultural scheme: Caisse centrale de secours mutuels agri-
coles (Central Agricultural Mutual
Benefit Fund), Paris;
(c) miners' scheme: Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité
sociale dans les mines (National Inde-
pendent Social Security Fund for
Miners), Paris;
(d) mariners' scheme: Établissement national des invalides de la
marine (National Institution for Disabled
Mariners), Paris.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 74
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▼B
▼B
B.Scheme for self-employed persons:
(a) scheme forself-employed per sons not engaged
in agriculture: Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie et
maternité des travailleurs non salariés des
professions non agricoles, Saint-Denis
(National Sickness and Maternity Fund
forSelf-Employed Per sons not Engaged
in Agriculture), Saint-Denis;
(b) agricultural scheme: Caisse centrale de secours mutuels agri-
coles (Central Agricultural Mutual
Benefit Fund), Paris,
Caisse centrale des mutuelles agricoles
(Central Agricultural Mutual Benefit
Fund),
Fédédration française des sociétés
d'assurance (Ramex et Gamex) (French
Federation of Insurance Societies),
Fédération nationale de la mutualité
françcaise (National Federation of French
Mutual Benefit Associations).
2. For the purposes of applying Article 96 of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) general scheme: Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie
(National Sickness Insurance Fund),
Paris;
(b) agricultural scheme: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole
(Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual
Benefit Fund);
(c) miners' scheme: Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité
sociale dans les mines (National Inde-
pendent Social Security Fund for
Miners), Paris;
(d) mariners' scheme: Établissement national des invalides de la
marine (National Institute for Disabled
Mariners), Paris.
3. The othercompetent institutions ar e those defined
underFr ench legislation, namely:
I. METROPOLITAN FRANCE
A.Scheme for employed person:
(a) general scheme:
(i) sickness, maternity, death (grant): Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie
(Local Sickness Insurance Fund);
(ii) invalidity:
(aa) in general, except for Paris and the
Paris region: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie
(Local Sickness Insurance Fund);
for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie
(Regional Sickness Insurance Fund),
Paris;
(bb) special scheme provided for in
Articles L 365 to L 382 of the
Social Security Code: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie
(Regional Sickness Insurance Fund),
Strasbourg;1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 75
▼B
(iii) old-age:
(aa) as a general rule, except for Paris
and the Paris region: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie
(branche vieillesse) (Regional Sickness
Insurance Fund (Old-Age Section));
for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse
des travailleurs salariés (National Old-
Age Insurance Fund for Employed
Persons), Paris;
(bb) special scheme provided for in
Articles L 365 to L 382 of the
Social Security Code: Caisse régionale d'assurance vieillesse
(Regional Old-Age Insurance Fund),
Strasbourg,
orCaisse régionale d'assurance maladie
(Regional Sickness Insurance Fund),
Strasbourg;
(iv) accidents at work:
(aa) temporary incapacity: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie
(Local Sickness Insurance Fund);
(bb) permanent incapacity:
— pensions:
— accidents occuring after 31
December 1946: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie
(Local Sickness Insurance Fund),
— accidents occuring before
1 January 1947: the employer or the insurer acting in his
stead;
— pension increases:
— accidents occuring after 31
December 1946: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie
(Local Sickness Insurance Fund),
— accidents occuring before
1 January 1947: Caisse des dépôts et consignations
(Deposit and consignment Office);
(v) family benefits: Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family
Allowances Fund);
(vi) unemployment:
— for registration as a person seeking
work: local employment agency in the place of
residence of the person concerned,
— forthe issue of for ms E 301, E 302,
E 303: Groupement des Assedic de la région
parisienne (GARP), 90, rue Baudin, F
92537 Levallois-Perret;
(b) agricultural scheme:
(i) sickness, maternity, death (grant),
family benefits: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole
(Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual
Benefit Fund);
(ii) invalidity and old-age insurance and
benefits for the surviving spouse: Caisse centrale de secours mutuels agri-
coles (Central Agricultural Mutual
Benefit Fund), Paris;1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 76
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(iii) accidents at work:
(aa) as a general rule: — the employer of the insurer acting in
his stead, for accidents occurring
before 1 July 1973,
— Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole
(Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual
Benefit Fund), foraccidents occur -
ring after 30 June 1973;
(bb) forpension incr eases: — Caisse des dépôts et consignations
(Deposit and Consignment Office),
Arceuil (94), for accidents occurring
before 1 July 1973,
— Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole
(Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual
Benefit Fund), foraccidents occur -
ring after 30 June 1973;
(iv) unemployment:
— for registration as a person seeking
work: Local employment agency in the place of
residence of the person concerned,
— forthe issue of for ms E 301, E 302,
E 303: Groupement des Assedic de la région
parisienne (GARP), 90, rue Baudin, F-
92537 Levallois-Perret;
(c) miners' scheme:
(i) sickness, maternity, death (grant): Société de secours minière (Miners'
Relief Society),
(ii) invalidity, old-age death (pensions): Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité
sociale dans les mines (National Inde-
pendent Social Security Fund for
Miners), Paris;
(iii) accidents at work:
(aa) temporary incapacity: Société de secours minière (Miners'
Relief Society);
(bb) permanent incapacity:
— pensions:
— accidents occurring after
31 December 1946: Union régionale des sociétés de secours
minières (Regional Union of Miners'
Relief Societies),
— accidents occurring before
1 January 1947: the employer or the insurer acting in his
stead;
— pensions increases:
— accidents occurring after
31 December 1946: Union régionale des sociétés de secours
minières (Regional Union of Miners'
Relief Societies),
— accidents occurring before
1 January 1947: Caisse des dépôts et consignations
(Deposit and Consignment Office);
(iv) family benefits: Union régionale des sociétés de secours
minières (Regional Union of Miners';
Relief Societies);
(v) unemployment:
— for registration as a person seeking
work: Local employment agency in the place of
residence of the person concerned,1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 77
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— forthe issue of for ms E 301, E 302,
E 303: Agence nationale pourl'emploi (ser vice
spécialisé pourla sécur ité sociale des
travailleurs migrants) (National Employ-
ment Agency (Special Department
Dealing with Social Security for Migrant
Workers)), 9, rue Sextius Michel, F-
75015 Paris;
(d) mariners' scheme:
(i) sickness, maternity, invalidity, acci-
dents at work, death (grant) and
pensions for survivors of disabled
persons or of persons who have
sustained an accident at work: Section Caisse générale de prévoyance
des marins du quartier des affaires
maritimes (General Welfare Fund for
Mariners, Department of the Maritime
Affairs Division);
(ii) old-age, death (pensions): Section «Caisse de retraite des marins»
du quartier des affaires maritimes (Mari-
ners' Pension Fund Department of the
Maritime Affairs Division);
(iii) family benefits: Caisse nationale d'allocations familiales
des marins du commerce (National
Family Allowances Fund for Mariners
in the Merchant Navy), or Caisse natio-
nale d'allocations familiales de la pêche
maritime (National Family Allowances
Fund forthe Sea Fishing Industr y), as
appropriate;
(iv) unemployment:
— for registration as a person seeking
work: local employment agency in the place of
residence or in the habitual port of
embarkation of the Bureau central de la
main d'œuvre maritime (Central Office
for Seafarers),
— forthe issue of for ms E 301, E 302,
E 303: Groupement des Assedic de la région
parisienne (GARP), 90, rue Baudin, F-
92537 Levallois-Perret;
(e) special civil servants' scheme
(invalidity, old age, occupational accidents and diseases):
(i) national civil servants: Service des pensions du ministère chargé
du budget (Pensions department,
Ministry with responsibility for the
budget);
(ii) regional and local authority or hospital
service civil servants: Caisse des dépôts et consignations
(Deposit and consignment Office),
Bordeaux centre.
B.Scheme for self-employed persons:
(a) scheme foremployed per sons not engaged
in agriculture:
(i) sickness, maternity: Caisse mutuelle régionale (Regional
Mutual Benefit Fund);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 78
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▼B
(ii) old-age:
(aa) craftsmen's scheme: — Caisse nationale de l'organisation
autonome d'assurance vieillesse des
travailleurs non salariés des profes-
sions artisanales (Cancava) Paris
(National Independent Old-Age
Insurance Fund for Self-Employed
Persons in Craft Occupations),
— Caisses de base professionnelles ou
interprofessionnelles (Local Occupa-
tional orinter -occupational Fund);
(bb) manufacturers' and tradesmen's
scheme: — Caisse nationale de l'organisation
autonome d'assurance vieillesse des
travailleurs non salariés des profes-
sions industrielles et commerciales
(Organic) (National Independent Old-
Age Insurance Fund for Self-
Employed Persons in Manufacturing
orTr ading Occupations),
— Caisses de base professionnelles ou
interprofessionnelles (Local Occupa-
tional orInter -occupational Funds);
(cc) scheme for the professions: Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse
des professions libérales (CNAVPL),
sections professionnelles (National Old-
Age Insurance Fund for Members of the
Professions — Professional Branches);
(dd) lawyers' scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français
(CNBF) (National Fund forMember s of
the French Bar);
(b) agricultural scheme:
(i) sickness, maternity, invalidity: Organisme assureur habilité auprés
duquel le travailleur non salarié agricole
est affilié (the authorized insurance body
with which the self-employed person
engaged in agriculture is insured);
(ii) old-age insurance and benefits for the
surviving spouse: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole
(Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual
Benefit Fund);
(iii) non-industrial accidents, accidents at
work and occupational diseases: — Organisme agréé auprès duquel le
travailleur non salarié agricole est
affilié (the appointed body with
which the self-employed person
engaged in agriculture is insured),
— Caisse nationale des barreaux
français (CNBF) (National Fund for
Members of the French Bar); For the
departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin
and Haut-Rhin: Caisse d'assurance
accidents agricoles (Agricultural
Accidents Insurance Fund).
II. OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS
A.Scheme for employed persons (all schemes
with the exception of the miners' scheme and
all risks, with the exception of family
benefits):
(i) in general: Caisse générale de sécurité sociale
(General Social Security Fund);
(ii) for pension increases in respect of accidents
at work occurring in overseas departments
before 1 January 1952; Direction départementale de l'enregistre-
ment (Departmental Directorate of
Registration);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 79
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(iii) forthe special civil ser vants' scheme
(invalidity, old-age, occupational accidents and diseases):
(aa) national civil servants: Service des pensions du ministère chargé
du budget (Pensions department,
Ministry with responsibility for the
budget);
(bb) regional and local authority or
hospital service civil servants: Caisse des dépôts et consignations
(Deposit and consignment Office),
Bordeaux centre.
B.Scheme for self-employed persons:
(i) sickness, maternity: Caisse mutuelle régionale (Regional
Mutual Benefit Fund);
(ii) old-age:
— craftsmen's scheme: Caisse nationale de l'organisation
autonome d'assurance vieillesse des
travailleurs non salariés des professions
artisanales (Cancava) (National Indepen-
dent Old-Age Insurance Fund for Self-
Employed Persons in Craft Occupations),
— manufacturers' and tradesmen's
scheme: Caisse interprofessionnelle d'assurance
vieillesse des industriels et commerçants
d'Algérie et d'outre-mer (Cavicorg)
(Interprofessional Old-Age Insurance
Fund for Manufacturers and Traders in
Algeria and Overseas),
— scheme for the professions: Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse
des professions libérales (CNAVPL) —
Sections professionnelles (National Old-
Age Insurance Fund for Members of the
Professions — Professional Branches),
— laywers' scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français
(CNBF) (National Fund forMember s of
the French Bar).
C.Family benefits: Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family
Allowances Fund).
D.Mariners' scheme:
(i) all risks, except old-age and family benefits: Section «Caisse générale de prévoyance
des marins» du quartier des affaires
maritimes (General Welfare Fund for
Mariners, Department of the Maritime
Affairs Division);
(ii) old-age: Section «Caisse de retraite des marins»
du quartier des affaires maritimes (Mari-
ners' Pension Fund Department of the
Maritime Affairs Division);
(iii) family benefits: Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family
Allowances Fund).
F. GREECE
1.Sickness and maternity:
►M2(a)◄as a general rule: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute, Athens), orthe insur ance body with
which the worker is or was insured;
►M2(b)◄for mariners: Οίκος Ναύτου, Πειραιάς (Seaman's
Home), Piraeus;
►M2(c)◄agricultural scheme: Οργανισµός Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΟΓΑ), Αθήνα (National Agricultural
Insurance Institute, Athens);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 80
▼B
▼M2
(d) special scheme forpublic ser vice employees:
(i) civil servants: Υπουργείο Υγείας και Πρόνοιας,
Αθήνα( Ministry of Health and Welfare,
Athens);
(ii) local government employees: ΤαµείοΥγείας∆ηµοτικώνκαιΚοινο-
τικών Υπαλλήλων (ΤΥ∆ΚΥ) Αθήνα
(Health Fund forEmployees of Munici-
palities and Communities, TYDKY,
Athens);
(iii) military personnel on active service: Υπουργείο Εθνικής Αµύνης, Αθήνα
(Ministry of National Defence, Athens);
(iv) military personnel on active service in the
Harbour Guard: Υπουργείο Εµπορικής Ναυτιλίας,
(Ministry of the Merchant Navy,
Piraeus);
(e) Special carscheme forhigherand technological
institutions' students: Ειδικό σύστηµα περίθαλψης
φοιτητών και σπουδαστών ΑΕΙ και
ΤΕΙ.The higherand technological insti-
tution (AEI and TEI) on a case-by-case
basis.
2.Invalidity, old-age, death (pensions):
►M2(a)◄as a general rule: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute, Athens) orthe insur ance body with
which the worker is or was insured;
►M2(b)◄mariners' scheme: Ναυτικό Αποµαχικό Ταµείο (ΝΑΤ),
Πειραιάς (Mariner's Retirement Fund,
Piraeus);
►M2(c)◄agricultural scheme: Οργανισµός Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΟΓΑ), Αθήνα (National Agricultural
Insurance Institute, Athens);
(d) State pensioners: Γενικό Λογιστήριο του Κράτους
(General accounts office), Athens.
3.Accidents at work, occupational diseases:
►M2(a)◄as a general rule: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute, Athens) orthe insur ance body with
which the worker is or was insured;
►M2(b)◄mariners' scheme: Ναυτικό Αποµαχικό Ταµείο (ΝΑΤ),
Πειραιάς (Mariners' Retirement Fund,
Piraeus);
►M2(c)◄agricultural scheme: ΟργανισµόςΓεωργικώνΑσφαλίσεων,
Αθήνα (National Agricultural Insurance
Institute, Athens);
(d) State pensioners: Γενικό Λογιστήριο του Κράτους
(General accounts office), Athens.
4.Death grants (funeral expenses):
►M2(a)◄as a general rule: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute, Athens), orthe insur ance body with
which the worker is or was insured;
►M2(b)◄mariners' scheme: Οίκος Ναύτου, Πειραιάς (Seaman's
Home, Piraeus);
►M2(c)◄agricultural scheme: Οργανισµός Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΟΓΑ), Αθήνα (National Agricultural
Insurance Institute, Athens).1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 81
▼B
▼M3
▼B
▼M3
▼B
▼B
5.Family allowances:
►M2(a)◄employed persons' scheme, including
undertakings schemes: Οργανισµός Απασχολήσεως Εργα-
τικού ∆υναµικού (ΟΑΕ∆), Αθήνα
(LabourEmployment Office, Athens);
►M2(b)◄agricultural scheme: Οργανισµός Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΟΓΑ), Αθήνα (National Agricultural
Insurance Institute, Athens);
►M2(c)◄for mariners: Εστία Ναυτικών (Seamen's home,
Piraeus);
(d) for civil servants and persons treated as such: Γενικό Λογιστήριο του Κράτους
(General accounts office), Athens, or the
insurance body with which the worker is
orwas insur ed.
6.Unemployment:
►M2(a)◄as a general rule: Οργανισµός Απασχολήσεως Εργα-
τικού ∆υναµικού (ΟΑΕ∆), Αθήνα
(LabourEmployment Office, Athens);
►M2(b)◄mariners' scheme: Οίκος Ναύτου, Πειραιάς (Seamen's
Home, Piraeus);
►M2(c)◄newspaperindustr y employees'
scheme, administered by: 1. Ταµείο Ασφαλίσεως Εργατών
Τύπου, Αθήνα (Insurance Fund for
Press Employees, Athens);
2.Ταµείον Συντάξεως Προσωπικού
Εφηµερίδων Αθηνών —
Θεσσαλονίκης, Αθήνα (Pension
Fund forPr ess Employees in Athens
and Salonika, Athens).
G. IRELAND
1.Benefits in kind: — Eastern Health Board, Dublin 8,
— Midland Health Board, Tullamore,
County Offaly,
— Mid-Western Health Board,
Limerick,
— North Eastern Health Board,
Ceanannus Mor, County Meath,
— North-Western Health Board, Manor-
hamilton, County Leitrim,
— South-Eastern Health Board, Kilk-
enny,
— Southern Health Board, Cork,— Western Health Board, Galway.
2.Cash benefits:
(a) Unemployment benefits: Department of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Dublin, including the
provincial offices responsible for unem-
ployment benefits;
(b) Old-age and death (pensions): Department of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Pension Services Office,
Sligo;
(c) Family benefits: Department of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Child Benefit Section, St.
OliverPlunkett Road, Letter kenny, Co.
Donegal;
(d) Invalidity benefits and maternity benefits: Department of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Social Welfare Services
Office, Longford;1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 82
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▼B
▼M2
▼M2
(e) Othercash benefits: Depar tment of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Dublin.
H. ITALY
1.Sickness (including tuberculosis)and maternity:
A.Employed persons:
(a) benefits in kind:
(i) in general: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent
local health unit with which the person
concerned is registered),
(ii) for certain categories of civil servants, of
persons employed in the private sector and
persons treated as such, for pensioners and
members of their families: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health), Roma,
(iii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health), the relevant area health office
forthe mer chant navy orcivil aviation;
(b) Cash benefits:
(i) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices,
(ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: ►M2IPSEMA (Istituto di previdenza
del settore marittimo — Social Welfare
Institution in the maritime sector) ◄;
(c) certificates for periods of insurance:
(i) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices,
(ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: ►M2IPSEMA (Istituto di previdenza
del settore maritimo — Social Welfare
Institution in the maritime sector) ◄.
B.Self-employed persons:
Benefits in kind:
in general: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent
local health unit with which the person
concerned is registered).
2.Accidents at work and occupational diseases:
A.Employed persons:
(a) benefits in kind:
(i) in general: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent
local health unit with which the person
concerned is registered),
(ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health), the relevant area health office
of the merchant navy or civil aviation;
(b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal
benefits and related examinations and certifi-
cates:
(i) in general: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National
Institution forInsur ance against Acci-
dents at Work), provincial offices,
(ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: ►M2IPSEMA (Istituto di previdenza
del settore marittimo — Social Welfare
Institution in the maritime sector) ◄;1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 83
▼B
▼B
(c) Cash benefits:
(i) in general: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National
Institution forInsur ance against Acci-
dents at Work), provincial offices,
(ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: ►M2IPSEMA (Istituto di previdenza
del settore marittimo — Social Welfare
Institution in the maritime sector) ◄,
(iii) also for agricultural and forestry workers, if
required: Ente nazionale di previdenza e assistenza
pergli impiegati agr icoli (National
Welfare and Assistance Office for Agri-
cultural Workers).
B.Self-employed persons (formedical r adiologists
only):
(a) benefits in kind: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent
local health unit with which the person
concerned is registered);
(b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal
benefits and related examinations and certifi-
cates: Istituto nazionale perl'assicur azione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National
Institution forInsur ance against Acci-
dents at Work), provincial offices;
(c) cash benefits: Istituto nazionale perl'assicur azione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National
Institution against Accidents at Work),
provincial offices.
3.Invalidity, old-age, survivors' (pensions):
A.Employed persons:
(a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices;
(b) for workers in the entertainment business: Ente nazionale di previdenza e assistenza
per i lavoratori dello spettacolo (National
Welfare and Assistance Office for
Workers in the Entertainment business),
Roma;
(c) for supervisory staff in industrial undertakings: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i
dirigenti di aziende industriali (National
Welfare Institution for Supervisory Staff
in Industry), Roma;
(d) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i
gironalisti italiani «G. Amendola» (G.
Amendola National Welfare InstitutionforItalian Jour nalists), Roma.
B.Self-employed persons:
(a) for medical practitioners: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza medica (National Welfare and
Assistance Office forMedical Pr acti-
tioners);
(b) for pharmacists: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza farmacisti (National Welfare and
Assistance Office forPhar macists);
(c) for veterinarians: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza veterinari (National Welfare and
Assistance Office for Veterinarians);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 84
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(e) for engineers and architects:
Cassa nazionale di previdenza per gli
ingegneri ed architetti (National Welfare
Fund for Engineers and Architects);
(f) for surveyors: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza a favore dei geometri (National
Welfare and Assistance Fund for
Surveyors);
(g) for solicitors and barristers: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza a favore degli avvocati e dei
procuratori (National Welfare and Assis-
tance Fund for Solicitors and Barristers);
(h) foreconomists: Cassa nazionale di pr evidenza ed assis-
tenza a favore dei dottori comercialisti
(National Welfare and Assistance Fund
forEconomists);
(i) foraccountants: Cassa nazionale di pr evidenza ed assis-
tenza a favore dei ragionieri e periti
commerciali (National Welfare and
Assistance Fund forAccountants);
(j) for employment experts: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza peri consulenti del lavor o
(National Welfare and Assistance Office
forEmployment Exper ts);
(k) for notaries: Cassa nazionale notariato (National Fund
forNotar ies);
(l) for customs agents: Fondo di previdenza a favore degli
spedizionieri doganali (Welfare Fund
forCustoms Agents).
4.Death grants: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices.
Istituto nazionale perl'assicur azione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National
Institution forInsur ance against Acci-
dents at Work), provincial offices.
►M2IPSEMA (Istituto di previdenza
del settore marittimo — Social Welfare
Institution in the maritime sector) ◄.
5.Unemployment (for employed persons):
(a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices;
(b) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i
gironalisti italiani «G. Amendola» (G.
Amendola National Welfare InstitutionforItalian Jour nalists), Roma.
6.Family allowances (for employed persons):
(a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices;
(b) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i
giornalisti italiani «G. Amendola» (G.
Amendola National Welfare Institution
forItalian Jour nalists), Roma.
7.Pensions for civil servants: INPDAP (Istituto nazionale di previ-
denza peri dipendenti delle
amministrazioni pubbliche) (National
welfare institute for those dependent on
the public administration), Rome.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 85
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▼M3
▼B
I. LUXEMBOURG
1.Sickness and maternity:
(a) Benefits in kind: Caisse de maladie compétente et/ou
union des caisses de maladie (competent
sickness fund and/orthe sickness fund's
association);
(b) Cash benefits: Caisse de maladie compétente (the
competent sickness fund).
