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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
(Consolidated version — OJ No L 28 of 30. 1. 1997, p. 1 ( *))
(OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1)
Amended by:
Official Journal
No page date
"M1 Council Regulation (EC) No 1290/97 of 27 June 1997 L 176 1 4.7.1997
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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 employed
persons, 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 tomembers 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 the experiencegained 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 1408/71 concerning the determination
of the legislation applicable as well as the provisions concerning the differentcategories 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 the
institution of another Member State, and the duties of the Audit Board;
Whereas it is necessary to lay down the methods of application for the
procedure to be followed for currency conversion within the framework of the
European Monetary System;
Whereas it is necessary, with a view to facilitating communication between
the authorities and institutions of the Member State, to provide for thepossibility of electronic data processing in connection with the application ofRegulation (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 regulation adopted
by the Commission at the request of the Member State or Member States
concerned or their competent authorities and after consultation of theAdministrative Commission; whereas the sole aim of amending these
Annexes is to incorporate into a Community instrument decisions adopted
by the Member State concerned or by their competent authorities,!B
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HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
TITLE I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Definitions
For the purposes 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
other documents necessary for the application of the Regulation and of theimplementing Regulation shall be drawn up by the Administrative Commis-
sion.
Two Member States or their competent authorities may, by mutual agreement
and having received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, adoptsimplified models for use between them.
The certificates, certified statements, declarations, claims and other
documents may be transferred between institutions either in paper form or
by means of telematic services as standardized electronic messages in
accordance with the provisions of Title VIa. Exchange of information bymeans of telematic services is subject to an agreement between the competentauthorities of the sending and the receiving Member States.
2. For the benefit of the competent authorities of each Member State, 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 administrativeformalities to be completed for the exercise of those rights.
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 the institution of
another Member State, either directly or through the liaison bodies.
3. Decisions and other documents emanating from an institution of a
Member State and intended for persons residing or staying in the territory ofanother Member State may be communicated directly by registered letter with
acknowledgement of receipt.
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 Member State are listed in Annex 2.!B
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3. The institutions of the place of residence and the institutions of the place
of stay of each Member State are 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, in accordance 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 their dealings with each other are listed inAnnex 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 in Annex 9.
10. Annex 10 lists the institutions or bodies designated by the competent
authorities pursuant, in particular, to the following provisions:
(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 implementing
conventions
The provisions of the implementing Regulation shall replace those of the
arrangements for implementing the conventions referred to in Article 6 of theRegulation; they shall also replace the provisions relating to the implemen-tation of the provisions of the conventions referred to in Article 7 (2) (c) of the
Regulation in so far as they are not listed in Annex 5.
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 for admission to a voluntary or optional continued insurance in
respect of invalidity, old age and death (pensions) in several schemes under
the legislation of one Member State, and if he has not been subject tocompulsory insurance under one of those schemes by virtue of his lastemployment or self-employment he may, under the said Articles, join the
voluntary or optional continued insurance scheme specified by the legislation
of that Member State or, failing that, the scheme of his choice.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 4
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 acertified statement relating to the insurance periods or periods of residencecompleted under the legislation of any other Member State. Such certified
statement shall be issued, at the request of the person concerned, by the
institution or institutions who administer the legislation under which he hascompleted those periods.
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 application of the provisions
concerning reduction, suspension or withdrawal provided for by thelegislation of the Member States concerned shall be divided by the numberof benefits subject to reduction, suspension or withdrawal.
2. In order to implement Article 12 (2), (3) and (4), Article 46a, Article 46b
and Article 46c of the Regulation, the competent institutions concerned shallprovide 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 or self-employed person or a member of 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 confinement tookplace or, if the confinement did not take place in the territory of one of theseMember States, exclusively under the legislation of the Member State to
which the employed or self-employed person was last subject.
2. If an employed or self-employed person is entitled to claim sickness
benefits under the legislation of Ireland and the United Kingdom for the same
period of incapacity for work, those benefits shall be granted exclusively
under the legislation of the Member State to which the person concerned waslast subject.
3. In the cases referred to in Article 14c (b) of the Regulation, where the
person in question or a member of his family is entitled to claim benefits inkind in respect of sickness or maternity under the two legislations inquestions, 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 person entitled tobenefit, this shall be the exclusive responsibility of the 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 other
than the two Member States in question, they shall be the exclusiveresponsibility of the institution of the Member State to whose legislation
the person in question is subject by virtue of his paid 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 member of
his family is entitled to claim sickness benefits, benefits with respect toaccidents at work or occupational disease under Greek legislation and under
the legislation of one or more Member States, these benefits shall be granted
exclusively under the legislation to which the person concerned was lastsubject.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 5
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 any other
Member State 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 two or moreother Member States, or where the death occurs outside the territory of theMember States and the said right has been acquired under the legislation of
two or more Member States, only the right acquired under the legislation of
the Member State to which the deceased person was last subject shall bemaintained, whilst the right acquired under the legislation of any otherMember State shall lapse.
3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 in the instances referred to
in Article 14c (b) of the Regulation, entitlement to death grants acquired
under the legislation of each of the two Member States concerned referred to
in Annex VII shall be retained.
Article 9a
Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to unemployment benefits
If an employed or self-employed person, entitled to unemployment benefits
under the legislation of a Member State to which he was subject during 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 virtueof a period of insurance, employment or self-employment previously
completed under Greek legislation, the right to benefits under Greek
legislation shall be suspended for the period 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 or family allowances due under the
legislation of a Member State, according to which acquisition ofthe right to those benefits or allowances is not subject to conditions
of insurance, employment or self-employment, shall be suspended
when, during the same period and for the same member of the family,benefits are due only in pursuance of the national legislation ofanother Member State or in application of 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 either only under national legislation
of another Member State or under Articles 73 or 74 of the
Regulation to the person entitled to family benefits or to theperson to whom they are to be paid, the right to family benefits
due either only under national legislation of that other Member
State or under theses Articles shall be suspended up to the sumof family benefits provided for by the legislation of the MemberState in whose territory the member of the family is residing.
The cost of the benefits paid by the Member State in whose
territory the member of the family is residing shall be borne bythat Member State;
(ii) in the case of benefits due either only under national legislation
of another Member State or under articles 77 or 78 of theRegulation, to the person entitled to these benefits or to the
person to whom they are payable, the right to these family
benefits or family allowances due either only under the nationallegislation of that other Member State or in application of thoseArticles shall be suspended; where this is the case, the person
concerned shall be entitled to the family benefits or family
allowances of the Member State in whose territory the children!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 6
reside, the cost to be borne by that Member State, and, where
appropriate, to benefits other than the family allowances referredto in Article 77 or Article 78 of the Regulation, the cost to beborne 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 right shall be suspended
where, during the same period and for the same member of the family, familybenefits or allowance are due under the legislation of the first Member State
pursuant to Articles 73 and 74 of the 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/or74 of the Regulation, the competent institution of the Member State withlegislation providing for the highest levels of benefit shall pay the full amount
of such benefit and be reimbursed half this sum by the competent institution
of the other Member State up to the limit of the amount provided for in thelegislation 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 period separating two datesfor the payment of family benefits as provided for by the legislation of one orboth of the Member States concerned, 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 relevant
legislation. Where such legislation does not provide for daily benefits, thefamily benefits shall be granted in proportion to the length of time duringwhich the person concerned has been subject to the legislation of each
one of the Member States in relation 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 another institution, thereshall be an adjustment of accounts between the said institutions.
(c) For the purposes of subparagraphs (a) and (b), where periods of
employment or self-employment completed under the legislation of one
Member State are expressed in units different from those which are used
for the calculation of family benefits under the legislation of anotherMember State to which the person concerned has also been subject duringthe same period, the conversion shall be carried out in accordance with
the provisions of Article 15 (3) of the implementing Regulation.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a) in respect of dealings
between the Member States listed in Annex 8 to the implementing
regulation, the institution bearing the costs of the family benefits byreason of the first employment or self-employment during the period
concerned shall bear such costs throughout the entire current period.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 7
TITLE III
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATIONS
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 Member State ceases to
be applicable to a person referred to in Article 13 (2) (f) of the Regulation
shall be determined in accordance with that legislation. The institutiondesignated by the competent authority of the Member State whose legislationbecomes applicable to the person shall apply to the institution designated by
the competent authority of the former Member State 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 Member
State whose legislation is to remain applicable shall issue a certificate stating
that an employed person shall remain subject to that legislation up to aspecific 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 Member
State whose legislation is to remain applicable shall issue a certificate statingthat the self-employed person shall remain subject to that legislation up to aspecified 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-employed person.
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 17 of the
Regulation, German legislation applies to a person employed by anundertaking or employer whose registered office or place of business is not
situated on German territory, and the person concerned has no fixed job on
German territory, this legislation shall apply as if the person concerned wereemployed 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 the
Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Bonn (Local General Sickness Fund of Bonn),Bonn, is competent.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 8
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 two Member States, or whois employed simultaneously in the territory of one Member State andself-employed in the territory of another Member State shall notify
this situation to the institution 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 institution designatedby the competent authority of that Member State shall in turn notifythe situation to the institution designated by the competent authority
of the Member State whose legislation is applicable.
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 of two or moreMember States and who pursues part of his activity in the MemberState in whose territory he resides is subject to the legislation of that
Member State, the institution designated by the competent authority
of that Member State shall issue to the person concerned a certificatestating that he is subject to its legislation and shall send a copythereof to the institution designated by the competent authority of
any other Member State:
(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 employers and/or the personconcerned are liable by virtue of that legislation.
3. (a) Where, in accordance with Article 14 (3) or 14a (3) of the
Regulation, a person who is employed in the territory of one MemberState by an undertaking which has its registered office or place of
business in the territory of another Member State and which straddles
the common frontier of those States, or who is self-employed in suchan undertaking, is subject to the legislation of the Member State inwhose territory the undertaking has its registered office or place of
business, the institution designated by the competent authority of the
latter Member State shall issue to the person concerned a certificatestating that he is subject to its legislation and shall send a copythereof 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 the territory of any of the
member States in which he is pursuing his activity is subject to thelegislation of the Member State in whose territory is situated theregistered office or place of business of the undertaking or individual
employing him, the institution designated by the competent authority
of the latter Member State shall issue to the employed person a!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 9
certificate stating that he is subject to its legislation and shall send a
copy thereof to the institution designated by the competent authorityof any other Member State:
(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 the
legislation of the Member State in whose territory he pursues his
principal activity, the institution designated by the competentauthority of the Member State in the territory of which he residesshall forthwith inform the institution designated by the competent
authorities 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 the
person concerned, account being taken of the provisions of
subparagraph (d) and, where appropriate, of the provisions of Article14a (4) of the Regulation, within a period of not more than sixmonths counting from the day on which the situation of the person
concerned was notified to one of the institutions concerned.
(c) The institution administering the legislation that has been determined
as being applicable to the person concerned shall issue a certificateto that person showing that he is subject to that legislation and shallsend a copy thereof to the other institutions concerned.
(d) For the purpose of determining, in pursuance of the third sentence of
Article 14a (2) of the Regulation, the principal activity of the person
concerned, account shall be taken first and foremost of the locality inwhich the fixed and permanent premises from which the personconcerned pursues his activities is situated. Failing this, account shall
be taken of criteria such as the usual nature or the duration of the
activities pursued, the number of services rendered and the incomearising from those activities.
(e) The institution concerned shall exchange all information necessary
to determine both the principal activity of the person concerned and
the contributions payable under the legislation that has been
determined as being applicable to him.
6. (a) Without prejudice to paragraph 5, and in particular to subparagraph
(b) thereof, if an institution designated by the competent authority of
the Member State whose legislation would be applicable by virtue of
Article 14a (2) or (3) of the Regulation establishes that the provisionsof paragraph 4 of the said Article apply in the case of the personconcerned, it shall notify the competent authorities of the other
Member States concerned or the institutions designated by those
authorities; where necessary, the legislation to be applicable to theperson concerned shall be decided on by common agreement.
(b) The information referred to in paragraph 2 (b) above shall be sent by
the other institutions concerned to the institutions designated by the
competent authority of the Member State whose legislation is
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 MemberState, and is self-employed in the territory of another Member State,
is subject to the legislation of the Member State in whose territory he
is engaged in paid employment, the institution designated by thecompetent authority of the latter Member State shall issue to the
employed person a certificate stating that he is subject to its
legislation and shall send a copy thereof to the institution designatedby the competent authority of any other Member State:
(i) in the territory of which that person is self-employed;(ii) in the territory of which that person resides.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 10
(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 territory ofone Member State and self-employed in the territory of another Member
State is subject to the legislation of two Member States, the provisions of
points 1, 2, 3 and 4 shall be applicable in respect of paid employment, andthe provisions of points 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 shall be applicable mutatismutandis in respect of self-employment.
The institution designated by the competent authorities of the two
Member States, whose legislation is determined to be applicable, shallinform 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 following the date on
which the employed person was engaged by the diplomatic mission orconsular post concerned, or on which he entered into the personal service ofagents 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 the Member State forwhose legislation he has opted, at the same time notifying his employerthereof. The said institution shall, where necessary, 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 of that Member State
while he is employed by the diplomatic mission or consular post in questionor in the personal service of agents of such mission or post.
4. Where the person concerned has opted for German legislation to be
applied, the provisions of that legislation shall be applied as though he were
employed in the place where the German Government has its seat. Thecompetent 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 is concluded. The
authority empowered to conclude such contract shall inform the institutiondesignated by the competent authority of the Member State for whoselegislation the auxiliary staff member has 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 Member
State for whose legislation the auxiliary staff member has opted shall issue to
him a certificate testifying that his is subject to the legislation of that Member
State while he is employed by the European Communities as an auxiliary staffmember.
3. The competent authorities of the Member States shall, where necessary,
designate the competent institutions in respect of members of the auxiliary
staff of the European Communities.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 11
4. Where an auxiliary staff member, employed in the territory of a Member
State other than Germany, has opted for German legislation to be applied, theprovisions of that legislation shall be applied as though the auxiliary staffmember 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 V ARIOUS 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 effected in
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 or residence
completed under the legislation of any other Member State, to the extent
that this is necessary to have recourse thereto in order to supplementperiods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation of thefirst Member State for the purpose of acquiring, retaining, or recovering
the rights to benefits, provided that such periods of insurance or residence
do not overlap. Where benefits in respect of invalidity, old age or death(pensions) are to be awarded by the institutions of two or more MemberStates 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 insuranceor residence completed by the employed or self-employed person underthe legislations of all the Member States to which he has been subject,
without prejudice, where appropriate, to the provisions of Article 45 (2)
and (3) and Article 47 (1) (a) of the Regulation. Nevertheless, in the casesreferred to in Article 14c (b) of the Regulation, the above mentioned
institutions shall likewise take account, for the award of benefits, of the
periods of insurance or of residence completed under an obligatoryinsurance scheme under the legislation of the two Member States inquestion which overlap each other.
(b) When a period of insurance or residence completed under compulsory
insurance under the legislation of one Member State coincides with aperiod of insurance completed under voluntary or optional continuedinsurance under the legislation of another Member State, only the period
completed under compulsory insurance shall be taken into account.
(c) When a period of insurance or residence, other than a period treated as
such, completed under the legislation of one Member State coincides
with a period treated as such under the legislation of another Member
State, only the period other than a period treated as such shall be takeninto account.
(d) Any period treated as such under the legislations of two or more Member
States shall be taken into account only by the institution of the Member
State under whose legislation the insured person was last compulsorilyinsured 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 into account by the institution of theMember State under whose legislation he was compulsorily insured forthe first time after the said period.
(e) Where it is not possible to determine accurately the period of time in
which certain periods of insurance or residence were completed under thelegislation of one Member State, such periods shall be presumed not tooverlap with periods of insurance or residence completed under the
legislation of another Member State and shall, where advantageous, be
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(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 administerssuch legislation shall:
(i) only take into account periods of insurance or residence completed
under the legislation of another Member State if they were completed
within the said time limit,
(ii) extend such a time limit for the duration of periods of insurance or
residence completed wholly or partly within the said time limit under
the legislation of another Member State, where the periods of
insurance or residence involved under the legislation of the secondMember State give rise only to the suspension of the time limit
within which the periods of insurance or residence must be
completed.
2. Periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation of a
Member State to which the Regulation does not apply, but which are taken
into account under the legislation of that Member State to which theRegulation does apply, shall be considered as periods of insurance 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 the
legislation of another Member State, the conversion necessary for the
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 or if 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) three months or 13 weeks or 78 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 insurance completed
during one calendar year, a total exceeding 312 days or 52 weeks or12 months or four quarters.
(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) three months or 13 weeks or 66 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 completedduring one calendar year, a total exceeding 264 days or 52 weeks or12 months for four quarters.
(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) three months or 13 weeks or 90 days shall be equivalent to one
quarter and vice versa;
(v) for the conversion of weeks into months and vice versa, the weeks
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(vi) the application of the preceding rules shall not have the effect of
producing, for the sum total of the periods of insurance completedduring one calendar year, a total exceeding 360 days or 52 weeks or12 months for four quarters.
Where the periods of insurance completed under the laws of a Member State
are expressed in months, the days which correspond to a fraction of a month,in accordance with the conversion rules set out in this paragraph, 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 or self-employed person shall submit to the competent institution a
certified statement specifying the periods of insurance completed under thelegislation to which he was last subject.
2. This certified statement shall be issued at the request of the employed or
self-employed person by the institution or institutions of the Member State towhose legislation he was last subject. If he does not submit the said certifiedstatement, 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 previously completed
under the legislation of any other Member State in order to satisfy 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 himself and the members of
his family with the institution of his place or residence by submitting a
certified statement testifying that he and the members of his family areentitled 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 employed or self-employed person or the members of hisfamily do not submit the said certified statement the institution of the place ofresidence shall obtain 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, wherethe said certified statement has been issued by a German, French, Italian or
Portuguese institution, it shall be valid only for a period of one year following
the date on which it was issued 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 of the expected duration
of the seasonal work, unless, in the meanwhile, the competent institutionnotifies 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 the provisions ofparagraph 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
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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 competentinstitution of the date of entry into hospital, the probable duration ofhospitalization and the date of leaving hospital. Notification shall be
unnecessary, however, when the costs of the benefits in kind are repaid 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 inkind 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 sentwithin which to raise any objection and to state the reasons on which suchobjection is based; if, at the end of that period, no such objection has been
raised, the institution of the place of residence shall grant the benefits in kind.
Where such benefits have to be granted in a case of extreme urgency, theinstitution of the place of residence shall forthwith inform the competentinsitution 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 ofresidence.
8. The employed or self-employed person or the members of his family shall
inform the institution of the place of residence of any change in their situation
which is likely to alter their entitlement to benefits in kind, in particular any
cessation or change of the employment or self-employment of the personconcerned or any transfer of residence or stay of the employed or
self-employed person or of a member of his family. Likewise, should the
employed or self-employed person cease to be insured or cease to be entitledto benefits in kind, the competent institution shall inform the institution of theplace of residence accordingly. The institution of the place of residence may,
at any time, request the competent institution to supply it with any
information relating to the employed or self-employed person’ s insurance orto his entitlement to benefits in kind.
9. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those
Member States may, having received the opinion of the Administrative
Commission, 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 three days ofcommencement of the incapacity for work, apply to the institution of the placeof 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, a certificate of incapacity for work issuedby the doctor providing treatment 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 concerned shall 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 for work 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 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 himmedically examined as if he were insured with that institution. 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 by theinstitution of the place of residence within the three days following the date ofthe examination.
4. The institution of the place of residence shall subsequently carry out any
necessary administrative checks or medical examination of the person
concerned as if he were insured with that institution. As soon as it establishes
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and the competent institution accordingly, stating the date on which his
incapacity for work ceased. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph6, the notification to the person concerned shall be treated as a decision takenon 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 thelegislation of the country of residence, or if it establishes that the personconcerned is fit to resume work, it shall notify the person concerned of its
decision and shall simultaneously send a copy of such decision 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, and shall 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 latter shall inform the person
concerned of his rights and shall notify the institution of the place ofresidence of the amount of the cash benefits, the dates for payment, and themaximum period during which they should be granted, in accordance with the
legislation of the competent State.
9. Two or more Member States, or the competent authorities 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 the Member
State in which they were prescribed, in accordance with the provisions of the
legislation of that Member State, except where the legislation administered bythe competent institution or an agreement concluded between the MemberStates concerned or the competent authorities 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 orself-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 at the place
of stay a certificate stating that they are entitled to the said benefits. Thiscertificate, which shall be provided by the institution of the place of residenceof the members of the family, if possible prior to their leaving the territory of
the Member State on which they reside, shall, in particular, indicate where
appropriate the maximum period for granting benefits in kind, as laid down bythe legislation of that Member State. 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 the place of
residence of the members of the family shall be considered the competentinstitution.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 16
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 membersof 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 international transport,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 the institution of the place of stay, aspecial certified statement issued by the employer or by his agent during thecurrent calendar month or during the two calendar months preceding its
submission. Such certified statement shall state in particular the date from
which the person concerned has been employed by the said employer, and thename and address of the competent institution; if however, under thelegislation of the competent State 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 theinstitution of the place of stay. A person who has submitted such certified
statement shall be presumed to have satisfied the conditions for acquisition of
the right to benefits in kind. If a person is unable to contact the institution ofthe place of stay before receiving medical treatment he shall neverthelessreceive such 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 satisfies the conditionsfor acquisition of the right to benefits in kind. The institution of 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 that institution.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 legislation which it administers, and theinstitution 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 the institution of
the place of stay a certified statement stating that the conditions foracquisition of the right to benefits in kind have been satisfied. This certified
statement, which shall be issued by the competent institution, shall specify in
particular, where necessary, the maximum period during which benefits inkind may be granted in accordance with the legislation of the competent State.In such a case paragraphs 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 the Regulation.
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 or self-employed person shall submit to theinstitution of the place of stay a certified statement stating that he is entitled tobenefits in kind. Such certified statement, which shall be issued by the
competent institution at the request of the person concerned, if possible before
he leaves the territory of the Member State in which he resides, shall specifyin particular, where necessary, the maximum period during which benefits inkind may be granted, in accordance with the legislation of the competent
State. If the person concerned does not submit the said certified statement, the
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2. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (7) and (9) of the implementing
Regulation shall apply by analogy.
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 or self-employed person 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 certified statement, whichshall be issued by the competent institution, shall specify in particular, wherenecessary, the maximum period during which 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 personconcerned, be issued after his departure if, for reasons of force majeure, itcannot be drawn up beforehand.
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 benefits in
kind to members of the family as provided for in Article 22 (3) of the
Regulation.
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 legislationof the country of residence of the members of the family shall be considered,respectively, as the competent institution and as the legislation 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 obligation to submit a
certificate of incapacity for work, an employed or self-employed person who
is staying in the territory of a Member State without pursing any employmentor self-employment there, shall not be required to submit the notification ofhaving 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 or self-employed person shall submit to the
competent institution a certified statement relating to the members of his
family who are resident in the territory of a Member State other than thatwherein the said institution is situated.
2. This certified statement shall be issued by the institution of the place of
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It shall be valid for the 12 months following the date of its issue. It may be
renewed; in such a case, it shall be valid from the date of its renewal.
The person concerned shall immediately notify the competent institution of
any occurrence necessitating an amendment to the said certified statement.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 produce recentcivil status documents relating to the members of his family who are 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 for himself and for the members 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 his departure, he shouldhave applied to the competent sickness insurance institution. If theunemployed person does not submit the said certified statement, 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 under the conditions set out in Article 69 (1) (a) of the Regulation;indicate the duration of such right, taking into account the provisions 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 theabove mentioned period, in the case of incapacity for work or hospitalization.
2. The unemployment insurance institution of the place where the
unemployed person has gone shall testify, on a copy of the certified statementreferred to in Article 83 of the implementing Regulation which shall be sent
to the sickness insurance institution of that same place, that the conditions laid
down in Article 69 (1) (b) of the Regulation have been fulfilled and shallspecify the date from which they were fulfilled, and the date from which theunemployed person shall 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, for as long as the conditions are fulfilled. The
unemployment insurance institution of the place where the unemployedperson has gone shall, within three days, inform the said sickness insuranceinstitution 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 insurance institution of the
place to which he has gone. He shall also state the date up to which he hasreceived sickness insurance benefits and his address in the country where heis.
5. The sickness insurance institution of the place to which the unemployed
person has gone shall, within three days, notify the competent sickness
insurance institution, as well as the institution where the unemployed person is
registered as seeking employment, of the date when the incapacity for workbegan and ended.
6. In the cases defined in Article 25 (4) of the Regulation, the sickness
insurance institution of the place to which the unemployed person has goneshall inform the competent sickness insurance institution and the competent
unemployment insurance institution that it considers that the conditions
justifying the extension of the period during which benefits in cash and inkind may be granted are satisfied, stating the grounds on which its opinion isbased, and shall attach to the communication it sends to the competent
sickness insurance institution a detailed report from the examining doctor on
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conditions for applying Article 25 (4) of the Regulation will exist. The
competent sickness 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 members of thefamily of unemployed persons when such members of the family are resident
in the territory of a Member State other than the competent State. At the time
of the registration of the members of the family of unemployed personsreceiving benefits under the provisions of Article 69 (1) of the Regulation thecertified statement referred to in Article 26 (1) of the implementing
Regulation must be produced. This certified statement shall be valid for the
period of time during which the benefits may 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, a claimant and themembers of his family shall register with the institution of the place of
residence by submitting a certified statement testifying that he is entitled
under the legislation of another Member State to the said benefits for himselfand for the members of his family. This certified statement shall be issued bythe institution of that other Member State which is responsible for benefits 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 members of his family shall register with the institution of the place ofresidence by submitting a certified statement testifying that he is entitled to
the said benefits for himself and for the members of his family, under the
legislation or one of the legislations under which a pension is payable.
2. This certified statement shall be issued, at the request of the pensioner, by
the institution or one of the institutions responsible for payment of the pensionor, where appropriate, by the institution empowered to determine entitlementto benefits in kind, as soon as the pensioner satisfies the conditions for
acquisition of the right to such benefits. If the pensioner does not submit the
certified statement, the institution of the place of residence shall obtain itfrom the institution or institutions responsible for payment of the pension, or,where appropriate, 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 his familyprovisionally. This registration shall bind the institution responsible for the
payment of benefits in kind only if this latter institution has issued the
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3. The institution of the place of residence shall inform the institution which
has issued the certified statement provided for in paragraph 2 of everyregistration effected in accordance with the provisions of the said paragraph.
4. When an application is made for benefits in kind it must be proved to the
institution of the place of residence, by means of the receipt or the counterfoilof the money order of the last payment made, that the pensioner is still entitled
to a pension.
5. The pensioner or the members of his family 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 inform the institution ofthe 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 of thepayment 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 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, the members of the
family shall register with the institution of their place of residence bysubmitting the documentary evidence required by the legislation which thatinstitution 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 in kind for himself and for the members of hisfamily. This certified statement, which shall be issued by the institution of the
place of residence of the pensioner, shall remain valid as long as the
institution of the place of residence of the members of the family has not beennotified of its cancellation. However, where the said certified statement hasbeen issued by a German, French, Italian or Portuguese institution, it shall be
valid only for a period of one year following the date on which it was issued
and must be renewed every year.
2. When making an application for benefits in kind the members of the
family shall submit to the institution of their place of residence the certified
statement referred to in paragraph 1, if the legislation which that institutionadministers provides that such an application must be accompanied by
evidence of entitlement to a pension.
3. The institution of the pensioner’s place of residence shall inform the
institution of the place of residence of the members of the family of the
suspension or withdrawal of the pension, and of any transfer of residence of
the pensioner. The institution of the place of residence of members of thefamily may, at any time, request the institution of the pensioner’s place ofresidence to supply it with any information relating 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 alter their
entitlement to benefits in kind, in particular any transfer of residence.
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
pensioner shall submit to the institution of the place of stay a certifiedstatement testifying that he is entitled to the said benefits. This certifiedstatement, 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
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period during which benefits in kind may be granted, in accordance with the
legislation of that Member State. If the pensioner does not submit the saidcertified statement, the institution of the place of stay shall obtain it from theinstitution 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 the
pensioner’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 family covered byArticle 31 of the Regulation.
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 thecompetent 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 under the insurance
scheme for sickness or maternity covering manual workers in the steelindustry are equivalent to those provided under the special scheme forworkers in mines and similar undertakings, workers belonging to the latter
category and members of their families may apply to the nearest institution in
the territory of the Member State in which they are staying or residing,specified in Annex 3 to the implementing Regulation, even if the latter is 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 in
mines and similar undertakings are more advantageous, such workers or themembers of their families shall have the option of applying either to theinstitution responsible for the administration of that scheme, or to the 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 steelindustry. In the latter case, the institution in question shall draw the attention
of the person concerned to the fact that by applying to the institution
responsible for the administration of the abovementioned special scheme, hewill obtain more advantageous benefits; it must, furthermore, inform him ofthe 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 Member State called upon to provide benefitsmay request the institution of another Member State to supply it with
information relating to the period during which the latter institution has
already provided benefits for the same case of sickness or maternity.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 22
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 Member State other than the competent State to complete the formalitiesprovided for in Articles 20 (1) and (4) and 21, 23 and 31 of the implementing
Regulation, his expenses shall, upon his application, be refunded by the
competent institution in accordance with the refund rates administered by theinstitution 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 about such 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 theRegulation, be made, the institution of the place of stay shall, in addition, berequired to transfer to the competent institution the amount to be refunded to
the person concerned in pursuance of the provisions of paragraph 1.
3. Where major expenses are involved, the competent institution may pay an
appropriate advance to the person concerned as soon as that person 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 itadministers provided that it is possible to make a refund in accordance with
these rates, that the expenses to be refunded do not exceed a level determined
by the Administrative Commission and that the employed person orself-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 of
reimbursement, the competent institution may effect the reimbursement under
the conditions laid down in paragraph 4 without the agreement of the person
concerned being necessary.
CHAPTER 3
INV ALIDITY, 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 tothe 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) and 42 (2)
of the Regulation, an employed or self-employed person shall submit a claim
either to the institution of the Member State to whose legislation he wassubject at the time of occurrence of the incapacity for work followed byinvalidity or the aggravation of such invalidity, or to the institution of the
place of residence, which shall then forward the claim to the first institution,
indicating the date on which it was submitted; this date shall be regarded asthe date of the submission of the claim to the first institution. However, ifsickness 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 of submission of the pension claim.
2. In the case referred to in Article 41 (1) (b) of the Regulation, the
institution with which the employed or self-employed person was last insured
shall notify the amount and the operative date of the benefits due under thelegislation which it administers to the institution initially responsible forpayment of the benefits. With effect from that date, the benefits due prior to
the aggravation of the invalidity shall be cancelled or reduced to an amount
not exceeding the supplement referred to in Article 41 (1) of the Regulation.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 23
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 with which theclaimant was last insured shall apply to the Netherlands institution in order toascertain 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 implementingRegulation
1. In order to receive benefits under Articles 40 to 51 of the Regulation,
except in the cases referred to in Article 35 of the implementing Regulation,the person concerned shall submit a claim to the institution of the place of
residence in accordance with the procedure provided for by the legislation
administered by that institution. If the employed or self-employed person hasnot been subject to that legislation, the institution of the place of residenceshall forward the claim to the institution of the Member State to whose
legislation he was last subject, indicating the date on which the claim was
submitted. That date shall be regarded as the date on which the claim wassubmitted to the latter institution.
2. Where a claimant resides in the territory of a Member State to whose
legislation the employed or self-employed person has not been subject, he
may submit his claim to the institution of the Member State to whoselegislation the employed or self-employed person was last subject.
3. Where a claimant resides in the territory of a State which is not a Member
State, he shall submit his claim to the competent institution of that Member
State to whose legislation the employed or self-employed person was lastsubject.
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 the competent
institution.
4. A claim for benefits sent to the institution of one Member State shall
automatically involve the concurrent award of benefits under the legislation of
all the Member States 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 he would be entitled under thelegislation of one or more Member States.
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 the legislation:
(i) of the Member State on whose territory the claimant resides, in the
case referred to in Article 36 (1);
(ii) of the Member State to which the employed or self-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 far as is possible, either the institution or
institutions administering insurance in respect of invalidity, old-age or
death (pensions) of any Member State with which the employed or
self-employed person has been insured, or in the case of an employedperson the employer or employers for whom he has worked in theterritory of any Member State, by producing any employment certificates
which he may have in his possession;
(d) if, under Article 44 (2) of the Regulation, the claimant asks for the
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entitled under the legislation of one or more member States he must
specify the legislation under which 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) or 47
(3) of the Regulation, the claimant shall submit a certified statement relating
to the members of his family, his children excepted, who are residing in the
territory of a Member State other than in which the institution responsible forthe 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 by another institution
designated by the competent authority of the Member State in whose territorythey 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 the claimant tosupply recent civil status documents relating to the members of his family, his
children excepted, who are residing in the territory of a Member State other
than the State 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 of the 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 onthe claimant must be established by documents proving the regulartransmission of part of the claimant’s earnings.
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 Aof Annex IV to the Regulation
1. If an employed or self-employed person has submitted a claim for
invalidity benefits, and the institution establishes that the provisions of Article
37 (1) of the Regulation apply, that institution shall, where necessary, obtain
from the institution with which the person concerned was last insured acertified statement of the periods of insurance completed by him under thelegislation administered by the last institution.
2. Where it is necessary to take into account periods of insurance previously
completed under the legislation of any other Member State in order to satisfythe conditions of the legislation of the competent State, the provisions ofparagraph 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 theinstitution 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 Member
State shall take into consideration the documents and medical reports and theinformation of an administrative nature obtained by the institution of any
other Member State. Each institution shall, however, retain the right to have
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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 for benefit shall be investigated by the institution to which they
have been sent or forwarded in accordance with the provisions of Article 36 ofthe 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 beinvestigated simultaneously and without delay by all these institutions.
Article 42
Forms to be used for the investigation of claims for benefits
1. When investigating claims for benefits the investigating institution shall
use a form which will include, in particular, a statement and a summary of the
periods of insurance or residence completed by the employed or self-
employed person under the legislation of all the Member States concerned.
2. These forms, when forwarded to the institution of any other Member
State, shall take the place of supporting 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 it shall
forward a copy of that form to the institution administering insurance inrespect of invalidity, old-age or death (pensions) of any Member State withwhich the employed or self-employed person has been 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 theinstitution of the second Member State, 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 appreciablylonger period of time, the form shall be returned to the investigatinginstitution with the information referred to in subparagraphs (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 of
insurance or residence completed under the legislation which it administers,
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 or
more of those institutions, and if the amount of benefit corresponding to those
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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 beendetermined.
On receipt of all the forms giving information concerning periods of
insurance or residence and, where appropriate, the amount or amounts dueunder the legislation of one or more of the Member States concerned, the
investigating institution shall forward a copy of the forms thus completed to
each of the institutions concerned which shall specify thereon the theoreticalamount and the actual amount of the benefits, calculated in accordance with
the provisions of Article 46 (2) of the Regulation, 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 ofArticle 40 (2) or 48 (2) or (3) of the Regulation should be applied, it shallinform the other institutions concerned accordingly.
5. In the case provided for in Article 37 (d) of the implementing Regulation,
the institutions of the Member States to whose legislation the claimant has
been subject but to which he has applied for postponement of the award of the
benefits shall enter on the form provided for in Article 42 (1) of theimplementing Regulation only the periods of insurance or residence
completed by the claimant under the legislation 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 decision referred 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, of the provisions of Article 45 of the
Regulation, the conditions for entitlement fixed by the legislation which it
administers are fulfilled. It shall notify such decision forthwith to the otherinstitutions 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 of invalidity,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 State to whose legislation theemployed or self-employed person was last subject. This institution shall, ifthe conditions for entitlement laid down by 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 tothe 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 invalidity of the
Member State to whose legislation the employed or self-employed person 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 under the legislation which it administers without having recourse toperiods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation of otherMember States, it shall pay such benefits immediately 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 to Article 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 accountonly the periods of insurance or residence completed under that legislation,the institution which administers the said legislation shall pay such benefits
on a provisional basis as soon as the investigating institution has informed it
of its obligation to do so.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 27
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 onlythose periods of insurance or residence completed under each one of thoselegislations, the payment of benefits on a provisional basis shall be the
responsibility of the institution which in the first place informed the
investigating institution of the existence of such a right; it shall be the duty ofthe investigating institution to inform the other institutions concerned.
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 a right isacquired under Article 46 (2) of the Regulation, the investigating institutionshall pay him an appropriate recoverable advance, the amount of which shall
be as close as possible to the amount he will probably be awarded under
Article 46 (2) of the Regulation.
6. Two Member States or the competent authorities or those member States
may agree to apply other methods of payment of benefits on a provisionalbasis 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.
For the calculation of the theoretical 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 the implementing
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 theperiods of voluntary or optional continued insurance, which have not been
taken into account under Article 15 (1) (b) of the implementing Regulation.
This increase shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of theMember State’ s legislation under which the periods of voluntary insurance orof optional continued insurance have been completed.
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 of voluntary or
optional continued insurance which, under Article 46a (3) (c) of theRegulation, is not subject to the provisions for withdrawal, reduction orsuspension 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, the investigatinginstitution shall communicate them to the claimant in his own language bymeans of a summarized statement to which the aforesaid decisions shall be
appended. Periods allowed for appeals shall commence only on the date of
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2. On dispatch to the claimant of the summarized statement provided for in
paragraph 1, the investigating institution shall simultaneously forward a copyto each one of the institutions concerned, enclosing with it a copy of thedecisions of the other institutions.
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 Article 45 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 notify the
person concerned and each of the institutions on which the person concernedhas a claim, if necessary through the good offices of the investigating
institution. The decision must specify the grounds and time-limits for appeal
provided for by the legislation in question. Periods allowed for appeals shallcommence only on the date of receipt 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 Member State becomes subject to the legislation of anotherMember State, the competent institution in respect of pensions
of the latter Member State shall, using all the means at its
disposal and at the time of registration of the person concerned,forward to the body designated by the competent authority ofthat same Member State, all information relating to the
identification of the person concerned and the name of the said
competent institution and the insurance number allotted by thelatter
(ii) Moreover, the competent institution referred to in subparagraph
(i) shall also, as far as possible, forward to the body designated
under the provisions of subparagraph (i) any other information
which may facilitate and accelerate the award of the pensions.
(iii) Such information shall be forwarded, under conditions fixed by
the Administrative Commission, to the body designated by thecompetent 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 member State 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 year before
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 or
trade activity;
(e) survivors’ benefits awarded in the event of invalidity or unfitness for
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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, at the request of thatinstitution, by the institution of the place of stay or residence 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 the recipient examined by a doctor of itsown choice.
2. If it is established that the recipient referred to in paragraph 1 is
employed or self-employed or has means in excess of the prescribed limitwhile receiving benefits, the institution of the place of stay or residence shall
send a report to the institution responsible for payment which has requested
the check or examination. This report shall indicate in particular the nature ofthe employment or self-employment pursued by the person concerned, the
amount of earnings or means which he has had during the last complete
quarter, the normal earnings obtained in the same area by an employed personor a self-employed person at the same level as the person concerned in theoccupation which he followed before becoming an invalid over a reference
period to be determined by the institution responsible for payment and, where
appropriate, the opinion of a medical expert on the state of health of theperson concerned.
Article 52
When, after suspension of the benefits which he was receiving, the person
concerned recovers his right to benefits whilst residing in the territory of aMember State other than the competent State, the institutions concerned shallexchange 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 the territory 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 ofthe latter Member State or by the institution of the place of residence of the
said persons entitled to benefits in accordance with the procedure, provided
for in Articles 54 to 58 of the implementing Regulation; if the institutionresponsible for payment pays the benefits directly to the persons entitledthereto, it shall notify the institution of the place of residence of this fact. The
payment procedure to be applied by the institution of the Member-States is
listed in Annex 6.
2. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those States
may agree on other procedures for the payment of benefits in cases where the
competent institutions of those Member States are the only ones concerned.Any agreements concluded on this subject shall be notified 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 Regulation shall
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 entitled to benefits isresiding, or to the institution of the place of residence (both hereinafter called‘the paying body’), in duplicate, a detailed schedule of payments to be made
which should reach the paying body not later than 20 days before the date on
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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 the member State in
whose territory it is situated, the sum necessary for the payments 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 ofthe Member State in whose territory the institution responsible for payment is
situated, into an account opened in the name of the national Bank or of
another bank of the member State in whose territory the paying body issituated, in favour of that body. Such payment shall discharge all liability. Theinstitution 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 thepaying body on behalf of the institution responsible for payment. Suchpayments shall be made according to the procedure laid down by the
legislation administered by the paying body.
2. As soon as the paying body or any other body designated by it learns of
any circumstance justifying the suspension or withdrawal of benefits, 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 of the death of the
person entitled to benefits or of his spouse, or in the case of the re-marriage of
a widow or widower, the paying body shall notify the said institution of thedate 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 payment period inorder to determine amounts actually paid to persons entitled to benefits or to
their legal or authorized representatives as well as amounts unpaid.
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 the payments made by
the paying body and endorsed with the signature of that 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 Member State in whose territorythat 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 subsequently under the same heading by the institutionresponsible for payment.
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 body under theconditions provided for by the legislation administered by that body.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 31
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 one State to that of
another State, he shall notify this fact to the institution or institutionsresponsible for the payment of such benefits and to the paying body.
CHAPTER 4
ACCIDENTS AT WORK AND OCCUP ATIONAL 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 or self-employed person shall submit to the institution of the
place of residence a certified statement testifying that he is entitled to suchbenefits in kind. This certified statement, based upon information supplied bythe employer, where appropriate, shall be issued by the competent institution.
Moreover, if the legislation of the competent State so provides, the employed
or self-employed person shall submit to the institution of the place ofresidence a receipt from the competent institution of notification of anaccident at work or of an occupational disease. If the person concerned does
not submit such documents, the institution of the place of residence shall
obtain them from the competent institution and, pending their arrival, it shallgrant him the benefits in kind under sickness insurance, provided that hesatisfies the conditions for entitlement thereto.