2.Invalidity, old-age, death (pensions):
(a) for manual workers: Établissement d'assurance contre la vieil-
lesse et l'invalidité, Luxembourg (Old-
Age and Invalidity Insurance Institution),
Luxembourg;
(b) for clerical staff and self-employed members of the
professions: Caisse de pension des employés privés,
Luxembourg (Pension Fund for Clerical
Staff in the Private Sector), Luxembourg;
(c) for self-employed person engaged in a craft
industry, in trading or in manufacture: Caisse de pension des artisans, des
commerçants et des industriels, Luxem-
bourg (Pension Fund for Craftsmen,
Tradesmen and Manufacturers), Luxem-
bourg;
(d) for self-employed persons engaged in agriculture: Caisse de pension agricole, Luxembourg
(Agricultural Pension Fund), Luxem-
bourg;
(e) for the special schemes in the public sector: the competent pension authority.
3.Accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(a) foremployed and self-employed per sons engaged
in agriculture or forestry: Association d'assurance contre les acci-
dents, section agricole et forestière,
Luxembourg (Accident Insurance Asso-
ciation Agricultural and Forestry
Department), Luxembourg;
(b) for all other cases of insurance on a compulsory or
optional basis: Association d'assurance contre les acci-
dents, section industrielle, Luxembourg
(Accident Insurance Association, Indus-
trial Department), Luxembourg;
4.Unemployment: Administration de l'emploi (Employment
Office), Luxembourg.
5.Familiy benefits: Caisse nationale des prestations famil-
iales (National Family Benefits Fund),
Luxembourg.
6.Death grants:
For the purpose of implementing Article 66 of the
Regulation: Union des caisses de maladie (the sick-
ness funds' association), Luxembourg.
J. NETHERLANDS
1.Sickness and maternity:
(a) benefits in kind: Ziekenfonds (Sickness Fund) with which
the person concerned is insured;
(b) cash benefits: ►M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via the agency with which
the insured person's employer is
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2.Invalidity:
(a) where, even without applying the Regulation, the
right to benefit exists under Netherlands legislation
alone:
(i) foremployed per sons: ►M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via the agency with which
the insured person's employer is
registered ◄;
(ii) forself-employed per sons: ►M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via the agency with which
the insured person would be registered if
he had personnel in his employ ◄;
(b) othercases:
foremployed and self-employed per sons: ►M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via GAK Nederland BV,
Amsterdam ◄.
3.Old-age, death (pensions):
(a) general scheme: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insur-
ance Bank), Postbus 1100, 1180 BH
Amstelveen;
(b) for miners: Algemeen Mijnwerkersfonds (Miners'
General Fund), Heerlen.
4.Unemployment: ►M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via the agency with which
the insured person's employer is
registered ◄.
5.Family benefits:
(a) where the person entitled to benefits resides in the
Netherlands: Districtskantoor van de Sociale Verze-
keringsbank (the local office of the
Social Insurance Bank) in whose district
he resides;
(b) where the person entitled to benefits resides
outside the Netherlands, but his employer resides
or is established in the Netherlands: Districtskantoor van de Sociale Verze-
keringsbank (the local office of the
Social Insurance Bank) in whose district
the employerr esides oris established;
(c) other cases: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insur-
ance Bank), Postbus 1100, 1180 BH
Amstelveen;
6.Occupational diseases to which the provisions of
Article 57 (5)of the Regulation apply:
for the purposes of applying Article 57 (5) of the
Regulation:
(a) where the benefit is awarded from a date prior to 1
July 1967: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insur-
ance Bank), Postbus 1100, 1180 BH
Amstelveen;
(b) where the benefit is granted with effect from a date
after30 June 1967: ►M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via GAK Nederland BV,
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K. AUSTRIA
The competence of the Austrian institutions shall be
governed by the provisions of Austrian legislation, unless
otherwise specified hereinafter:
1.Sickness Insurance:
(a) Where the person concerned is resident in the
territory of another Member State and a Gebiet-
skrankenkasse (Regional Fund for Sickness
Insurance) is competent for an insurance and under
Austrian legislation the local competence cannot
be decided the local competence shall be deter-
mined as follows: — Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Fund
forSickness Insur ance) competent for
the last employment in Austria, or
— Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Fund
forSickness Insur ance) competent for
the last residence in Austria, or
— if there has never been an employ-
ment forwhich a
Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Fund
forSickness Insur ance) was compe-
tent orther e has neverbeen a
residence in Austria, the Wiener
Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Fund
forSickness Insur ance of Vienna),
Wien.
(b) Forthe pur pose of applying Section 5 of Chapter1
of Part III of the Regulation in connection with
Article 95 of the implementing Regulation in
relation to the refund of the expenses for benefits
to persons entitled to a pension under the Federal
Act of 9 September1955 on Gener al Social
Insurance (ASVG): Hauptverband der österreichischen
Sozialversicherungsträger (Association
of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions).
Wien, it being understood that the refund
of the expenses shall be made from
contributions for sickness insurance of
the pensioners received by the said Main
Association.
2.Pension insurance:
(a) In determining the institution responsible for
paying a benefit only insurance periods under the
Austrian legislation shall be taken into considera-
tion.
(b) Forapplication of Ar ticle 45 (6) of the Regulation,
if no contribution period has been completed under
Austrian legislation: Pensionsversicherungsanstalt der Anges-
tellten (Employed Persons Pension
Insurance Institution), Vienna.
3.Unemployment insurance
(a) Forthe announcement of being unemployed: Regionale Geschäftsstellen des Ar beits-
marktservice (Local Office of the Labour
Market Service) competent for the place
of residence or place of stay of the person
concerned;
(b) Forthe issue of For ms Nos E 301, E 302 and E
303: Regionale Geschäftsstellen des Arbeits-
marktservice (Local Office of the Labour
Market Service) competent for the place
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4.Family benefits:
(a) Family benefits with the exception of Karenzgeld
(parental leave allowance): Finanzamt (Tax Office);
(b) Karenzgeld (parental leave allowance): Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Health
Insurance Fund) responsible for the place
of residence or place of stay of the person
concerned.
L. PORTUGAL
A. IN GENERAL:
I.Mainland
1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits: Centro Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Centre of Social Security) to
which the person concerned is affiliated.
2. Invalidity, old age and death: Centro Nacional de Pensões (National
Pensions Centre), Lisboa, and Centro
Regional de Segurança Social (Regional
Centre of Social Security) to which the
person concerned is affiliated.
3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: ►M1Centro Nacional de Protecção
contra os Riscos Profissionais (National
Centre for Protection Against Occupa-
tional Risks). ◄
4. Unemployment benefits:
(a) reception of the application and verifica-
tion of the employment situation (e.g.
confirmation of the periods of employ-
ment, classification of unemployment,
checks on the situation): Centro de Emprego (Employment
Centre) where the person concerned
resides;
(b) grant and payment of unemployment
benefits (e.g. verification of the conditions
foreligibility to benefits, fixing the amount
and duration, checks on the situation for
maintaining, suspending orter minating
payment): Centro Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Centre of Social Security)
where the person concerned resides.
5. Benefits from a non-contributory social
security scheme: Centro Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Centre of Social Security)
where the person concerned resides.
II.Autonomous region of Madeira
1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.
2. (a) Invalidity, old age and death: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal;
(b) invalidity, old age and death underthe
special social security scheme for agricul-
tural workers: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.
3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: ►M1Centro Nacional de Protecção
contra os Riscos Profissionais (National
Centre for Protection Against Occupa-
tional Risks). ◄
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(a) reception of the application and verifica-
tion of the employment situation (e.g.
confirmation of the periods of employ-
ment, classification of unemployment,
checks on the situation): Direcção Regional de Emprego
(Regional Directorate of Employment),
Funchal;
(b) grant and payment of unemployment
benefits (e.g. verification of the conditions
foreligibility to benefits, fixing the amount
and duration, checks on the situation for
maintaining, suspending orter minating
payment): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.
5. Benefits from a non-contributory social
security scheme: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.
III.Autonomous region of the Azores
1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra do Heroísmo.
2. (a) Invalidity, old age and death: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra do Heroísmo;
2. (b) invalidity, old age and death underthe
special social security scheme for agricul-
tural workers: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra do Heroísmo.
3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: ►M1Centro Nacional de Protecção
contra os Riscos Profissionais (National
Centre for Protection Against Occupa-
tional Risks). ◄
4. Unemployment benefits:
(a) reception of the application and verifica-
tion of the employment situation (e.g.
confirmation of the periods of employ-
ment, classification of unemployment,
checks on the situation): Centro de Emprego (Employment centre)
where the person concerned resides;
(b) grant and payment of unemployment
benefits (e.g. verification of the conditions
foreligibility to benefits, fixing the amount
and duration, checks on the situation for
maintaining, suspending orter minating
payment): Centro de Prestações Pecuniárias da
Segurança Social (Centre for cash bene-
feits of the Social Security) to which the
person concerned is affiliated.
5. Benefits from a non-contributory social
security scheme: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra do Heroísmo.
B. WITH REGARD TO THE SPECIAL SCHEME FOR
CIVIL SERVANTS:
1. Sickness and maternity:
— for cash benefits: Secretaria-Geral ou equivalente ou o
departamento que, em cada organismo,
exerça as funções de gestão e adminis-
tração dos recursos humanos (General
secretariat or equivalent or the depart-
ment which, in each body, is responsible
forthe management and administr ation
of human resources),1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 90
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— for benefits in kind: Direccáo-Geral de Protecção Social dos
Funcionários e Agentes da Adminis-
tracáo Publica (ADSE) (Directorate-general for social protection of civil
servants and other civil service staff),
Lisboa.
2. Family benefits: Secretaris-Geral ou equivalente ou o
departamento que, em cada organismo,
exerca as funcões de gestão e adminis-
tracáo dos recursos humanos (General
secretariat or equivalent or the depart-
ment which, in each body, is responsible
forthe management and administr ation
of human resources),
or
Caixa Geral de Aposentacóes (para
titulares de pensão), (General pension
fund) (forpensioner s), Lisboa.
3. Invalidity and old age: Caixa Geral de Aposentacóes (General
pension fund), Lisboa.
4. Death:
— survivor's pension: Caixa Geral de Aposentacões (General
pension fund), Lisboa,
— death grant: Secretaria-Geral ou equivalente ou o
departamento que, em cada organismo,
exerça as funções de gestão e adminis-
tração dos recursos humanos (General
secretariat or equivalent or the depart-
ment which, in each body, is responsible
forthe management and administr ation
of human resources),
orCaixa Geral de Aposentaçóes (em caso
de falecimnto de titulares de pensão),
(General pension fund), (in the event of
the death of pensioners), Lisboa.
5. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: Secretaris-Geral ou equivalente ou o
departamento que, em cada organismo,
exerca as funcóes de gestáo e adminis-
tracáo dos recursos humanos (General
secretariat or equivalent or the depart-
ment which, in each body, is responsible
forthe management and administr ation
of human resources),
orCaixa Geral de Aposentacóes (General
pension fund), Lisboa.
M. FINLAND
1.Sickness and maternity:
(a) Cash benefits: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki, or
the employment fund with which the
person concerned is insured;
(b) Benefits in kind:
(i) refunds under sickness insurance: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki, or
the employment fund with which the
person concerned is insured;1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 91
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(ii) social insurance institution rehabilitation:
Kansaneläkelaitos/Folkpensionsanstalten
(Social Insurance Institution), Helsinki;
►M2(iii)◄public health and hospital service: the local units which provide services
underthe scheme.
2.Old-age, invalidity, death (pensions):
(a) National pensions: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki, or
(b) Employment pensions: the employment pension institution
which grants and pays the pensions.
3.Accidents at work, occupational diseases: the insurance institution which is respon-
sible forthe accident insur ance of the
person concerned.
4.Death grants: ►M2 ◄
the insurance institution which is respon-
sible forpaying the benefits in case of
accident insurance.
5.Unemployment:
(a) Basic scheme: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki ►M2and Ahvenanmaan
maakunnan työvoimatoimikunta/Arbet-
skraftskommissionen i landskapet Åland
(Employment Commission in the
Province of Åland) ◄,o r
(b) Earnings-related scheme: the competent unemployment fund.
6.Family benefits Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki.
7.Special non-contributory benefits: Kansaneläkelaitos/Folkpensionsanstalten
(Social Insurance Institution), Helsinki.
N. SWEDEN
1.For all contingencies except unemployment bene-
fits:
(a) as a genereal rule: the social insurance office with which the
person concerned is insured.
(b) For mariners not resident in Sweden: Göteborgs allmänna försäkringskassa,
Sjöfartskontoret (Social Insurance Office
of Gothenburg, Mariners' Section).
(c) For the purpose of applying Articles 35 to 59 of the
implementing Regulation for persons not resident
in Sweden: Stockholms läns allmänna försäkrings-
kassa, utlandsavdelningen (Social
Insurance Office of Stockholm, Foreign
Division).
(d) For the purpose of applying Articles 60 to 77 of the
implementing Regulation forper sons, with the
exception of mariners not resident in Sweden: — the social insurance office of the
place where the accident at work or
the occupational disease occurred or
appeared, or
— Stockholms läns allmänna
försäkringskassa, utlandsavdelningen
(Social Insurance office of Stock-
holm, Foreign Division).1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 92
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2.For unemployment benefits: Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen (National
Labour Market Board).
O. UNITED KINGDOM
1.Benefits in kind:
— Great Britain and Nothern Ireland: authorities which grant National Health
Service benefits,
— Gibraltar: Gibraltar Health Authority.
2.Cash benefits:
— Great Britain: Department of Social Security, London,— Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social
Services for Northern Ireland, Belfast,
— Gibraltar: Principal Secretary, Social Affairs,
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ANNEX 3 (A) (B) (2) (3) (7) (9) (12) (13) (14) (15)
INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF
STAY
(Article 1 (p) of the Regulation and Article 4 (3) of the implementing Regulation)
A. BELGIUM
I. INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE
1.Sickness and maternity:
(a) For the purpose of applying Articles 17, 18, 22,
25, 28, 29, 30 and 32 of the implementing
Regulation:
(i) in general: the insurance bodies;
(ii) for persons covered by the overseas social
insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(iii) forfor meremployees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(b) for the purposes of applying Article 31 of the
implementing Regulation:
(i) in general: the insurance bodies;
(ii) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en
faveur des marins — Hulp- en voor-
zorgskas voor zeevarenden — (Relief
and Welfare Fund for Mariners),
Antwerpen,
orthe insurance bodies;
(iii) for persons covered by the overseas social
insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(iv) forfor meremployees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).
2.Invalidity
(a) general invalidity (manual workers, clerical
staff, miners) and invalidity of self-employed
persons: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut
voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-lidity Insurance Institute, Brussels),
togetherwith the insur ance bodies;
for the purpose of applying Article 105 of the
implementing Regulation: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut
voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
lidity Insurance Institute, Brussels);
(b) special invalidity scheme for miners: Fonds national de retraite des ouvriers-
mineurs, Bruxelles — Nationaal
Pensioenfonds voor mijnwerkers, Brussel
— (National Pension Fund forMiner s,
Brussels);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 94
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(c) mariners' invalidity scheme: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en
faveur des marins — Hulp- en voor-
zorgskas voor zeevarenden — (Relief
and Welfare Fund for Mariners),
Antwerpen;
(d) invalidity of persons covered by the overseas
social insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(e) invalidity of former employees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(f) invalidity of persons covered by a special
scheme for civil servants: Administration des pensions du Ministère
des Finances ou le service qui gère le
régime spécial de pension — Adminis-
tratie van pensioenen van het Ministerie
van Financiën of de dienst die het
bijzonderstelsel beheer t (Pensions
administration of the Ministry of Finance
orthe ser vice which manages the special
pensions scheme).
3.Old-age, death (pensions)
(a) general scheme (manual workers, clerical staff,
miners and mariners): Office national des pensions, Bruxelles
— Rijksdienst voorpensioenen, Br ussel
— (National Pension Office, Brussels);
(b) non-salaried persons scheme: Institut national d'assurances sociales
pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles
— Rijksinstituut voorde sociale ver ze-
kering der zelfstandigen, Brussel —
(National Social Insurance Institute for
Self-Employed Persons, Brussels);
(c) overseas social insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(d) scheme forfor meremployees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(e) special civil service scheme: Administration des pensions du Ministère
des Finances ou le service qui gère le
régime spécial de pension — Adminis-
tratie van pensioenen van het Ministerie
van Financiën of de dienst die het
bijzonderstelsel beheer t (Pensions
administration of the Ministry of Finance
orthe ser vice which manages the special
pensions scheme).
4.Accidents at work (benefits in kind): the insurance bodies;
Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
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5.Occupational diseases: Fonds de maladies professionelles, Brux-
elles (Occupational Diseases Fund,
Brussels);
Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheit, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).
6.Death grants:
(i) in general: The insurance bodies, together with the
Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité, Bruxelles — Rijksinistituut
voor Ziekten Invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
lidity Insurance Institute, Brussels);
(ii) for persons covered by the overseas social
insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(iii) forfor meremployees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).
7.Unemployment:
(a) in general: Office national de l'emploi, Bruxelles —
Rijksdienst voor arbeidsvoorziening,
Brussel (National Employment Office,
Brussels);
(b) for mariners: Pool des marins de la marine marchande
— Pool van de zeelieden terkoopvar dij
— (Merchant Navy Pool), Antwerpen.
8.Family benefits:
(a) employed persons: Office national des allocations familiales
pour travailleurs salariés, Bruxelles —
Rijksdienst voorkinder bijslag voorwerknemers, Brussel — (National Family
Allowances Office forEmployed
Persons, Brussels);
(b) self-employed persons: Institut national d'assurances sociales
pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles
— Rijksinstituut voorde sociale ver ze-
keringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel —
(National Social Insurance Institute for
Self-Employed Persons, Brussels);
(c) forfor meremployees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwandi-Urundi Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).
II. INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF STAY
1.Sickness, maternity: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut
voor Ziekteen Invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
lidity Insurance Institute, Brussels),
through the insurance bodies;
Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
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2.Accidents at work: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut
voor Ziekteen Invaliditeitsverzekering,Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
lidity Insurance Institute, Brussels),
through the insurance bodies;
Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).
3.Occupational diseases: Fonds des maladies professionnelles,
Bruxelles — Fonds voor beroepsziekten,
Brussel — (Occupational Diseases Fund,
Brussels);
Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).
B. DENMARK
I. INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE
(a)sickness and maternity:
(i) for the purposes of applying Articles 17, 22,
28, 29 and 30 of the implementing Regulation: the competent amtskommune (district
administration). In the commune of
København: Magistraten (the communal
administration). In the commune of
Frederiksberg: the communal administra-
tion,
(ii) for the purposes of applying Articles 18 and 25
of the implementing Regulation: the local authority of the commune in
which the beneficiary resides. In the
communes of København, Odense,
Ålborg und Århus: Magistraten (the
communal administration);
(b)Invalidity (pensions): ►
M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Department)
København ◄;
(c)old-age and death (pension):
(i) pensions granted under the legislation on
social pensions: ►M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Department)
København ◄;
(ii) pensions granted under the law on supplemen-
tary pensions for employed persons (‘loven om
Arbejdsmarkedets tillægspension’): Arbejdsmarkedets tillægspension
(Supplementary Pensions Office for
Employed Persons), Hillerød;
(d)accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(i) forthe pur poses of applying Chapter4 of Title
IV, except forAr ticle 61, of the implementing
Regulation: Arbejdsskadestyrelsen (National Office
forAccidents at Wor k and Occupational
Diseases), København;
(ii) for the purposes of applying Article 61 of the
implementing Regulation: the local authority of the commune in
which the beneficiary resides. In the
communes of København, Odense,
Ålborg and Århus: Magistraten (the
communal administration);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 97
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(e)death grants:
for the purposes of applying Article 78 of the
implementing Regulation: Sundhedsministeriet (Ministry of
Health), København.
II. INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF STAY
(a)sickness and maternity:
(i) for the purposes of applying Articles 19a, 20,
21 and 31 of the implementing Regulation: the competent amstkommune (district
administration). In the commune of
København: Magistraten (the communal
administration); in the commune of
Frederiksberg: the communal administra-
tion. Hospital treatment in these two
communes: Hovedstadens Sygehusfæl-
leskab (Hospital Association of the
Capital);
(ii) for the purposes of applying Article 24 of the
implementing Regulation: the local authority of the commune in
which the beneficiary resides. In the
communes of København, Odense,
Ålborg and Århus: Magistraten (the
communal administration);
(b)accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(i) forthe pur poses of applying Chapter4 of Title
IV, except forAr ticle 64, of the implementing
Regulation: Arbejdsskadestyrelsen (National Office
forAccidents at Wor k and Occupational
Diseases), København.;
(ii) for the purposes of applying Article 64 of the
implementing Regulation: the local authority of the commune in
which the beneficiary resides. In the
communes København, Odense, Ålborg
und Århus: Magistraten (the communal
administration);
(c)unemployment:
(i) forthe pur poses of applying Chapter6 of Title
VI, except forAr ticle 83, of the implementing
Regulation: the competent unemployment fund,
(ii) for the purposes of applying Article 83 of the
implementing Regulation: the local employment office.
C. GERMANY
1.In all cases: the sickness fund chosen by the person
concerned in the place of residence or
stay.
2.Accident insurance:
In all cases: the Hauptverband der gewerblichen
Berufsgenossenschaften (Federation of
Professional and Trade Associations in
Industry), St. Augustin;
3.Pension insurance:
(a) Pension insurance for manual workers:
(i) dealings with Belgium and Spain: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinpro-
vinz, (Regional Insurance Office of the
Rhine Province), Düsseldorf,1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 98
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(ii) dealings with France: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-
Pfalz (Regional Insurance Office of the
Rhineland-Palatinate), Speyer, or, as acompetent institution underAnnex 2,
Landesversicherungsanstalt Saarland
(Regional Insurance Office of the Saar-
land), Saarbrücken,
(iii) dealings with Italy: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben
(Regional Insurance Office of Swabia),
Augsburg,
(iv) dealings with Luxembourg: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-
Pfalz (Regional Insurance Office of the
Rhineland-Palatinate), Speyer,
(v) dealings with the Netherlands: Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen
(Regional Insurance Office of West-
phalia), Munster,
(vi) dealings with Denmark, Finland and Sweden: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-
Holstein (Regional Insurance Office of
Schleswig-Holstein), Lübeck,
(vii) dealings with Ireland and the United Kingdom: Landesversicherungsanstalt Freie und
Hansestadt Hamburg (Regional Insurance
Office of the Free and Hanseatic City of
Hamburg), Hamburg,
(viii) dealings with Greece: Landesversicherungsanstalt Württemberg
(Regional Insurance Office of Württem-
berg), Stuttgart,
(ix) dealings with Portugal: Landesversicherungsanstalt Unterfranken
(Regional Insurance Office for Lower
Franconia), Würzburg,
(x) dealings with Austria: Landesversicherungsanstalt Oberbayern
(Regional Insurance Office of Upper
Bavaria), München;
(b) Pension insurance for clerical staff: Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Anges-
tellte (Federal Insurance Office for
Clerical Staff), Berlin;
(c) Pension insurance for miners: Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance
Fund forMiner s), Bochum.