2. That certified statement shall remain valid until the institution of the
place of residence receives notification of its cancellation. However, when thesaid certified statement has been issued by a French institution, it shall bevalid only for a year following 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 of the expected durationof the seasonal work unless, in the meanwhile, the competent institution
notifies the institution of the place of residence of its cancellation.
4. Upon each application for benefits in kind, the person concerned shall
submit the supporting documents for the granting of benefits in kind under thelegislation of the Member State in whose territory he resides.
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 probable duration 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 benefits in
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 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 residence shall grantthe benefits in kind. Where such benefits in kind have to be granted in a caseof extreme urgency, the institution of the place of residence shall forthwith
inform the competent institution thereof.
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 entitlementto benefits in kind, in particular any cessation or change of employment or
self-employment or any transfer of residence or stay. Likewise, should the
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residence accordingly. The institution of the place of residence may, at any
time, request the competent institution to supply it with any informationrelating to the insurance of the person concerned or to his entitlement tobenefits in kind.
8. In the case of frontier workers, medicinal products, bandages, spectacles
and small appliances may be issued, and laboratory analyses and tests carriedout, only in the territory of the Member State in which they were prescribed in
accordance with the provisions of the legislation of that Member State.
9. Two or more Member State or the competent authorities of these Member
States may, having received the opinion of the Administrative Commission,
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 or self-employed person shall, within three
days of commencement of the incapacity for work, apply to the institution ofthe 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, a certificate of incapacity forwork issued by the doctor providing treatment 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 directlyto the institution of the place of residence within the time limit fixed by thelegislation which it administers.
The institution shall immediately have the incapacity for work 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 the three days
following the date on which the person concerned applied to it, have him
medically examined as if he were insured with that institution. The report ofthe examining doctor shall indicate, in particular, the probable duration of theincapacity for work, and shall be forwarded to the competent 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 examinations of the person
concerned as if he were insured with that institution. As soon as it establishes
that he is fit to resume work it shall forthwith notify the person concerned andthe competent institution accordingly stating the date on which the incapacityfor 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 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 establishes that the person
concerned is fit to resume work, it shall notify the person concerned of itsdecision and shall simultaneously send a copy of such decision to theinstitution 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 legislationadministered by that institution.
8. The competent institution shall pay cash benefits by the appropriate
method, in particular by international money order, and shall inform theinstitution 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 latter shall inform the personconcerned 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 thelegislation of the competent State.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 33
9. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities 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 Regulation who, in the course of
his employment, goes to the territory of a Member State other than thecompetent State, shall, as soon as possible, submit to the institution of theplace of stay a special certified statement issued by the employer or by his
agent during the current calendar month or during the two calendar months
preceding its submission. Such certified statement shall state in particular thedate from which the person concerned has been employed by the saidemployer and the name and address of the competent institution. If the person
concerned has submitted such certified statement, he shall be presumed to
have satisfied the conditions for acquisition of the right to benefits in kind. Ifthe person concerned is unable to contact the institution of the place of staybefore receiving medical treatment he shall nevertheless receive such
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
for acquisition of the right to benefits in kind. The institution of the place of
stay shall provide the benefits in kind until it receives a reply from thecompetent 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 that institution.
If that reply is in the affirmative, the competent institution shall indicate, ifnecessary, the maximum period during which the benefits in kind may be
granted, in accordance with the legislation which it administers, and the
institution of the place of stay shall continue 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 the Regulation.
5. In place of the certified statement provided for in paragraph 1 the
employed person referred to in that paragraph may submit to the institution 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 the institution of the
place of stay a certified statement stating that he is entitled to benefits in kind.Such certified statement, which shall be issued by the competent institution, ifpossible before the person concerned 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, in accordance with thelegislation of the competent State. If the person concerned does not submit thesaid certified statement, the institution of the place of stay shall obtain it from
the competent institution.
7. The provisions of Article 60 (5), (6) and (9) of the implementing
Regulation shall apply by analogy.
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 medicaltreatment
1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 55 (1) (b) (i) of the
Regulation, an employed or self-employed person shall submit to theinstitution of the place of residence a certified statement testifying that he is
entitled to continue receiving the said benefits. This certified statement,
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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 personconcerned, be issued after his departure if, for reasons of force majeure, itcannot 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 theRegulation.
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, underArticle 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 a Member Statewithout pursuing any professional or trade activity there shall not be required
to submit the notification of having ceased work referred 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 State other 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 thecompetent State without prejudice to any legal provisions in force in theterritory of the Member State in which the accident at work was sustained or
in which the occupational disease was first diagnosed, and which shall in such
a case remain applicable. This declaration shall be sent to the competentinstitution and a copy shall be sent to the institution of the place of residence
or to the institution of the place 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, the medical certificate
drawn up in that territory and any relevant information which the latterinstitution 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 are grounds for holdingan enquiry in the territory of the first Member State, an investigator may be
appointed for that purpose by the competent institution, which shall so inform
the authorities of that Member State. Those authorities shall assist the saidinvestigator, in particular by appointing a person to assist him in the
consultation of official reports and any other documents relating to the
accident.
4. At the end of the treatment, a detailed report shall be forwarded to the
competent institution together with medical certificates concerning the
permanent consequences of the accident or disease, and in particular thepresent condition of the person concerned, and the recovery from the injuriesor 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 tothe 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 case may be, ofthe decision determining the date of recovery from the injuries or their
consolidation and, where appropriate, the decision relating to the granting of a
pension.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 35
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 shall forthwith notify that fact to
the institution of the place of residence or institution of the place of staywhich provided the benefits in kind; those benefits shall then be considered as
coming under sickness insurance and shall continue to be provided thereunder
upon presentation of the certificates or certified statements referred to inArticles 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 ofresidence or to the institution of the place of stay which provided the benefitsin kind. Where the case is not one of an accident at work or an occupational
disease that institution shall continue to provide the said benefits in kind
under sickness insurance if the employed or self-employed person is entitledthereto. In other cases, the benefits in kind received by the person concernedunder sickness insurance shall be considered as benefits for an accident at
work or an occupational disease.
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 competent institution in
respect of occupational diseases of the Member State under whose legislation
the person suffering from the disease last pursued an activity likely to causethe disease in question, or to the institution of the place of residence, whichshall forward the notification to the said competent institution.
2. If the competent institution referred to in paragraph 1 ascertains that an
activity which might cause the occupational disease in question was lastpursued under the legislation of another Member State, it shall forward the
notification and the accompanying documents to the corresponding institution
of that Member State.
3. When the institution of the Member State under whose legislation the
person suffering from the disease last pursued an activity which might cause
the occupational disease in question ascertains that such person or hissurvivors do not satisfy the conditions of that legislation, taking into accountthe 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
whose legislation the person suffering from the disease previously
pursued an activity which might cause the disease in question, the
notification and all accompanying documents, including the findings andreports 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 file was 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 first pursued theactivity which might cause the occupational disease in question.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 36
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 Member States under whose legislation the person
suffering from the disease pursued an activity which might cause the
occupational disease in question, that institution shall so inform the institutionto which the notification has been forwarded in accordance with the procedurelaid 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 provisions of Article 57 (2), (3)
and (4) of the Regulation, that institution shall pay advances up to an amount
to be determined, where necessary, after consultation with the institutionagainst whose decision the appeal was lodged. The latter institution shallreimburse the amount of the advance paid 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 benefits due 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 Member State under whose legislation
cash benefits are granted pursuant to Article 57 (1) of the Regulation
(hereinafter called ‘the institution responsible for payment of cash
benefits’) shall use a form containing, in particular, a statement andsummary 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 Member States concerned;
(b) the institution responsible for payment of cash benefits shall forward that
form to all old-age insurance institutions of those Member States with
which the person suffering from the disease was insured; each one of the
said institutions shall enter on the form the periods of insurance (old-ageinsurance) or periods of residence completed under the legislation whichit 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 competent institutionsconcerned; it shall notify the latter of such apportionment for their
approval together with appropriate supporting evidence in particular as
regards the total amount of cash benefits granted and the calculation ofthe percentages of the apportionment;
(d) at the end of each calendar year, the institution responsible for payment
of cash benefits shall forward to each of the other competent institutionsconcerned a statement of cash benefits paid during the financial yearunder consideration, showing the amount due from each of them
according to the apportionment provided for under (c); each one of those
institutions shall refund the amount due to the institution responsible forpayment of cash benefits as soon as possible, and within three months atthe 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 relating to themembers of his family who are residing in the territory of a Member State
other than that in which the institution responsible for the award of cash
benefits is situated.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 37
This certified statement shall be issued by the sickness insurance institution of
the place of residence of the member of the family or by another institutiondesignated by the competent authority of the Member State in whose territorythey 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 cash benefits may require the claimant
to produce recent civil status documents relating to member of his family whoare residing in the territory of a Member State other than that in which thesaid institution is situated.
2. In the case referred to in paragraph 1, if the legislation administered by
the institution concerned requires that the members of the family should liveunder the same roof as the claimant, the fact that the said member of the
family who do not satisfy that condition are nevertheless mainly dependent on
the claimant must be established by documents proving the regulartransmission of part of the claimant’s earnings.
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 Member State from which he is claimingrights to benefits with all information relating to benefits previously granted
in respect of the occupational disease in question. That institution may apply
to any other institution which has previously been competent in order toobtain 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 the other institutionconcerned, 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, the first institution shall send thesecond institution a statement of the cash benefits paid during the financialyear in question, showing the amount due 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 the
Regulation, the institution responsible for payment of cash benefits shall
notify the competent institutions concerned, for their approval, of the changesmade in the previous apportionment of costs together with the appropriate
supporting evidence.
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 orsubsequently
1. In order to asses the degrees of incapacity, to establish a right to any
benefit, or to determine the amount of such benefit in the cases referred to in
Article 61 (5) and (6) of the Regulation, a claimant shall supply the competentinstitution of the Member State to whose legislation he was subject at the time
when the accident at work was sustained or the occupational disease was first
diagnosed, with all information on previous or subsequent accidents at worksustained or occupational diseases contracted by him when he was subject tothe legislation of any other Member State, whatever the degree 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 the amount of
benefit, the competent institution shall take into account the degree of
incapacity caused by those previous or subsequent cases.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 38
3. The competent institution may apply to any other institution which was
previously or subsequently competent to obtain any information which itconsiders necessary.
When a previous or a subsequent incapacity for work was caused by an
accident sustained while the person concerned was subject to the legislation ofa Member State which makes no distinction as to the origin of the incapacityfor 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 the request of the competent institution ofanother Member State, supply information on the degree of the previous or
subsequent incapacity for work and, as far as possible, any information which
would make it possible to determine whether the incapacity was the result ofan accident at work within the meaning of the legislation administered by theinstitution of the second Member State. Where such is the case, the provisions
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 manualworkers in the steel industry are equivalent to those provided under the specialscheme for workers in mines and similar undertakings, workers belonging to
the latter category may apply to the nearest institution in the territory of the
Member State in which they are staying or residing specified in Annex 3 ofthe implementing Regulation, even if the latter is an institution of the schemeapplicable 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 in
mines and similar undertakings are more advantageous, such workers shall
have the option of applying either to the institution responsible for theadministration of that scheme, or to the nearest institution in the territory ofthe 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 question shall draw the attention of the person concerned to thefact that by applying 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 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 institution of
another Member State to supply it with information relating to the periodduring which the latter institution has already provided benefits for the samecase of accident at work or occupational 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 Member State, an employed or self-employed person or hissurvivors residing in the territory of another Member State shall make a claimeither to the competent institution, or to the institution of the place of
residence, which shall forward such claim to the competent institution. The
submission of the claim shall be subject to the following rules:
(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;!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 39
(b) the accuracy of the information supplied by the claimant must be
established by official documents attached to the claim form, orconfirmed by the competent bodies of the Member State in whoseterritory 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 send a
copy of that decision to the liaison body of the Member State 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 being reviewed, shall be
carried out at the request of the competent institution by the institution of the
Member State in whose territory the person entitled to benefits happens to be,in accordance with the procedures laid down by the legislation administeredby the latter institution. The competent institution shall, however, reserve the
right to have the person entitled to benefits examined by a doctor of 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 or in thatof the orphan 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
pensioners resident in the territory of another Member State shall be made in
accordance with the provisions of Articles 53 to 58 of the implementingRegulation.
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 hisclaim either to the competent institution or to the institution of 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 or confirmed by the competentbodies of the Member State in whose territory the claimant 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 statement
specifying the periods of insurance or residence completed by the employedor self-employed person under the legislation to which he was last 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 or self-employed person was last insured. If the
claimant does not submit the said certified statement, the competentinstitution shall obtain it from one or other of the aforementioned institutions.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 40
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, it is necessaryto take into account periods of insurance or residence previously completedunder 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 competent institution a
certified statement specifying the periods of insurance or employmentcompleted previously as an employed person under the legislation to which hewas last subject, together with any further information 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 unemployment ofthe Member State to whose legislation he was last subject, or by anotherinstitution designated by the competent authority of the said Member State. If
he does not submit the said certified statement, the competent institution shall
obtain it from one or other of the 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, it is necessaryto take into account periods of insurance or employment completed
previously as an employed person under the legislation of any other Member
State.
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 a person has
not pursued his last employment for at least four weeks in the territory of the
Member State in which that institution is situated, he shall submit to the saidinstitution 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 in which that employment was pursued. If theperson concerned does not submit this certified statement, the said institutionshall obtain it either from 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 thatMember 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 competent institution a certified
statement relating to the members of his family who are resident in the
territory of a Member State other than the one in which the said institution issituated.
2. This certified statement shall be issued by the institution designated by
the competent authority of the Member State in whose territory thosemembers of the family reside. It must certify that the members of the family
are not taken into consideration for the calculation of unemployment benefits
due to another person under the legislation of the said Member State.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 41
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 itsrenewal. The person concerned shall immediately notify the competentinstitution of any occurrence necessitating an amendment to the said certified
statement. Such amendment shall take effect from the 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 unemployment benefits dueto another person under the legislation of the Member State in whose territorythey reside, the person concerned shall, when submitting the certified
statement to the competent institution, supplement 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 institution of the place towhich he has gone a certified statement in which the competent institutionshall certify that he is still entitled to benefits under the conditions laid down
in paragraph 1 (b) of the said Article. 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 under Article 69 (1) (b) of the Regulation for registration as
a person seeking work in the Member State to which the unemployedperson 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 alter entitlement 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 for thecertified statement referred to in paragraph 1. If the unemployed person doesnot 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 the unemployed person hasbeen informed of his obligations under Article 69 of the Regulation and underthis Article.
3. The institution of the place to which the unemployed person has gone
shall notify the competent institution of the date on which the unemployedperson registered and the date on which payment of benefits was commenced
and shall pay out the benefits of the competent State in accordance with the
procedure provided for by the legislation of the Member State to which theunemployed person 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 were dealing withan unemployed person entitled to benefits under the legislation which itadministers. It shall inform the competent institution of any occurrence
coming within paragraph 1 (e) above as soon as the same comes to its
knowledge and, in cases where the benefit has to be suspended or withdrawn,it shall immediately discontinue payment of the benefit. The competentinstitution shall forthwith inform it to what extent, 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 suchinformation. Where the benefit has to be reduced, the institution of the placeto which the unemployed person has gone shall continue to pay him a reduced
amount of benefit, subject to adjustment, after receipt of the reply from the
competent institution.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 42
4. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities 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 ofresidence shall be considered to be the competent institution, for the purposesof implementing the provisions of Article 80 of the implementing Regulation.
2. In order to claim benefits under the provisions of Article 71 (1) (b) (ii) of
the Regulation, an unemployed person who was formerly employed shallsubmit to the institution of his place of residence, in addition to the certified
statement provided for in Article 80 of the implementing Regulation, a
certified statement from the institution of the Member State to whoselegislation he was last subject, indicating that he has no right to benefits underArticle 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 competentinstitution for any information relating to the entitlements, from the latterinstitution, of the unemployed person who was formerly an employed person.
CHAPTER 7 (8)
FAMIL Y 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 statement specifying the
period of insurance, employment or self-employment completed under the
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 Member State with which he was last insured, or by another institution
designated by the competent authority of the said Member State. If he doesnot submit the said certified statement, the competent 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 statementprovided for in Article 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, it is necessary
to take into account periods of insurance, employment or self-employmentcompleted previously under the legislation of any other Member State.
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 Member Stateother than that in which the competent institution is situated. Such certificate
shall be issued, either by the authorities competent in civil status matters in
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institution in respect of sickness insurance in the place of residence of those
members of the family, or by another institution designated by the competentauthority of 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 or must be paid to a person other than the employed person, thelatter shall also submit in support of his claim, information identifying theindividual 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, in particular with aview to facilitating the implementation of Article 75 (1) and (2) of the
Regulation. Such agreements shall be communicated to the Administrative
Commission.
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
alter entitlement to family benefits,
— of any change in the number of members of his family for whom 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 Member State 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 or self-
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 place of residence, inaccordance with the procedures laid down by the legislation administered bythat institution.
2. If, however, the claimant does not reside in the territory of the Member
State in which the competent institution is situated, he may submit his claimeither to the competent institution or to the institution of his place ofresidence, which shall then forward the claim to the competent institution,
indicating the date on which it was submitted. The date shall be considered as
the date of submission of the claim to the competent 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 legislation the employed orself-employed person was subject for the longest period of time.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 44
Where necessary the matter may have to be referred back, under the same
conditions, to the institution of the Member State under whose legislation theperson concerned completed the shortest of his periods of insurance orresidence.
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 under Article 77 or 78 of the Regulation shall be
made in accordance with the provisions of Articles 53 to 58 of the
implementing Regulation.
2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall, where necessary,
designate the competent institution for paying benefits due under Article 77or 78 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
alter the 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 persons and tomembers 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, 29 (1) or 31 of the Regulation, shall be refunded by the competentinstitution to the institution which provided the said benefits as shown in the
accounts of that institution.
2. In the cases referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 21 (2), the
second subparagraph of Article 22 (3) and in Articles 29 (1) and 31 of theRegulation, and for the purposes of implementing paragraph 1, the institution
of the place of residence of the members of the family or of the pensioner, as
the case may be, shall be considered 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 no
agreement has been concluded under paragraph 6, the amount to be refundedshall be determined on the basis of a lump-sum payment calculated from allthe appropriate references obtained from the data available. The Adminis-
trative Commission shall assess the bases to be used for the calculation of the
lump-sum payments and shall decide the amount 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 who are
subject to the legislation administered by the institution which provided thebenefits referred to in paragraph 1 may not be taken into account.
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 the second sentenceof Article 18 (8) of the implementing Regulation.!B
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6. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those
Member States may, having received the opinion of the AdministrativeCommission, agree to other methods of assessing the amounts to be refunded,in particular on the basis of lump sums.
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 theperson concerned shall be refunded by the competent institutions to theinstitutions which provided the said benefits on the basis of a lump sum in
respect of each calendar year which 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 takeninto 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 Member
State, by dividing the annual expenditure on all the benefits in kindprovided by the institutions of that Member State to all the members of
the families of employed or self-employed persons who are subject to the
legislation of the said Member State, under the social security schemes tobe taken into consideration, by the average annual number of suchemployed 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 the implementing Regulation;
(b) in dealings between the institutions of two Member States, the average
annual number of families to be taken into account shall be equal to the
average annual number of employed or self-employed persons who are
subject to the legislation of one of those Member States and the membersof whose families are entitled to benefits in kind to be provided by aninstitution of the other Member States.
4. The number of families to be taken into account in accordance with the
provisions of paragraph 3 (b) shall be determined by means of a list kept for
that purpose by the institution of the place of residence, based upondocumentary evidence by the competent institution of the rights of the personsconcerned. 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 or more Member States or the competent authorities of those
Member States may, having received the opinion of the AdministrativeCommission, agree on other methods of assessing the amounts to be refunded.
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 Stateunder 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 competent institutions to the
institutions which provided the said benefits, on the basis of a lump sum
which is a close as possible to the actual expenditure incurred.!B
(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 2002. See
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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 of pensioners to betaken 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 Member
State, by dividing the annual expenditure on all the benefits in kindprovided by the institutions of that Member State to all pensioners whose
pensions are payable under the legislation of that Member State, under
the social security schemes to be taken into consideration, and tomembers of their families, by the average annual number of pensioners;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 Member States, the average
annual number of pensioners to be taken into account shall be equal to the
average annual number of pensioners referred to in Article 28 (2) of the
Regulation who, whilst residing in the territory of one of the MemberStates, are entitled to benefits in kind chargeable to the institution of theother 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 a list kept forthat purpose by the institution of the place of residence, based upondocumentary 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 inArticle 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 or more Member States or the competent authorities 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 shallapply 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 under Article 69 of the Regulation shall be
refunded by the competent institution to the institution which has paid the saidbenefits, as shown in the accounts of the latter institution.
2. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those States
may:
— having received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, agree on
other methods of determining the amounts to be refunded, in particularlump sums, or other methods of payment,
or
— waive all refunds between institutions.
Article 98 (8)
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Common provisions on refunds
Article 99
Administration costs
Two or more Member States or the competent authorities 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 referredto in Articles 93 to 98 of the implementing Regulation by a specificpercentage in order to take into account administration costs. That percentage
may vary in accordance 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 calendar year threeyears or more previous to the date of submission of such claims, whether theyare submitted to a liaison body or to 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 implementing Regulation.