4.Old-age insurance for farmers: Gesamtverband der landwirtschaftlichen
Alterskassen (National Association of
Agricultural Old-Age Funds), Kassel.
5.Unemployment benefits and family benefits: The competent employment office of the
place of residence or place of stay of the
person concerned.
D. SPAIN
1.Benefits in kind
(a) all schemes with the exception of the mariners'
scheme: Direcciones Provinciales del Insituto
Nacional de la Salud (Provincial Direc-
torates of the National Institute of
Health);
(b) marines' scheme: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto
Social de la Marina (Provincial Directo-
rates of the Mariners' Social Institute);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 99
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2.Cash benefits:
(a) all schemes with the exception of the mariner's
scheme and all contingencies with the exception of
unemployment: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto
Nacional de la Seguridad Social (Provin-
cial Directorates of the National Institute
of Social Security);
(b) mariners' scheme, for all categories: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto
Social de la Marina (Provincial Directo-
rates of the Mariners' Social Institute);
(c) unemployment, with the exception of mariners: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto
Nacional de Empleo (Provincial Directo-
rates of the National Institute of
Employment).
E. FRANCE
I. METROPOLITAN FRANCE:
A.Scheme for employed persons:
1. Risks otherthan unemployment and family
benefits:
(a) in general: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie
(Local Sickness Insurance Fund) of the
place orr esidence orplace of stay;
(b) forjoint applications of Ar ticles 19 (1) and
(2) and 35 (1) of the Regulation in the case
of benefits in kind underthe miner s'
scheme forsickness, mater nity, invalidity
and death (grants) insurance: Société de secours minière (Miners'
Relief Society) of the place of residence
of the person concerned;
(c) for the purpose of applying Article 35 of
the implementing Regulation:
(i) general scheme:
(aa) as a general rule, except for Paris
and the Paris region: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie
(Local Sickness Insurance Fund),
(bb) special scheme provided for in
Articles L 365 to L 382 of the
Social Security Code: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie
(Regional Sickness Insurance Fund),
Strasbourg;
(ii) agricultural scheme: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole
(Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual
Benefit Fund);
(iii) miners' scheme: Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité
sociale dans les mines (National Inde-
pendent Social Security Fund for
Miners), Paris;
(d) for the purposes of applying Article 36 of
the implementing Regulation with regard to
invalidity pensions:
(i) in general except for Paris and the
Paris region: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie
(Local Sickness Insurance Fund), Paris;
for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie
(Regional Sickness Insurance Fund);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 100
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(ii) special scheme provided for in Articles
L 365 to L 382 of the Social Security
Code: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie
(Regional Sickness Insurance Fund),
Strassbourg;
(e) for the purposes of appyling Article 36 of
the implementing Regulaton with regard to
old-age pensions:
(i) general scheme:
(aa) as a general rule, except for Paris
and the Paris region: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie,
branche «vieillesse» (Regional Sickness
Insurance Fund, Old-Age Branch),
for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse nationale d'assurance veiellesse
des travailleurs salariés (National Old-
Age Insurance Fund for Employed
Persons), Paris;
(bb) special scheme provided for in
Articles L 365 to L 382 of the
Social Security code: Caisse régionale d'assurance vieillesse
(Regional Old-Age Insurance Fund),
Strasbourg;
(ii) agricultural scheme: Caisse centrale de secours mutuels agri-
coles (Central Agricultural Benefit
Fund), Paris;
(iii) miners' scheme: Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité
sociale dans les mines (National Inde-
pendent Social Security Fund for
Miners), Paris;
(f) for the purposes of applying Article 75 of
the implementing Regulation: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie
(Local Sickness Insurance Fund).
2. Unemployment:
(a) for the purposes of applying Articles 80, 81
and 82 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Direction départementale du travail et de
la main-d'œuvre (Departmental Directo-
rate of Labour and Manpower) of the
place in which the employment forwhich
the certified statement is requested was
pursued,
the local branch of the Agence nationale
pourl'emploi (National Employment
Office),
the town hall of the place of residence of
the members of the family;
(b) for the purposes of applying Articles 83 (1)
and (2) and 97 of the implementing
Regulation: Associaton pourl'emploi dans l'industr ie
et le commerce (Assedic) (Association
for Employment in Industry and Trade)
of the place of residence of the person
concerned;
(c) for the purposes of applying Article 84 of
the implementing Regulation:
(i) total unemployment: Associaton pourl'emploi dans l'industr ie
et le commerce (Assedic) (Association
for Employment in Industry and Trade)
of the place of residence of the person
concerned,1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 101
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(ii) partial unemployment: Direction départementale du travail de la
main-d'œuvre (Departmental Directorate
of Labourand Manpower ) of the place of
employment of the person concerned);
(d) for the purposes of applying Article 189 of
the implementing Regulation: Direction départementale du travail de la
main-d'œuvre (Departmental Directorate
of Labourand Manpower ).
B.Scheme for self-employed persons:
1. Sickness and maternity: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie du
lieu de résidence ou de séjour (Local
Sickness Insurance Fund of the place of
residence or of stay).
2. For the purposes of applying Article 35 of the
implementing Regulation with regard to the
agricultural scheme: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole et
tout autre organisme assureur dûment
habilité (Agricultural Social Insurance
Mutual Benefit Fund and all otherduly
authorized insurance bodies).
3. For the purposes of applying Article 36 of the
implementing Regulation with regard to old-
age pensions:
(a) craftsmen's scheme: Caisse nationale de l'organisation
autonome d'assurance vieillesse des
travailleurs non salariés des professions
artisanales (Cancava) (National Indepen-
dent Old-Age Insurance Fund for Self-
Employed Persons in Craft Occupations),
Caisses de base professionnelles (Local
Professional Funds);
(b) manfacturers' and tradesmen's scheme: Caisse nationale de l'organisation
autonome d'assurance vieillesse des
travailleurs non salariés des professions
industrielles et commerciales (Organic)
(National Independent Old-Age Insur-
ance Fund forSelf-Employed Per sons in
Manufacturing or Trading Occupations),
Caisses de base professionnelles ou
interprofessionnelles (Local Professional
or Interprofessional Funds);
(c) professional occupations scheme: Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse
des professions libérales (CNAVPL),
sections professionnelles (National Old-
Age Insurance Fund for Members of the
Professions — Professional Branches);
(d) lawyers' scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français
(CNBF) (National Fund forMember s of
the French Bar);
(e) agricultural scheme: Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse
mutelle agricole (National Old-Age
Insurance Agricultural Mutual Benefit
Fund):
C.Mariners' scheme:
(a) for the purposes of applying Article 27 of the
Regulation with regard to the mariners'
scheme: Section «Caisse générale de prévoyance
des marins» du quartier des affaires
maritimes (General Welfare Fund for
Mariners, Department of the Maritime
Affairs Division);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 102
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(b) for the purposes of applying Article 35 of the
implementing Regulation: Section «Caisse générale de prévoyance
des marins» du quartier des affairesmaritimes (General Welfare Fund for
Mariners, Department of the Maritime
Affairs Division).
D.Family benefits: Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family
Allowances Fund) of the place of resi-
dence of the person concerned.
II. OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS
A.Scheme for employed persons:
Risks other than family benefits in general: Caisse générale de sécurité sociale
(General Social Security Fund).
B.Scheme for self-employed persons:
(a) sickness and maternity: Caisse générale de sécurité sociale du
lieu de résidence ou de séjour (General
Social Security Fund of the place of
residence or of stay);
(b) old-age pensions:
— craftsmen's scheme: Caisse nationale de l'organisation
autonome d'assurance-vieillesse des
travailleurs non salariés des professions
artisanales (Cancava) (National Indepen-
dent Old-Age Insurance Fund for Self-
Employed Persons in Craft Occupations),
— manufacturer's and tradesmen's scheme: Caisse interprofessionnelle d'assurance-
vieillesse des industriels et commerçants
d'Algérie et d'outre-mer (Cavicorg)
(Interprofessional Old-Age Insurance
Fund for Manufacturers and Traders in
Algeria and Overseas),
— professional occupations scheme: Sections professionnelles (Professional
Departments),
— lawyers' scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français
(National Fund forMember s of the
French Bar).
C.Mariners:
(i) invalidity pensions: Section «Caisse générale de prévoyance
des marins» du quartier des affairs
maritimes (General Welfare Fund for
Mariners, Department of the Maritime
Affairs Division);
(ii) old-age pensions: Section «Caisse de retraite des marins»
du quartier des affairs maritimes (Mari-
ners' Pension Fund, Department of the
Maritime Affairs Division).
D.Family benefits: Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family
Allowances Fund) of the place of resi-
dence of the person concerned.
F. GREECE
1.Unemployment, family allowances: Οργανισµός, Απασχολήσεως Εργα-
τικού ∆υναµικού (ΟΑΕ∆), Αθήνα
(LabourEmployment Office, Athens).
2.Other benefits: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute, Athens).1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 103
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G. IRELAND
1.Benefits in kind: — Eastern Health Board, Dublin,
— Midland Health Board, Tullamore,
County Offlay,
— Mid-Western Health Board,
Limerick,
— North-Eastern Health Board,
Ceanannus Mor, County Meath,
— North-Western Health Board, Manor-
hamilton, County Leitrim,
— South-Eastern Health Board, Kilk-
enny,
— Southern Health Board, Cork,— Western Health Board, Galway.
2.Cash benefits:
(a) Unemployment benefits: Department of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Dublin including the
provincial offices responsible for unem-
ployment benefits;
(b) Old-age and death (pensions): Department of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Pension Services Office,
Sligo;
(c) Family benefits: Department of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Child Benefit Section, St
OlivierPlunkett Road, Letter kenny, Co.
Donegal;
(d) Invalidity benefits and maternity benefits: Department of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Social Welfare Services
Office, Longford;
(e) Othercash benefits: Depar tment of Social, Community and
Family Affairs Dublin.
H. ITALY
1.Sickness (including tuberculosis)and maternity:
A.Employed persons:
(a) benefits in kind:
(i) in general: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent
local health unit),
(ii) for mariners and civil aicrew: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health) — the relevant area health office
forthe mer chant navy orcivil aviation;
(b) cash benefits:
(i) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices,
(ii) for mariners and civil aicrew: ►
M2IPSEMA (Istituto di previdenza
del settore marittimo — Social Welfare
Institution in the maritime sector) ◄.
B.Self-employed persons:
benefits in kind: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent
local health unit).
2.Accidents at work, occupational diseases:
A.Employed persons:
(a) benefits in kind:
(i) in general: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent
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(ii) for mariners and civil aicrew: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health) — the relevant area health office
forthe mer chant navy orcivil aviation;
(b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal
benefits, related examinations and certificates
and cash benefits: Istituto nazionale perl'assicur azione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National
Institution forInsur ance against Acci-
dents at Work), provincial offices.
B.Self-employed persons (Formedical r adiologists
only):
(a) benefits in kind: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent
local health unit);
(b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal
benefits and related examinations and certifi-
cates: Istituto nazionale perl'assicur azione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National
Institution forInsur ance against Accident
at Work), provincial offices;
(c) cash benefits: Istituto nazionale perl'assicur azione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National
Institution forInsur ance against Acci-
dents at Work), provincial offices.
3.Invalidity, old-age, survivor's (pensions):
A.Employed persons:
(a) in general: Instituo nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices;
(b) for workers in the entertainment business: Ente nazionale di previdenza e assistenza
per i lavoratori dello spettacolo (National
Welfare and Assistance Office for
Workers in the Entertainment Business),
Roma;
(c) for supervisory staff in industrial undertakings: Instituto nazionale di previdenza per i
dirigenti di aziende industriali (National
Welfare Institution for Supervisory Staff
in Industry), Roma;
(d) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i
giornalisti italiani «G. Amendola» (G.
Amendola National Welfare Institution
forItalian Jour nalists), Roma.
B.Self-employed persons:
(a) for medical practitioners: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza medici (National Welfare and
Assistance Office forMedical Pr acti-
tioners);
(b) for pharmacists: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza farmacisti (National Welfare and
Assistance Office forPhar macists);
(c) for veterinarians: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza veterinari (National Welfare and
Assistance Office for veterinarians);
(e) for engineers and architects: Cassa nazionale di previdenza per gli
ingegneri ed architetti (National Welfare
Fund for Engineers and Architects);
(f) for surveyors: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza a favore dei geometri (National
Welfare and Assistance Fund for
Surveyors);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 105
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▼B
(g) for solicitors and barristers: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza a favore degli avvocati e dei
procuratori (National Welfare and Assis-tance Fund for Solicitors and Barristers);
(h) foreconomists: Cassa nazionale di pr evidenza ed assis-
tenza a favore dei dottori commercialisti
(National Welfare and Assistance Fund
forEconomists);
(i) foraccountants: Cassa nazionale di pr evidenza ed assis-
tenza a favore dei ragionieri e periti
commerciali (National Welfare and
Assistance Fund forAccountants);
(j) for employment experts: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza peri consulenti del lavor o
(National Welfare and Assistance Office
forEmployment Exper ts);
(k) for notaries: Cassa nazionale notariato (National Fund
forNotar ies);
(l) for customs agents: Fondo di previdenza a favore degli
spedizionieri doganali (Welfare Fund
forCustoms Agents).
4.Death grants: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices.
Istituto nazionale perl'assicur azione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National
Institution forInsur ance against Acci-
dents at Work), provincial offices.
Cassa marittima (the maritime fund
responsible for the area).
5.Unemployment for employed persons:
(a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices;
(b) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i
giornalisti italiani «G. Amendola» (G.
Amendola National Welfare Institution
forItalian Jour nalists), Roma.
6.Family allowances for employed persons:
(a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices;
(b) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i
giornalisti italiani «G. Amendola» (G.
Amendola National Welfare Institution
forItalian Jour nalists), Roma.
I. LUXEMBOURG
I.Sickness, maternity:
(a) for the purposes of applying Articles 19, 22, 28 (1),
29 (1) and 31 of the Regulation, and Articles 17,
18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29, 30 and 31 of the
implementing Regulation Caisse de maladie des ouvriers et/ou
union des caisses de maladie (the sick-
ness fund for manual workers and/or the
sickness fund association);1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 106
▼B
(b) for the purposes of applying Article 27 of the
Regulation: Caisse de maladie compétente, selon la
législation luxembourgeoise, pour lapension partielle luxembourgeoise et/ou
union des caisses de maladie (the sick-
ness fund which, underLuxembour g
legislation, is competent forthe Luxem-
bourg partial pension and/or the sickness
fund association).
2.Invalidity, old-age death (pension):
(a) for manual workers: Établissement d'assurance contre la vieil-
lesse et l'invalidité, Luxembourg (Old-
Age and Invalidity Insurance Institution),
Luxembourg;
(b) for clerical staff and members of the professions: Caisse de pension des employés privés,
Luxembourg (Pension Fund for Clerical
Staff in the Private Sector), Luxembourg;
(c) for self-employed persons engaged in a craft
industry, in trading or in manufacture: Caisse de pension des artisans, des
commerçants et industriels, Luxembourg
(Pension Fund for Craftsmen, Tradesmen
and Manufacturers), Luxembourg;
(d) for self-employed persons engaged in agriculture: Caisse de pension agricole, Luxembourg
(Agricultural Pension Fund), Luxem-
bourg;
(e) for the special schemes in the public sector: the competent pension authority.
3.Accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(a) foremployed and self-employed per sons engaged
in agriculture of forestry: Association d'assurance contre les acci-
dents, section agricole et forestière,
Luxembourg (Accident Insurance Asso-
ciation, Agricultural and Forestry
Department), Luxembourg;
(b) for all other cases of insurance on a compulsory or
optional basis: Association d'assurance contre les acci-
dents, section industrielle, Luxembourg
(Accident Insurance Association, Indus-
trial Department), Luxembourg.
4.Unemployment: Administration de l'emploi (Employment
Office), Luxembourg.
5.Family benefits: Caisse nationale des prestations famil-
iales (National Fund forFamily
Benefits), Luxembourg.
J. NETHERLANDS
1.Sickness, maternity, accidents at work, occupa-
tional diseases:
(a) benefits in kind:
(i) institutions of the place of residence: one of the competent sickness funds for
the place of residence, at the choice of
the person concerned,
(ii) institutions of the place of stay: Algemeen Nederlands Onderling Zieken-
fonds (General Sickness Fund of the
Netherlands), Utrecht.
(b) cash benefits: ►
M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via GAK Netherlands BV,
Amsterdam ◄.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 107
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▼B
▼B
2.Invalidity:
(a) where, even without applying the Regulation, the
right to benefit exists under Netherlands legislation
alone: the competent ►M2Landelijk Instituut
Sociale Verzekeringen (National Social
Security Institution) via GAK Nether-
lands BV, Amsterdam ◄;
(b) in all othercases: ►M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via GAK Netherlands BV,
Amsterdam ◄.
3.Old-age and death (pensions):
for the purposes of applying Article 36 of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) as a general rule: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insur-
ance Bank), Postbus 1100, 1180 BH
Amstelveen;
(b) dealings with Belgium: Bureau voor Belgische Zaken, Breda;(c) dealings with Germany: Bureau voor Duitse zaken, (Department
of German Affairs), Nijmegen.
4.Unemployment: ►
M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via GAK Netherlands BV,
Amsterdam ◄.
5.Family allowances:
for the purposes of applying Articles 73 and 74 of the
Regulation: Districtskantoor van de Sociale Verze-
keringsbank (local office of the Social
Insurance Bank) in whose district the
members of the family are resident.
K. AUSTRIA
1.Sickness insurance:
(a) forthe application of:
(i) Article 27 of the Regulation: the competent institution;
(ii) Article 31 of the Regulation and Article 31(1)
of the implementing Regulation in relation to
the institution of the place of residence of a
pensionermentioned in Ar ticle 27 of the
Regulation: the competent institution;
(iii) Article 31 of the Regulation and Article 31(1)
of the implementing Regulation in relations to
the institution of the place of residence of
memberof the family living in the competent
State: the competent institution;
(b) in all othercases: the Gebietskr ankenkasse (Regional
Health Insurance Fund) competent for
the place of residence or place of stay of
the person concerned or, in the event of
treatment in a hospital or clinic for which
a Landesfonds ( Land fund) is respon-
sible, the Landesfonds competent forthe
place of residence or place of stay of the
person concerned.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 108
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2.Pension insurance
(a) If the person concerned has been subject to the
Austrian legislation with the exception of the
application of Article 53 of the implementing
Regulation: the competent institution;
(b) In all othercases with the exception of the
application of Article 53 of the implementing
Regulation: Pensionsversicherungsanstalt der Anges-
tellten (Pension Insurance Institution for
Employees), Wien;
(c) For the purpose of applying Article 53 of the
implementing Regulation: Hauptverband der österreichischen
Sozialversicherungsträger (Main Asso-
ciation of Austrian Social Insurance
Institutions), Wien.
3.Accident insurance:
(a) Benefits in kind: ►M2Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional
Health Insurance Fund) competent for
the place of residence or place of stay of
the person concerned or, in the event of
treatment at a hospital or clinic for which
a Landesfonds ( Land fund) is respon-
sible, the Landesfonds competent forthe
place of residence or place of stay of the
person concerned or the Allgemeine
Unfallversicherungsanstalt (General
Accident Insurance Institution), Wien,
which may also grant benefits; ◄
(b) Benefits in cash:
(i) In all cases with the exception of the
application of Article 53 in connection with
Article 77 of the implementing Regulation: Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt
(General Accident Insurance Institution),
Wien;
(ii) For the purpose of applying Article 53 in
connection with Article 77 of the imple-
menting Regulation: Hauptverband der österreichischen
Sozialversicherungsträger (Main Asso-
ciation of Austrian Social Insurance
Institutions), Wien.
4.Unemployment insurance: Regionale Geschäftsstelle des Arbeits-
marktservice (Local Office of the Labour
Market Service) competent for the place
of residence or place of stay of the person
concerned.
5.Family benefits:
(a) Family benefits with the exception of Karenzgeld
(parental leave allowance): Finanzamt (Tax Office) competent for
the place of residence or place of stay of
the person concerned;
(b) Karenzgeld (parental leave allowance): Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Health
Insurance Fund) competent for the place
of residence or place of stay of the person
concerned.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 109
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I. PORTUGAL
I.Mainland
1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits (for
sickness and maternity benefits in kind see also
Annex 10): Centro Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Centre of Social Security) of
the place of residence or abode of the
person concerned.
2. Invalidity, old age and death: Centro Nacional de Pensoes (National
Pensions Centre), Lisboa, and Centro
Regional de Segurança Social (Regional
Centre of Social Security) where the
person concerned resides.
3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases:: ►M1Centro Nacional de Protecção
contra os Riscos Profissionais (National
Centre for Protection against Occupa-
tional Risks). ◄
4. Unemployment benefits:
(a) reception of the application and verification of
the employment situation (e.g. confirmation of
the periods of employment, classification of
unemployment, checks on the sittuation): Centro de Emprego (Employment
Centre) where the person concerned
resides;
(b) grant and payment of unemployment benefits
(e.g. verification of the conditions for elig-
ibility to benefits, fixing the amount and
duration, checks on the situation for main-
taining, suspending or terminating payment): Centro Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Centre of Social Security)
where the person concerned resides.
5. Benefits from a non-contributory social security
scheme: Centro Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Centre of Social Security)
where the person concerned resides.
II.Autonomus region Madeira
1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits (for
sickness and maternity benefits in kind, see also
Annex 10): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.
2. (a) Invalidity, old age and death: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.
(b) invalidity old age and death underthe special
social security scheme for agricultural workers: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.
3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: ►M1Centro Nacional de Protecção
contra os Riscos Profissionais (National
Centre for Protection against Occupa-
tional Risks). ◄
4. Unemployment benefits:
(a) reception of the application and verification of
the employment situation (e.g. confirmation of
the periods of employment, classification of
unemployment, checks on the situation): Direcção Regional de Emprego
(Regional Directorate of Employment),
Funchal;
(b) grant and payment of unemployment benefits
(e.g. verification of the conditions for elig-
ibility to benefits, fixing the amount and
duration, checks on the situation for main-
taining, suspending or terminating payment): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 110
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5. Benefits from a non-contributory social security
scheme: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),Funchal.
III.Autonomous region of the Azores
1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits (for
sickness and maternity benefits in kind, see also
Annex 10): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security,
Angra do Heroismo.
2. (a) invalidity, old age and death: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra do Heroismo
(b) invalidity, old age and death underthe special
social security scheme for agricultural workers: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra, do Heroismo.
3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: ►
M1Centro Nacional de Protecção
contra os Riscos Profissionais (National
Centre for Protection against Occupa-
tional Risks). ◄
4. Unemployment benefits:
(a) reception of the application and verification of
the employment situation (e.g. confirmation of
the periods of employment, classification of
unemployment, checks on the situation): Centro de Emprego (Employment
Centre) where the person concerned
resides;
(b) grant and payment of unemployment benefits
(e.g. verification of the conditions for elig-
ibility to benefits, fixing the amount and
duration, checks on the situation for main-
taining, suspending or terminating payment): Centro de Prestaçoes Pecuniarias de
Segurança Social (Centre for cash bene-
fits of Social Security) where the person
concerned resides.
5. Benefits from a non-cintributory security scheme: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra do Heroismo.
M. FINLAND
1.Sickness and maternity:
(a) Cash benefits: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution)
►M2 ◄;
(b) Benefits in kind:
(i) Health insurance reimbursements and social
insurance institution rehabilitation: Kansaneläkelaitos/Folkpensionsanstalten
(Social Insurance Institution),
(ii) public health and hospital service: the local units which provide services
underthe scheme.
2.Old-age, invalidity, death (pensions):
(a) National pensions: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution)
►M2 ◄;o r
(b) Employment pensions: Eläketurvakeskus — Pensionsskyddscen-
tralen (Central Pension Insurance
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3.Industrial accidents and occupational diseases:
Tapaturmavakuutuslaitosten: liitto/
Olycksfallsförsäkringsanstalternasförbund (Federation of Accident Insur-
ance Institutions), Helsinki.
4.Unemployment:
(a) Basic scheme: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution)
►
M2 ◄;
(b) Earnings-related scheme:
(i) In the case of Article 69: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution)
►M2 ◄.
(ii) in othercases: the competent unemployment fund with
which the person concerned in insured.
5.Family benefits: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution)
►M2 ◄.
N. SWEDEN
1.For all contingencies except unemployment bene-
fits: the social insurance office of the place of
residence or place of stay.
2.For unemployment benefits: the county labourboar d of the place of
residence or place of stay.
O. UNITED KINGDOM
1.Benefits in kind:
— Great Britian and Northern Ireland authorities which grant National Health
Service benefits,
— Gibraltar: Gibraltar Health Authority, 17 John-
stone's Passage, Gibraltar.
2.Cash benefits (except for family benefits):
— Great Britain: Department of Social Security, Benefits
Agency, Pensions and Overseas Benefits
Directorate, Newcastle upon Tyne NE98
1BA,
— Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social
Services, Northern Ireland Social
Security Agency, Network Support
Branch, Overseas Benefits Unit, CastleBuildings, Belfast BT4 3SP,
— Gibraltar: Department of Social Services, 23 Mack-
intosh Square, Gibraltar.
3.Family benefits:
For the purpose of applying Articles 73 and 74 of the
Regulation:
— Great-Britain: Department of Social Security, Benefits
Agency, Child Benefit Centre, Newcastle
upon Tyne, NE88 1AA,
— Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social
Services, Northern Ireland Social
Security Agency, Child Benefit Office,
Belfast, BT1 1SA,1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 112
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— Gibraltar:
Department of Social Services, 23 Mack-
intosh Square, Gibraltar.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 113
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ANNEX 4 (A) (B) (2) (3) (7) (9) (12) (13) (14) (15)
LIAISON BODIES
(Articles 3 (1), 4 (4) and 122 of the implementing Regulation)
A. BELGIUM
1.Sickness and maternity:
(a) in genereal: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité Bruxelles — Rijksinstitut voor
ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
lidity Insurance Institute, Brussels);
(b) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en
faveur des marins — Hulp en voor-
zorgskas voor zeevarenden — (Relief
and Welfare Fund for Mariners),
Antwerpen;
(c) for persons covered by the overseas social
insuarance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(d) forfor meremployees of the Belgian Congo and
Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).
2.Invalidity:
(a) general invalidity: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité, Bruxelles — Rijksinstitut
voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
lidity Insurance Institute, Brussels);
(b) special invalidity scheme for miners: Fond national de retraite des ouvriers-
mineurs, Bruxelles — Nationaal
Pensioenfonds voor mijnwerkers, Brussel
— (National Pension Fund forMiner s,
Brussels);
(c) mariners' invalidity scheme: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en
faveur des marins — Hulp en voor-
zorgskas voor zeevarenden — (Relief
and Welfare Fund of Mariners),
Antwerpen;
(d) invalidity of persons covered by the overseas social
insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels)
(e) invalidity of former employees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).
3.Old-age, death (Pensions):
(a) For the purposes of applying Articles 41 to 43 and
45 to 50 of the implementing Regulation:
(i) for manual workers, clerical staff, miners and
seafarers: Office national des pensions, Bruxelles
— Rijksdienst voorpensioenen, Br ussel
— (National Pension Office, Brussels),1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 114
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(ii) for self-employed persons: Institut national d'assurances sociales
pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles
— Rijksinstituut voorde sociale ver ze-
keringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel —
(National Social Insurance Institute for
Self-Employed Persons, Brussels),
(iii) for persons covered by the overseas social
insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels),
(iv) forfor meremployees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(b) For the purposes of applying Articles 45 (paying
institution), 53 (1), 110 and 111 (1) and (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(i) for manual workers, clerical staff, miners,
seafarers and self-employed persons: Office national des pensions, Bruxelles
— Rijksdienst voorpensioenen, Br ussel
— (National Pension Office, Brussels),
(ii) for persons covered by the overseas social
insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels),
(iii) forfor meremployees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).
4.Accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(a) accidents at work: Fonds de accidents du travail (Accidents
at Work Fund), Brussels,
Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance office, Brussels);
(b) occupational diseases: ►M1Ministère des affaires sociales, de
la santé publique et de l'environnement
(Ministry of Social Affairs, Public Health
and the Environment), Bruxelles. ◄
5.Death grants:
(a) in general: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut
voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
lidity Insurance Institute, Brussels);
(b) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en
faveur des marins — Hulp- en voor-
zorgskas voor zeevarenden — (Relief
and Welfare Fund of Mariners),
Antwerpen;
(c) for persons covered by the overseas social
insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(d) forfor meremployees of the Belgian Congo and
Belgian Rwanda: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 115
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6.Unemployment:
(a) in general: Office national de l'emploi, Bruxelles —
Rijksdienst voor arbeidsvoorziening,
Brussel — (National Employment Office,
Brussels);
(b) for mariners: Pool des marins de la marine marchande
— Pool van de Zeelieden terKoopvaar dij
— (Merchant Navy Pool), Antwerpen.
7.Family benefits:
(a) foremployed per sons: Office national des allocations familiales
pour travailleurs salariés, Bruxelles —
Rijksdienst voorkinder bijslag voor
werknemers, Brussel — (National Family
Allowances Office forEmployed
Persons, Brussels);
(b) for self-employed persons: Institut national d'assurances sociales
pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles
— Rijksinstituut voorde sociale ver ze-
keringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel —
(National Social Insurance Institute for
Self-Employed Persons, Brussels);
(c) forfor meremployees of the Belgian Congo and
Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels).
B. DENMARK
1. (a) Sickness, maternity and birth benefits in kind: sundhedsministeriet (Ministry of Health),
Københaven;
(b)Sickness, maternity and birth benefits in cash: ►M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Directorate),
København ◄.
2.Pensions and benefits provided under the legisla-
tion on social pensions: ►M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Directorate),
København ◄.
2a.pensions granted under legislation on pensions for
civil servants: Finansministeriet, Økonomistyrelsen
(Ministry of Finance, Agency for finan-
cial management and administrative
affairs), København.
3.Rehabilitation benefits: ►M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Directorate),
København ◄.
4.Benefits for accidents at work and occupational
diseases: Arbejdsskadestyrelsen (National Office
forAccidents at Wor k and Occupational
Diseases), København.
5.Family benefits (family allowances): ►M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Directorate),
København ◄.
6.Death grants: Sundhedsministeriet (Ministry of
Health), København.
7.Pensions under ‘loven om Arbejdsmarkedets
Tillagspension’ (the law on supplementary pensions
for employed persons): ►M1Directoratet for Social Sikring og
Bistand (Directorate for Social Security
and Assistance) ◄, København.
8.Unemployment benefits: Direktoratet for Arbejdsløshedsforsik-
ringen (National Office for Insurance
against Unemployment), København.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 116
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C. GERMANY
1.Sickness insurance: Deutsche Verbindungsstelle Krankenver-
sicherung — Ausland (German Liaison
Centre for Sickness Insurance —
Foreign), Bonn
2.Accident insurance: Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufs-
genossenschaften (Federation of
Professional and Trade Associations),
St. Augustin.
3.Pension insurance for manual workers:
(a) for the purposes of applying Article 3 (2) of the
implementing Regulation: Verband deutscher Rentenversicher-
ungsträger (Federation of German
Pension Insurance Institutions), Frankfurt
am Main;
(b) for the purposes of applying Articles 51 and 53 (1)
of the implementing Regulation, and underthe
heading ‘Paying body’ referred to in Article 55 of
the implementing Regulation:
(i) dealings with Belgium and Spain: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz
(Regional Insurance Office of the Rhine
Province), Düsseldorf,
(ii) dealings with Denmark, Finland and Sweden: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-
Holstein (Regional Insurance Office of
Schleswig-Holstein), Lübeck,
(iii) dealings with France: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-
Pfalz (Regional Insurance office of the
Rhine-Palatinate), Speyer, or, as a
competent institution underAnnex 2,
Landesversicherungsanstalt Saarland
(Regional Insurance Office of the Saar-
land), Saarbrücken,
(iv) dealings with Greece: Landesversicherungsanstalt Württemberg
(Regional Insurance Office of Württem-
berg), Stuttgart,
(v) dealings with Italy: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben
(Regional Insurance Office of Swabia),
Augsburg,
(vi) dealings with Luxembourg: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-
Pfalz (Regional Insurance Office of the
Rhine-Palatinate), Speyer,
(vii) dealings with the Netherlands: Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen
(Regional Insurance office of West-
phalia), Münster,
(viii) dealings with ireland and the United Kindom: Landesversicherungsanstalt Freie und
Hansestadt Hamburg (Regional Insurance
Office of the Free and Hanseatic City of
Hamburg), Hamburg,
(ix) dealings with Portugal: Landesversicherungsanstalt Unerfranken
(Regional Insurance Office for Lower
Franconia), Würzburg,
(x) dealings with Austria: Landesversicherungsanstalt Oberbayern
(Regional Insurance Office of Upper
Bavaria), München.
4.Pension insurance of clerical staff: Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Anges-
tellte (Federal Insurance Office for
Clerical Staff), Berlin.
5.Miner's pensions insurance: Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance
Fund forMiner s), Bochum.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 117
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5a.Civil servants' pensions:
Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Anges-
tellte (Federal Insurance Office forClerical Staff), Berlin
6.Old-age insurance for farmers: Gesamtverband der landwirtschaftlichen
Alterskassen (National Association of
Agricultural Old-Age Funds), Kassel
7.Complementary insurance for workers in the iron
and steel industry: Landesversicherungsanstalt Saarland,
Abteilung Hüttenknappschaftliche
Pensionsversicherung (Regional Insur-
ance Office of the Saarland, Pension
Insurance Department for Workers in the
Iron and Steel Industry), Saarbrücken.
8.Unemployment and family benefits: Hauptstelle derBundesanstalt fürAr beit
(Headquarters of the Federal Labour
Institute), Nürnberg.
D. SPAIN
►
M31.For all schemes which are part of the social
security system, with the exception of the
mariners' scheme, the scheme for civil
servants, military personnel and court
officers, and for all contingencies, with the
exception of unemployment: ◄ Instituto Nacional de Seguridad Social
(National Insitute of Social Security),
Madrid.
2.For the special mariners' scheme and for all
contingencies: Instituto Social de la Marina (Mariners'
Social Institute), Madrid:
3.For unemployment benefits, with the exception of
mariners: Instituto National de Empleo (National
Institute of Employment), Madrid.
4.For non-contributory old-age and invalidity
pensions: Instituto National de Servicios Sociales
(National Social Services Institute),
Madrid.
5.Special scheme for civil servants:
(a) Forold-age, death (including or phans' pensions)
and invalidity pensions: Dirección General de Costes de Personal
y Pensiones Públicas — Ministerio de
Economía y Hacienda (Directorate-
general for staff expenditure and public
pensions — Ministry of Economic
Affairs and Finance);
(b) Forr ecognition of supplements formajorinvalidity
and for a dependent disabled child: Mutualidad General de Funcionarios
Civiles del Estado, (Civil servants'
general mutual benefits insurance
scheme), Madrid.
6.Special scheme for military personnel:
(a) Forold-age, death (including or phans' pensions)
and invalidity pensions: Dirección General de Personal, Minis-
terio de Defensa (Directorate-general for
staff, Ministry of Defence), Madrid;
(b) For recognition of unfit-for-service pensions, major
invalidity benefits and family benefits fora
dependent disabled child: Instituto Social de las Fuerzas Armadas
(Armed forces' social institute), Madrid;
(c) For family benefits: Dirección General de Personal, Minis-
terio de Defensa, (Directorate-general for
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7.Special scheme for court officers:
(a) Forold-age, death (including or phans' pensions)
and invalidity pensions: Dirección General de Costes de Personal
y Pensiones Públicas — Ministerio de
Economía y Hacienda (Directorate-
General for Personnel Costs and Public
Pensions — Ministry of Economics and
Trade);
(b) Forr ecognition of majorinvalidity benefits and
benefits fora dependent disabled child: La Mutualidad Gener al Judicial (Judicial
general mutual benefits insurance fund),
Madrid
E. FRANCE
1.In general: Centre de sécurité sociale des travailleurs
migrants (Centre for the Social Security
of the Migrant Workers), Paris.
2.For the miners' scheme invalidity, old-age and
death (Pensions): Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité
sociale dans les mines (National Inde-
pendent Social Security Fund for
miners), Paris.
F. GREECE
1.In general: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνκών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute, Athens).
2.Unemployment, family allowances: Οργανισµός Απασχολήσεως Εργα-
τικού (ΟΑΕ∆), Αθήνα , (Labour
Employment Office, Athens).
3.For mariners: Ναυτικό Αποµαχικό Ταµείο (ΝΑΤ)
Πειραιάς (Mariners' Retirement Fund,
Piraeus).
4.For State pensioners: Γενικό Λογιστήριο του Κράτους,
Αοήνα( General accounts office), Athens.
G. IRELAND
1.Benefits in kind: Department of Health, Dublin.
2.Cash benefits:
(a) Old-age and death (pensions): Department of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Pension Services Office,
Sligo;
(b) Family benefits: Department of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Child Benefit Section, St
OliverPlunkett Road, Letter kenny, Co.
Donegal;
(c) Invalidity benefits and maternity benefits: Department of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Social Welfare Services
Office, Longford;
(d) Othercash benefits: Depar tment of Social, Community and
Family Affairs, Dublin.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 119
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H. ITALY
1.Sickness (including tuberculosis), maternity:
A.Employed persons:
(a) benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health), Roma,
(b) cash benefits: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale, direzione generale (Directorate-
General of the National Social Welfare
Institution), Roma;
B.Self-employed persons:
benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health), Roma.
2.Accidents at work and occupational diseases:
A.Employed persons:
(a) benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health), Roma;
(b) prostheses and major appliances, statory
medical benefits, examinations and certified
statements relating thereto and cash benefits: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro, direzione
generale (Directorate-General of the
National Institution forInsur ance against
Accidents at Work), Roma.
B.Self-employed persons (formedical r adiologists
only:
(a) benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health), Roma;
(b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal
benefits and related examinations and certifi-
cates: Istituto nazionale perl'assicur azione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro, direzione
generale (Directorate-General of the
National Institution forInsur ance against
Accidents at Work), Roma;
(c) cash benefits: Istituto nazionale perl'assicur azione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro, direzione
generale (Directorate-General of the
National Institution forInsur ance against
Accidents at Work), Roma.
3.Invalidity, old-age, survivors, unemployment,
family allowances: Istituto nazionale perpr evidenza sociale,
direzione generale (Directorate-Generalof the National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), Roma.
3aInvalidity, old-age, survivors — special schemes for
civil servants and persons treated as such: Istituto Nazionale di Previdenza per i
Dipendenti delle Amministrazioni
Pubbliche (INPDAP), (National Welfare
Institute forCivil Ser vants), Roma.
I. LUXEMBOURG
I. FOR THE GRANTING OF BENEFITS
1.Sickness, maternity: Union des caisses de maladie (sickness
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2.Invalidity, old-age, death (Pensions):
(a) for manual workers: Établissement d'assurance contre la vieil-
lesse et l'invalidité (Old-Age and
Invalidity Insurance Institution), Luxem-
bourg;
(b) for clerical staff and members of the profes-
sions: Caisse de pension des employés privés
(Pension Fund forCler ical staff in the
Private Sector), Luxembourg;
(c) for self-employed persons engaged in a craft
industry, in trading or in manufacture: Caisse de pension des artisans, des
commerçants et industriels (Pension
Fund for Craftsmen, Tradesmen and
Manufacturers), Luxembourg;
(d) for self-employed persons engaged in agricul-
ture: Caisse de pension agricole (Agricultural
Pensions Fund), Luxembourg;
(e) for the special schemes in the public sector: the competent pension authority.
3.Accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(a) foremployed and self-employed per sons
engaged in agriculture or forestry: Association d'assurance contre les acci-
dents, section agricole et forestière
(Accident Insurance Association, Agri-
cultural and Forestry Department),
Luxembourg;
(b) for all other cases of insurance on a compulsory
or optional basis: Association d'assurance contre les acci-
dents, section industrielle (Accident
Insurance Association, Industrial Depart-
ment), Luxembourg.
4.Unemployment: Administration de l'emploi (Employment
Service), Luxembourg.
5.Family benefits: Caisse nationale des prestations famil-
iales (National Fund forFamily
Benefits), Luxembourg.
6.Death grants:
(a) for the purposes of applying Article 66 of the
Regulation: Union des caisses de maladie (sickness
funds' association), Luxembourg;
(b) in other cases: Institutions referred to in 1 or 3,
depending upon which branch of insur-
ance is responsible for the payment of
benefit.
II. OTHER CASES: Insepction générale de la sécurité sociale
(General Inspectorate for Social
Security), Luxembourg.
J. NETHERLANDS
1.Sickness, maternity, invalidity, accidents at work,
occupational diseases, and unemployment:
(a) benefits in kind: Ziekenfondsraad (Sickness Funds
Council), Amstelveen;
(b) cash benefits: ►M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via GAK Nederland BV,
Amsterdam ◄.
2.Old-age, death (Pensions), family benefits:
(a) as a general rule: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insur-
ance Bank), Postbus 1100, 1180 BH
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(b) dealings with Belgium: Bureau voor Belgische Zaken, Breda;
(c) dealings with Germany: Bureau voor Duitse zaken (Department
of German Affairs), Nijmegen.
K. AUSTRIA
1.Sickness, accident and pension insurance: Hauptverband der österreichischen
Sozialversicherungsträger (Main Asso-
ciation of Austrian Insurance
Institutions), Wien.
2.Unemployment insurance: Landesgeschäftsstelle Wien des Arbeits-
marktservice, Wien (Regional Office of
the Labour-Market Service, Vienna).
3.Family benefits:
(a) Family benefits with the exception of Karenzgeld
(parental leave allowance): Bundesministerium für Umwelt, Jugend
und Familie, Wien (Federal Ministry of
the Environment, Youth and the Family,
Vienna);
(b) Karenzgeld (parental leave allowance): Bundesministerium für Arbeit, Gesund-
heit und Soziales (Federal Ministry of
Labour, Health and Social Affairs),
section III, Wien.
L. PORTUGAL
With relation to all legislation, schemes and branches
of social security referred to in Article 4 of the
Regulation: ►M1Departamento de Relações Inter-
nacionais de Segurança Social
(Department of International Relations
forSocial Secur ity), Lisboa. ◄
M. FINLAND
1.Sickness and maternity insurance, national
pensions, family benefits, unemployment benefits
and►M2 employment pensions ◄: Kansanelakelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki.
3.Accidents at work, occupational diseases: Tapaturmavakuutuslaitosten Liitto —
Olycksfallsförsäkringsanstalternas
Förbund (Federation of Accident Insur-
ance Institutions), Helsinki.
N. SWEDEN
1.For all contingencies except unemployment bene-
fits: Riksförsäkringsverket (National Social
Insurance Board).
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O. UNITED KINDOM
Great Britain:
(a) contributions and benefits in kind for posted workers: National Insurance Contributions Office
of the Inland Revenue, International
Services, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98
1ZZ.
(b) all other questions: Department of Social Security, Benefits
Agency, Pensions and Overseas Benefits
Directorate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98
1BA.
Northern Ireland : Department of Health and Social
Services, Northern Ireland Social
Security Agency, Network Support
Branch, Overseas Benefits Unit, Castle
Buildings, Belfast BT4 3SP.
Gibraltar: Department of Social Security, Benefits
Agency, Pensions and Overseas Benefits
Directorate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98
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ANNEX 5 (A) (B) (4) (7) (9) (12) (13) (14) (15)
IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS OF BILATERAL CONVENTIONS
WHICH REMAIN IN FORCE
(Articles 4 (5), 5, 53 (3), 104, 105 (2), 116, 121 and 122 of the implementing
Regulation)
General observations
I. Whenever the provisions set out in this Annex refer to the provisions of
Conventions orof Regulations No 3, No 4 orNo 36/63/EEC, those
references shall be replaced by references to the corresponding
provisions of the Regulation or of the implementing Regulation, unless
the provisions of those Conventions remain in force by virtue of their
inclusion in Annex II to the Regulation.
II. The denunciation clause contained in a Convention, certain provisions of
which are included in this Annex, shall remain in force in respect of the
said provisions.
1. BELGIUM-DENMARK
The Arrangement of 23 November 1978 on the reciprocal waiving of
reimbursement pursuant to Article 36 (3) (sickness and maternity
benefits in kind) of the Regulation and Article 105 (2) (costs of
administrative checks and medical examinations) of the implementing
Regulation.
2. BELGIUM-GERMANY
(a) Administrative Arrangement No 2 of 20 July 1965 on the
implementation of the Complementary Agreement No 3 to the
General Convention of 7 December 1957 (payment of pensions for
the period prior to the entry into force of the Convention).
(b) Article 9(1) of the Agreement of 20 July 1965 concerning the
implementation of Regulations No 3 and No 4 of the Council of the
European Economic Community, concerning social security for
migrant workers.
(c) The Agreement of 6 October 1964 on the refund of benefits in kind
provided to pensioners who were formerly frontier workers,
implementing Article 14 (3) of Regulation No 36/63/EEC and
Article 73 (4) of Regulation No 4 of the Council of the European
Economic Community.
(d) The Agreement of 29 January 1969 on the recovery of social
contributions.
(e) The Agreement of 4 December 1975 on the waiving of reimburse-
ment of the amount of benefits provided to unemployed persons.
3. BELGIUM-SPAIN
None.
4. BELGIUM-FRANCE
(a) The Arrangement of 22 December 1951 on the implementation of
Article 23 of the Complementary Agreement of 17 January 1948
(workers in mines and similar undertakings).