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 in respect of each calendar
year.
2. The Administrative Commission may arrange for any checks appropriate
to the investigation of the statistical and accounting data needed in thedrawing up of the statement of claims provided for in paragraph 1, in
particular to ensure their compliance with the rules laid down under this 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. The AdministrativeCommission shall determine the methods of operation and 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 for the
implementation of the present Title;
(b) give the Administrative Commission periodic accounts of the results of
the implementation of the Regulations, in particular as regards the
financial 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 observations
forwarded to it in accordance with Articles 94 (4) and 95 (4) of the
implementing Regulation;
(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.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 48
2. The reimbursements provided for in Articles 36, 63 and 70 of the
Regulation shall be made for all the competent institutions of a Member Stateto the creditor institutions of another Member State through the agency of thebodies designated by the competent authorities of the Member States. The
bodies through which reimbursements have been made shall advise the
Administrative Commission of the amounts reimbursed within the time limitsand according to the procedures laid down 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, they shall bemade, 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 for each calendar year; in such case, the competent institutions shall pay
advances to the creditor institutions on the first day of each calendar half-year,in accordance with the procedure laid down by the AdministrativeCommission.
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, in particular thosenecessitating the compilation of statistical or accounting data.
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 the
implementing Regulation and which are in force on the day preceding the
entry into force of the Regulation, shall continue to apply provided they areincluded 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 Member States, will
apply following the entry into force of the Regulation shall be entered in
Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation. The same shall apply to provisionsagreed under Article 97 (2) of the implementing Regulation.
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 kinds necessary for the award,provision or review of benefits, shall be refunded by the institution on whosebehalf they were made to the institution which has been responsible therefore,
on the basis of the charges 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, in particular on a
lump-sum basis, or they may waive all refunds between institutions.
Such agreements shall be entered in Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation.
Agreements in force on the day preceding the entry into force of theRegulation shall continue to apply provided that they are included in the saidAnnex.
Common provisions for the payment of cash benefits
Article 106
The competent authorities of every Member State shall notify the Adminis-
trative Commission, within the time limits allowed and in accordance with the
procedures laid down by that Commission, of the amount of cash benefits
paid by the institutions falling within their jurisdiction to recipients residingor staying in the territory of any other Member State.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 49
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), lastsentence, 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 by the Commission and
based on the monthly average, during the reference period specified in
paragraph 2, of rates of exchange of such currencies which are communicatedto 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 central bank 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 Audit Board.
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 the payment 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 covered by
Article 1 (c) of the Regulation shall be required to submit his contract ofemployment stamped by the employment services of the Member State in
whose territory he has gone to work or has worked. If no seasonal
employment contract is concluded in that Member State, the institution ofthe country of employment shall, where appropriate, issue, in the case of a
claim for benefits, a certificate attesting that, on the basis of information
supplied by the person concerned, the work which he is doing or has done is ofa seasonal nature.
Article 109
Arrangement for payment of contributions
The employer who has no place of business in the Member State in whose
territory the employed person is employed may agree with the latter that he
shall assume the obligations of the employer with regard to the payment of
contributions.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 50
The employer shall notify the competent institution or, where necessary, the
institution designated by the competent authority of the said Member State ofany such arrangement.
Article 110
Mutual administrative aid relating to the recovery of benefits which were not due
If the institution of a Member State which provided 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 in whose territory
that person resides, shall lend its good offices to the first institution.
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
or death (pensions) pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title III of the Regulation, the
institution of a Member State has paid to a recipient of benefits a sum in
excess of that to which he is entitled, that institution may request theinstitution of any other Member State responsible for the payment ofcorresponding benefits to that recipient to deduct the amount overpaid from
the arrears which it pays to the said recipient. The latter institution shall
transfer the amount deducted to the creditor institution. Where the amountoverpaid cannot be deducted from the arrears, the provisions of paragraph 2
shall apply.
2. When the institution of a Member State has paid to a recipient 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 which it administers,request the institution of any other Member State responsible for the paymentof benefits to that recipient to deduct the amount overpaid from the amounts
which it pays to the said recipient. The latter institution shall make the
deduction under the conditions and within the limits provided for suchsetting-off by the legislation which it administers, as if the sums had been
overpaid by itself, and shall transfer the 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 he was entitled tobenefits under the legislation of another Member State, the body which gavethe assistance may, if it is legally entitled to reclaim the benefits due to the
said person, request the institution of any other Member State responsible for
the payment of benefits in favour of that person to deduct the amount of theassistance paid from the amounts which the latter pays to the said person.
When a member of the family of a person to whom the Regulation applies has
received assistance in the territory of a Member State during a period in which
the said person was entitled to benefits under the legislation of another
Member State in respect of the member of the family concerned, the bodywhich gave the assistance may, if it is legally entitled to reclaim the benefitsdue to the said person in respect of the member of the family concerned,
request the institution of any other Member State responsible for the payment
of such benefits in favour of that person to deduct the amount of assistancepaid from the amounts which the latter pays to the said person in respect of
the member of the family concerned.
The institution responsible for payment shall make the deduction under the
conditions and within the limits provided for such setting-off by the
legislation which it administers, and shall transfer the amount deducted tothe 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,
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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 institution.
2. Expenses incurred by the institution of the place of stay in respect of any
person employed in international transport who has not previously 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 certifiedstatement referred to in Article 20 (1) or 62 (1) of the implementingRegulation, shall be refunded by the institution shown as competent in the
said certified statement or by any other institution designated for that purpose
by the competent authority of the Member State concerned.
3. The competent institution or, in the case referred to in paragraph 2, the
institution shown as competent or the institution designated for that purposeshall debit the recipient of benefits with the value of the benefits in kindwhich were provided but were not due to him. The said institution shall notify
these debits to the Audit Board referred to in Article 101 (3) of the
implementing Regulation which shall draw up a statement 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 or competent authorities of
two or more Member States, either as to which legislation should apply underTitle II of the Regulation, or as to which institution should provide the
benefits, the person concerned who could claim benefits if there were no
dispute shall provisionally receive the benefits provided for by the legislationadministered by the institution of the place of residence or, if the personconcerned does not reside in the territory of one of the Member States
concerned, the benefits provided for by the legislation administered by the
institution to which his claim was submitted in the first instance.
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 act inaccordance with the procedures laid down by the legislation which it
administers.
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 Annex 5 to
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TITLE VIa
PROVISIONS GOVERNING ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING
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 techniques themodels of certificates, certified statements, declarations, claims and other
documents, as well as the routing channels and the data transmission
procedures necessary in applying the Regulation and the implementingRegulation.
2. The Administrative Commission shall take the measures necessary to
ensure the general application of these adapted models, routing channels and
procedures, taking account of the development of the new data 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 applicationof 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 telematic services.
2. The Administrative Commission shall, on the basis of proposals from the
Technical Commission referred to in Article 117c of the implementing
Regulation, adopt the common architecture rules for the telematic services, inparticular 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 personal data.
2. The Administrative Commission shall lay down provisions for the
operation of the common part of the telematic services.
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 before decisions are takenpursuant to Articles 117, 117a and 117b. The methods of operation and thecomposition 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;
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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 territory of theMember State concerned and the claim for pension has not been awardedbefore that date, such claim shall give rise to a double award, in as 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) for the period commencing on 1 October 1972 or on the date of
implementation of the implementing Regulation in the territory of theMember 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 provisions referred to under(b), the person concerned shall continue to be entitled to the amountcalculated 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, shall
automatically necessitate the reassessment of the benefits which have been
awarded for the same contingency prior to that date by the institution orinstitutions of one or more of the other Member States, in accordance with theRegulation; 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
Member State concerned and the claim for pension has not been awarded
before that date, such claim shall give rise to a double award, in as much asbenefits must be granted, pursuant to such contingency, for a period prior tothat 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 State concerned,
in accordance with the Regulation or agreements in force between theMember States concerned before that date;
(b) for the period commencing on 1 July 1982 or on the date of
implementation of the implementing Regulation in the territory of the
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 provisions referred 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 the
institution of a Member State from 1 July 1982 or from the date ofimplementation of the implementing Regulation in the territory of the
Member State concerned, or in a part of the territory of that State, shall
automatically necessitate the reassessment of the benefits that have alreadybeen awarded for the same contingency prior to that date by the institution or
institutions of one or more of the other Member States, in accordance with the
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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 award before thatdate, 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 the Member States
concerned;
(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 to be entitled to the amount
calculated in pursuance of 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 January 1987 shall automatically
necessitate the reassessment, in accordance with the provisions of the
Regulation, of the benefits which have been awarded for the samecontingency prior to that date by the institution or institutions of one ormore of the other Member States, without prejudice 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 in question maybe revised at their request in the light of the provisions of Council 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) No3811/86 shall be acquired from 1 January 1987 or from the date of theentitlement to a pension where the last-mentioned date is subsequent to 1
January 1987; in such case the provisions of the legislation of any Member
State with regard to the withdrawal or limitation of rights may not be reliedupon 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 rights acquired
under Regulation (EEC) No 3811/86 which have not been withdrawn or inrespect of which the period of limitation has not been exceeded shall be
acquired from the date on which the request is submitted, unless more
favourable provisions of the legislation of any of the Member States areapplicable.
Article 120 (8)
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Article 121
Supplementary implementing agreements
1. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those
Member States may, where necessary, conclude agreements designed to
supplement the administrative procedure for implementing the Regulation.
Such agreements are listed in Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation.
2. Agreements similar to those referred to in paragraph 1, which are in force
on the day preceding 1 October 1972, shall continue to apply provided they
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Article 122
Special provisions concerning the amendment of certain Annexes
Annexes 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to the implementing Regulation may be amended
by a Commission Regulation at the request of the Member State or MemberStates concerned or their competent authorities, after the opinion of the
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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 — Min-
ister van Soziale Zaken, Brussel (Minister forSocial Affairs, Brussels).
2. Ministre de l’agriculture et des petites et
moyennes entreprises, Bruxelles — Minister van
Landbouw en de Kleine en Middelgrote Onder-nemingen, Brussel (Minister for Agriculture andSMEs, Brussels).
B. DENMARK: 1. Socialministeren (Minister of Social Affairs),
København.
2. Arbejdsministeren (Minister of Labour), Køben-
havn.
3. Sundhedsministeren (Minister of Health), Køben-
havn.
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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 Agricul-
ture), Paris.
F . GREECE: "
M11. Minister for Labour and Social Security,
Athens. 3
"M12. Minister for Health and Welfare, Athens.
3
3.Υπ/omikronυργ/omikronacuteς Εµπ/omikronρικής Ναυτιλίας, Πειραιάς
(Minister of the Merchant Navy), Piraeus).
G. IRELAND: 1. Minister for Social Welfare, Dublin.
2. Minister for Health, Dublin.
H. ITAL Y: 1. Ministro del Lavoro e della Previdenza sociale
(Minister for Labour and 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.
I. LUXEMBOURG: 1. Ministre du travail et de la sécurité sociale
(Minister of Labour and Social Security), Lux-embourg.
2. Ministre de la famille (Minister of Family
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J. NETHERLANDS: 1. Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid
(Minister of Social Affairs and Employment),Den Haag.
"
M12. Minister van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en
Sport (Minister for Public Health, Welfareand Sport), Rijswijk. 3
K. AUSTRIA: 1. Bundesminister für Arbeit und Soziales (Federal
Minister for Labour and Social Affairs), Wien.
2. Bundesminister für Jugend und Familie (Federal
Minister for Y outh and the Family), Vienna.
L. PORTUGAL: "
M11. Ministro da Solidariedade e Segurança
Social (Minister for Solidarity and Social
Security), Lisboa. 3
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 theAzores), Angra do Heroísmo. 3
4. Secrétario Regional dos Assuntos Sociais da
Região Autónoma dos Açores (Regional Secre-
tary of Social Affairs of the autonomous Region
of the Azores), Angra do Heroismo.
M. FINLAND: Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö — Social- och hälsovårds-
ministeriet (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.
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.
5. Director of the Department of Labour and Social
Security, Gibraltar.
6. Director of the Gibraltar Health Authority.!
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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 or self-employed
person is insured,
(ii) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins —
Hulp- en voorzorgskas voor zeervarenden (Relief and WelfareFund 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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels),
(iv) for former employees of the Belgian Congo and
Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);
(b) For the purposes of applying Title V of the
implementing Regulation:Institut national d’assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles —
Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel
(National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute, Brus-sels) acting on behalf of the insurance bodies or the Relief andWelfare 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 Invalidity Insurance Institution,Brussels) together with the insurance body with which theemployed or self-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 (NationalPension Fund for Miners, Brussels);
(c) Mariners’ invalidity scheme: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins —
Hulp- en voorzorgskas 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 SocialInsurance 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) general scheme (manual workers, clerical staff,
miners and mariners):Office national des pensions, Bruxelles — Rijksdienst voor
pensioenen, Brussel (National Pension Office, Brussels);
(b) non-salaried persons scheme: Institut national d’assurances sociales pour travailleurs
indépendants, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut voor de socialeverzekeringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel (National SocialInsurance 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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);
(d) scheme for 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).!
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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 voor
arbeidsongevallen, Brussel (Accidents at Work Fund, Brus-
sels),
— 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 voor
arbeidsongevallen, Brussel (Accidents at Work Fund, Brus-sels);
(b) after expiry of the review periods provided for by the
law of 10 April 1971 (Article 72)
(i) benefits in kind: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles — Fonds voor
arbeidsongevallen, Brussel (Accidents at work Fund Brus-sels),
(ii) cash benefits:
— pensions: the duly appointed body for pensions,— supplementary awards: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles — Fonds voor
arbeidsongevallen, Brussel (Accidents at Work Fund, Brus-sels);
(c) scheme for mariners and fishermen: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles — Fonds voor
arbeidsongevallen, Brussel (Accidents at Work Fund, Brus-sels);
(d) in cases of non-insurance: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles — Fonds voor
arbeidsongevallen, Brussel (Accidents at Work Fund, Brus-
sels);
(e) scheme for former employees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels).
5.Occupational diseases:
(a) as a general rule: Fonds des maladies professionelles, Bruxelles — Fonds voor
beroepsziekten, Brussel (Occupational Diseases Fund, Brus-sels);
(b) scheme for former employees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels).
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 Invalidity Insurance Institution,Brussels) together with the insurance body with which theemployed person was insured,
(ii) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins —
Hulp- en voorzorgskas voor zeervarenden (Relief and WelfareFund 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) for former employees of the Belgian Congo and
Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);!
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(b) accidents at work:
(i) in general: the insurer,
(ii) for mariners: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles — Fonds voor
arbeidsongevallen, Brussel (Accidents at Work Fund, Brus-sels),
(iii) for 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);
(c) occupational diseases:
(i) as a general rule: Fonds des maladies professionnelles, Bruxelles — Fonds voor
beroepsziekten, Brussel (Occupational Diseases Fund, Brus-
sels),
(ii) for former employees of the Belgian Congo and
Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels).
7.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 ter koopvaardij, (Merchant Navy Pool) Antwerpen.
8.Family benefits:
(a) employed persons scheme: Office national des allocations familiales pour travailleurs
salariés, Bruxelles — Rijksdienst voor kinderbijslag voor
werknemers, Brussel (National Family Allowances Office for
Employed Persons, Brussels);
(b) self-employed persons’ scheme: Institut national d’assurances sociales pour travailleurs
indépendants, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut voor de socialeverzekeringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel (National Social
Insurance Institute for Self-Employed Persons, Brussels);
(c) scheme for former employees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels).
B. DENMARK
1.Sickness and maternity:
(a) Benefits in kind: The competent amtskommune (district administration). In the
commune of København: Magistraten (the communal ad-
ministration); in the commune of Frederiksbørg: the the
municipal administration. Hospital treatment in these twocommunes: Hovedstadens Sygehusfælleskab (Hospital As-sociation of the Capital).
(b) Cash benefits:
The local authority of the commune in which the beneficiary
resides. In the communes of København, Odense Ålborg andÅrhus: Magistraten (the communal administration).
(b) Invalidity:
(i) benefits granted under the legislation on social
pensions:Direktoratet for Social Sikring of Bistand(National Office for
Social Security and Welfare), København;
(ii) Rehabilitation benefits: The local authority of the commune in which the beneficiary
resides. In the communes of København, Odense, Ålborg andÅrhus: Magistraten (the communal administration).!
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(c) Old-age and death (pensions):
(i) pensions granted under legislation on social
pensions:Direktoratet for Social Sikring of Bistand(National Office for
Social Security and Welfare), København;
(ii) pensions granted under the law on supplemen-
tary pensions for employed persons (‘loven omArbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension’):Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension (Supplementary Pensions
Office for Employed Persons); Hillerød.
(d) Accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(i) benefits in kind and pensions: Arbejdsskadetstyrelsen (National Office for Accidents at
Work 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: The local authority of the commune in which the beneficiary
resides. In the communes of København, Odense, Ålborg, andÅrhus: Magistraten (the communal administration).
(f) Unemployment: Direktoratet for Arbejdsløshedsforsikringen (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 andÅrhus: 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 3;
(b) where the person concerned is resident in the
territory of another Member State:"M1 The sickness fund in the Bonn area chosen by the
person concerned 3;
(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 inaccordance with Article 17 (1) of the implementingRegulation: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 was insured on the date when he left the territory of the
Federal Republic of Germany.
For the sickness insurance of pension claimants and of
pensioners and the members of their families under theprovisions of Sections 4 and 5 of Chapter 1 of Tile III ofthe Regulation:"
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concerned in the place of residence. If an AllgemeineOrtskrankenkasse(Local General Sickness Fund) would becompetent accordingly, the person concerned comes under the
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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 ofbenefits pursuant to the provisions of the Regulation:
(a) For persons who have been insured or are considered
as such either exclusively under German legislationor under German legislation and the legislation ofone or more other Member States, and for theirsurvivors, if the person concerned:
— is resident in the territory of another Member
State,
—o r
— is a national of another Member State resident
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 Westphalia), Münster,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Belgium or in Spain or is a Belgian orSpanish national, resident in the territory of
a non-member State:Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz (Regional Insur-
ance Office of the Rhine Province), Düsseldorf,
— if the person concerned is resident in Italy
or is an Italian national resident in theterritory of a non-member State:Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben (Regional Insurance
Office of Swabia), Augsburg,
— if the person concerned is resident in
France or Luxembourg or is a French orLuxembourg national resident in the terri-tory of a non-member State:Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz(Regional Insur-
ance Office of the Rhineland-Palatinate), Speyer,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Denmark, Finland or Sweden or is a
Danish, Finnish or Swedish national resi-dent in the territory of a non-membercountry:Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-Holstein (Regional In-
surance Office of Schleswig-Holstein), Lübeck,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Ireland or the United Kingdom or is anIrish or United Kingdom national residentin the territory of a non-member State:Landesversicherungsanstalt Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg
(Regional Insurance Office of the Free and Hanseatic City ofHamburg), 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 Württemberg), Stuttgart,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Portugal or is a Portuguese national resi-dent in the territory of a non-memberState:Landesversicherungsanstalt Unterfranken (Regional Insur-
ance Office of Lower Franconia), Würzburg,
— if the person concerned is resident in
Austria or is an Austrian national residentin the territory of a non-member country:Landesversicherungsanstalt Oberbayern (Regional Insurance
Office of Upper Bavaria), München;
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— the Landesversicherungsanstalt für das
Saarland (Regional Insurance Office ofthe Saarland), Saarbrücken or to the
Bahnversicherungsanstalt(Railways Insur-
ance office), Frankfurt am Main:the institution to which the last contribution was paid,
— the Seekasse (Mariner’ s Insurance Fund),
Hamburg, or if contributions were paid forat least 60 months to the Seekasse
(Rentenversicherung der Arbeiter oder der
Angestellten) (Mariners’ Insurance Fund(pension insurance scheme for manualworkers or clerical staff)), Hamburg:Seekasse (Mariners’ Insurance Fund), Hamburg;
(ii) If the last contribution was paid into the pension
insurance scheme for clerical staff:
— if no contribution was paid into the Seek-
asse (Mariners’ Insurance Fund), Ham-burg, or if the last contribution was notpaid to the Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Fed-eral Railways Insurance Office), Frankfurt
am Main:Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte (Federal Insur-
ance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin,
— if a contribution was paid into the Seekasse
(Rentenversicherung der Arbeiter oderAngestellten)(Mariners’ Insurance Fund(pension insurance scheme for manualworkers or clerical staff)), Hamburg:Seekasse (Mariners’ Insurance Fund), Hamburg,
— if the last contribution was paid to the
Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railways Insur-ance Office), Frankfurt am Main:Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railways Insurance Office), Frank-
furt 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 abilityto pursue the activity of a miner (Bergmanns-rente) is, or is deemed to be, completed:Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance Fund for Miners),
Bochum.
(b) For persons who have been insured or are considered
as having been insured under German legislation ofone or more other Member States, and for theirsurvivors, if the person concerned:
— is resident in the territory of Germany, exclud-
ing in the Saarland,
or
— is a German national resident in the territory of
a non-member State:
(i) If the last contribution under German legislation
was paid into the manual workers’ pensioninsurance scheme:
— if the last contribution under the legislation
of another member State was paid into a
Netherlands pension insurance institution:Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen (Regional Insurance
Office of Westphalia), Münster,
— if the last contribution under the legislation
of another Member State was paid into aBelgian or Spanish pension insurance
institution:Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz (Regional Insur-
ance Office of the Rhine Province), Düsseldorf,
— if the last contribution under the legislation
of another Member State was paid into anItalian pension insurance institution:Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben (Regional Insurance
Office of Swabia), Augsburg,
— if the last contribution under the legislation
of another Member State was paid into a
French or Luxembourg pension insuranceinstitution:Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz(Regional Insur-
ance Office of the Rhineland-Palatinate), Speyer,
— if the last contribution under the legislation
of another Member State was paid into a
Danish, Finnish or Swedish pension insur-ance institution:Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-Holstein (Regional In-
surance Office of Schleswig-Holstein), Lübeck,!
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— if the last contribution under the legislation
of another Member State was paid into anIrish or United Kingdom pension insurance
institution:Landesversicherungsanstalt Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg
(Regional Insurance Office of the Free and Hanseatic City ofHamburg), Hamburg,
— if the last contribution under the legislation
of another Member State was paid into aGreek pension insurance institution:Landesversicherungsanstalt Württemberg(Regional Insurance
Office of Württemberg), Stuttgart,
— if the last contribution under the legislation
of another Member State was paid into aPortuguese pension insurance institution:Landesversicherungsanstalt Unterfranken (Regional Insur-
ance Office of Lower Franconia), Würzburg,
— if the last contribution under the legislation
of another Member State 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 heis a German national resident in the territory of
a non-Member State, and if the last contribution
under German legislation was paid into apension insurance institution situated in theSaarland:Landesversicherungsanstalt für das Saarland (Regional Insur-
ance 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 ofemployment in the German navy or thenavy of another country were paid for atleast 60 months:Seekasse (Mariners’ Insurance Fund), Hamburg,
— the Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railways
Insurance Office), Frankfurt am Main:Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railways Insurance Office), Frank-
furt am Main;
(ii) If the last contribution was paid into pension
insurance scheme for clerical staff:
— if no contribution was paid into the Seek-
asse (Mariners’ Insurance Fund), Ham-burg, or if the last contribution was notpaid to the Bundesversicherungsanstalt(Federal Railways Insurance Office),Frankfurt am Main:Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte (Federal Insur-
ance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin,
— if a contribution was paid into the Seekasse
(Rentenversicherung der Arbeiter oder derAngestellten)(Mariners’ Insurance Fund(Pension insurance scheme for manualworkers or clerical staff)), Hamburg:Seekasse (Mariners’ Insurance Fund), Hamburg,
— if the last contribution was paid to the
Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railways Insur-ance Office), Frankfurt am Main;Bahnversicherungsanstalt (Railways Insurance Office), Frank-
furt 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 ofreduced ability to pursue the activity of a miner(Bergmannsrente) is, or is deemed to be,completed:Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance Fund for Miners),
Bochum.
(c) In the event of a change of country of residence after
benefits have been awarded in the cases referred toin subparagraphs (a) (i) and (b) (i), the competentinstitution shall change accordingly.
3. Old-age insurance for farmers: Landwirtschaftliche Alterskasse Rheinland-Pfalz (Agricul-
tural Old-Age Fund, Rhineland-Palatinate), Speyer.
4. Complementary insurance for iron and steel workers: Landesversicherungsanstalt für das Saarland (Regional Insur-
ance Office of the Saarland), Saarbrücken.!
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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. SP AIN
1.All schemes, with the exception of the mariners’
scheme:
(a) for all contingencies with the exception of unem-
ployment:Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Nacional de la Seguri-
dad Social (Provincial Directorates of the National Institute ofSocial Security);
(b) for unemployment: Direcciones Provinciales Del Instituto Nacional de Empleo
(Provinciales Directorates of the National Institution ofEmployment).
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.
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 agricoles(Central Agri-
cultural Mutual Benefit Fund), Paris;
(c) miners’ scheme: Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité sociale dans les mines
(National Independent Social Security Fund for Miners),Paris;
(d) mariners’ scheme: Établissement national des invalides de la marine (National
Institution for Disabled Mariners), Paris.
B. Scheme for self-employed persons:
(a) scheme for self-employed persons 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 Persons not Engaged in Agriculture), Saint-
Denis;
(b) agricultural scheme: Caisse centrale de secours mutuels agricoles (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 Independent Social Security Fund for Miners),
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(d) mariners’ scheme: Établissement national des invalides de la marine (National
Institute for Disabled Mariners), Paris.
3. The other competent institutions are those defined under
French 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 Insur-
ance Fund);
(ii) invalidity:
(aa) in general, except for Paris and
the Paris region:Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insur-
ance 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 theSocial Security Code:Caisse régionale d’assurance maladie(Regional Sickness
Insurance Fund), Strasbourg;
(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 EmployedPersons), Paris;
(bb) special scheme provided for in
Articles L 365 to L 382 of theSocial Security Code:Caisse régionale d’assurance vieillesse (Regional Old-Age
Insurance Fund), Strasbourg,
or
Caisse régionale d’assurance maladie (Regional Sickness
Insurance Fund), Strasbourg;
(iv) accidents at work:
(aa) temporary incapacity: Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insur-
ance Fund);
(bb) permanent incapacity:
— pensions:— accidents occuring after 31
December 1946:Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insur-
ance 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 Insur-
ance 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 seek-
ing work:local employment agency in the place of residence of the
person concerned,
— for the issue of forms E 301, E
302, E 303:Groupement des Assedic de la région parisienne (GARP), 90,
rue Baudin, F 92537 Levallois-Perret;
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(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 agricoles(Central Agri-
cultural Mutual Benefit Fund), Paris;
(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), for accidents occurring
after 30 June 1973;
(bb) for pension increases: — Caisse des dépôts et consignations (Deposit and Con-
signment Office), Arceuil (94), for accidents occurringbefore 1 July 1973,
— Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole (Agricultural Social
Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund), for accidents occurringafter 30 June 1973;
(iv) unemployment:
— for registration as a person seek-
ing work:Local employment agency in the place of residence of the
person concerned,
— for the issue of forms 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 Independent 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 seek-
ing work:Local employment agency in the place of residence of the
person concerned,
— for the issue of forms E 301, E
302, E 303:Agence nationale pour l’emploi (service spécialisé pour la
sécurité sociale des travailleurs migrants) (National Employ-ment Agency (Special Department Dealing with SocialSecurity for Migrant Workers)), 9, rue Sextius Michel,F-75015 Paris;
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(i) sickness, maternity, invalidity, acci-
dents at work, death (grant) andpensions 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 (Mariners’ Pension Fund Department of theMaritime Affairs Division);
(iii) family benefits: Caisse nationale d’allocations familiales des marins du
commerce (National Family Allowances Fund for Marinersin the Merchant Navy), or Caisse nationale d’allocationsfamiliales de la pêche maritime (National Family AllowancesFund for the Sea Fishing Industry), as appropriate;
(iv) unemployment:
— for registration as a person seek-
ing work:local employment agency in the place of residence or in the
habitual port of embarkation of the Bureau central de la maind’œuvre maritime (Central Office for Seafarers),
— for the issue of forms E 301, E
302, E 303:Groupement des Assedic de la région parisienne (GARP), 90,
rue Baudin, F-92537 Levallois-Perret.
B. Scheme for self-employed persons:
(a) scheme for employed persons not engaged
in agriculture:
(i) sickness, maternity: Caisse mutuelle régionale (Regional Mutual Benefit Fund);(ii) old-age:
(aa) craftsmen’ s scheme: — Caisse nationale de l’organisation autonome d’assurance
vieillesse des travailleurs non salariés des professionsartisanales (Cancava) Paris (National Independent Old-Age Insurance Fund for Self-Employed Persons in CraftOccupations),
— Caisses de base professionnelles ou interprofession-
nelles(Local Occupational or inter-occupational Fund);
(bb) manufacturers’ and tradesmen’ s
scheme:— Caisse nationale de l’organisation autonome d’assurance
vieillesse des travailleurs non salariés des professions
industrielles et commerciales (Organic) (National Inde-pendent Old-Age Insurance Fund for Self-EmployedPersons in Manufacturing or Trading Occupations),
— Caisses de base professionnelles ou interprofession-
nelles(Local Occupational or Inter-occupational Funds);
(cc) scheme for the professions: Caisse nationale d’assurance vie illesse des professions
libérales (CNA VPL), sections professionnelles (NationalOld-Age Insurance Fund for Members of the Professions —
Professional Branches);
(dd) lawyers’ scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français (CNBF) (National
Fund for Members 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 withwhich the self-employed person engaged in agriculture isinsured);
(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 theself-employed person engaged in agriculture is insured),
— Caisse nationale des barreaux français (CNBF) (National
Fund for Members of the French Bar); For the depart-ments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin: Caissed’assurance accidents agricoles (Agricultural AccidentsInsurance Fund).!
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II. OVERSEAS DEP ARTMENTS
A. Scheme for employed persons (all schemes
with the exception of the miners’ scheme and
all risks, with the exception of familybenefits):
(i) in general: Caisse générale de sécurité sociale (General Social Security
Fund);
(ii) for pension increases in respect of acci-
dents at work occurring in overseas depart-ments before 1 January 1952;Direction départementale de l’enregistrement (Departmental
Directorate of Registration).
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 artis-
anales (Cancava) (National Independent Old-Age Insurance
Fund for Self-Employed Persons in Craft Occupations),
— manufacturers’ and tradesmen’ s
scheme:Caisse interprofessionnelle d’assurance vieillesse des indus-
triels 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 vie illesse des professions
libérales (CNA VPL) — Sections professionnelles (NationalOld-Age Insurance Fund for Members of the Professions —Professional Branches),
— laywers’ scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français (CNBF) (National
Fund for Members 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 bene-
fits:Section ‘Caisse générale de prévoyance des marins’ du
quartier des affaires maritimes (General Welfare Fund forMariners, Department of the Maritime Affairs Division);
(ii) old-age: Section ‘Caisse de retraite des marins’du quartier des affaires
maritimes (Mariners’ Pension Fund Department of the
Maritime Affairs Division);
(iii) family benefits: Caisse d’allocations familiales (Family Allowances Fund).
F . GREECE
1.Sickness and maternity:
(i) as a general rule: ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute, Athens), or the insurance body with whichthe worker is or was insured;
(ii) for mariners: /Omikronίκ/omikronςΝαύτ/omikronυ,Πειραιάς ( Seaman’ s Home), Piraeus;
(iii) agricultural scheme: /Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων (/OmikronΓΑ), Αθήνα
(National Agricultural Insurance Institute, Athens).
2.Invalidity, old-age, death (pensions):
(i) as a general rule: ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute, Athens) or the insurance body with which
the worker is or was insured;
(ii) mariners’ scheme: Ναυτικ/omikronacuteΑπ/omikronµα/khiικ/omikronacuteΤαµεί/omikron(ΝΑΤ),Πειραιάς ( Mariner’ s
Retirement Fund, Piraeus);
(iii) agricultural scheme: /Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων (/OmikronΓΑ), Αθήνα
(National Agricultural Insurance Institute, Athens).!
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3.Accidents at work, occupational diseases:
(i) as a general rule: ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute, Athens) or the insurance body with which
the worker is or was insured;
(ii) mariners’ scheme: Ναυτικ/omikronacuteΑπ/omikronµα/khiικ/omikronacuteΤαµεί/omikron(ΝΑΤ),Πειραιάς( Mariners’
Retirement Fund, Piraeus);
(iii) agricultural scheme: /Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων, Αθήνα ( National
Agricultural Insurance Institute, Athens).
4.Death grants (funeral expenses):
(i) as a general rule: ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute, Athens), or the insurance body with which
the worker is or was insured;
(ii) mariners’ scheme: /Omikronίκ/omikronςΝαύτ/omikronυ,Πειραιάς ( Seaman’ s Home, Piraeus);
(iii) agricultural scheme: /Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων (/OmikronΓΑ), Αθήνα
(National Agricultural Insurance Institute, Athens).
5.Family allowances:
(i) employed persons’ scheme, including undertakings
schemes:/Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς Απασ/khi/omikronλήσεως Εργατικ/omikronύ ∆υναµικ/omikronύ
(/OmikronΑΕ∆),Αθήνα( Labour Employment Office, Athens);
(ii) agricultural scheme: /Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς Γεωργικών Ασφαλίσεων (/OmikronΓΑ), Αθήνα
(National Agricultural Insurance Institute, Athens);
(iii) for mariners: ΕστίαΝαυτικών( Seamen’ s home, Piraeus).
6.Unemployment:
(i) as a general rule: /Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς Απασ/khi/omikronλήσεως Εργατικ/omikronύ ∆υναµικ/omikronύ
(/OmikronΑΕ∆),Αθήνα( Labour Employment Office, Athens);
(ii) mariners’ scheme: /Omikronίκ/omikronςΝαύτ/omikronυ,Πειραιάς ( Seamen’ s Home, Piraeus);
(iii) newspaper industry employees’ scheme, adminis-
tered by:1.Ταµεί/omikronΑσφαλίσεωςΕργατώνΤύπ/omikronυ,Αθήνα( Insur-
ance Fund for Press Employees, Athens);
2.Ταµεί/omikronν Συντά/ksiεως Πρ/omikronσωπικ/omikronύ Εφηµερίδων
Αθηνών — Θεσσαλ/omikronνίκης, Αθήνα ( Pension Fund
for Press 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, Manorhamilton, County
Leitrim,
— South-Eastern Health Board, Kilkenny,
— Southern Health Board, Cork,— Western Health Board, Galway.
2.Cash benefits:
(a) Unemployment benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin, including the provin-
cial offices responsible for unemployement benefits;
(b) Old-age and death (pensions): Department of Social Welfare, Pensions Services Office,
Sligo;
(c) Family benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Child Benefit Section, St
Oliver Plunkett Road, Letterkenny, Co. Dogenal;
(d) Other cash benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin.!
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H. ITAL Y
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 andpersons treated as such, for pensioners andmembers 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 for the merchant navy or civil aviation;
(b) Cash benefits:
(i) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale(National Social
Welfare Institution), provincial offices,
(ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Cassa marittima (the maritime fund with which the person
concerned is registered);
(c) certificates for periods of insurance:
(i) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale(National Social
Welfare Institution), provincial offices,
(ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Cassa marittima (the maritime fund with which the person
concerned is registered).
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 for Insurance against Accidents at
Work), provincial offices,
(ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Cassa marittima (the maritime fund with which the person
concerned is registered);
(c) Cash benefits:
(i) in general: Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul
lavoro (National Institution for Insurance against Accidents atWork), provincial offices,
(ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Cassa marittima (the maritime fund with which the person
concerned is registered),
(iii) also for agricultural and forestry workers,
if required:Ente nazionale di previdenza e assistenza per gli impiegati
agricoli (National Welfare and Assistance Office for Agri-cultural Workers).!
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B. Self-employed persons (for medical radiologists
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 per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul
lavoro (National Institution for Insurance against Accidents atWork), provincial offices;
(c) cash benefits: Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione 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 Institution), 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 Staffin Industry), Roma;
(d) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i gironalisti italiani ‘G.
Amendola’ (G. Amendola National Welfare Institution forItalian Journalists), Roma.
B. Self-employed persons:
(a) for medical practitioners: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza medica (National
Welfare and Assistance Office for Medical Practitioners);
(b) for pharmacists: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza farmacisti
(National Welfare and Assistance Office for Pharmacists);
(c) for veterinarians: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza veterinari
(National Welfare and Assistance Office for Veterinarians);
(d) for midwives: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza per le ostetriche
(National Welfare and Assistance Office for Midwives);
(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 assistenza a favore dei
geometri (National Welfare and Assistance Fund for Sur-veyors);
(g) for solicitors and barristers: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore degli
avvocati e dei procuratori (National Welfare and AssistanceFund for Solicitors and Barristers);
(h) for economists: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei
dottori comercialisti (National Welfare and Assistance Fund
for Economists);
(i) for accountants: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei
ragionieri e periti commerciali (National Welfare and Assist-ance Fund for Accountants);
(j) for employment experts: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza per i consulenti del
lavoro (National Welfare and Assistance Office for Employ-
ment Experts);
(k) for notaries: Cassa nazionale notariato (National Fund for Notaries);(l) for customs agents: Fondo di previdenza a favore degli spedizionieri doganali
(Welfare Fund for Customs Agents).!
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4. Death grants: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale(National Social
Welfare Institution), provincial offices.
Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul
lavoro (National Institution for Insurance against Accidents atWork), provincial offices.
Cassa marittima(the maritime fund with which the person
concerned is registered).
5.Unemployment (for employed persons):
(a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale(National Social
Welfare Institution), provincial offices;
(b) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i gironalisti italiani ‘G.
Amendola’ (G. Amendola National Welfare Institution for
Italian Journalists), Roma.
6.Family allowances (for employed persons):
(a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale(National Social
Welfare Institution), provincial offices;
(b) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i giornalisti italiani ‘G.
Amendola’ (G. Amendola National Welfare Institution forItalian Journalists), Roma.
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/or the sickness fund’ sassociation);
(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 vieillesse 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, Luxembourg (Pension Fund for Craftsmen,Tradesmen and Manufacturers), Luxembourg;
(d) for self-employed persons engaged in agriculture: Caisse de pension agricole, Luxem bourg (Agricultural
Pension Fund), Luxembourg.
3.Accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(a) for employed and self-employed persons engaged in
agriculture or forestry:Association d’assurance contre les accidents, section agricole
et forestière, Luxembourg (Accident Insurance Association
Agricultural and Forestry Department), Luxembourg;
(b) for all other cases of insurance on a compulsory or
optional basis:Association d’assurance contre les accidents, section indus-
trielle, Luxembourg (Accident Insurance Association, Indus-trial Department), Luxembourg;
4. Unemployment: Administration de l’emploi (Employment Office), Lux-
embourg.
5. Familiy benefits: Caisse nationale des prestations familiales(National Family
Benefits Fund), Luxembourg.
6.Death grants:
For the purpose of implementing Article 66 of the
Regulation:Union des caisses de maladie (the sickness funds’ associ-
ation), Luxembourg.!
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J. NETHERLANDS
1.Sickness and maternity:
(a) benefits in kind: Ziekenfonds (Sickness Fund) with which the person con-
cerned is insured;
(b) cash benefits: Bedrijfsvereniging (Professional and Trade Association) with
which the insured person’ s employer is insured.
2.Invalidity:
(a) where, even without applying the Regulation, the
right to benefit exists under Netherlands legislationalone:
(i) for employed persons: Bedrijfsvereniging (Professional and Trade Association) with
which the insured person’ s employer is insured;
(ii) for self-employed persons: Bedrijfsvereniging (Professional and Trade Association) with
which the insured person would be insured if he had personnel
in his employ;
(b) other cases:for employed and self-employed persons: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Pro-
fession and Trade Association), Amsterdam.
3.Old-age, death (pensions):
(a) general scheme: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insurance Bank), Postbus
1100, 1180 BH Amstelveen;
(b) for miners: Algemeen Mijnwerkersfonds (Miners’ General Fund),
Heerlen.
4. Unemployment: Bedrijfsvereniging (Professional and Trade Association) with
which the insured person’ s employer is insured.
5.Family benefits:
(a) where the person entitled to benefits resides in the
Netherlands:Districtskantoor van de Sociale Verzekeringsbank (the local
office of the Social Insurance Bank) in whose district heresides;
(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 Verzekeringsbank (the local
office of the Social Insurance Bank) in whose district the
employer resides or is established;
(c) other cases: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insurance 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 Insurance Bank), Postbus
1100, 1180 BH Amstelveen;
(b) where the benefit is granted with effect from a date
after 30 June 1967:Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Pro-
fessional and Trade Association), Amsterdam.
K. AUSTRIA
The competence of the Austrian institutions shall be governed
by the provisions of Austrian legislation, unless otherwise
specified hereinafter:!
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1.Sickness Insurance:
(a) Where the person concerned is resident in the
territory of another Member State and a Gebietsk-
rankenkasse (Regional Fund for Sickness Insurance)is competent for an insurance and under Austrianlegislation the local competence cannot be decidedthe local competence shall be determined as follows:— Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Fund for Sickness Insur-
ance) competent for the last employment in Austria, or
— Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Fund for Sickness Insur-
ance) competent for the last residence in Austria, or
— if there has never been an employment for which a
Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Fund for Sickness Insur-ance) was competent or there has never been a residence
in Austria, the Wiener Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional
Fund for Sickness Insurance of Vienna), Wien.
(b) For the purpose of applying Section 5 of Chapter 1
of Part III of the Regulation in connection withArticle 95 of the implementing Regulation inrelation to the refund of the expenses for benefits
to persons entitled to a pension under the Federal
Act of 9 September 1955 on General SocialInsurance (ASVG):Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger
(Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions). Wien,it being understood that the refund of the expenses shall bemade 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 Austrianlegislation shall be taken into consideration.
(b) For application of Article 45 (6) of the Regulation, if
no contribution period has been completed underAustrian legislation:Pensionsversicherungsanstalt der Angestellten(Employed Per-
sons Pension Insurance Institution), Vienna.