(b) The Administrative Arrangement of 21 December 1959 supple-
menting the Administrative Arrangement of 22 December 1951
made pursuant to Article 23 of the Complementary Agreement of 17
January 1948 (workers in mines and similar undertakings).
(c) The Agreement of 8 July 1964 on the refund of benefits in kind
provided to pensioners who were formerly frontier workers,
implementing Article 14 (3) of Regulation No 36/63/EEC and
Article 73 (4) of Regulation No 4 of the Council of the European
Economic Community.
(d) The Agreement of 4 July 1984 relating to medical examinations of
frontier workers resident in one country and working in the other.
(e) The Agreement of 14 May 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement of
the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations,
adopted pursuant to Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation.
(f) The Agreements of 3 October 1977 implementing Article 92 of
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (recovery of social security
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(g) The Agreement of 29 June 1979 concerning the reciprocal waiving
of reimbursement provided for in Article 70 (3) of the Regulation
(costs of unemployment benefit).
(h) The Administrative Arrangement of 6 March 1979 on the
procedures for the implementation of the Additional Convention
of 12 October 1978 on social security between Belgium and France
in respect of its provisions relating to self-employed persons.
(i) The Exchange of letters of 21 November 1994 and 8 February 1995
concerning the procedures for the settlement of reciprocal claims
pursuant to Articles 93, 94, 95 and 96 of the implementing
Regulation.
5. BELGIUM-GREECE
None.
6. BELGIUM-IRELAND
The exchange of letters of 19 May and 28 July 1981 concerning Articles
36 (3) and 70 (3) of the Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimburse-
ment of the costs of benefits in kind and of unemployment benefits
under the provisions of Chapters 1 and 6 of Title III of the Regulation)
and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (reciprocal waiving
of reimbursement of the costs of administrative checks and medical
examinations).
7. BELGIUM-ITALY
(a) Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, the second and third
paragraphs of Article 24 and Article 28 (4) of the Administrative
Arrangement of 20 October 1950, as amended by Corrigendum 1 of
10 April 1952, Corrigendum 2 of 9 December 1957 and
Corrigendum 3 of 21 February 1963.
(b) Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Agreement of 21 February 1963 in so far
as they concern the implementation of Regulations No 3 and No 4 of
the Council of the European Economic Community on social
security for migrant workers.
(c) The Agreement of 12 January 1974 for the implementation of
Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation.
(d) The Agreement of 31 October 1979 for the purposes of Article 18
(9) of the implementing Regulation.
(e) The exchange of letters of 10 December 1991 and 10 February 1992
concerning the reimbursement of reciprocal claims under Article 93
of the implementing Regulation.
8. BELGIUM-LUXEMBOURG
(a) …
(b) …
(c) The Agreement of 28 January 1961 on the recovery of social
security contributions.
(d) The Agreement of 1 August 1975 on the waiver of reimbursement
provided for in Article 36 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/
71 of 14 June 1971 in the case of expenditure on benefits in kind
granted under sickness and maternity insurance to members of the
Family of a worker who do not reside in the same country as the
worker.
(e) The Agreement of 16 April 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement
of the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations,
adopted pursuant to Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation.
(f) …
9. BELGIUM-NETHERLANDS
►M2(a)◄The Agreement of 21 March 1968 on the collection and
recovery of social security contributions, and the
Administrative Agreement of 25 November 1970 made
pursuant to the said Agreement.
►M2(b)◄Agreement of 24 December 1980 on sickness insurance
(health care), as amended.
►M2(c)◄The Agreement of 12 August 1982 on insurance for
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10. BELGIUM-AUSTRIA
None.
11. BELGIUM-PORTUGAL
None.
12. BELGIUM-FINLAND
The exchange of letters of 18 August and 15 September 1994 regarding
Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71
(reimbursement or waiving of reimbursement of the cost of benefits in
kind) and Article 105 (2) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (waiving of
reimbursement of the cost of administrative checks and medical
examinations).
13. BELGIUM-SWEDEN
Does not apply.
14. BELGIUM-UNITED KINGDOM
(a) The exchange of letters of 4 May and 14 June 1976 regarding
Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (waiving of
reimbursement of the costs of administrative checks and medical
examinations).
(b) The exchange of letters of 18 January and 14 March 1977 regarding
Article 36 (3) of the Regulation (arrangement for reimbursement or
waiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind provided
underthe ter ms of Chapter1 of Title III of the Regulation) as
amended by the exchange of letters of 4 May and 23 July 1982
(agreement for reimbursement of costs incurred under Article 22 (1)
(a) of the Regulation).
15. DENMARK-GERMANY
(a) Articles 8 to 14 of the Arrangement of 4 June 1954 on the
implementation of the Convention of 14 August 1953.
(b) The Agreement of 27 April 1979 concerning:
(i) the partial reciprocal waiving of costs of reimbursement
provided for in Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation
and the reciprocal waiving of reimbursement provided for in
Article 70 (3) of the Regulation and Article 105 (2) of the
implementing Regulation (partial waiving of costs of reimbur-
sement in respect of benefits in kind for sickness, maternity,
accidents at work and occupational diseases and waiving of
costs of reimbursement in respect of unemployment benefit and
administrative checks and medical examinations);
(ii) Article 93 (6) of the implementing Regulation (method of
assessing the amount to be refunded in respect of benefits in
kind forsickness and mater nity).
16. DENMARK-SPAIN
Agreement of 1 July 1980 on the partial reciprocal waiving of
reimbursement provided for in Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of the
Regulation and the reciprocal waiving of reimbursement provided for in
Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation. (Partial waiving of
reimbursement in respect of benefits in kind for sickness, maternity,
accidents at work and occupational diseases and waiving of reimburse-
ment in respect of administrative checks and medical examinations).
17. DENMARK-FRANCE
The Arrangement of 29 June 1979 and the additional Arrangement of 2
June 1993 concerning the partial waiving of reimbursement pursuant to
Article 36 (3) and Article 63 (3) of the Regulation and the reciprocal
waiving of reimbursement pursuant to Article 105 (2) of the
implementing Regulation (partial waiving of reimbursement of the
cost of benefits in kind in respect of sickness, maternity, accidents at
work and occupational diseases, and waiving of reimbursement of the
cost of administrative checks and medical examinations).1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 126
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18. DENMARK-GREECE
Agreement of 8 May 1986 on the partial reciprocal waiving of
reimbursement provided for in Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of the
Regulation and the reciprocal waiving of reimbursement provided for in
Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation. (Partial waiving of
reimbursement in respect of benefits in kind for sickness, maternity,
accidents at work and occupational diseases and waiving of reimburse-
ment in respect of administrative checks and medical examinations).
19. DENMARK-IRELAND
The exchange of letters of 22 December 1980 and 11 February 1981 on
the reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind
granted under insurance for sickness, maternity, accidents at work and
occupational diseases, and of unemployment benefits and of the costs of
administrative checks and medical examinations (Articles 36 (3), 63 (3),
and 70 (3) of the Regulation and Article 105 (2) of the implementing
Regulation).
20. DENMARK-ITALY
(a) The Exchange of Letters of 12 November 1982 and 12 January 1983
concerning Article 36(3) of the Regulation (reciprocal waiving of
reimbursement of costs of benefits in kind for sickness and
maternity provided under the terms of Chapter 1 of Title III of the
Regulation with the exception of Article 22(1)(c) of the Regulation).
(b) Agreement of 18 November 1998 on the reimbursement of costs
pursuant to Articles 36 and 63 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71
(benefits in kind under insurance for sickness, maternity, accidents
at work and occupational diseases) and Article 105 of Regulation
(EEC) No 574/72 (costs of administrative checks and medical
examinations).
21. DENMARK-LUXEMBOURG
The Agreement of 19 June 1978 concerning the reciprocal waiving of
reimbursement provided for in Article 36 (3), 63 (3) and 70 (3) of the
Regulation and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (costs of
benefits in kind for sickness, maternity, accidents at work and
occupational diseases, costs of unemployment benefit and costs of
administrative checks and medical examinations).
22. DENMARK-NETHERLANDS
(a) The exchange of letters of 30 March and 25 April 1979 regarding
Article 36 (3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation (partial reciprocal
waiving of reimbursement of costs of benefits in kind for sickness,
maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases).
(b) The exchange of letters of 30 March and 25 April 1979 regarding
Article 70 (3) of the Regulation and Article 105 (2) of the
implementing Regulation (waiver of reimbursement of costs of
benefits paid pursuant to Article 69 of the Regulation and of costs of
administrative checks and medical examinations).
23. DENMARK-AUSTRIA
Agreement of 13 February 1995 concerning the reimbursement of
expenditure in the field of social security.
24. DENMARK-PORTUGAL
Agreement of 17 April 1998 on the partial waiving of reimbursement of
costs pursuant to Articles 36 and 63 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71
(benefits in kind under insurance for sickness, maternity, accidents at
work and occupational diseases) and Article 105 of Regulation (EEC)
No 574/72 (costs of administrative checks and medical examinations).
25. DENMARK-FINLAND
Article 23 of the Nordic Convention on social security of 15 June 1992:
agreement on the reciprocal waiver of refunds pursuant to Articles 36
(3), 63 (3) and 70 (3) of the Regulation (costs of benefits in kind in
respect of sickness and maternity, accidents at work and occupational
diseases, and unemployment benefits) and Article 105 (2) of the1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 127
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implementing Regulation (costs of administrative checks and medical
examinations).
26. DENMARK-SWEDEN
Article 23 of the Nordic Convention on social security of 15 June 1992:
agreement on the reciprocal waiver of refunds pursuant to Articles 36
(3), 63 (3) and 70 (3) of the Regulation (costs of benefits in kind in
respect of sickness and maternity, accidents at work and occupational
diseases, and unemployment benefits) and article 105 (2) of the
implementing Regulation (costs of administrative checks and medical
examinations).
27. DENMARK-UNITED KINGDOM
1. The exchange of letters of 30 March and 19 April 1977 as modified
by an exchange of letters of 8 November 1989 and of 10 January
1990 shall be added in point 1 after 19 April 1977 regarding Articles
36 (3), 63 (3) and 70 (3) of the Regulation and Article 105 (2) of the
implementing Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of the costs of:
(a) benefits in kind provided under the terms of Chapter 1 or 4 of
Title III of the Regulation;
(b) …
(c) administrative checks and medical examinations referred to in
Article 105 of the implementing Regulation).
2. The exchange of letters of 5 March and 10 September 1984 relating
to the non-application to self-employed persons of agreements
regarding the waiver of reimbursement of unemployment benefits
paid pursuant to Article 69 of the Regulation, in dealings with
Gibraltar.
28. GERMANY-SPAIN
Agreement of 25 June 1990 relating to the reimbursement of costs for
benefits in kind in the case of sickness.
29. GERMANY-FRANCE
(a) Artricles 2 to 4 and 22 to 28 of Administrative Arrangement No 2 of
31 January 1952 on the implementation of the General Convention
of 10 July 1950.
(b) Article 1 of the Agreement of 27 June 1963 on the implementation
of Article 74 (5) of Regulation No 4 (refund of benefits in kind
provided to the members of the families of insured persons).
(c) The Agreement of 14 October 1977 concerning the waiving of
reimbursement provided for in Article 70 (3) of the Regulation
(costs of unemployment benefit).
(d) The Agreement of 26 May 1981 concerning Article 36 (3) of the
Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of the costs of
benefits in kind in case of sickness, provided under Article 32 of the
Regulation to pensioners who were formerly frontier workers, to
members of their families or to their survivors).
(e) The Agreement of 26 May 1981 implementing Article 92 of the
Regulation (collection and recovery of social security contributions).
(f) The Agreement of 26 May 1981 concerning the implementing of
Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (reciprocal waiving
of reimbursement of the costs of administrative and medical
controls).
30. GERMANY-GREECE
(a) Articles 1 and 3 to 6 of the Administrative Arrangement of 19
October 1962 and the Second Administrative Arrangement of 23
October1972 concer ning the convention on unemployment
insurance of 31 May 1961.
(b) The Agreement of 11 May 1981 concerning the reimbursement of
family allowances.
(c) The Agreement of 11 March 1982 on the reimbursement of the costs
of benefits in kind forsickness.
31. GERMANY-IRELAND
The Agreement of 20 March 1981 concerning Articles 36 (3), 63 (3) and
70 (3) of the Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of the
costs of benefits in kind in respect of sickness, maternity, accidents at
work and occupational diseases, and of unemployment benefits) and1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 128
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Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (reciprocal waiving of
reimbursement of the costs of administrative and medical controls).
32. GERMANY-ITALY
(a) Article 14, Article 17 (1), Articles 18 and 42, Article 45 (1) and
Article 46 of the Administrative Arrangement of 6 December 1953
on the implementation of the Convention of 5 May 1953 (payment
of pensions).
(b) Articles 1 and 2 of the Agreement of 27 June 1963 on the
implementation of Article 73 (4) and 74 (5) of Regulation No 4
(refund of benefits in kind provided to members of the families of
insured persons).
(c) The Agreement of 5 November 1968 on the refund, by the German
competent institutions, of expenditure incurred in the provision of
benefits in kind in Italy by Italian sickness insurance institutions to
the member of the families of Italian workers insured in the Federal
Republic of Germany.
33. GERMANY-LUXEMBOURG
(a) Articles 1 and 2 of the Agreement of 27 June 1963 on the
implementation of Articles 73 (4) and 74 (5) of Regulation No 4
(refund of benefits in kind provided to member of the families of
insured persons).
(b) The Agreements of 9 December 1969 on the waiver of the refund,
provided for in Article 14 (2) of Regulation No 36/63/EEC, of
expenditure incurred in the provisions of benefits in kind for
sickness to a pensioner who is either a former frontier worker or the
survivor of a frontier worker, and to the members of his family.
(c) The Agreements of 14 October 1975 on the waiving of reimburse-
ment of the costs of administrative checks and medical
examinations, adopted pursuant to Article 105 (2) of the imple-
menting Regulation.
(d) The Agreement of 14 October 1975 on the collection and recovery
of social security contributions.
(e) The Agreement of 25 January 1990 relating to the application of
Articles 20 and 22 (1) (b) and (c) of the Regulation.
34. GERMANY-NETHERLANDS
(a) Articles 9, 10 (2) to (5), 17, 18, 19 and 21 of Administrative
Arrangements No 1 of 18 June 1954 on the Convention of 29 March
1951 (sickness insurance and payment of pensions).
(b) The Agreement of 27 May 1964 on the waiver of the refund of
expenditure incurred in medical examinations and administrative
checks regarding insurance for invalidity, old-age and survivors
(pension insurance).
(c) The Agreement of 21 January 1969 on the recovery of social
insurance contributions.
(d) The Agreement of 3 September 1969 on the waiver of the refund,
provided for in Article 14 (2) of Regulation No 36/63/EEC, of
expenditure incurred in the provision of benefits in kind for sickness
to a pensioner who is either a former frontier worker or the survivor
of a frontier worker, and to the member of his family.
(e) The Agreement of 22 July 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement of
unemployment benefits.
(f) The Agreement of 11 October 1979 implementing Article 92 of the
Regulation (minimum amounts stipulated for the recovery of social
security contributions).
(g) The Agreement of 1 October 1981 regarding the reimbursements of
the cost of benefits in kind referred to in Articles 93, 94 and 95 of
the implementing Regulation.
(h) The Agreement of 15 February 1982 on the implementation of
Article 20 of the Regulation in respect of members of the families of
frontier workers.
35. GERMANY-AUSTRIA
Section II, Number1, and Section III of the Agr eement of 2 August
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36. GERMANY-PORTUGAL
None.
37. GERMANY-FINLAND
None.
38. GERMANY-SWEDEN
None.
39. GERMANY-UNITED KINGDOM
(a) Articles 8, 9, 25 to 27 and 29 to 32 of the Arrangement of 10
December 1964 on the implementation of the Agreement of 20 April
1960.
(b) The Agreement of 29 April 1977 concerning the waiving of the
reimbursement of costs of benefits in kind for sickness, maternity,
accidents at work and occupational diseases, costs of unemployment
benefit and costs of administrative checks and medical examina-
tions.
(c) The exchange of letters of 18 July and 28 September 1983 relating
to the non-application to self-employed persons of agreements
concerning the waiver of reimbursement of unemployment benefits
paid pursuant to Article 69 of the Regulation, in dealings with
Gibraltar.
40. SPAIN-FRANCE
None.
41. SPAIN-GREECE
Does not apply.
42. SPAIN-IRELAND
Does not apply.
43. SPAIN-ITALY
The Agreement on a new procedure for the improvement and
simplification of reimbursements of costs for health care of 21
November 1997 concerning Article 36(3) of the Regulation (reimburse-
ment of sickness and maternity benefits in kind) and Articles 93, 94, 95,
100 and 102(5) of the implementing Regulation (procedures for the
refund and sickness and maternity insurance benefits and late claims).
44. SPAIN-LUXEMBOURG
None.
45. SPAIN-NETHERLANDS
Agreement of 21 February 2000 between the Netherlands and Spain
facilitating the settlement of reciprocal claims relating to sickness and
maternity insurance benefits when implementing the provisions of
Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72.
46. SPAIN-AUSTRIA
None.
47. SPAIN-PORTUGAL
Articles 42, 43 and 44 of the Administrative Arragement of 22 May
1970.
48. SPAIN-FINLAND
None.
49. SPAIN-SWEDEN
None.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 130
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50. SPAIN-UNITED KINGDOM
The Agreement of 18 June 1999 on the reimbursement of costs for
benefits in kind granted pursuant to the provisions of Regulations (EEC)
No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72.
51. FRANCE-GREECE
No convention.
52. FRANCE-IRELAND
The exchange of letters of 30 July and 26 Sepember 1980 concerning
reciprocal waiver of the reimbursement of unemployment benefits
(Article 70 (3) of the Regulation).
53. FRANCE-ITALY
(a) Articles 2 to 4 of the Administrative Arrangement of 12 April 1950
on the implementation of the General Convention of 31 March 1948
(increase of French pensions for accidents at work).
(b) The exchange of letters of 14 May and 2 August 1991 concerning
the terms for settling reciprocal claims under Article 93 of the
implementing Regulation.
(c) The supplementary exchange of letters of 22 March and 15 April
1994 concerning the procedures for the settlement of reciprocal
debts under the terms of Articles 93, 94, 95 and 96 of the
implementing Regulation.
(d) Exchange of Letters of 2 April 1997 and 20 October 1998 modifying
the Exchange of Letters mentioned under point (b) and (c)
concerning the procedures for the settlement of reciprocal debts
under the terms of Articles 93, 94, 95 and 96 of the implementing
Regulation.
(e) The Agreement of 28 June 2000 waiving reimbursement of the costs
referred to in Article 105(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 for
administrative checks and medical examinations requested under
Article 51 of the abovementioned Regulation.
54. FRANCE-LUXEMBOURG
(a) The Agreement of 24 February 1962 concluded pursuant to Article
51 of Regulation No 3, and the Administrative Arrangement of the
same date made pursuant to the said Agreement.
(b) The Agreement of 2 July 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement,
provided for in Article 36 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/
71 of 14 June 1971, of the costs of sickness or maternity insurance
benefits in kind provided to members of a worker's family who do
not reside in the same country as the worker.
(c) The Agreement of 2 July 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement,
provided for in Article 36 (3) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/
71 of 14 June 1971, of the costs of sickness or maternity insurance
benefits in kind provided to former frontier workers, the members of
theirfamilies ortheirsur vivor s.
(d) The Agreement of 2 July 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement of
the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations
provided for in Article 105 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC)
No 574/72 of 21 March 1972.
(e) The exchange of letters of 17 July and 20 September 1995
concerning the terms for settling reciprocal claims under Articles 93,
95 and 96 of the implementing Regulation.
55. FRANCE-NETHERLANDS
(a) The Agreement of 28 April 1997 on the waiving of reimbursement
of the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations
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(b) The Agreement of 29 September 1998 laying down the special
conditions for determining the amounts to be reimbursed for benefits
in kind underthe ter ms of Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and
(EEC) No 574/72.
(c) The Agreement of 3 February 1999 laying down the special
conditions for administration and settling of reciprocal debts for
sickness benefits underthe ter ms of Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71
and (EEC) No 574/72.
56. FRANCE-AUSTRIA
None.
57. FRANCE-PORTUGAL
Agreement of 28 April 1999 laying down the special detailed rules
governing the administration and settlement of reciprocal claims for
medical treatment pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC)
No 574/72.
58. FRANCE-UNITED KINGDOM
(a) The Exchange of Letters of 25 March and 28 April 1997 regarding
Article 105(2) of the implementing Regulation (waiving of
reimbursement of the costs of administrative checks and medical
examinations).
(b) The Agreement of 8 December 1998 on the specific methods of
determining the amounts to be reimbursed for benefits in kind
pursuant to Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72.
58a. FRANCE-FINLAND
Does not apply.
58b. FRANCE-SWEDEN
None.
59. GREECE-IRELAND
No convention.
60. GREECE-ITALY
No convention.
61. GREECE-LUXEMBOURG
No convention.
62. GREECE-NETHERLANDS
The exchange of letters of 8 September 1992 and 30 June 1993
concerning the methods of reimbursement between institutions.
63. GREECE-AUSTRIA
Agreement on the waiving of reimbursement of the costs of
administrative checks and medical examinations provided for in Article
105(2) of the implementing Regulation in the form of a written record
dated 29 April 1999.
64. GREECE-PORTUGAL
Does not apply.
65. GREECE-FINLAND
None.
66. GREECE-SWEDEN
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67. GREECE-UNITED KINGDOM
No convention.
68. IRELAND-ITALY
No convention.
69. IRELAND-LUXEMBOURG
The exchange of letters of 26 September 1975 and 5 August 1976
concerning Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation and Article 105
(2) of the implementing Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of the
costs of benefits in kind provided pursuant to Chapter 1 or 4 of Title III
of the Regulation, and of the costs of administrative checks and medical
examinations referred to in Article 105 of the implementing Regulation).
70. IRELAND-NETHELRANDS
(a) The exchange of letters of 28 July and 10 October 1978 regarding
Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation (partial reciprocal
waiving of reimbursement of costs of benefits in kind for sickness,
maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases).
(b) The Exchange of Letters of 22 April and 27 July 1987 concerning
Article 70 (3) of the Regulation (waiving of costs of reimbursement
in respect of benefits awarded in application of Article 69 of the
Regulation) and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation
(waiving of the reimbursement of the costs of administrative checks
and medical examinations referred to in Article 105 of the
implementing Regulation).
71. IRELAND-AUSTRIA
None.
72. IRELAND-PORTUGAL
Does not apply.
73. IRELAND-FINLAND
Does not apply.
74. IRELAND-SWEDEN
Does not apply.
75. IRELAND-UNITED KINGDOM
The exchange of letters of 9 July 1975 regarding Articles 36 (3) and 63
(3) of the Regulation (arrangement for reimbursement or waiving of
reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind provided under the terms
of Chapter1 or4 of Title III of the Regulation) and Ar ticle 105 (2) of
the implementing Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of the costs of
administrative checks and medical examinations).