3.Unemployment insurance
(a) For the announcement of being unemployed: Regionale Geschäftsstellen des Arbeitsmarktservice (Local
Office of the Labour Market Service) competent for the placeof residence or place of stay of the person concerned;
(b) For the issue of Forms Nos E 301, E 302 and E 303: Regionale Geschäftsstellen des Arbeitsmarktservice (Local
Office of the Labour Market Service) competent for the placeof employment of the person concerned.
4.Family benefits:
(a) Family benefits with the exception of Karenzur-
laubsgeld(special maternity allowance):Finanzamt (Finance Office);
(b) Karenzurlaubsgeld (special maternity allowance): Regionale Geschäftsstellen des Arbeitsmarktservice (Local
Office of the Labour market Service) competent for the placeof residence or place of stay of the person concerned.
L. PORTUGAL
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 (RegionalCentre of Social Security) to which the person concerned isaffiliated.
3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: "
M1 Centro Nacional de Protecção contra os Riscos
Profissionais (National Centre for Protection Against Occu-pational Risks). 3
4. Unemployment benefits: (a) reception of the application and verification of
the employment situation (e.g. confirmation ofthe periods of employment, classification of
unemployment, checks on the situation):
Centro de Emprego (Employment Centre) where the person
concerned resides;!
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(b) grant and payment of unemployment benefits
(e.g. verification of the conditions for eligibilityto benefits, fixing the amount and duration,
checks on the situation for maintaining, sus-
pending 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. 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 under the 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: "
M1 Centro Nacional de Protecção contra os Riscos
Profissionais (National Centre for Protection Against Occu-
pational Risks). 3
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 Emp rego(Regional Directorate of
Employment), Funchal;
(b) grant and payment of unemployment benefits
(e.g. verification of the conditions for eligibilityto benefits, fixing the amount and duration,checks on the situation for maintaining, sus-
pending or terminating 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 under the special
social security scheme for agricultural workers:Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate
of Social Security), Angra do Heroísmo.
3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: "
M1 Centro Nacional de Protecção contra os Riscos
Profissionais (National Centre for Protection Against Occu-pational Risks). 3
4. Unemployment benefits:
(a) reception of the application and verification of
the employment situation (e.g. confirmation ofthe 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 eligibilityto benefits, fixing the amount and duration,checks on the situation for maintaining, sus-pending or terminating payment):Centro de Prestações Pecuniárias da Segurança Social (Centre
for cash benefeits of the Social Security) to which the personconcerned is affiliated.
5. Benefits from a non-contributory social security
scheme:Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate
of Social Security), Angra do Heroísmo.!
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M. FINLAND
1.Sickness and maternity:
(a) Cash benefits: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (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 — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki, or
the employment fund with which the person concerned is
insured;
(ii) public health and hospital service: the local units which provide services under the scheme.
2.Old-age, invalidity, death (pensions):
(a) National pensions: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (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 responsible for the accident
insurance of the person concerned.
4. Death grants: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki, or
the insurance institution which is responsible for paying the
benefits in case of accident insurance.
5.Unemployment:
(a) Basic scheme: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki, or
(b) Earnings-related scheme: the competent unemployment fund.
6. Family benefits Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki.
N. SWEDEN
1.For all contingencies except unemployment benefits:
(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 (So-
cial 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 försäkringskassa, utlandsavdeln-
ingen (Social Insurance Office of Stockholm, Foreign
Division).
(d) For the purpose of applying Articles 60 to 77 of the
implementing Regulation for persons, with theexception of mariners not resident in Sweden:— the social insurance office of the place where the
accident at work or the occupational disease occurred orappeared, or
— Stockholms läns allmänna försäkringskassa, utlandsav-
delningen (Social Insurance office of Stockholm,Foreign Division).
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.!
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2.Cash benefits:
— Great Britain: Department of Social Security, London,
— Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social Services for Northern
Ireland, Belfast,
— Gibraltar: Department of Labour and Social Security, Gibraltar.!B1972R0574 — EN — 04.10.1997 — 001.001 — 79
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 implementingRegulation:
(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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);
(iii) for 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);
(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 voorzorgskas voor zeevarenden(Relief and WelfareFund 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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);
(iv) for former employees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels).
2.Invalidity
(a) general invalidity (manual workers, clerical
staff, miners) and invalidity of self-employedpersons:Institut national d’assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles —
Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel(National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute, Brus-sels), together with the insurance 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 Invalidity Insurance Institute, Brus-
sels);
(b) special invalidity scheme for miners: Fonds national de retraite des ouvriers-mineurs, Bruxelles —
Nationaal Pensioenfonds voor mijnwerkers, Brussel (NationalPension Fund for Miners, Brussels);
(c) mariners’ invalidity scheme: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins —
Hulp- en voorzorgskas voor zeevarenden (Relief and WelfareFund 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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);
3.Old-age, death (pensions)
(a) general scheme (manual workers, clerical staff,
miners and mariners):Office national des pensions, Bruxelles — Rijksdienst voor
pensioenen, Brussel (National Pension Office, Brussels);!
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(b) non-salaried persons scheme: Institut national d’assurances sociales pour travailleurs
indépendants, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut voor de socialeverzekering 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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);
(d) scheme for former employees of the Belgian
Congo and Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels).
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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels).
5. Occupational diseases: Fonds de maladies professionelles, Bruxelles (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 Sick-
ness and Invalidity 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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);
(iii) for former employees of the Belgian Congo and
Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas SocialInsurance 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 ter koopvardij (Merchant Navy Pool), Antwerpen.
8.Family benefits:
(a) employed persons: Office national des allocations familiales pour travailleurs
salariés, Bruxelles — Rijksdienst voor kinderbijslag voorwerknemers, Brussel (National Family Allowances Office for
Employed Persons, Brussels);
(b) self-employed persons: Institut national d’assurances sociales pour travailleurs
indépendants, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut voor de socialeverzekeringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel (National SocialInsurance Institute for Self-Employed Persons, Brussels);
(c) for former employees of the Belgian Congo and
Rwandi-UrundiOffice de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels).
II. INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF STA Y
1. Sickness, maternity: Institut national d’assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles —
Rijksinstituut voor Ziekteen Invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel(National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute, Brus-sels), through the insurance bodies;
Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
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2. Accidents at work: Institut national d’assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles —
Rijksinstituut voor Ziekteen Invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel(National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute, Brus-
sels), 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, Brus-sels);
Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel (Overseas SocialInsurance 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 ad-
ministration). In the commune of Frederiksberg: the com-munal administration,
(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): Direktorat for Social Sikring og Bistand (National Office for
Social Security and Welfare), København;
(c) old-age and death (pension):
(i) pensions granted under the legislation on social
pensions:Direktoratet for Social Sikring og Bistand(National Office for
Social Security and Welfare), 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) for the purposes of applying Chapter 4 of Title
IV , except for Article 61, of the implementing
Regulation:Arbejdsskadestyrelsen (National Office for Accidents at Work
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 andÅrhus: Magistraten (the communal administration);
(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 STA Y
(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 ad-ministration); in the commune of Frederiksberg: the com-munal administration. Hospital treatment in these twocommunes: Hovedstadens Sygehusfælleskab (Hospital As-sociation of the Capital);!
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(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 andÅrhus: Magistraten (the communal administration);
(b) accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(i) for the purposes of applying Chapter 4 of Title
IV , except for Article 64, of the implementing
Regulation:Arbejdsskadestyrelsen (National Office for Accidents at Work
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 undÅrhus: Magistraten (the communal administration);
(c) unemployment:
(i) for the purposes of applying Chapter 6 of Title
VI, except for Article 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 inIndustry), St. Augustin;
3.Pension insurance:
(a) Pension insurance for manual workers:
(i) dealings with Belgium and Spain: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz, (Regional Insur-
ance Office of the Rhine Province), Düsseldorf,
(ii) dealings with France: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz(Regional Insur-
ance Office of the Rhineland-Palatinate), Speyer, or, as acompetent institution under Annex 2, Landesversicherungs-anstalt Saarland (Regional Insurance Office of the Saarland),Saarbrücken,
(iii) dealings with Italy: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben (Regional Insurance
Office of Swabia), Augsburg,
(iv) dealings with Luxembourg: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz(Regional Insur-
ance Office of the Rhineland-Palatinate), Speyer,
(v) dealings with the Netherlands: Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen (Regional Insurance
Office of Westphalia), Munster,
(vi) dealings with Denmark, Finland and Sweden: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-Holstein(Regional In-
surance 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 ofHamburg), Hamburg,
(viii) dealings with Greece: Landesversicherungsanstalt Württemberg(Regional Insurance
Office of Württemberg), Stuttgart,!
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(ix) dealings with Portugal: Landesversicherungsanstalt Unterfranken (Regional Insur-
ance 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 Angestellte (Federal Insur-
ance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin;
(c) Pension insurance for miners: Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance Fund for Miners),
Bochum.
4. Old-age insurance for farmers: Landwirtschaftliche Alterskasse, Rheinland-Pfalz (Agricul-
tural Old-Age Fund Rhineland-Palatinate), Speyer.
5. Unemployment benefits and family benefits: The competent employment office of the place of residence or
place of stay of the person concerned.
D. SP AIN
1.Benefits in kind
(a) all schemes with the exception of the mariners’
scheme:Direcciones Provinciales del Insituto Nacional de la Salud
(Provincial Directorates of the National Institute of Health);
(b) marines’ scheme: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Social de la Marina
(Provincial Directorates of the Mariners’ Social Institute);
2.Cash benefits:
(a) all schemes with the exception of the mariner’ s
scheme and all contingencies with the exception ofunemployment:Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Nacional de la Seguri-
dad Social (Provincial Directorates of the National Institute ofSocial Security);
(b) mariners’ scheme, for all categories: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Social de la Marina
(Provincial Directorates of the Mariners’ Social Institute);
(c) unemployment, with the exception of mariners: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Nacional de Empleo
(Provincial Directorates of the National Institute of Employ-ment).
E. FRANCE
I. METROPOLITAN FRANCE:
A. Scheme for employed persons:
1. Risks other than unemployment and family
benefits:
(a) in general: Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insur-
ance Fund) of the place or residence or place of stay;
(b) for joint applications of Articles 19 (1) and
(2) and 35 (1) of the Regulation in the case
of benefits in kind under the miners’scheme for sickness, maternity, invalidityand 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 Insur-
ance Fund),
(bb) special scheme provided for in
Articles L 365 to L 382 of theSocial Security Code:Caisse régionale d’assurance maladie(Regional Sickness
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(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 Independent 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 Insur-
ance Fund), Paris;
for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse régionale d’assurance maladie(Regional Sickness
Insurance Fund);
(ii) special scheme provided for in Ar-
ticles L 365 to L 382 of the SocialSecurity 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 EmployedPersons), 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 agricoles(Central Agri-
cultural Benefit Fund), Paris;
(iii) miners’ scheme: Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité sociale dans les mines
(National Independent 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 Insur-
ance 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 Directorate of Labour and Manpower) of theplace in which the employment for which the certifiedstatement is requested was pursued,
the local branch of the Agence nationale pour l’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)
a n d( 2 )a n d9 7o ft h ei m p l e m e n t i n gRegulation:Associaton pour l’emploi dans l’industrie et le commerce
(Assedic) (Association for Employment in Industry andTrade) 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 pour l’emploi dans l’industrie et le commerce
(Assedic) (Association for Employment in Industry andTrade) of the place of residence of the person concerned,
(ii) partial unemployment: Direction départementale du travail de la main-d’œuvre
(Departmental Directorate of Labour and 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 Labour and Manpower).!
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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 theagricultural scheme:Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole et tout autre organisme
assureur dûment habilité (Agricultural Social InsuranceMutual Benefit Fund and all other duly authorized insurance
bodies).
3. For the purposes of applying Article 36 of the
implementing Regulation with regard to old-agepensions:
(a) craftsmen’ s scheme: Caisse nationale de l’organisation autonome d’assurance
vieillesse des travailleurs non salariés des professions artis-
anales (Cancava) (National Independent Old-Age InsuranceFund 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 indus-trielles et commerciales (Organic) (National IndependentOld-Age Insurance Fund for Self-Employed Persons in
Manufacturing or Trading Occupations),
Caisses de base professionnelles ou interprofessionnelles
(Local Professional or Interprofessional Funds);
(c) professional occupations scheme: Caisse nationale d’assurance vie illesse des professions
libérales (CNA VPL), sections professionnelles (NationalOld-Age Insurance Fund for Members of the Professions —Professional Branches);
(d) lawyers’ scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français (CNBF) (National
Fund for Members of the French Bar);
(e) agricultural scheme: Caisse nationale d’assurance vie illesse mutelle agricole
(National Old-Age Insurance Agricultural Mutual BenefitFund):
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 forMariners, Department of the Maritime Affairs Division);
(b) for the purposes of applying Article 35 of the
implementing Regulation:Section ‘Caisse générale de prévoyance des marins’ du
quartier des affaires maritimes (General Welfare Fund forMariners, Department of the Maritime Affairs Division).
D. Family benefits: Caisse d’allocations familiales (Family Allowances Fund) of
the place of residence of the person concerned.
II. OVERSEAS DEP ARTMENTS
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 residenceor of stay);
(b) old-age pensions:
— craftsmen’ s scheme: Caisse nationale de l’organisation autonome d’assurance-
vieillesse des travailleurs non salariés des professions artis-anales (Cancava) (National Independent Old-Age Insurance
Fund for Self-Employed Persons in Craft Occupations),
— manufacturer’ s and tradesmen’ s scheme: Caisse interprofessionnelle d’assurance-vieillesse des indus-
triels et commerçants d’Algérie et d’outre-mer (Cavicorg)(Interprofessional Old-Age Insurance Fund for Manufacturersand Traders in Algeria and Overseas),!
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— professional occupations scheme: Sections professionnelles (Professional Departments),
— lawyers’ scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français(National Fund for
Members 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 (Mariners’ Pension Fund, Department of theMaritime Affairs Division).
D. Family benefits: Caisse d’allocations familiales (Family Allowances Fund) of
the place of residence of the person concerned.
F . GREECE
1. Unemployment, family allowances: /Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς, Απασ/khi/omikronλήσεως Εργατικ/omikronύ ∆υναµικ/omikronύ
(/OmikronΑΕ∆),Αθήνα( Labour Employment Office, Athens).
2. Other benefits: ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute, Athens).
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, Manorhamilton, County
Leitrim,
— South-Eastern Health Board, Kilkenny,
— Southern Health Board, Cork,
— Western Health Board, Galway.
2.Cash benefits:
(a) Unemployment benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin, including the provin-
cial offices responsible for unemployment benefits;
(b) Old-age and death (pensions): Department of Social Welfare, Pensions Services Office,
Sligo;
(c) Family benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Child Benefit Section, St.
Oliver Plunkett Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal;
(d) Other cash benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin.
H. ITAL Y
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 for the merchant navy or civil aviation;
(b) cash benefits:
(i) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale(National Social
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(ii) for mariners and civil aicrew: Cassa marittima (the maritime fund responsible for the area).
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 local health unit),(ii) for mariners and civil aicrew: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health) — the relevant
area health office for the merchant navy or civil aviation;
(b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal
benefits, related examinations and certificatesand cash benefits:Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul
lavoro (National Institution for Insurance against Accidents atWork), provincial offices.
B. Self-employed persons (For medical radiologists
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 per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul
lavoro (National Institution for Insurance against Accident at
Work), provincial offices;
(c) cash benefits: Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul
lavoro (National Institution for Insurance against Accidents atWork), provincial offices.
3.Invalidity, old-age, survivor’s (pensions):
A. Employed persons:
(a) in general: Instituo nazionale della previdenza sociale(National Social
Welfare Institution), 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 forWorkers 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 Staffin Industry), Roma;
(d) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i giornalisti italiani ‘G.
Amendola’ (G. Amendola National Welfare Institution forItalian Journalists), Roma.
B. Self-employed persons:
(a) for medical practitioners: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza medici (National
Welfare and Assistance Office for Medical Practitioners);
(b) for pharmacists: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza farmacisti
(National Welfare and Assistance Office for Pharmacists);
(c) for veterinarians: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza veterinari
(National Welfare and Assistance Office for veterinarians);
(d) for midwives: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza per le ostetriche
(National Welfare and Assistance Office for Midwives);
(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 assistenza a favore dei
geometri (National Welfare and Assistance Fund for Sur-veyors);
(g) for solicitors and barristers: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore degli
avvocati e dei procuratori (National Welfare and AssistanceFund for Solicitors and Barristers);!
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(h) for economists: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei
dottori commercialisti (National Welfare and Assistance Fundfor Economists);
(i) for accountants: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei
ragionieri e periti commerciali (National Welfare and Assist-ance Fund for Accountants);
(j) for employment experts: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza per i consulenti del
lavoro (National Welfare and Assistance Office for Employ-
ment Experts);
(k) for notaries: Cassa nazionale notariato (National Fund for Notaries);(l) for customs agents: Fondo di previdenza a favore degli spedizionieri doganali
(Welfare Fund for Customs Agents).
4. Death grants: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale(National Social
Welfare Institution), provincial offices.
Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul
lavoro (National Institution for Insurance against Accidents atWork), 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 Institution), provincial offices;
(b) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i giornalisti italiani ‘G.
Amendola’ (G. Amendola National Welfare Institution forItalian Journalists), Roma.
6.Family allowances for employed persons:
(a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale(National Social
Welfare Institution), provincial offices;
(b) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i giornalisti italiani ‘G.
Amendola’ (G. Amendola National Welfare Institution for
Italian Journalists), 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
RegulationCaisse de maladie des ouvriers et/ou union des caisses de
maladie (the sickness fund for manual workers and/or the
sickness fund association);
(b) for the purposes of applying Article 27 of the
Regulation:Caisse de maladie compétente, selon la législation lux-
embourgeoise, pour la pension partielle luxembourgeoiseet/ou union des caisses de maladie (the sickness fund which,
under Luxembourg legislation, is competent for the Lux-
embourg partial pension and/or the sickness fund association).
2.Invalidity, old-age death (pension):
(a) for manual workers: Établissement d’assurance contre la vieillesse 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 indus-
triels, Luxembourg (Pension Fund for Craftsmen, Tradesmen
and Manufacturers), Luxembourg;
(d) for self-employed persons engaged in agriculture: Caisse de pension agricole, Luxem bourg (Agricultural
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3.Accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(a) for employed and self-employed persons engaged in
agriculture of forestry:Association d’assurance contre les accidents, section agricole
et forestière, Luxembourg (Accident Insurance Association,
Agricultural and Forestry Department), Luxembourg;
(b) for all other cases of insurance on a compulsory or
optional basis:Association d’assurance contre les accidents, section indus-
trielle, Luxembourg (Accident Insurance Association, Indus-trial Department), Luxembourg.
4. Unemployment: Administration de l’emploi (Employment Office), Lux-
embourg.
5. Family benefits: Caisse nationale des prestations familiales(National Fund for
Family Benefits), Luxembourg.
J. NETHERLANDS
1.Sickness, maternity, accidents at work, occupational
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 Ziekenfonds (General Sick-
ness Fund of the Netherlands), Utrecht.
(b) cash benefits: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Pro-
fessional and Trade Association), Amsterdam.
2.Invalidity:
(a) where, even without applying the Regulation, the
right to benefit exists under Netherlands legislation
alone:the competent Bedrijfsvereniging (Professional and Trade
Association);
(b) in all other cases: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Pro-
fessional and Trade Association), 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 Insurance Bank), Postbus
1100, 1180 BH Amstelveen;
(b) dealings with Belgium: Bureau voor Belgische Zaken de sociale verzekering
betreffende, (Department for Belgian Social Security Affairs),Breda;
(c) dealings with Germany: Bureau voor Duitse zaken, (Department of German Affairs),
Nijmegen.
4. Unemployment: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Pro-
fessional and Trade Association), Amsterdam.
5.Family allowances:
for the purposes of applying Articles 73 and 74 of the
Regulation:Districtskantoor van de Sociale Verzekeringsbank (local
office of the Social Insurance Bank) in whose district themembers of the family are resident.
K. AUSTRIA
1.Sickness insurance:
(a) In all cases, except for the application of Articles 27
and 29 of the Regulation and of Articles 30 and 31of the implementing Regulation in relation to theinstitution of the place of residence of a pensionermentioned in Article 27 of the Regulation:Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Fund for Sickness Insurance)
competent for the place of residence or place of stay of theperson concerned;!
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(b) For the application of Articles 27 and 29 of the
Regulation and of Articles 30 and 31 of theimplementing Regulation in relation to the institu-
tion of the place of residence of a pensioner
mentioned in Article 27 of the Regulation:the competent institution.
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 implementingRegulation:the competent institution;
(b) In all other cases with the exception of the
application of Article 53 of the implementingRegulation:Pensionsversicherungsanstalt der Angestellten(Pension Insur-
ance Institution for Employees), Wien;
(c) For the purpose of applying Article 53 of the
implementing Regulation:Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger
(Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions),Wien.