76. ITALY-LUXEMBOURG
Article 4 (5) and (6) of the Administrative Arrangement of 19 January
1955 on the implementing provisions of the General Convention on
Social Security (sickness insurance for agricultural workers).
77. ITALY-NETHERLANDS
(a) The third paragraph of Article 9 and the third paragraph of Article
11 of the Administrative Arrangement of 11 February 1955 on the
implementation of the General Convention of 28 October 1952
(sickness insurance).
(b) The Agreement of 27 June 1963 on the implementation of Article 75
(3) of Regulation No 4 (refund of benefits in kind awarded to
pensioners and to members of their families).
(c) The Agreement of 24 December 1996/27 February 1997 on Article
36(3) and Article 63(3) of the Regulation.
78. ITALY-AUSTRIA
None.
79. ITALY-PORTUGAL
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80. ITALY-FINLAND
Does not apply.
81. ITALY-SWEDEN
None.
82. ITALY-UNITED KINGDOM
The exchange of letters of 1 and 16 February 1995 concerning Articles
36 (3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation (reimbursement of waiving of
reimbursement of expenditure for benefits in kind) and Article 105 (2) of
the implementing Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of the costs of
administrative checks and medical examinations).
83. LUXEMBOURG-NETHERLANDS
(a) The Agreement of 1 November 1976 on the waiving of reimburse-
ment of the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations
adopted pursuant to Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation.
(b) The Agreement of 3 February 1977 on the waiving of reimburse-
ment of the costs of sickness or maternity insurance benefits in kind
provided pursuant to Articles 19 (2), 26, 28 and 29 (1) of Council
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971.
(c) The Agreement of 20 December 1978 relating to the perception and
the recovery of social insurance contributions.
84. LUXEMBOURG-AUSTRIA
Agreement of 22 June 1995 on the, reimbursement of expenditure in the
field of social security.
85. LUXEMBOURG-PORTUGAL
None.
86. LUXEMBOURG-FINLAND
Reimbursement — arrangement of 24 February 1994 under Articles 36
(3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation.
87. LUXEMBOURG-SWEDEN
Arrangement of 27 November 1996 on the reimbursement of
expenditure in the field of social security.
88. LUXEMBOURG-UNITED KINGDOM
(a) The exchange of letters of 28 November and 18 December 1975
regarding Article 70 (3) of the Regulation (waiving of reimburse-
ment of benefits paid pursuant to Article 69 of the Regulation).
(b) The exchange of letters of 18 December 1975 and 20 January 1976
regarding Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation and Article
105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (waiving of reimbursement
of costs of benefits in kind provided under the terms of Chapter 1 or
4 orTitle III of the Regulation, and also of the costs entailed in
administrative checks and medical examinations referred to in
Article 105 of the implementing Regulation).
(c) The exchange of letters of 18 July and 27 October 1983 relating to
the non-application of the agreement detailed at (a) to self-employed
persons moving between Luxembourg and Gibraltar.
89. NETHERLANDS-AUSTRIA
Agreement of 17 November 1993 on the refund of social security costs.
90. NETHERLANDS-PORTUGAL
(a) Articles 33 and 34 of the Administrative Arrangement of 9 May
1980.
(b) The agreement of 11 December 1987 concerning the reimbursement
of benefits in kind in the case of sickness and maternity.
91. NETHERLANDS-FINLAND
Reimbursement — arrangement of 26 January 1994 under Articles 36
(3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 134
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92. NETHERLANDS-SWEDEN
None.
93. NETHERLANDS-UNITED KINGDOM
(a) The second sentence of Article 3 of the Administrative
Arrangement of 12 June 1956 on the implementation of
the Convention of 11 August 1954.
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concerning Article 36 (3) of the Regulation (reimburse-
ment or waiver of reimbursement of expenditure for
benefits in kind), as amended.
94. AUSTRIA-PORTUGAL
Agreement of 16 December 1998 on the refund of benefits in kind.
95. AUSTRIA-FINLAND
Agreement of 23 June 1994 on the reimbursement of expenditure in the
field of social security.
96. AUSTRIA-SWEDEN
Arrangement of 22 December 1993 on the reimbursement of costs in the
field of social security.
97. AUSTRIA-UNITED KINGDOM
(a) Article 18 (1) and (2) of the Arrangement of 10 November 1980 for
the implementation of the Convention on social security of 22 July
1980 as amended by Supplementary Arrangements No 1 of 26
March 1986 and No 2 of 4 June 1993 with regard to persons who
cannot claim treatment under Chapter 1 of Title III of the
Regulation.
(b) Article 18 (1) of the said Arrangement with regard to persons who
can claim treatment under Chapter 1 of Title III of the Regulation on
the understanding that for Austrian nationals resident in the territory
of Austria and for nationals of the United Kingdom resident in the
territory of the United Kingdom (with the exception of Gibraltar) the
relevant passport shall replace the form E 111 for all benefits
covered by that form.
(c) Agreement of 30 November 1994 concerning the reimbursement of
expenditure for social security benefits.
98. PORTUGAL-FINLAND
Does not apply.
99. PORTUGAL-SWEDEN
None.
100. PORTUGAL-UNITED KINGDOM
Articles 3 and 4 of the Annex to the Administrative Arrangement of 31
December 1981 for the application of the Protocol on medical treatment
of 15 November1978.
101. FINLAND-SWEDEN
Article 23 of the Nordic Convention on social security of 15 June 1992:
agreement on the reciprocal waiver of refunds pursuant to Articles 36
(3), 63 (3) and 70 (3) of the Regulation (costs of benefits in kind in
respect of sickness and maternity, accidents at work and occupational
diseases, and unemployment benefits) and Article 105 (2) of the
implementing Regulation (costs of administrative checks and medical
examinations).
102. FINLAND-UNITED KINGDOM
The exchange of letters of 1 and 20 June 1995 concerning Articles 36 (3)
and 63 (3) of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (reimbursement or waiving
of reimbursement of the cost of benefits in kind) and Article 105 (2) of1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 135
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Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (waiving of reimbursement of the cost of
administrative checks and medical examinations).
103. SWEDEN-UNITED KINGDOM
The arrangement of 15 April 1997 concerning Article 36(3) and Article
63(3) of the Regulation (reimbursement or waiving of reimbursement of
the cost of benefits in kind) and Article 105(2) of the implementing
Regulation (waiving of refunds of the costs of administrative checks and
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ANNEX 6 (A) (B) (4) (7) (9) (13)
PROCEDURE FOR THE PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
(Articles 4 (6), 53 (1) and 122 of the Implementing Regulation)
General observation
Payments of arrears and other single payments shall in principle be made through
the liaison bodies. Current and sundry payments shall be made in accordance with
the procedure set out in this Annex.
A. BELGIUM
Direct payment.
B. DENMARK
Direct payment.
C. GERMANY
1.Pension insurance for manual workers (invalidity, old-age, death):
(a) dealings with Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Austria, Finland
and Sweden: direct payment;
(b) dealings with the Netherlands: payment through the liaison bodies
(joint implementation of Articles 53 to 58 of the Implementing
Regulation and of the provisions set out in Annex 5).
2.Pension insurance for clerical staff and miners (invalidity, old-age,
death):
(a) dealings with Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland,
Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Austria, Finland
and Sweden: direct payment;
(b) dealings with the Netherlands: payment through the liaison bodies
(joint implementing of Articles 53 to 58 of the Implementing
Regulation and of the provisions set out in Annex 5).
3.Old-age insurance for farmers: direct payment.
4.Accident insurance:
(a) dealings with Spain, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal:
payment through the liaison bodies of the competent State and the
State of residence (joint application of Articles 53 to 58 of the
implementing Regulation and of the provisions set out in Annex 5);
(b) dealings with Belgium, France and Austria: payment through the
liaison body of the competent State;
(c) dealings with Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Luxembourg, the United
Kingdom and Sweden: direct payment, unless otherwise provided for.
D. SPAIN
Direct payment.
E. FRANCE
1. All schemes with the exception of the mariners' scheme: direct payment.
2. Mariners' scheme: payment by the paying authority of the Member States
wherein the person entitled to benefits resides.
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G. IRELAND
Direct payment.
H. ITALY
(a)Employed persons:
1.Pensions for invalidity, old-age and survivors:
(a) dealings, with Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France (excluding the
French Miners' Funds), Greece, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Nether-
lands, Portugal and the United Kingdom: direct payment;
(b) dealings with the Federal Republic of Germany and the French
Miners' Funds: payment through liaison bodies;
2.Pensions for accidents at work and occupational diseases: direct
payment;
(b)Self-employed persons: direct payment.
I. LUXEMBOURG
Direct payment.
J. NETHERLANDS
1. Dealings with Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Portugal and the United Kingdom: direct payment.
2. Dealings with the Federal Republic of Germany: payment through liaison
bodies (implementation of the provisions set out in Annex 5).
K. AUSTRIA
Direct payment.
L. PORTUGAL
Direct payment.
M. FINLAND
Direct payment.
N. SWEDEN
Direct payment.
O. UNITED KINGDOM
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ANNEX 7 (A)(B)
BANKS
(Articles 4 (7), 55 (3) and 122 of the implementing Regulation)
A. BELGIUM: none.
B. DENMARK: Danmarks Nationalbank (National Bank of Denmark),
København.
C. FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
GERMANY: Deutsche Bundesbank (Federal Bank of Germany), Frankfurt
am Main.
D. SPAIN: Banco Santander, Madrid.E. FRANCE: Banque de France (Bank of France), Paris.
F. GREECE: Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος, Αθήνα (Bank of Greece), Athens.
G. IRELAND: Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin.
H. ITALY: Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (National Labour Bank), Roma.
I. LUXEMBOURG: Caisse d'épargne (Savings Bank), Luxembourg.J. NETHERLANDS: none.
K. AUSTRIA: Österreichische Nationalbank (National Bank of Austria),
Wien.
L. PORTUGAL: Banco de Portugal (Bank of Portugal), Lisboa.
M. FINLAND: Leonia Pankki Oyj, Helsinki/Leonia bank Abp, Helsingfors.N. SWEDEN: none.
O. UNITED KINGDOM: Great-Britain: Bank of England, London
Northern-Ireland: Northern Bank Limited, Belfast
Gibraltar: Barclays Bank, Gibraltar.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 139
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ANNEX 8 (B) (12) (13)
GRANT OF FAMILY BENEFITS
(Articles 4 (8), 10a (d) and 122 of the implementing Regulation)
Article 10a (d) of the implementing Regulation is applicable to:
A.Employed persons and self-employed persons
(a) with a reference period of one calendar month in dealings between:
— Belgium and Germany,
— Belgium and Spain,
— Belgium and France,— Belgium and Greece,— Belgium and Ireland,— Belgium and Luxembourg,
— Belgium and Austria,
— Belgium and Portugal,— Belgium and Finland,— Belgium and Sweden,— Belgium and the United Kingdom,
— Germany and Spain,
— Germany and France,— Germany and Greece,— Germany and Ireland,
— Germany and Luxembourg,
— Germany and Austria,— Germany and Portugal,— Germany and Finland,— Germany and Sweden,
— Germany and the United Kingdom,
— Spain and Austria,— Spain and Finland,— Spain and Sweden,— France and Luxembourg,
— France and Austria,
— France and Finland,— France and Sweden,— Ireland and Austria,
— Ireland and Sweden,
— Luxembourg and Austria,— Luxembourg and Finland,— Luxembourg and Sweden,— the Netherlands and Austria,
— the Netherlands and Finland,
— the Netherlands and Sweden,— Austria and Portugal,— Austria and Finland,— Austria and Sweden,
— Austria and the United Kingdom,
— Portugal and France,— Portugal and Ireland,— Portugal and Luxembourg,
— Portugal and Finland,
— Portugal and Sweden,— Portugal and the United Kingdom,— Finland and Sweden,— Finland and the United Kingdom,
— Sweden and the United Kingdom.
(b) with a reference period of a quarter of a calendar year in dealings
between:
— Denmark and Germany,
— the Netherlands and Germany, Denmark, France, Luxembourg,
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B.Self-employed persons
With a reference period of a quarter of a calendar year in dealings between:— Belgium and the Netherlands.
C.Employed persons
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ANNEX 9 (A) (B) (2) (12) (14)
CALCULATION OF THE AVERAGE ANNUAL COST OF BENEFITS IN
KIND
(Articles 4 (9), 94 (3) (a) and 95 (3) (a) of the implementing Regulation)
A. BELGIUM
The general social security scheme shall be taken into consideration when
calculating the average annual cost of benefits in kind.
However, for the purposes of applying Articles 94 and 95 of the
implementing Regulation to cases in which Article 35 (2) of the Regulation
applies, the scheme for compulsory health care insurance for self-employed
persons shall be taken into consideration when calculating the average annual
cost of benefits in kind.
B. DENMARK
The average annual costs of benefits in kind shall be calculated by taking into
account the schemes set up by the law on the public health service, the law on
hospital and, in respect of the cost of rehabilitation, the law on social
assistance.
C. GERMANY
The average annual cost of benefits in kind shall be calculated by taking into
account the general scheme.
D. SPAIN
The annual average cost of benefits in kind is calculated by taking into
consideration the benefits granted by the National Health Service of Spain.
E. FRANCE
The general social Security scheme shall be taken into consideration when
calculating the average annual cost of benefits in kind.
F. GREECE
The general social security scheme administered by the ΊδρυµαΚοινωνικών
Ασφαλίσεων (ΙΚΑ) ( Social Insurance Institute) shall be taken into
consideration when calculating the average annual cost of benefits in kind.
G. IRELAND
The average annual cost of benefits in kind shall be calculated by taking into
consideration the benefits in kind (health services) provided by the Health
Boards mentioned in Annex 2, in accordance with the provisions of the
Health Acts 1947 to 1970.
H. ITALY
The average annual cost of benefits in kind shall be calculated by taking into
account the benefits granted by the national health service in Italy.
I. LUXEMBOURG
All sickness funds and the sickness funds' association shall be taken into
consideration when calculating the annual average cost of benefits in kind.
J. NETHERLANDS
The general social security scheme shall be taken into consideration when
calculating the average annual cost of benefits in kind.
A reduction shall, however, be made to allow for the effects of:
1. invalidity insurance (arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering, WAO);
2. insurance against special sickness costs (verzekering tegen bijzondere
ziektekosten, AWBZ).
K. AUSTRIA
The average annual cost of benefits in kind shall be calculated by taking into
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Health Insurance Funds) and the Landesfonds (bodies responsible for hospital
treatment at Landlevel).
L. PORTUGAL
The annual average cost of benefits in kind is calculated by taking into
consideration the benefits provided by the official Health Services.
M. FINLAND
The average annual cost of benefits in kind shall be calculated by taking
account the schemes of public health and hospital services and the refunds
under the sickness insurance and rehabilitation services provided by
Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki.
N. SWEDEN
The annual average cost of benefits in kind is calculated by taking into
consideration the benefits provided under the national social insurance
scheme.
O. UNITED KINGDOM
The average annual cost of benefits in kind shall be calculated by taking into
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ANNEX 10 (A) (B) (2) (3) (7) (8) (9) (12) (13) (14) (15)
INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES DESIGNATED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
(Article 4 (10) of the implementing Regulation)
A. BELGIUM
For the purposes of applying Article 10b of the implementing Regulation:
Employed persons: The insurance institution with which the
employed person was insured;
Self-employed persons: Institut national d'assurances sociales
pour travailleurs indépendants (National
Social Insurance Institute for the Self-
employed), Brussels.
1. For the purposes of applying Article 14 of the
Regulation and Articles 11 (1) (a) and (2) and
12a, 13 and 14 of the implementing Regulation: Office national de sécurité sociale, Brux-
elles — Rijksdienst voor
Maatscheppelijke Zekerheid, Brussel —
(National Social Security Office, Brus-
sels).
2. For the purposes of applying Article 14b (1) of
the Regulation and Article 11 of the imple-
menting Regulation: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en
faveur des marins — Hulp- en voor-
zorgskas voor zeevarenden — (Relief
and Welfare Fund for Mariners),
Antwerpen.
3. For the purposes of applying Article 14a of the
Regulation and Articles 11a (1) (a) and 12a of
the implementing Regulation: Institut national d'assurance sociales pour
travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles —
Rijksinstituut voor de sociale verzeker-
ingen derzelfstandigen, Br ussel —
(National Social Insurance Institute for
the Self-Employed, Brussels).
3a. For the purposes of applying Article 14c of the
Regulation and Article 12a of the implementing
Regulation:
Employed persons: Office national de sécurité sociale, Brux-
elles — Rijksdienst voor
Maatscheppelijke Zekerheid, Brussel —
(National Social Security Office, Brus-
sels);
Self-employed persons: Institut national d'assurances sociales
pour travailleurs indépendants (National
Social Insurance Institute for the Self-
Employed), Brussels.
3b. Forthe implementation of Ar ticles 14e and 14f
of the Regulation and Article 12b of theimplementing Regulation: Ministère des Affaires Sociales —
Ministerie van Sociale Zaken (Ministry
forSocial Affair s).
4. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the
Regulation, and:
— Article 11 (1) (b) of the implementing
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la santé publique et de l'environnement;
administration de la sécurité sociale,
service des relations internationales,
Bruxelles (Ministry of Social Affairs,
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— Article 11a (1) (b) of the implementing
Regulation: ►M1Ministère des classes moyennes et
de l'agriculture; administration du statutsocial des indépendants, Bruxelles
(Ministry for Small Firms and Traders
and for Agriculture; social insurance
administration for the self-employed),
Brussels. ◄
4a. forthe implementation of Ar ticle 17 of the
Regulation when a special scheme forcivil
servants is involved: Ministère des Affaires Sociales —
Ministerie van Sociale Zaken (Ministry
forSocial Affair s) togetherwith the
institution competent forthe r elevant
special scheme forcivil ser vants.
5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81,
82 (2), 85 (2) and 88 of the implementing
Regulation:
(a) In general: Office national de l'emploi, Bruxelles —
Rijksdienst voor Arbeidsvoorziening,
Brussel — (National Employment Office,
Brussels);
(b) For mariners: Pool des marins de la marine marchande
— Pool van de zeelieden terkoopvaar dij
— (Merchant Navy Pool), Antwerpen.
6. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of
the implementing Regulation:
(a) Sickness, maternity and accidents at work:
(i) in general: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut
voor Ziekteen Invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
lidity Insurance Institute, Brussels),
(ii) for persons covered by the overseas
social insurance scheme: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeesesociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels),
(iii) forfor meremployees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi: Office de sécurité sociale d'outre-mer,
Bruxelles — Dienst voor overzeese
sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas
Social Insurance Office, Brussels);
(b) Occupational diseases: Fonds des maladies professionelles,
Bruxelles — Fonds voor beroepsziekten,
Brussel — (Occupational Diseases Fund,
Brussels);
(c) Unemployment:
(i) in general: Office national de l'emploi, Bruxelles —
Rijksdienst voor arbeidsvoorziening,
Brussel — (National Employment Office,
Brussels),
(ii) for mariners: Pool des marins de la marine marchande
— Pool van de zeelieden terkoopvaar dij
— (Merchant Navy Pool), Antwerpen.
7. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of
the implementing Regulation: Institut national d'assurance maladie-
invalidité, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut
voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering,
Brussel — (National Sickness and Inva-
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B. DENMARK
1. For the purposes of applying Article 11 (1), Article 11a
(1), Article 12a, Article 13 (2) and (3) and article 14
(1), (2) and (3) of the implementing Regulation: ►M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Directorate),København ◄.
For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the
implementing Regulation: Sundhedsministeriet (Ministry of
Health), København.
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(2)(a), 14a(1)(b) and 14b(1) and (2) of the
Regulation: ◄► M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Directorate),
København ◄.
3. For the purposes of Article 17 of the Regulation and of
Article 10b of the implementing Regulation: ►M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Directorate),
København ◄.
4. For the purposes of applying Articles 38 (1), 70 (1)
and 82 (2) of the implementing Regulation: The local authority of the commune in
which the beneficiary resides. In the
communes of København, Odense,
Ålborg and Århus: Magistraten (the
communal administration).
5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80(2), 81 and
84(2) of the implementing Regulation: The unemployment insurance fund the
person was most recently affiliated to.
The Direktoratet for Arbejdsløshedsfor-
sikringen (National Office for Insurance
against Unemployment), København, if
the person has not been affiliated to an
unemployment insurance fund.
6. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) reimbursements pursuant to Articles 36 and 63 of
the Regulation: Sundhedsministeriet (Ministry of
Health), København.
(b) refunds in pursuance of article 70 (2) of the
Regulation: Direktoratet for Arbejdsløshedsforsik-
ringen (National Office for Insurance
against Unemployment), København.
7. For the purposes of applying Article 110 of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) benefits underChapter1 and 5 of Title III of the
Regulation: Sundhedsministeriet (Ministry of
Health), København.
(b) Cast benefits underTitle III, Chapter1 of the
Regulation and benefits underTitle III, Chapter s 2,
3, 7 and 8 of the Regulation: ►M2Den Sociale Sikringsstyrelse
(Social Security Directorate),
København ◄.
(c) benefits in pursuance of Chapter 4 of Title III of
the Regulation: Arbejdsskadestyrelsen (National Office
forAccidents at Wor k and Occuptional
Diseases), København.
(d) benefits in pursuance of Chapter 6 of Title III of
the Regulation: Direktoratet for Arbejdsløshedsforsik-
ringen (Unemployment Insurance
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C. GERMANY
1. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) depending upon the nature of the activity last
pursued: the pension insurance institutions for
manual workers and clerical staff speci-
fied in Annex 2 forthe differ ent Member
States;
(b) where it is not possible to determine the nature of
the last activity: the pension insurance institutions for
manual workers speciefied in Annex 2
forthe differ ent MemberStates;
(c) persons who, pursuant to Netherlands legislation,
have been insured under the general old-age
insurance scheme (Algemene Ouderdomswet)
whilst they were pursuing an activity which was
not subject to compulsory insurance under
German legislation: Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Anges-
tellte (Federal Insurance Office for
Clerical Staff), Berlin.
2. Forthe pur poses of applying:
(a) Articls 14 (1) (a), 14b (1) of the Regulation and in
the case of agreements pursuant to Article 17 of
the Regulation, in conjunction with Article 11 of
the implementing Regulation,
(b) Articles 14a (1) (a) and 14b (2) and in the case of
agreements pursuant to Article 17 of the Regula-
tion, in conjunction with Article 11a of the
implementing Regulation,
(c) Articles 14 (2) (b), 14 (3), 14a (2) to (4), and 14c
(a) and in the case of agreements pursuant to
Article 17 of the Regulation, in conjunction with
Article 12a of the implementing Regulation:
(i) persons insured with sickness insurance: the institution with which he is insured;
(ii) persons not insured with sickness insurance:
— employed persons: Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Anges-
tellte (Federal Insurance Office for
Clerical Staff), Berlin,
— for manual workers: the competent pension insurance institu-
tion for manual workers.