3.Accident insurance:
(a) Benefits in kind: — Gebietskrankenkasse (Regional Fund for Sickness Insur-
ance) competent for the place of residence or place ofstay of the person concerned,
— or Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (General Ac-
cident Insurance Institution), Wien, may grant thebenefits;
(b) Benefits in cash:
(i) In all cases with the exception of the application
of Article 53 in connection with Article 77 ofthe implementing Regulation:Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (General Accident
Insurance Institution), Wien;
(ii) For the purpose of applying Article 53 in
connection with Article 77 of the implementing
Regulation:Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger
(Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions),
Wien.
4. Unemployment insurance: Regionale Geschäftsstelle des Arbeitsmarktservice (Local
Office of the Labour Market Service) competent for theplace of residence or place of stay of the person concerned.
5.Family benefits:
(a) Family benefits with the exception of Karenzur-
laubsgeld(special maternity allowance):Finanzamt (Finance Office) competent for the place of
residence or place of stay of the beneficiary;
(b) Karenzurlaubsgeld (special maternity allowance): Regionale Geschäftsstelle des Arbeitsmarktservice (Local
Office of the Labour Market Service) competent for the
place of residence or place of stay of the person concerned.
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 (RegionalCentre of Social Security) where the person concernedresides.
3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases:: "
M1 Centro Nacional de Protecção contra os Riscos
Profissionais (National Centre for Protection against Occu-pational Risks). 3
4. Unemployment benefits:
(a) reception of the application and verification of
the employment situation (e.g. confirmation ofthe periods of employment, classification ofunemployment, checks on the sittuation):Centro de Emprego (Employment Centre) where the person
concerned resides;!
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(b) grant and payment of unemployment benefits
(e.g. verification of the conditions for eligibilityto benefits, fixing the amount and duration,
checks on the situation for maintaining, sus-
pending 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 under the 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: "
M1 Centro Nacional de Protecção contra os Riscos
Profissionais (National Centre for Protection against Occu-
pational Risks). 3
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 Emp rego(Regional Directorate of
Employment), Funchal;
(b) grant and payment of unemployment benefits
(e.g. verification of the conditions for eligibilityto benefits, fixing the amount and duration,checks on the situation for maintaining, sus-
pending or terminating 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 (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 under the 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: "
M1 Centro Nacional de Protecção contra os Riscos
Profissionais (National Centre for Protection against Occu-pational Risks). 3
4. Unemployment benefits:
(a) reception of the application and verification of
the employment situation (e.g. confirmation ofthe 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 eligibilityto benefits, fixing the amount and duration,checks on the situation for maintaining, sus-pending or terminating payment):Centro de Prestaçoes Pecuniarias de Segurança Social (Centre
for cash benefits of Social Security) where the personconcerned 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 — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki;!
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(b) Benefits in kind:
(i) refunds under sickness insurance: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki,
(ii) public health and hospital service: the local units which provide services under the scheme.
2.Old-age, invalidity, death (pensions):
(a) National pensions: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki; or
(b) Employment pensions: Eläketurvakeskus — Pensionsskyddscentralen (Central Pen-
sion Insurance Institute), Helsinki.
3.Death grants
General death grants: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki.
4.Unemployment:
(a) Basic scheme: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki;
(b) Earnings-related scheme:
(i) In the case of Article 69: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki.
(ii) in other cases: the competent unemployment fund with which the person
concerned in insured.
5. Family benefits: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki.
N. SWEDEN
1. For all contingencies except unemployment benefits: the social insurance office of the place of residence or place
of stay.
2. For unemployment benefits: the county labour board 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.
2.Cash benefits (except for family benefits):
— Great Britain: Department of Social Security, Benefits Agency, Overseas
Branch, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98 1YX,
— Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social Service Northern Ireland
Social Security Agency, Overseas Branch, Belfast, BTI 1DX,
— Gibraltar: Department of Labour and Social Security, 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,
— Gibraltar: Department of Labour and Social Security, Gibraltar.!
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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, Brus-sel — (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,Brussels);
(b) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins —
Hulp en voorzorgskas voor zeevarenden — (Relief and
Welfare Fund for Mariners), Antwerpen;
(c) for persons covered by the overseas social insuar-
ance scheme:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);
(d) for former employees of the Belgian Congo and
Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels).
2.Invalidity:
(a) general invalidity: Institut national d’assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles —
Rijksinstitut voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering, Brus-sel — (National Sickness and Invalidity 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 for Miners, Brussels);
(c) mariners’ invalidity scheme: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins —
Hulp en voorzorgskas voor zeevarenden — (Relief andWelfare 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 SocialInsurance 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 voor
pensioenen, Brussel — (National Pension Office, Brussels),
(ii) for self-employed persons: Institut national d’assurances sociales pour travailleurs
indépendants, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut voor de socialeverzekeringen 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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels),
(iv) for former employees of the Belgian Congo and
Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);
(b) For the purposes of applying Articles 45 (paying
institution), 53 (1), 110 and 111 (1) and (2) of theimplementing Regulation:
(i) for manual workers, clerical staff, miners,
seafarers and self-employed persons:Office national des pensions, Bruxelles — Rijksdienst voor
pensioenen, Brussel — (National Pension Office, Brussels),!
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(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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels),
(iii) for former employees of the Belgian Congo and
Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel — (Overseas SocialInsurance 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 SocialInsurance 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. 3
5.Death grants:
(a) in general: Institut national d’assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles —
Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en invaliditeitsverzekering, Brus-sel — (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,
Brussels);
(b) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins —
Hulp- en voorzorgskas voor zeevarenden — (Relief andWelfare 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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);
(d) for former employees of the Belgian Congo and
Belgian Rwanda:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel — Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels).
6.Unemployment:
(a) in general: Office national de l’emploi, Bruxelles — Rijksdienst voor
arbeidsvoorziening, Brussel — (National Employment Of-fice, Brussels);
(b) for mariners: Pool des marins de la marine marchande — Pool van de
Zeelieden ter Koopvaardij — (Merchant Navy Pool), Ant-werpen.
7.Family benefits:
(a) for employed persons: Office national des allocations familiales pour travailleurs
salariés, Bruxelles — Rijksdienst voor kinderbijslag voorwerknemers, Brussel — (National Family Allowances Officefor Employed Persons, Brussels);
(b) for self-employed persons: Institut national d’assurances sociales pour travailleurs
indépendants, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut voor de sociale
verzekeringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel — (National SocialInsurance Institute for Self-Employed Persons, Brussels);
(c) for 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).
B. DENMARK
1. (a) Sickness, maternity and birth benefits in kind: sundhedsministeriet (Ministry of Health), Københaven;
(b) Sickness, maternity and birth benefits in cash: Direktoratet for Social Sikring og Bistand(National Office for
Social Security and Welfare) København.
2. Pensions and benefits provided under the legislation
on social pensions:Direktoratet for Social Sikring og Bistand(National Office for
Social Security and Welfare), København.
3. Rehabilitation benefits: Direktoratet for Social Sikring og Bistand(National Office for
Social Security and Welfare), København.!
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4. Benefits for accidents at work and occupational
diseases:Arbejdsskadestyrelsen (National Office for Accidents at Work
and Occupational Diseases), København.
5. Family benefits (family allowances): Direktoratet for Social Sikring og Bistand(National Office for
Social Security and Welfare), København.
6. Death grants: Sundhedsministeriet (Ministry of Health), København.
7. Pensions under ‘loven om Arbejdsmarkedets Tillag-
spension’ (the law on supplementary pensions for
employed persons):"M1Directoratet for Social Sikring og Bistand (Directorate
for Social Security and Assistance) 3, København.
8. Unemployment benefits: Direktoratet for Arbejdsløshedsforsikringen (National Office
for Insurance against Unemployment), København.
C. GERMANY
1. Sickness insurance: Deutsche Verbindungsstelle Krankenversicherung — Ausland
(German Liaison Centre for Sickness Insurance — Foreign),Bonn
2. Accident insurance: Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften
(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 Rentenversicherungsträger (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 under theheading ‘Paying body’ referred to in Article 55 ofthe implementing Regulation:
(i) dealings with Belgium and Spain: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz (Regional Insur-
ance Office of the Rhine Province), Düsseldorf,
(ii) dealings with Denmark, Finland and Sweden: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-Holstein(Regional In-
surance Office of Schleswig-Holstein), Lübeck,
(iii) dealings with France: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz(Regional Insur-
ance office of the Rhine-Palatinate), Speyer, or, as acompetent institution under Annex 2, Landesversicherungs-anstalt Saarland (Regional Insurance Office of the Saarland),Saarbrücken,
(iv) dealings with Greece: Landesversicherungsanstalt Württemberg(Regional Insurance
Office of Württemberg), Stuttgart,
(v) dealings with Italy: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben (Regional Insurance
Office of Swabia), Augsburg,
(vi) dealings with Luxembourg: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz(Regional Insur-
ance Office of the Rhine-Palatinate), Speyer,
(vii) dealings with the Netherlands: Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen (Regional Insurance
office of Westphalia), Münster,
(viii) dealings with ireland and the United
Kindom:Landesversicherungsanstalt Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg
(Regional Insurance Office of the Free and Hanseatic City ofHamburg), 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 Angestellte (Federal Insur-
ance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin.!
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5. Miner’s pensions insurance: Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance Fund for Miners),
Bochum.
6. Old-age insurance for farmers: Landwirtschaftliche Alterkasse Rheinland-Pfalz(Old-Age In-
surance Fund for Farmers, Rhineland-Palatinate), Speyer.
7. Complementary insurance for workers in the iron and
steel industry:Landesversicherungsanstalt Saarland, Abteilung Hüttenk-
nappschaftliche Pensionsversicherung (Regional InsuranceOffice of the Saarland, Pension Insurance Department for
Workers in the Iron and Steel Industry), Saarbrücken.
8. Unemployment and family benefits: Hauptstelle der Bundesanstalt für Arbeit(Headquarters of the
Federal Labour Institute), Nürnberg.
D. SP AIN
1. For all schemes which are part of the social security
system, with the exception of the mariner’s scheme,and for all contingencies, with the exception ofunemployment:Instituto Nacional de Seguridad Social (National Insitute of
Social Security), Madrid.
2. For the special mariners’ scheme and for all con-
tingencies: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 Employ-
ment), Madrid.
4. For non-contributory old-age and invalidity pensions: Instituto National de Servicios Sociales (National Social
Services Institute), 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 Independent Social Security Fund for miners),Paris.
F . GREECE
1. In general: Ίδρυµα Κ/omikronινωνκών Ασφαλίσεων (ΙΚΑ), Αθήνα ( Social
Insurance Institute, Athens).
2. Unemployment, family allowances: /Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς Απασ/khi/omikronλήσεως Εργατικ/omikronύ (/OmikronΑΕ∆),
Αθήνα,( Labour Employment Office, Athens).
3. For mariners: Ναυτικ/omikronacuteΑπ/omikronµα/khiικ/omikronacuteΤαµεί/omikron (ΝΑΤ) Πειραιάς ( Mariners’
Retirement Fund, Piraeus).
G. IRELAND
1. Benefits in kind: Department of Health, Dublin.
2.Cash benefits:
(a) Old-age and death (Pensions): Department of Social Welfare, Pensions Services Office,
Sligo;
(b) Family benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Child Benefit Section, St.
Oliver Plunkett Road, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal.
(c) other cash benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin.!
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H. ITAL Y
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 Institu-tion), 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 medi-
cal benefits, examinations and certified state-ments relating thereto and cash benefits:Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul
lavoro, direzione generale (Directorate-General of theNational Institution for Insurance against Accidents at Work),Roma.
B. Self-employed persons (for medical radiologists
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 per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul
lavoro, direzione generale (Directorate-General of the
National Institution for Insurance against Accidents at Work),
Roma;
(c) cash benefits: Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul
lavoro, direzione generale (Directorate-General of theNational Institution for Insurance against Accidents at Work),
Roma.
3. Invalidity, old-age, survivors, unemployment, family
allowances:Istituto nazionale per previdenza sociale, direzione generale
(Directorate-General of the National Social Welfare Institu-tion), Roma.
I. LUXEMBOURG
I. FOR THE GRANTING OF BENEFITS
1. Sickness, maternity: Union des caisses de maladie (sickness funds’ association),
Luxembourg.
2.Invalidity, old-age, death (Pensions):
(a) for manual workers: Établissement d’assurance contre la vieillesse et l’invalidité
(Old-Age and Invalidity Insurance Institution), Luxembourg;
(b) for clerical staff and members of the pro-
fessions:Caisse de pension des employés privés (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
(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.
3.Accidents at work and occupational diseases:
(a) for employed and self-employed persons en-
gaged in agriculture or forestry:Association d’assurance contre les accidents, section agricole
et forestière (Accident Insurance Association, Agriculturaland Forestry Department), Luxembourg;
(b) for all other cases of insurance on a compulsory
or optional basis:Association d’assurance contre les accidents, section indus-
trielle (Accident Insurance Association, Industrial Depart-ment), Luxembourg.!
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4. Unemployment: Administration de l’emploi (Employment Service), Lux-
embourg.
5. Family benefits: Caisse nationale des prestations familiales(National Fund for
Family 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 insurance is responsible for the payment of benefit.
II. OTHER CASES: Insepction générale de la sécurité sociale (General Inspector-
ate 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: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Pro-
fessional and Trade Association), Amsterdam.
2.Old-age, death (Pensions), family benefits:
(a) as a general rule: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insurance Bank), Postbus
1100, 1180 BH Amstelveen;
(b) dealings with Belgium: Bureau voor Belgische zaken de sociale verzekering betref-
fende (Department of Belgian Social Security Affairs), 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 Association of Austrian Insurance Institutions), Wien.
2.Unemployment insurance:
(a) Dealing with Germany: Landesgeschäftsstelle Salzburg des Arbeitsmarktservice (Re-
gional Office of the labour Market Service Salzburg),Salzburg;
(b) In all other cases: Landesgeschäftsstelle Wien des Arbeitsmarktservice (Re-
gional Office of the labour Market Service, Vienna), Wien.
3.Family benefits:
(a) Family benefits with the exception of Karenzur-
laubsgeld(special maternity allowance):Bundesministerium für Jugend und Familie(Federal Ministry
of Y outh and the Family), Wien;
(b) Karenzurlaubsgelb (special maternity allowance):
(i) relations with Germany: Landesgeschäftsstelle Salzburg des Arbeitsmarktservice
(Salzburg regional office of the Labour Market Service),
Salzburg,
(ii) in all other cases: Landesgeschäftsstelle Wien des Arbeitsmarktservice (Vienna
regional office of the Labour Market Service), 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 Internacionais de Segurança
Social (Department of International Relations for SocialSecurity), Lisboa. 3!
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M. FINLAND
1. Sickness and maternity insurance, national pensions,
family benefits, unemployment benefits and deathgrants:Kansanelakelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki.
2. Employment pension: Eläketurvakeskus — Pensonsskyddscentralen (Central Pen-
sion Insurance Institute), Helsinki.
3. Accidents at work, occupational diseases: Tapaturmavakuutuslaitosten Liitto — Olycksfallsförsäkring-
sanstalternas Förbund (Federation of Accident InsuranceInstitutions), Helsinki.
N. SWEDEN
1. For all contingencies except unemployment benefits: Riksförsäkringsverket (National Social Insurance Board).
2. For unemployment benefits: Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen (National Labour Market Board).
O. UNITED KINDOM
Great Britain:
(a) contributions and benefits in kind for posted workers: Department of Social Security, Contributions Agency, Over-
seas Contributions, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98 1YX.
(b) all other questions: Department of Social Security, Benefits Agency, Overseas
Branch, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98 1YX.
Northern Ireland : Department of Health and Social Services, Nothern Ireland
Social Security Agency, Overseas Branch, Belfast, BT1 1DX.
Gibraltar: Department of Social Security, benefits Agency, Overseas
Branch, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98 1YX.!
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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 or of Regulations No 3, No 4 or No 36/63/EEC, those referencesshall be replaced by references to the corresponding provisions of theRegulation or of the implementing Regulation, unless the provisions of thoseConventions remain in force by virtue of their inclusion in Annex II to theRegulation.
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 saidprovisions.
1. BELGIUM-DENMARK
The Arrangement of 23 November 1978 on the reciprocal waiving of
reimbursement pursuant to Article 36 (3) (sickness and maternity benefits inkind) of the Regulation and Article 105 (2) (costs of administrative checks andmedical 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 7December 1957 (payment of pensions for the period prior to. the entry intoforce 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 theEuropean 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, implementingArticle 14 (3) of Regulation No 36/63/EEC and Article 73 (4) ofRegulation 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 reimbursement of
the amount of benefits provided to unemployed persons.
3. BELGIUM-SP AIN
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 inmines and similar undertakings).
(b) The Administrative Arrangement of 21 December 1959 supplementing 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 ofthe 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 pursuantto 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 contributions).
(g) The Agreement of 29 June 1979 concerning the reciprocal waiving of
reimbursement provided for in Article 70 (3) of the Regulation (costs ofunemployment benefit).!
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(h) The Administrative Arrangement of 6 March 1979 on the procedures for
the implementation of the Additional Convention of 12 October 1978 onsocial security between Belgium and France in respect of its provisionsrelating 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 pursuantto 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 reimbursement of the costs
of benefits in kind and of unemployment benefits under the provisions ofChapters 1 and 6 of Title III of the Regulation) and Article 105 (2) of theimplementing Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of the costs ofadministrative checks and medical examinations).
7. BELGIUM-ITAL Y
(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 AdministrativeArrangement of 20 October 1950, as amended by Corrigendum 1 of 10April 1952, Corrigendum 2 of 9 December 1957 and Corrigendum 3 of 21February 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 theCouncil 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 June1971 in the case of expenditure on benefits in kind granted under sicknessand maternity insurance to members of the Family of a worker who do notreside 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 pursuantto Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation.
(f) …
9. BELGIUM-NETHERLANDS
(a) Articles 9 to 15 and 17 (4) of the Agreement of 7 February 1964 on family
and childbirth allowances.
(b) The Agreement of 21 March 1968 on the collection and recovery of social
security contributions, and the Administrative Agreement of 25 November1970 made pursuant to the said Agreement.
(c) Agreement of 24 December 1980 on sickness insurance (health care), as
amended.
(d) The Agreement of 12 August 1982 on insurance for sickness, maternity
and invalidity.
10. BELGIUM-AUSTRIA
None.
11. BELGIUM-PORTUGAL
None.!
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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 waivingof reimbursement of the cost of benefits in kind) and Article 105 (2) ofRegulation (EEC) No 574/72 (waiving of reimbursement of the cost ofadministrative 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 costsof 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 orwaiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind provided underthe terms of Chapter 1 of Title III of the Regulation) as amended by theexchange 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 reciprocalwaiving of reimbursement provided for in Article 70 (3) of theRegulation and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation(partial waiving of costs of reimbursement in respect of benefits inkind for sickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational
diseases and waiving of costs of reimbursement in respect of
unemployment benefit and administrative checks and medicalexaminations);
(ii) Article 93 (6) of the implementing Regulation (method of assessing
the amount to be refunded in respect of benefits in kind for sickness
and maternity).
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 reciprocalwaiving of reimbursement provided for in Article 105 (2) of the implementingRegulation. (Partial waiving of reimbursement in respect of benefits in kind for
sickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases and waiving of
reimbursement 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 ofreimbursement pursuant to Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation(partial waiving of reimbursement of the cost of benefits in kind in respect ofsickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases, and waiving ofreimbursement of the cost of administrative checks and medical examinations).
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 forsickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases and waiving ofreimbursement 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 occupationaldiseases, and of unemployment benefits and of the costs of administrative!
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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-ITAL Y
The exchange of letters of 12 November 1982 and 12 January 1983 concerning
Article 36 (3) of the Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of costsof benefits in kind for sickness and maternity provided under the terms ofChapter 1 of Title III of the Regulation with the exception of Article 22 (1) (c)of the Regulation).
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 theRegulation 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 andmedical 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 ofreimbursement 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 andmedical examinations).
23. DENMARK-AUSTRIA
Agreement of 13 February 1995 concerning the reimbursement of expenditure
in the field of social security.
24. DENMARK-PORTUGAL
Does not apply.
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 andmaternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases, and unemploymentbenefits) and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (costs ofadministrative 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 andmaternity, 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 beadded in point 1 after 19 April 1977 regarding Articles 36 (3), 63 (3) and70 (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 thewaiver of reimbursement of unemployment benefits paid pursuant toArticle 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.!
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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 July1950.
(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 tothe 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 inkind in case of sickness, provided under Article 32 of the Regulation topensioners who were formerly frontier workers, to members of theirfamilies 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 reimburse-ment 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 October 1972concerning 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 for sickness.
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) and Article 105 (2) of theimplementing Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of the costsof administrative and medical controls).
32. GERMANY -ITAL Y
(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 theimplementation 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 benefitsin kind in Italy by Italian sickness insurance institutions to the member ofthe 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 incurredin the provisions of benefits in kind for sickness to a pensioner who iseither a former frontier worker or the survivor of a frontier worker, and tothe members of his family.
(c) The Agreements of 14 October 1975 on the waiving of reimbursement of
the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations, adopted
pursuant to Article 105 (2) of the implementing 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.!