3. For the purposes of applying Articles 14 (1) (b), 14a
(1) (b) and 14b (1) (in conjunction with Article 14 (1)
(b) Article 14b (2) (in conjunction with Article 14a (1)
(b)) and Article 17 of the Regulation: Deutsche Verbindungsstelle Krankenver-
sicherung — Ausland (German Liaison
Centre for Sickness Insurance - Foreign),
Bonn
4. For the purposes of applying Article 13 (2), (3) and
(4) and Article 14 of the implementing Regulation: The sickness fund in the Bonn area
chosen by the person concerned.
5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and
82 (2) of the implementing Regulation: the Arbeitsamt (Employment Office) of
the district in Germany in which the
worker was last residing or staying or,
where the worker has neither resided nor
stayed in Germany whilst working there,
the Arbeitsamt ofthedistrictinGermany
in which the worker was last employed.
6. For the purposes of applying Article 85 (2) of the
implementing Regulation: the Arbeitsamt of the district in which the
worker was last employed.
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(a) family allowances paid pursuant to Articles 77 and
78 of the Regulation: Arbeitsamt Nürnberg (Employment
Office), Nürnberg;
(b) pension supplements forchildr en paid underlegal
pension insurance schemes: the pension insurance institutions for
manual workers, clerical staff and
miners, designated as competent institu-
tions in paragraph 2 of Section C of
Annex 2.
8. Forthe pur poses of applying:
(a) Article 36 of the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of
the implementing Regulation: AOK-Bundesverband (National Federa-
tion of Local Sickness Funds), Bonn 2;
(b) Article 63 of the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of
the implementing Regulation: Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufs-
genossenschaften (Federation of
Professional and Trade Associations),
St. Augustin;
(c) Article 75 of the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of
the implementing Regulation: Bundesanstalt für Arbeit (Federal Labour
Office), Nürnberg.
9. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) refund of benefits in kind incorrectly provided to
workers on presentation of the certified statement
provided for in Article 20 (2) of the implementing
Regulation: Deutsche Verbindungsstelle Krankenver-
sicherung — Ausland (German Liaison
Centre for Sickness Insurance —
Foreign), Bonn, by means of the compen-
sation fund provided for in paragraph 5
of Section C of Annex VI to the
Regulation;
(b) refund of benefits in kind incorrectly provided to
workers on presentation of the certified statement
provided for in Article 62 (2) of the implementing
Regulation: Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufs-
genossenschaften (Federation ofProfessional and Trade Associations),
St. Augustin.
10. For the purposes of applying Article 14d (3) of the
Regulation: the institution to which pension insurance
contributions are paid or if the claim is
made togetherwith orafterthe pension
claim the institution investigating the
claim.
D. SPAIN
1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the
Regulation in individual cases and Article 6 (1)
(with the exception of the special agreement between
seafarers and the Instituto social de la Marina
(Institute for the Welfare of Seamen)), Article 11
(1), Article 11a, Article 12a, Article 13 (2) and (3),
Article 14 (1), (2) and (3), and Article 109 of the
implementing Regulation: Tesoreria General de la Seguridad Social
(Social Security General Fund).
2. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) (except in
respect of mariners and unemployment benefits),
Article 110 and Article 113 (2) of the implementing
Regulation: Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social
(National Institute of Social Security),
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►M33. For the purposes of applying Article 38(1),
Article 70(1), Article 85(2) and Article 86(2)
of the implementing Regulation save inrespect of mariners and for the last two
Articles mentioned, save in respect of persons
in the special scheme formilitar y
personnel: ◄ Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto
Nacional de la Seguridad Social (Provin-
cial Directorates of the National Institute
of Social Security).
4. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) (special
Agreement for mariners), Article 38 (1) (in respect of
mariners), Article 70 (1), Article 80 (2), Article 81,
Article 82 (2), Article 85 (2), Article 86 (2) and
Article 102 (2) (except for unemployment benefits) of
the implementing Regulation: Direcciones provinciales del Instituto
Social de la Marina (Provincial Directo-
rates of the Mariners' Social Institute).
5. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) in respect
of unemployment benefits: Instituto Nacional de Empleo (National
Institute forEmployment), Madr id.
6. For the purposes of applying Article 80 (2), Article 81
and Article 82 (2) of the implementing Regulation, in
respect of unemployment benefits except for mariners: Direcciones Provinciales des Instituto
Nacional de Empleo (Provincial Directo-
rates of the National Institute of
Employment).
7. For the purposes of applying Article 85(2) and Article
86(2) of the implementing Regulation in respect of
family benefits forper sons in the special scheme for
military personnel: La Dirección General de Personal del
Ministerio de Defensa (Directorate-
general for personnel, Ministry of
Defence).
8. Special schemes forcivil ser vants:
Forthe application of Ar ticles 14e, 14f and 17 of the
Regulation and Article 12b of the implementing
Regulation: Mutualidad General de Funcionarios
Civiles del Estado, Servicios Centrales
(General Mutual Insurance Scheme for
State Civil Servants, Central Services),
Madrid.
9. Special scheme for officials of the armed forces:
Forthe application of Ar ticles 14e, 14f and 17 of the
Regulation and Article 12b of the implementing
Regulation: Instituto Social de las Fuerzas Armadas
(Social Insurance Institute of the Armed
Forces), Madrid.
10. Special scheme forofficials of the administr ation of
justice:
Forthe application of Ar ticles 14e, 14f and 17 of the
Regulation and Article 12b of the implementing
Regulation: Mutualidad General Judicial (General
Mutual Insurance Scheme for the Judi-
ciary), Madrid.
E. FRANCE
1. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) of the
implementing Regulation: Direction régionale de la sécurité sociale
(Regional Directorate of Social Security).
2. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1) (a)
and 12a of the implementing Regulation:
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(i) general: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie
(Local Sickness Insurance Fund),
(ii) agricultural scheme: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole
(Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual
Benefit Fund),
(iii) miners' scheme: Société de secours minière (Miners'
Relief Society),
(iv) mariners' scheme: Section «Caisse de retraite des marins»
du quartier des affaires maritimes (Mari-
ners' Pension Fund, Department of the
Maritime Affairs Division);
(b) Overseas departments:
(i) general: Caisse générale de sécurtié sociale
(General Social Security Fund),
(ii) for mariners: Section «Caisse de retraite des marins»
du quartier des affaires maritimes (Mari-
ners' Pension Fund, Department of the
Maritime Affairs Division).
3. For the purposes of applying Articles 11a (1) and
12a of the implementing Regulation: Caisses mutuelles régionales (Regional
Mutual Benefit Funds).
4. For the purposes of applying Articles 13 (2) and
(3) and 14 (3) of the implementing Regulation: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie de la
région parisienne (Local Sickness Insur-
ance Fund of the Paris Region).
4a. For the purposes of applying Article 14c of the
Regulation and Article 12a (7) and (8) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) Article 12a (7) of the implementing Regula-
tion:
(i) employment in France and non-agricul-
tural self-employment in another
MemberState: Caisse mutuelle r égionale (Regional
Mutual Benefit Fund),
(ii) employment in France and agricultural
self-employment in anotherMember
State: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole
(Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual
Benefit Fund);
(b) Article 12a (8) of the implementing Regula-
tion:
(i) non-agricultural self-employment in
France: Caisse mutuelle régionale (Regional
Mutual Benefit Fund),
(ii) agricultural self-employment in France: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole
(Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual
Benefit Fund);
(c) in the case of non-agricultural self-employ-
ment in France and employment in
Luxembourg: form E 101 shall be issued to the person
concerned who shall submit it to the
Regional Mutual Benefit Fund.
5. For the purposes of applying Article 14(1)(b),
Article 14a(1)(b) and Article 17 of the Regula-
tion: Centre de sécurité sociale des travailleurs
migrants (Centre for the Social Security
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6. For the purposes of applying Articles 80, 81, 82
(2) and 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation:
Direction départementale du travail et dela main-d'œuvre (Departmental Directo-
rate of Labour and Manpower) of the
place in which the employment forwhich
the certified statement is requested in
being pursued;
The local branch of the Agence nationale
pourl'emploi (National Employment
Office);
The town hall of the place of residence of
the members of the family.
7. For the purposes of applying Article 84 of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) total unemployment: Association pourl'emploi dans l'industr ie
et le commerce (Assedic) (Association
for Employment in Industry and Trade)
of the place of residence of the person
concerned;
(b) partial unemployment: Direction départementale du travail et de
la main-d'œuvre (Departemental Directo-
rate of Labour and Manpower) of the
place of employment of the person
concerned.
8. For the purposes of applying jointly Articles 36
and 63 of the Regulation and Article 102 of the
implementing Regulation: Centre de sécurité sociale des travailleurs
migrants (Centre for the Social Security
of Migrant Workers), Paris;
Association pourl'emploi dans l'industr ie
et le commerce (Assedic) (Association
for Employment in Industry and Trade).
9. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of
the implementing Regulation: Centre de sécurité sociale des travailleurs
migrants (Social Security Centre of
Migrant Workers), Paris.
F. GREECE
1. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) of the
implementing Regulation: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute (IKA)), Athens.
2. Forthe pur poses of applying:
(a) Articles 14 (1), 14b (1) and the agreements
pursuant to Article 17 of the Regulation, in
conjunction with Article 11 of the implementing
Regulation;
(b) Article 14 (2) (b) and the agreements pursuant to
Article 17 of the Regulation, in conjunction with
Article 12a of the implementing Regulation:
(i) in general: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute (IKA)), Athens;
(ii) for mariners: Ναυτικό Αποµαχικό Ταµείο (ΝΑΤ),
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3. Forthe pur poses of applying:
(a) Article 14a (1), Article 14b (2) and the agree-
ments pursuant to Article 17 of the Regulation, in
conjunction with Article 11 a of the implementing
Regulation;
(b) Article 14a (2), Article 14c and the agreements
pursuant to Article 17 of the Regulation, in
conjunction with Article 12a of the implementing
Regulation;
(c) Article 13 (2) and (3) and Article 14 (1) and (2) of
the implementing Regulation:
(i) foremployed per sons: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute (IKA)), Athens;
(ii) forself-employed per sons:
(their particular insurance body),
more specifically:
— owners of means of transport for public
use: Ταµείο Συντάξεων Αυτοκινητιστών
(ΤΣΑ), Αθήνα (Drivers' Pension Fund
(TSA)), Athens,
— craftsmen and small traders: Ταµείο Επαγγελµατιών και
Βιοτεχνών Ελλάδος (ΤΕΒΕ), Αθήνα
(Insurance Fund for Craftsmen and Small
Traders (TEBE)), Athens,
— traders: Ταµείο Ασφάλισης Εµπόρων (ΤΑΕ),
Αθήνα (Traders' Insurance Fund (TAE)),
Athens,
— tourist and shipping agents: Ταµείο Ασφάλισης Ναυτικών Πρακ-
τόρων και Υπαλλήλων (ΤΑΝΠΥ),
Πειραιάς (Insurance Fund for Shipping
Agents and Employees (TANPY)),
Piraeus,
— solicitors, lawyers and notaries: Ταµείο Νοµικών, Αθήνα (Jurists'
Fund), Athens,
— doctors, dentists, veterinarians and phar-
macists: Ταµείο Σύνταξης και Αυτασφάλισης
Υγειονοµικών (ΤΣΑΥ), Αθήνα
(Medical Personnel's Insurance and
Pension Fund (TSAY)), Athens,
— engineers and architects: Ταµείο Σύνταξης Μηχανικών και
Εργοληπτών ∆ηµοσίων Έργων
(ΤΣΜΕ∆Ε), Αθήνα (Pension Fund for
Engineers and Public Works Contractors
(TSMEDE)), Athens,
— staff of daily newspapers in Athens and
Thessaloniki: Ταµείο Σύνταξης Προσωπικού
Εφηµερίδων Αθήνας -Θεσσαλονίκης
(ΤΣΠΕΑΘ), Αθήνα (Pension Fund for
Press Employees in Athens and Thessa-
loniki (TSPEATH)), Athens,
— proprietors of provincial daily newspapers
and periodicals as well as journalists: Ταµείο Ασφάλισης Ιδιοκτητών,
Συντακτών και Υπαλλήλων Τύπου
(ΤΑΙΣΥΤ), Αθήνα (Insurance Fund for
Press Proprietors, Editors and Employees
(TAISYT)), Athens,
— hoteliers: Ταµείο Πρόνοιας Ξενοδόχων, Αθήνα
(Hoteliers' Provident Fund), Athens,
— news vendors: Ταµείο Συντάξεων Εφηµεριδοπωλών,
Αθήνα -Θεσσαλονίκη (News Vendors'
Pension Fund), Athens-Thessaloniki;1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 152
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(iii) for mariners: Ναυτικό Αποµαχικό Ταµείο (ΝΑΤ),
Πειραιάς (Mariners' Retirement Fund
(NAT)), Piraeus.
4. For the purposes of applying Article 14c (3) of the
Regulation:
(a) in general: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute (IKA)), Athens;
(b) for mariners: Ναυτικό Αποµαχικό Ταµείο (ΝΑΤ),
Πειραιάς (Mariners' Retirement Fund
(NAT)), Piraeus.
5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 82 (2)
and 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Οργανισµός Απασχόλησης Εργα-
τικού ∆υναµικού (ΟΑΕ∆), Γλυφάδα
(LabourEmployment Or ganization
(OAED)), Glyfada.
6. For the purposes of applying Article 81 of the
implementing Regulation: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute (IKA)), Athens.
7. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) family allowances, unemployment benefits: Οργανισµός Απασχόλησης Εργα-
τικού ∆υναµικού (ΟΑΕ∆), Γλυφάδα
(LabourEmployment Or ganization
(OAED)), Glyfada;
(b) benefits for mariners: Οίκος Ναύτου, Πειραιάς (Seamen's
Home, Piraeus);
(c) Otherbenefits:
(i) forthe employed, self-employed and local
government employees: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(Social Insurance Institute, Athens),
(ii) forcivil ser vants: Υπουργείο Υγείας και Πρόνοιας,
Αθήνα( Ministry of Health and Welfare,
Athens),
(iii) for military personnel on active service: Υπουργείο Εθνικής Αµύνης, Αθήνα
(Ministry of National Defence, Athens),
(iv) for military personnel on active service in the
Harbour Guard: Υπουργείο Εµπορικής Ναυτιλίας,
Πειραιάς ( Ministry of the Merchant
Navy, Piraeus),
(v) forAEI and TEI students: Υπουργείο Εθνικής Παιδείας και
Θρησκευµάτων, Αθήνα ( Ministry of
Education and Religious Affairs,
Athens).
8. For the purposes of applying Article 110 of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) family allowances, unemployment benefits: Οργανισµός Απασχόλησης Εργα-
τικού ∆υναµικού (ΟΑΕ∆), Γλυφάδα
(LabourEmployment Or ganization
(OAED)), Glyfada;
(b) benefits for mariners: Ναυτικό Αποµαχικό Ταµείο (ΝΑΤ),
Πειραιάς (Mariners' Retirement Fund
(NAT)), Piraeus;
(c) otherbenefits: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute (IKA)), Athens.
9. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the
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(a) benefits for mariners: Ναυτικό Αποµαχικό Ταµείο (ΝΑΤ),
Πειραιάς (Mariners' Retirement Fund
(NAT)), Piraeus;
(b) otherbenefits: Ίδρυµα Κοινωνικών Ασφαλίσεων
(ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα (Social Insurance Insti-
tute (IKA)), Athens
G. IRELAND
1. For the purposes of applying Article 14c of the
Regulation, Articles 6 (1), 11 (1), 11a (1), 12a, 13 (2)
and (3), 14 (1), (2) and (3), 38 (1), 70 (1), 85 (2), 86
(2) and 91 (2) of the implementing Regulation: ►M2Department of Social, Commu-
nity and Family Affairs, Dublin ◄.
2. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and 82
(2) of the implementing Regulation: ►M2Department of Social, Commu-
nity and Family Affairs, Dublin ◄,
including the provincial offices respon-
sible forunemployment benefits.
3. (a) For the purposes of applying Articles 36 and 63 of
the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of the
implementing Regulation: Department of Health, Dublin;
(b) for the purposes of applying Article 70 of the
Regulation and Article 102 (2) of the implementing
Regulation: ►M2Department of Social, Commu-
nity and Family Affairs, Dublin ◄.
4. (a) For the purposes of applying Article 110 of the
implementing Regulation (forcash benefits): ►M2Department of Social, Commu-
nity and Family Affairs, Dublin ◄;
(b) for the purposes of applying Articles 110 (for
benefits in kind) and 113 (2) of the implementing
Regulation: Eastern Health Board, Dublin 8,
Midland Health Board, Tullamore,
County Offaly,
Mid-Western Health Board, Limerick,
North-Eastern Health Board, Ceanannus
Mor, County Meath,
North-Western Health Board, Manorha-
milton, County Leitrim,
South Eastern Health Board, Kilkenny,
Southern Health Board, Cork,
Western Health Board, Galway.
H. ITALY
1. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) of the
implementing Regulation: Ministero del lavoro e della previdenza
sociale (Ministry of Labour and Social
Welfare), Roma.
2. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1), 13 (2)
and (3) and 14 (1), (2) and (3) of the implementing
Regulation: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices.
3. For the purposes of applying Articles 11a and 12a of
the implementing Regulation:
for medical practitioners: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
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for pharmacists: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza farmacisti (National Welfare and
Assistance Office forPhar macists),
for veterinarians: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza veterinari (National Welfare and
Assistance Office for Veterinarians),
for engineers and architects: Cassa nazionale di previdenza per gli
ingegneri ed architetti (National Welfare
Fund for Engineers and Architects),
for surveyors: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza a favore dei geometri (National
Welfare and Assistance Fund for
Surveyors),
for solicitors and barristers: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza a favore degli avvocati e dei
procuratori (National Welfare and Assis-
tance Fund for Solicitors and Barristers),
foreconomists: Cassa nazionale di pr evidenza ed assis-
tenza a favore dei dottori commercialisti
(National Welfare and Assistance Fund
forEconomists),
foraccountants: Cassa nazionale di pr evidenza ed assis-
tenza a favore dei ragionieri e periti
commerciali (National Welfare and
Assistance Fund forAccountants),
for employment experts: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assis-
tenza peri consulenti del lavor o
(National Welfare and Assistance Office
forEmployment Exper ts),
for notaries: Cassa nazionale notariato (National Fund
forNotar ies),
for customs agents: Fondo di previdenza a favore degli
spedizionieri dognali (Welfare Fund for
Customs Agents).
4. For the purposes of applying Article 38 (1) of the
implementing Regulation: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices.
5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81, 82
(2), 85 (2), 88 and 91 (2) of the implementing
Regulation: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), provincial offices.
6. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) refunds under Article 36 of the Regulation: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health), Roma;
(b) refunds under Article 63 of the Regulation:
(i) benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health), Roma,
(ii) prostheses and major appliances: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National
Institution forInsur ance against Acci-
dents at Work), Roma;
(c) reimbursements under Article 70 of the Regula-
tion: Istituto nazionale della previdenza
sociale (National Social Welfare Institu-
tion), Roma.
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(a) sickness (including tuberculosis): Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health), Roma;
(b) accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(i) benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of
Health), Roma,
(ii) protheses and major appliances: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione
contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National
Institution forInsur ance against Acci-
dents at Work), Roma.
I. LUXEMBOURG
1. For the purposes of applying Article 14d (3) of the
Regulation: the competent authority for the relevant
type of occupation pursued.
2. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) of the
implementing Regulation: the competent scheme forthe r elevant
type of employment orself-employment
last pursued in the Grand Duchy.
3. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1), 11a, 13
(2) and (3) and 14 (1), (2) and (3) of the implementing
Regulation: ►M2Centre commun de la sécurité
sociale (Joint Social Security Centre),
Luxembourg ◄.
4. For the purposes of applying Articles 10b and 12a of
the implementing Regulation: Centre commun de la sécurité sociale
(Joint Social Security Centre), Luxem-
bourg.
5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and
82 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Administration de l'emploi (Employment
Office), Luxembourg.
6. For the purposes of applying Article 85 (2) of the
implementing Regulation: the sickness fund with which the person
concerned was last insured.
7. For the purposes of applying Article 91 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) Invalidity, old-age, death (pensions):
(i) for manual workers: Établissement d'assurance contre la vieil-
lesse et l'invalidité (Old-Age and
Invalidity Insurance Institution), Luxem-
bourg;
(ii) For clerical staff and members of the profes-
sions: Caisse de pension des employés privés
(Pension Fund forCler ical Staff and Self-
Employed Members of the Professions),
Luxembourg;
(iii) for self-employed persons engaged in a craft
industry, in trading or in manufacture: Caisse de pension des artisans, des
commerçants et industriels, Luxembourg
(Pension Fund for Craftsmen, Tradesmen
and Manufacturers), Luxembourg;
(iv) for self-employed persons engaged in agri-
culture: Caisse de pension agricole, Luxembourg
(Agricultural Pension Fund), Luxem-
bourg;
(v) for the special schemes in the public sector: the competent pension authority;
(b) Family benefits: Caisse nationale des prestations famil-
iales (National Family Benefits Fund),
Luxembourg.
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(a) sickness and maternity: Union des caisses de maladie (Sickness
Funds' Association), Luxembourg;
(b) accidents at work: Association d'assurance contre les acci-
dents, section industrielle (Accident
Insurance Association, Industrial Depart-
ment), Luxembourg;
(c) unemployment: Administration de l'emploi (Employment
Office), Luxembourg.
9. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) sickness and maternity: Union des caisses de maladie (Sickness
Funds' Association), Luxembourg;
(b) accidents at work: Association d'assurance contre les acci-
dents, section industrielle (Accident
Insurance Association, Industrial Depart-
ment), Luxembourg.
J. NETHERLANDS
1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the
Regulation, and Articles 6 (1), 10b, 11 (1) and (2),
11a (1) and (2), 12a, 13 (2) and (3), and 14 (1) and (2)
of the implementing Regulation: Sociale verzekeringsbank (Social
Security Bank), Amstelveen.
2. For the purposes of applying Article 14(3) of the
implementing Regulation, in respect of auxiliary staff
of the European Communities, who are not resident in
the Netherlands (for benefits in kind only): the health insurance fund to which the
person concerned is affiliated.
3. For the purposes of applying Article 82 (2) of the
implementing Regulation: ►M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via GAK Nederland BV,
Amsterdam ◄.
4. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) refunds provided for in Articles 36 and 63 of the
Regulation: Ziekenfondsraad (Sickness Funds
Council), Amstelveen;
(b) refunds provided for in Article 70 of the Regula-
tion: ►M2Landelijk Instituut Sociale Verze-
keringen (National Social Security
Institution) via GAK Nederland BV,Amsterdam ◄.
K. AUSTRIA
1. For the purposes of applying Article 14(1)(b), Article
14a(1)(b) and Article 17 of the Regulation: Bundesminister fur Arbeit, Gesundheit
und Soziales (Federal Minister for
Labour, Health and Social Affairs) in
agreement with the Bundesminister fur
Umwelt, Jugend und Familie (Federal
MinisterforEnvir onment, Youth and the
Family); where special schemes for civil
servants are concerned, there must also
be agreement with the relevant public
employer.
2. For the purpose of applying Articles 11, 11a, 12a, 13
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(a) When the person concerned is subject to Austrian
legislation: the competent sickness insurance
scheme;
(b) In all other cases: Hauptverband der österreichischen Versi-
cherungsträger (Central Association of
Austrian Social Insurance Institutions),
Wien.
3. Forthe application of Ar ticle 14d(3) of the Regula-
tion: the competent institution.
4. For the purpose of applying Articles 38 (1) and 70 (1)
of the implementing Regulation: Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Fund for
Sickness Insurance) competent for the
place of residence of the members of the
family.
5. For the purpose of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and 82
(2) of the implementing Regulation: Regionale Geschäftsstelle des Arbeits-
marktservice (Regional Office of the
Labour Market Service) competent for
the last place of residence or stay of the
employed person or for the last place of
employment.
6. For the purpose of applying Articles 85(2) and 86(2)
of the implementing Regulation in relation to
Karenzgeld (parental leave allowance): Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Health
Insurance Fund) competent for the last
place of residence or stay of the person
concerned.
7. Forthe pur pose of applying:
(a) Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation in
relation to Articles 36 and 63 of the Regulation: Hauptverband der österreichischen
Sozialversicherungsträger (Main Asso-
ciation of Austrian Social Insurance
Institutions), Wien.
(b) Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation in
relation to Article 70 of the Regulation: Landesgeschäftsstelle Wien des Arbeits-
marktservice (Regional Office of the
Labour Market Service, Vienna).
8. For the purpose of applying Article 110 of the
implementing Regulation: — the competent institution, or
— if there is no Austrian competent
institution, the institution of the place
of residence.
9. For the purpose of applying Article 113 (2) of the
implementing Regulation: Hauptverband der österreichischen
Sozialversicherungsträger (Main Asso-
ciation of Austrian Social Insurance
Institutions), Wien, it being understood
that the refund of the expenses for
benefits in kind shall be made from
contributions for sickness insurance of
the pensioners received by the said Main
Association.
L. PORTUGAL
A. IN GENERAL:
I.MAINLAND
1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the
Regulation: ►M1Departamento de Relações Inter-
nacionais de Segurança Social
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2. For the purposes of applying Article 11 (1)
and Article 11a of the implementing Regula-
tion: Centro Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Centre of Social Security)
with which the seconded worker is
insured.
3. For the purposes of applying Article 12a of
the implementing Regulation: Centro Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Centre of Social Security) of
the place where the worker is resident or
insured, whichever applies.
4. For the purposes of applying Article 13 (2) of
the implementing Regulation: ►M1Departamento de Relações Inter-
nacionais de Segurança Social
(Department of International Relations
forSocial Secur ity), Lisboa. ◄
5. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (1)
and (2) of the implementing Regulation: ►M1Departamento de Relações Inter-
nacionais de Segurança Social
(Department of International Relations
forSocial Secur ity), Lisboa. ◄
6. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (3) of
the implementing Regulation: Centro Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Centre of Social Security),
Lisboa.
7. For the purposes of applying Articles 28 (1),
29 (2) and (5), 30 (1) and (3) and 31 (1)
(second sentence) of the implementing Regu-
lation (with regard to the issuing of
certificates): Centro National de Pensoes (National
Pensions Centre), Lisboa.
8. For the purposes of applying Article 25 (2),
38 (1), 70 (1), 82 (2) and 86 (2) of the
implementing Regulation: administrative authority of the place
where the members of the family reside.
9. For the purposes of applying Article 17 (6)
and (7), 18 (3), (4) and (6), 20, 21 (1), 22, 31
(1) (first sentence) and 34 (1) and (2) (first
subparagraph) of the implementing Regula-
tion (concerning the institution of the place of
residence or the institution of the place of
abode, whicheverapplies): Administr ação Regional de Saúde
(Regional Health Administration) of the
place of residence or of abode of the
person concerned.
10. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2),
81 and 85 (2) of the implementing Regula-
tion: Centro Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Centre of Social Security)
with which the person concerned was
previously last insured.
11. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2)
of the implementing Regulation: ►M1Departamento de Relações Inter-
nacionais de Segurança Social
(Department of International Relations
forSocial Secur ity), Lisboa. ◄
II.AUTONOMOUS REGION OF MADEIRA
1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the
Regulation: Secretário Regional dos Assuntos Sociais
(Regional Secretary of Social Affairs),
Funchal.
2. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1)
and 11a of the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
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3. For the purposes of applying Article 12a of
the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.
4. For the purposes of applying Article 13 (2)
and (3) aof the implementing Regulation: ►M1Departamento de Relações Inter-
nacionais de Segurança Social
(Department of International Relations
forSocial Secur ity), Lisboa. ◄
5. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (1)
and (2) of the implementing Regulation: ►M1Departamento de Relações Inter-
nacionais de Segurança Social
(Department of International Relations
forSocial Secur ity), Lisboa. ◄
6. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (3) of
the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.
7. For the purposes of applying Articles 28 (1),
29 (2) and (5), 30 (1) and (3) and 31 (1)
(second sentence) of the implementing Regu-
lation (with regard to the issuing of
certificates): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.
8. For the purposes of applying Articles 25 (2),
38 (1), 70 (1), 82 (2) and 86 (2) of the
implementing Regulation: administrative authority of the place
where the members of the family reside.
9. For the purposes of applying Articles 17 (6)
and (7), 18 (3), (4) and (6), 20, 21 (1), 22, 31
(1) (first sentence) and 34 (1) and (2) (firstsubparagraph) of the implementing Regula-
tion (concerning the institution of the place of
residence or the institution of the place of
residence or the institution of the place of
abode, whicheverapplies): Dir ecção Regional de Saúde Pública
(Regional Directorate of Public Health),
Funchal.
10. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2),
81, 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Funchal.
11. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2)
of the implementing Regulation: ►
M1Departamento de Relações Inter-
nacionais de Segurança Social
(Department of International Relations
forSocial Secur ity), Lisboa. ◄
III.AUTONOMOUS REGION OF THE AZORES
1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the
Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra do Heroísmo.
2. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1)
and 11a of the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),Angra do Heroísmo.
3. For the purposes of applying Article 12a of
the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra do Heroísmo.
4. For the purposes of applying Article 13 (2)
and (3) of the implementing Regulation: ►
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nacionais de Segurança Social
(Department of International Relations
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5. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (1)
and (2) of the implementing Regulation: ►M1Departamento de Relações Inter-
nacionais de Segurança Social
(Department of International Relations
forSocial Secur ity), Lisboa. ◄
6. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (3) of
the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra do Heroísmo.
7. For the purposes of applying Articles 28 (1),
29 (2) and (5), 30 (1) and (3) and 31 (1)
(second sentence) of the implementing Regu-
lation (with regard to the issuing of
certificates): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra do Heroísmo.
8. For the purposes of applying Articles 25 (2),
38 (1), 70 (1), 82 (2) and 86 (2) of the
implementing Regulation: Administrative authority of the place
where the members of the family reside.
9. For the purposes of applying Articles 17 (6)
and (7), 18 (3), (4) and (6), 20, 21 (1), 22, 31
(1) (first sentence) and 34 (1) and (2) (first
subparagraph) of the implementing Regula-
tion (concerning the institution of the place of
residence or the institution of the place of
abode, whicheverapplies): Dir ecção Regional de Saúde (Regional
Health Directorate), Angra do Heroísmo.
10. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2),
81 and 85 (2) of the implementing Regula-
tion: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social
(Regional Directorate of Social Security),
Angra do Heroísmo.
11. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2)
of the implementing Regulation: ►M1Departamento de Relações Inter-
nacionais de Segurança Social
(Department of International Relations
forSocial Secur ity), Lisboa. ◄
B. WITH REGARD TO THE SPECIAL SCHEME FOR
CIVIL SERVANTS:
1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the
Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais
de Segurança Social (Department of
international social security relations),
Lisboa.
2. For the purposes of applying Article 11(1) and
Article 11a of the implementing Regulation: Secretaria-Geral ou equivalente ou o
departamento que exerça as funções de
gestão dos recursos humanos no orga-
nismo a que está vinculado o funcionário
destacado (General secretariat or equiva-
lent orthe depar tment which is
responsible for the management and
administration of human resources in
the body to which the posted civil servantis attached).
3. For the purposes of applying Article 12a of the
implementing Regulation: Secretaria-Geral ou equivalente ou o
departamento que exerça as funções de
gestão e administração dos recursos
humanos no organismo a que o
funcionário está vinculado (General
secretariat or equivalent or the depart-
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4. For the purposes of applying Article 13(2) and (3)
of the implementing Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais
de Segurança Social (Department ofinternational social security relations),
Lisboa.
5. For the purposes of applying Article 14(3) of the
implementing Regulation: Secretaria-Geral ou equivalente ou o
departamento que exerça as funções de
gestão e administração dos recursos
humanos no organismo a que o
funcionário está vinculado (General
secretariat or equivalent or the depart-
ment which is responsible for the
management and administration of
human resources in the body to which
the posted civil servant is attached).
6. For the purposes of applying Article 28(1), Article
29(2) and (5), Article 30(1) and (3) and Article
31(1) (second sentence) of the implementing
Regulation (as faras the submission of cer tificates
is concerned): Direccão-Geral de Protecção Social dos
Funcionários e Agentes da Adminis-
tração Pública (ADSE) (Directorate-
general for social protection of civil
servants and other civil service staff),
Lisboa.
7. For the purposes of applying Article 25(2), Article
38(1), Article 70(1) and Article 86(2) of the
implementing Regulation: Autoridade administrativa do lugar de
residência dos familiares (Administrative
authority of the place where the members
of the family reside).
8. For the purposes of applying Article 17(6) and (7),
Article 18(3) and (6), Article 20, Article 21(1),
Article 22, Article 31(1) (first sentence) and
Article 34(1) and (2) (first subparagraph) of the
implementing Regulation (concerning the institu-
tion of the place of residence or the institution of
the place of abode, whicheverapplies): Administr ação Regional de Saúde do
lugarde r esidência ou de estada do
interessado (Regional health authority of
the place of residence or of abode of the
person concerned).
9. For the purposes of applying Article 85(2) of the
implementing Regulation: Secretaria-Geral ou equivalente ou o
departamento do último organismo a
que o interessado esteve vinculado, que
exerça as funções de gestão e adminis-
tração dos recursos humanos (General
secretariat or equivalent or the depart-
ment of the last body to which the person
concerned was attached, which is respon-
sible forthe management and
administration of human resources).
10. For the purposes of applying Article 102(2) of the
implementing Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais
de Segurança Social (Department of
international social security relations),
Lisboa.
M. FINLAND
1. For the purpose of applying Articles 14 (1) b, 14a (1)
(b) of the Regulation and Articles 11 (1), 11a (1), 12a,
13 (2) and (3) and 14 (1) and (2) of the implementing
Regulation: Eläketurvakeskus — Pensionsskyddscen-
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2. For the purpose of applying Article 10b of the
implementing Regulation: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),Helsinki.
3. For the purpose of applying Articles 36 and 90 of the
implementing Regulation: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki, and
Työeläkelaitokset (Employment Pension
Institutions) and
Eläketurvakeskus — Pensionsskyddscen-
tralen (Central Pension Security
Institute), Helsinki.
4. For the purpose of applying Articles 37 (b) and 38 (1),
70 (1), 82 (2), 85 (2) and 86 (2) of the implementing
Regulation: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki.
5. For the purpose of applying Article 41 of the
implementing Regulation: Eläketurvakeskus/Pensionsskyddscen-
tralen (Central Pension Security
Institute), Helsinki.
7. For the purpose of applying Articles 80 and 81 of the
implementing Regulation: the competent unemployment fund in the
case of earnings related unemployment
benefits.
Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki, in the case of basic unemploy-
ment benefits.
8. For the purpose of applying Articles 102 and 113 of
the implementing Regulation: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki.
Tapaturmavakuutuslaitosetn Liitto —
Olycksfallsförsäkringsanstalternas
Förbund (Federation of Accident Insur-
ance Institutions), Helsinki, in the case of
accident insurance.
9. For the purpose of applying Article 110 of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) Employment pensions: Eläketurvakeskus — Pensionsskyddscen-
tralen (Central Pension Security
Institute), Helsinki, in the case of
employment pensions;
(b) Accident at work, occupational diseases: Tapaturmavakuutuslaitosten Liitto —
Olycksfallsförsäkringsanstalternas
Förbund (Federation of Accident Insur-
ance Institutions), Helsinki, in the case of
accident insurance;
(c) in othercases: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsan-
stalten (Social Insurance Institution),
Helsinki.
N. SWEDEN
1. For the purpose of applying Articles 14 (1), 14a (1)
14b (1) and (2) of the Regulation and Articles 11 (1)
(a) and 11 a (1) of the implementing Regulation: The social insurance office with which
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2. For the purpose of applying Articles 14 (1) (b) and
14a (1) (b) in cases when a person is posted to
Sweden: The social insurance office at the place
where the work is performed.
3. For the purpose of applying Articles 14b (1) and (2) in
cases when a person is posted to Sweden for a period
longer than 12 months: Göteborgs allmänna försäkringskassa,
sjöfartskontoret (Social Insurance Office
of Gothenburg, Mariners' Section).
4. For the purpose of applying Articles 14 (2) and (3),
14a (2) and (3) of the Regulation: The social insurance office of the place
of residence.
5. For the purpose of applying Articles 14a (4) of the
Regulation and Articles 11 (1) (b), 11a (1) (b) and 12a
(5), (6) and (7) (a) of the implementing Regulation: The social insurance office at the place
where the work is performed.
6. For the purpose of applying Article 17 of the
Regulation: ►M1(a) The social insurance office at
the place where the work is or
will be performed and, where
the work will be performed in
anotherMemberState, the
social insurance office where
the person is insured when the
agreement is made, and ◄
(b) Riksförsäkringsverket
(National Social Insurance
Board) concerning categories
of employed orself-employed
persons.
7. For the purpose of applying Article 102 (2): (a) Riksförsäkringsverket (National
Social Insurance Board);
(b) Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen (National
Labour Market Board), for unem-
ployment benefits.
O. UNITED KINGDOM
1. For the purposes of applying Articles 14c 14d, (3) and
17 of the Regulation and Articles 6(1), 11(1), 11a(1),
12a, 13(2) and (3), 14(1), (2) and (3), and Articles
80(2), 81, 82(2) and 109 of the implementing
Regulation:
Great Britain: National Insurance Contributions Office
of the Inland Revenue, International
Services, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98
1ZZ.
Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social
Services, Northern Ireland Social
Security Agency, Network Support
Branch, Overseas Benefits Unit, Castle
Buildings, Belfast BT4 3SP.
2. For the purposes of applying Articles 36 and 63 of the
Regulation and Articles 8, 38(1), 70(1), 91(2), 102(2),
110 and 113(2) of the implementing Regulation:
Great Britain: Department of Social Security, Benefits
Agency, Pensions and Overseas Benefits
Directorate, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98
1BA.
Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social
Services, Northern Ireland Social
Security Agency, Network Support
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3. For the purposes of applying Article 85 (2), Article 86
(2) and Article 89 (1) of the implementing Regulation:
Great Britain: Department of Social Security, Benefits
Agency, Child Benefit Centre,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE88 1AA.
Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social
Services, Northern Ireland Social
Security Agency, Child Benefit Office,
Belfast BT1 1SA.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 165
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ANNEX 11 (A) (B) (7)
SCHEMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 35 (2)OF THE REGULATION
(Article 4 (11) of the implementing Regulation)
A. BELGIUM
Scheme extending insurance of medical treatment (benefits in kind) to self-
employed persons.
B. DENMARK
None.
C. GERMANY
None.
D. SPAIN
None.
E. FRANCE
None.
F. GREECE
G. IRELAND
None.
H. ITALY
None.
I. LUXEMBOURG
None.
J. NETHERLANDS
None.
K. AUSTRIA
None.
L. PORTUGAL
None.
M. FINLAND
None.
N. SWEDEN
None.
O. UNITED KINGDOM
None.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 166
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Appendix (1)
Article 95 (14)
Refund of benefits in kind provided under sickness and maternity insurance
to pensioners and to members of their families who are not resident in a
Member State under whose legislation they receive a pension and are entitled
to benefits
1. The amount of the benefits in kind provided pursuant to Articles 28 (1) and
28a►M2and Article 29(1) ◄of the Regulation shall be refunded by the
competent institutions to the institutions which provided the said benefits, on the
basis of a lump sum which is as close as possible to the actual expenditure
incurred.
2. The lump sum shall be determined by multiplying the annual average per
capita cost by the average annual number of pensioners and members of their
families to be taken into account and by reducing the resultant amount by 20 %.
3. The factors necessary for the calculation of the said lump sum shall be
determined according to the following rules:
(a) the average annual per capita cost shall be obtained for each Member State,
by dividing the annual costs of the total benefits in kind provided by the
institutions of that Member State to all pensioners whose pensions are
payable underthe legislation of that MemberState, underthe social secur ity
schemes to be taken into consideration and to members of their families, by
the average annual number of pensioners and members of their families; the
social security schemes to be taken into consideration for that purpose are
specified in Annex 9;
(b) in dealings between the institutions of two MemberStates, the aver age annual
number of pensioners and members of their families to be taken into account
shall be equal to the average annual number of ►M2pensioners, and/or
members of their family, referred to in Article 28(2) or Article 29(1) ◄of
the Regulation who, whilst residing in the territory of one of the Member
States, are entitled to benefits in kind chargeable to the institution of the other
MemberState.
4. The number of pensioners and members of their families to be taken into
account in accordance with paragraph 3 (b) shall be determined by means of a list
kept for that purpose by the institution of the place of residence, based upon
documentary evidence supplied by the competent institution of the rights of the
persons concerned. In the event of any dispute, the observations of the institutions
involved shall be submitted to the Audit Board provided for in Article 101 (3) of
the implementing Regulation.
5. The Administrative Commission shall lay down the methods and procedures
for determining the calculation factors referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4.
6. Two ormor e MemberStates orthe competent author ities of those Member
States may, after receiving the opinion of the Administrative Commission, agree
to introduce other methods of assessing the amounts to be refunded.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 167
(1) This Article shall apply from 1 January 1998. However, in relations with the French
Republic, it shall apply from 1 January 2002.
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ANNEX B
LISTS OF ACTS AMENDING REGULATIONS (EEC)No 1408/71 AND
(EEC)No 574/72
A. Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (OJ No L 302, 15. 11. 1985, P.23)
B. Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (OJ No C 241, 29. 8. 1994,
p. 9) as adjusted by Council Decision 95/1/EC (OJ No L 1, 1. 1. 1995, p. 1)
1. Made up to date by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2001/83 of 2 June 1983
(OJ No L 230, 22. 8. 1983, p. 6)
2. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1660/85 of 13 June 1985 amending Regulation
(EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed
persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving
within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the
procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ No L 160, 20.
6. 1985, p. 1; Spanish text: DO Edicíon especial, 1985 (05.V4), p. 142;
Portuguese text; OJ DO Edição Especial, 1985 (05. F4), p. 142; Swedish text:
EGT, Specialutgåva 1994, område 05 (04), p. 61; Finnish text: EYVL:n
erityispainos 1994, alue 05 (04), p.61)
3. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1661/85 of 13 June 1985 laying down the
technical adaptations to the Community rules on social security for migrant
workers with regard to Greenland (OJ No L 160, 20. 6. 1985, p. 7; Spanish
text: DO Edicíon especial, 1985 (05.04), p. 148; Portuguese text: OJ Edição
Especial, 1985 (05.04), p. 148; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994,
område 05 (04), p. 67; Finnish text: EYVL:n erityispainos 1994, alue 05 (04),
p. 67)
4. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 513/86 of 26 February 1986 amending
Annexes 1, 4, 5 and 6 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down
the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the
application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed
persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ
No L 51, 28. 2. 1986, p. 44; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994, område
05 (04), p. 73; Finnish text: EYVL:n erityispainos 1994, alue 05 (04), p. 73)
5. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3811/86 of 11 December1986 amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes
to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their
families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71
(OJ No L 355, 16. 12. 1986, p. 5; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994,
område 05 (04), p. 86; Finnish text: EYVL:n erityispainos 1994, alue 05 (04),
p. 86)
6. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1305/89 of 11 May 1989 amending Regulation
(EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed
persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving
within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the
procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ No L 131, 13.
5. 1985, p. 1; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994, område 05 (04), p.
143; Finnish text: EYVL:n erityispainos 1994, alue 05 (04), p. 143)
7. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2332/89 of 18 July 1989 amending Regulation
(EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed
persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving
within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the
procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ No L 224, 2.
8. 1989, p. 1; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994, område 05 (04), p.
154; Finnish text: EYVL:n erityispainos 1994, alue 05 (04), p. 154)
8. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3427/89 of 30 October1989 amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes
to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their
families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71
(OJ No L 331, 16. 11. 1989, p. 1; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994,
område 05 (04), p. 165; Finnish text: EYVL:n erityispainos 1994, alue 05
(04), p. 165)
9. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2195/91 of 25 June 1991 amending Regulation
(EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed
persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving
within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the
procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ No L 206, 29.1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 168
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7. 1991, p. 2; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994, område 05 (05), p. 46;
Finnish text: EYVL:n erityispainos 1994, alue 05 (05), p. 46)
10. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1247/92 of 30 April 1992 amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes
to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their
families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71
(OJ No L 136, 19. 5. 1992, p. 1; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994,
område 05 (05), p. 124; Finnish text: EYVL:n erityispainos 1994, alue 05
(05), p. 124)
11. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1248/92 of 30 April 1992 amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes
to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their
families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71
(OJ No L 136, 19. 5. 1992, p. 7; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994,
område 05 (05), p. 130; Finnish text: EYVL:n erityispainos 1994, alue 05
(05), p. 130)
12. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1249/92 of 30 April 1992 amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes
to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their
families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71
(OJ No L 136, 19. 5. 1992, p. 28; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994,
område 05 (05), p. 151; Finnish text: EYVL:n erityispainos 1994, alue 05
(05), p. 151)
13. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1945/93 of 30 June 1993 amending Regulation
(EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed
persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving
within the Community, Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the
procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation
(EEC) No 1247/92 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ No L 181,
23. 7. 1993, p. 1; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994, område 05 (06), p.
63; Finnish text: EYVL:n erityispainos 1994, alue 05 (06), p. 63)
14. Council Regulation (EC) No 3095/95 of 22 December1995 amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes
to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their
families moving within the Community, Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 fixing
the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, Regulation
(EEC) No 1247/92 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation
(EEC) No 1945/93 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1247/92 (OJ No L 335,
30. 12. 1995, p. 1)
15. Council Regulation (EC) No 3096/95 of 22 December1995 amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes
to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their
families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72
laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71
(OJ No L 335, 30. 12. 1995, p. 10)1972R0574 — EN — 07.02.2001 — 004.001 — 169