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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 incurredin the provision of benefits in kind for sickness to a pensioner who is eithera former frontier worker or the survivor of a frontier worker, and to themember 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 socialsecurity 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 theimplementing 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, Number 1, and Section III of the Agreement of 2 August 1979 on the
implementation of the Convention on unemployment insurance of 19 July 1978.
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 unemploymentbenefit and costs of administrative checks and medical examinations.
(c) The exchange of letters of 18 July and 28 September 1983 relating to the
non-application to self-employed persons of agreements concerning thewaiver of reimbursement of unemployment benefits paid pursuant toArticle 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-ITAL Y
None.
44. SPAIN-LUXEMBOURG
None.
45. SPAIN-NETHERLANDS
None.
46. SPAIN-AUSTRIA
None.!
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47. SPAIN-PORTUGAL
Articles 42, 43 and 44 of the Administrative Arragement of 22 May 1970.
48. SPAIN-FINLAND
None.
49. SPAIN-SWEDEN
None.
50. SPAIN-UNITED KINGDOM
None.
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 theRegulation).
53. FRANCE-ITAL Y
(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 ofFrench 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 theterms of Articles 93, 94, 95 and 96 of the implementing 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 datemade 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 kindprovided to members of a worker’ s family who do not reside in the samecountry 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 their families or theirsurvivors.
(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 theimplementing Regulation.
55. FRANCE-NETHERLANDS
(a) …
(b) The Agreement of 28 April 1977 on the waiving of reimbursement of
expenses for medical treatment provided to applicants for a pension andmembers of their families and to members of the families of pensionerswithin the framework of the Regulations.
(c) The Agreement of 28 April 1977 on the waiving of reimbursement of the
costs of administrative checks and medical examinations pursuant to
Article 105 of the implementing Regulation.
56. FRANCE-AUSTRIA
None.
57. FRANCE-PORTUGAL
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58. FRANCE-UNITED KINGDOM
(a) The exchange of letters of 25 March and 28 April 1977 regarding Articles
36 (3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation (arrangement for reimbursement ofwaiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind provided underthe terms of Chapter 1 or 4 of Title III of the Regulation).
(b) …(c) The exchange of letters of 25 March and 28 April 1977 regarding Article
105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of thecosts of administrative checks and medical examinations).
58a. FRANCE-FINLAND
Does not apply.
58b. FRANCE-SWEDEN
None.
59. GREECE-IRELAND
No convention.
60. GREECE-ITAL Y
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
None.
64. GREECE-PORTUGAL
Does not apply.
65. GREECE-FINLAND
None.
66. GREECE-SWEDEN
None.
67. GREECE-UNITED KINGDOM
No convention.
68. IRELAND-ITAL Y
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 theimplementing Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits inkind provided pursuant to Chapter 1 or 4 of Title III of the Regulation, and ofthe 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 ofbenefits awarded in application of Article 69 of the Regulation) and Article105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (waiving of the reimbursement ofthe costs of administrative checks and medical examinations referred to in
Article 105 of the implementing Regulation).
71. IRELAND-AUSTRIA
None.!
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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 ofthe costs of benefits in kind provided under the terms of Chapter 1 or 4 of TitleIII of the Regulation) and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation
(waiving of reimbursement of the costs of administrative checks and medical
examinations).
76. ITAL Y -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. ITAL Y -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 implemen-
tation 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).
78. ITAL Y -AUSTRIA
None.
79. ITAL Y -PORTUGAL
Does not apply.
80. ITAL Y -FINLAND
Does not apply.
81. ITAL Y -SWEDEN
None.
82. ITAL Y -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 andmedical examinations).
83. LUXEMBOURG-NETHERLANDS
(a) The Agreement of 1 November 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement of
the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations adoptedpursuant to Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation.
(b) The Agreement of 3 February 1977 on the waiving of reimbursement of the
costs of sickness or maternity insurance benefits in kind provided pursuantto 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
None.!
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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 reimbursement of benefitspaid 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 ofbenefits in kind provided under the terms of Chapter 1 or 4 or Title III of
the Regulation, and also of the costs entailed in administrative checks and
medical examinations referred to in Article 105 of the implementingRegulation).
(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 personsmoving 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.
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.
(b) The exchange of letters of 8 and 28 January 1976 regarding Article 70 (3)
of the Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of benefits provided pursuantto Article 69 of the Regulation).
(c) The exchange of letters of 18 July and 18 October 1983 relating to the
non-application of the agreement detailed at (b) to self-employed persons
moving between the Netherlands and Gibraltar.
(d) The exchange of letters of 25 April and 26 May 1986 concerning Article
36 (3) of the Regulation (reimbursement or waiver of reimbursement ofexpenditure for benefits in kind), as amended.
94. AUSTRIA-PORTUGAL
None.
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 asamended by Supplementary Arrangements No 1 of 26 March 1986 andNo 2 of 4 June 1993 with regard to persons who cannot claim treatmentunder 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 Austriaand for nationals of the United Kingdom resident in the territory of theUnited Kingdom (with the exception of Gibraltar) the relevant passportshall 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
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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 15November 1978.
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 andmaternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases, and unemploymentbenefits) 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 ofreimbursement of the cost of benefits in kind) and Article 105 (2) ofRegulation (EEC) No 574/72 (waiving of reimbursement of the cost ofadministrative checks and medical examinations).
103. SWEDEN-UNITED KINGDOM
None.!
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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 theprocedure 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 ImplementingRegulation 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 theimplementing Regulation and of the provisions set out in Annex5);
(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.
F . GREECE
Direct payment.
G. IRELAND
Direct payment.!
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H. ITAL Y
(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, theNetherlands, 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
Direct payment.!
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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. SP AIN: Banco Exterior de España (External Bank of Spain), Madrid.
E. FRANCE: Banque de France (Bank of France), Paris.F . GREECE: Τράπε/dzetaατης Ελλάδ/omikronς,Αθήνα( Bank of Greece), Athens.
G. IRELAND: Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin.
H. ITAL Y: 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: Postipankki Oy, Helsinki — Postbanken Ab. Helsingfors (Postipankki, Ltd., Helsinki).
N. SWEDEN: none.
O. UNITED KINGDOM: Great-Britain: Bank of England, London
Northern-Ireland: Northern Bank Limited, Belfast
Gibraltar: Barclays Bank, Gibraltar.!
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ANNEX 8 (B) (12) (13)
GRANT OF FAMIL Y 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,!
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— 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, Portugal.
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
With a reference period of one calendar month in dealing between:
— Belgium and the Netherlands.!
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ANNEX 9 (A) (B) (2) (12) (14)
CALCULATION OF THE A VERAGE 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, thescheme for compulsory health care insurance for self-employed persons shall betaken into consideration when calculating the average annual cost of benefits inkind.
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 ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικών
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 HealthActs 1947 to 1970.
H. ITAL Y
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
consideration the benefits provided by the Gebietskrankenkassen (RegionalFunds for Sickness Insurance).
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!
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under the sickness insurance and rehabilitation services provided by Kans-
aneläkelaitos — 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
consideration the benefits provided by the National Health Service of theUnited Kingdom.!
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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 theSelf-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, Bruxelles — Rijksdienst
voor Maatscheppelijke Zekerheid, Brussel(National SocialSecurity Office, Brussels).
2. For the purposes of applying Article 14b (1) of the
Regulation and Article 11 of the implementing
Regulation:Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins —
Hulp- en voorzorgskas 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 theimplementing Regulation:Institut national d’assurance sociales pour travailleurs indé-
pendants, Bruxelles — Rijksinstituut voor de sociale verze-keringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel(National Social InsuranceInstitute for the Self-Employed, Brussels).
3a. For the purposes of applying Article 14c of the
Regulation and Article 12a of the implementingRegulation:
Employed persons: Office national de sécurité sociale, Bruxelles — Rijksdienst
voor Maatscheppelijke Zekerheid, Brussel(National Social
Security Office, Brussels);
Self-employed persons: Institut national d’assurances sociales pour travailleurs
indépendants (National Social Insurance Institute for theSelf-Employed), Brussels;
4. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the
Regulation, and:
— Article 11 (1) (b) of the implementing Regu-
lation:"
M1Ministère des affaires sociales, de la santé publique et
de l’environnement; administration de la sécurité sociale,service des relations internationales, Bruxelles (Ministry of
Social Affairs, Public Health and the Environment; social
security administration, international relations department,Brussels), 3
— Article 11a (1) (b) of the implementing Regu-
lation:"
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administration du statut social des indépendants, Bruxelles(Ministry for Small Firms and Traders and for Agriculture;
social insurance administration for the self-employed),
Brussels. 3
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 ter koopvaardij(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, Brus-
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(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 SocialInsurance Office, Brussels),
(iii) for former employees of the Belgian Congo
and Rwanda-Urundi:Office de sécurité sociale d’outre-mer, Bruxelles — Dienst
voor overzeese sociale zekerheid, Brussel(Overseas SocialInsurance Office, Brussels);
(b) Occupational diseases: Fonds des maladies professionelles, Bruxelles — Fonds voor
beroepsziekten, Brussel(Occupational Diseases Fund, Brus-
sels);
(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 ter koopvaardij(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, Brus-
sel(National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,Brussels).
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:Direktoratet for Social Sikring og Bistand(National Office for
Social Security and Welfare), København.
For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:Sundhedsministeriet (Ministry of Health), København.
2. For the purposes of Articles 14 (1) (b), 14a (1) (b) and
14b (1) and (2) of the Regulation:Direktoratet for Social Sikring og Bistand(National Office for
Social Security and Welfare), København.
3. For the purposes of Article 17 of the Regulation and of
Article 10b of the implementing Regulation:Direktoratet for Social Sikring og Bistand(National Office for
Social Security and Welfare), 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 85
(2) of the implementing Regulation:Direktoratet for Arbejdsløshedsforsikringen (National Office
for Insurance against Unemployment), Københaven.
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 Arbejdsløshedsforsikringen (National Office
for Insurance against Unemployment), København.
7. For the purposes of applying Article 110 of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) benefits under Chapter 1 and 5 of Title III of the
Regulation:Sundhedsministeriet (Ministry of Health), København.
(b) Cast benefits under Title III, Chapter 1 of the
Regulation and benefits under Title III, Chapters 2,3, 7 and 8 of the Regulation:Direktoratet for Social Sikring og Bistand(National Office for
Social Security and Welfare), København.
(c) benefits in pursuance of Chapter 4 of Title III of the
Regulation:Arbejdsskadestyrelsen (National Office for Accidents at Work
and Occuptional Diseases), København.
(d) benefits in pursuance of Chapter 6 of Title III of the
Regulation:Direktoratet for Arbejdsløshedsforsikringen (Unemployment
Insurance Office), København.!
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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 specified in Annex 2 for the different MemberStates;
(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 for the different Member States;
(c) persons who, pursuant to Netherlands legislation,
have been insured under the general old-age insur-ance scheme (Algemene Ouderdomswet) whilst they
were pursuing an activity which was not subject to
compulsory insurance under German legislation:Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte (Federal Insur-
ance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin.
2. For the purposes of applying:
(a) Articls 14 (1) (a), 14b (1) of the Regulation and in
the case of agreements pursuant to Article 17 of theRegulation, in conjunction with Article 11 of theimplementing Regulation,
(b) Articles 14a (1) (a) and 14b (2) and in the case of
agreements pursuant to Article 17 of the Regulation,in conjunction with Article 11a of the implementingRegulation,
(c) Articles 14 (2) (b), 14 (3), 14a (2) to (4), and 14c (a)
and in the case of agreements pursuant to Article 17of 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 Angestellte (Federal Insur-
ance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin,
— for manual workers: the competent pension insurance institution 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 Krankenversicherung — 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 of the districtin Germany 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.
7. For the purposes of applying Article 91 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) family allowances paid pursuant to Articles 77 and
78 of the Regulation:Arbeitsamt Nürnberg (Employment Office), Nürnberg;
(b) pension supplements for children paid under legal
pension insurance schemes:the pension insurance institutions for manual workers, clerical
staff and miners, designated as competent institutions inparagraph 2 of Section C of Annex 2.
8. For the purposes of applying:
(a) Article 36 of the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of
the implementing Regulation:AOK-Bundesverband (National Federation of Local Sickness
Funds), Bonn 2;
(b) Article 63 of the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of
the implementing Regulation:Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften
(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 Krankenversicherung — Ausland
(German Liaison Centre for Sickness Insurance — Foreign),
Bonn, by means of the compensation fund provided for in
paragraph 5 of Section C of Annex VI to the Regulation;!
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(b) refund of benefits in kind incorrectly provided to
workers on presentation of the certified statement
provided for in Article 62 (2) of the implementingRegulation:Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften
(Federation of Professional 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 together with or after the pensionclaim the institution investigating the claim.
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1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the Regulation
in individual cases and Article 6 (1) (with the exceptionof the special agreement between seafarers and theInstituto 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 109of the implementing Regulation:Tesoreria General de la Seguridad Social (Social Security
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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), Madrid.
3. For the purposes of applying Article 38 (1), Article 70
(1), Article 85 (2) and Article 86 (2) of the implementingRegulation save in respect of mariners:Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Nacional de la Seguri-
dad Social (Provincial Directorates of the National Institute ofSocial Security).
4. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) (special
Agreement for mariners), Article 38 (1) (in respect ofmariners), Article 70 (1), Article 80 (2), Article 81,Article 82 (2), Article 85 (2), Article 86 (2) and Article102 (2) (except for unemployment benefits) of theimplementing Regulation:Direcciones provinciales del Instituto Social de la Marina
(Provincial Directorates 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 for Em-
ployment), Madrid.
6. For the purposes of applying Article 80 (2), Article 81
and Article 82 (2) of the implementing Regulation, inrespect of unemployment benefits except for mariners:Direcciones Provinciales des Instituto Nacional de Empleo
(Provincial Directorates of the National Institute of Employ-ment).
E. FRANCE
1. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) of the
implementing Regulation:Direction régionale de la sécurité sociale (Regional Direc-
torate of Social Security).
2. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1) (a) and
12a of the implementing Regulation:
(a) Metropolitan France:
(i) general: Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insur-
ance 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 (Mariners’ 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
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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 Insurance Fund of the Paris Region).
4a. For the purposes of applying Article 14c of the
Regulation and Article 12a (7) and (8) of theimplementing Regulation:
(a) Article 12a (7) of the implementing Regulation:
(i) employment in France and non-agricultural
self-employment in another Member State:Caisse mutuelle régionale (Regional Mutual Benefit Fund),
(ii) employment in France and agricultural self-
employment in another Member State:Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole(Agricultural Social
Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund);
(b) Article 12a (8) of the implementing Regulation:
(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-employment 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 17 in conjunction
with Articles 14 (1) and 14a (1) of the Regulation:
(i) schemes other than agricultural schemes: Direction régionale des affaires sanitiares et sociales (Re-
gional Directorate of Health and Welfare);
(ii) agricultural schemes: Direction régionale de l’agriculture et de la forêt(Regional
Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry) Service régional de
l’inspection du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Politique SocialeAgricole (Regional Department of Inspection, of Labour,Employment and Agricultural Social Policy), Paris.
6. For the purposes of applying Articles 80, 81, 82 (2)
and 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation:Direction départementale du travail et de la main-d’œuvre
(Departmental Directorate of Labour and Manpower) of the
place in which the employment for which the certifiedstatement is requested in being pursued;
The local branch of the Agence nationale pour l’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 pour l’emploi dans l’industrie 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 Directorate of Labour and Manpower) of theplace 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 implementingRegulation:Centre de sécurité sociale des travailleurs migrants (Centre for
the Social Security of Migrant Workers), Paris;
Association pour l’emploi dans l’industrie et le commerce
(Assedic) (Association for Employment in Industry andTrade).
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:ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
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2. For the purposes of applying:
(a) Articles 14 (1), 14b (1) and the agreements pursuant
to Article 17 of the Regulation, in conjunction withArticle 11 of the implementing Regulation;
(b) Article 14 (2) (b) and the agreements pursuant to
Article 17 of the Regulation, in conjunction withArticle 12a of the implementing Regulation:
(i) in general: ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute (IKA)), Athens;
(ii) for mariners: Ναυτικ/omikronacuteΑπ/omikronµα/khiικ/omikronacuteΤαµεί/omikron(ΝΑΤ),Πειραιάς( Mariners’
Retirement Fund (NAT)), Piraeus.
3. For the purposes of applying:
(a) Article 14a (1), Article 14b (2) and the agreements
pursuant to Article 17 of the Regulation, inconjunction 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) for employed persons: ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute (IKA)), Athens;
(ii) for self-employed persons:
(their particular insurance body),
more specifically:— owners of means of transport for public use: Ταµεί/omikron Συντά/ksiεων Αυτ/omikronκινητιστών (ΤΣΑ), Αθήνα
(Drivers’ Pension Fund (TSA)), Athens,
— craftsmen and small traders: Ταµεί/omikron Επαγγελµατιών και Βι/omikronτε/khiνών Ελλάδ/omikronς
(ΤΕΒΕ), Αθήνα ( Insurance Fund for Craftsmen and Small
Traders (TEBE)), Athens,
— traders: Ταµεί/omikron Ασφάλισης Εµπ/omikronacuteρων (ΤΑΕ), Αθήνα ( Traders’
Insurance Fund (TAE)), Athens,
— tourist and shipping agents: Ταµεί/omikron Ασφάλισης Ναυτικών Πρακτ/omikronacuteρων και
Υπαλλήλων (ΤΑΝΠΥ), Πειραιάς ( Insurance Fund for
Shipping Agents and Employees (TANPY)), Piraeus,
— solicitors, lawyers and notaries: Ταµεί/omikronΝ/omikronµικών,Αθήνα( Jurists’ Fund), Athens,
— doctors, dentists, veterinarians and pharmacists: Ταµεί/omikron Σύντα/ksiης και Αυτασφάλισης Υγει/omikronν/omikronµικών
(ΤΣΑΥ),Αθήνα( Medical Personnel’ s Insurance and Pension
Fund (TSA Y)), Athens,
— engineers and architects: Ταµεί/omikron Σύντα/ksiης Μη/khiανικών και Εργ/omikronληπτών
∆ηµ/omikronσίων Έργων (ΤΣΜΕ∆Ε), Αθήνα ( Pension Fund for
Engineers and Public Works Contractors (TSMEDE)),Athens,
— staff of daily newspapers in Athens and
Thessaloniki:Ταµεί/omikron Σύντα/ksiης Πρ/omikronσωπικ/omikronύ Εφηµερίδων Αθήνας-
Θεσσαλ/omikronνίκης (ΤΣΠΕΑΘ), Αθήνα ( Pension Fund for
Press Employees in Athens and Thessaloniki (TSPEATH)),
Athens,
— proprietors of provincial daily newspapers and
periodicals as well as journalists:Ταµεί/omikron Ασφάλισης Ιδι/omikronκτητών, Συντακτών και
Υπαλλήλων Τύπ/omikronυ (ΤΑΙΣΥΤ), Αθήνα ( Insurance Fund
for Press Proprietors, Editors and Employees (TAISYT)),
Athens,
— hoteliers: Ταµεί/omikron Πρ/omikronacuteν/omikronιας /Ksiεν/omikronδ/omikronacute/khiων, Αθήνα ( Hoteliers’ Provi-
dent Fund), Athens,
— news vendors: Ταµεί/omikron Συντά/ksiεων Εφηµεριδ/omikronπωλών, Αθήνα-
Θεσσαλ/omikronνίκη( News Vendors’ Pension Fund), Athens-Thes-
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(iii) for mariners: Ναυτικ/omikronacuteΑπ/omikronµα/khiικ/omikronacuteΤαµεί/omikron(ΝΑΤ),Πειραιάς( Mariners’
Retirement Fund (NAT)), Piraeus.
4. For the purposes of applying Article 14c (3) of the
Regulation:
(a) in general: ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute (IKA)), Athens;
(b) for mariners: Ναυτικ/omikronacuteΑπ/omikronµα/khiικ/omikronacuteΤαµεί/omikron(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:/Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς Απασ/khi/omikronacuteλησης Εργατικ/omikronύ ∆υναµικ/omikronύ
(/OmikronΑΕ∆), Γλυφάδα ( Labour Employment Organization
(OAED)), Glyfada.
6. For the purposes of applying Article 81 of the
implementing Regulation:ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute (IKA)), Athens.
7. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) family allowances, unemployment benefits: /Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς Απασ/khi/omikronacuteλησης Εργατικ/omikronύ ∆υναµικ/omikronύ
(/OmikronΑΕ∆), Γλυφάδα ( Labour Employment Organization
(OAED)), Glyfada;
(b) benefits for mariners: /Omikronίκ/omikronςΝαύτ/omikronυ,Πειραιάς ( Seamen’ s Home, Piraeus);
(c) other benefits: ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute (IKA)), Athens.
8. For the purposes of applying Article 110 of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) family allowances, unemployment benefits: /Omikronργανισµ/omikronacuteς Απασ/khi/omikronacuteλησης Εργατικ/omikronύ ∆υναµικ/omikronύ
(/OmikronΑΕ∆), Γλυφάδα ( Labour Employment Organization
(OAED)), Glyfada;
(b) benefits for mariners: Ναυτικ/omikronacuteΑπ/omikronµα/khiικ/omikronacuteΤαµεί/omikron(ΝΑΤ),Πειραιάς( Mariners’
Retirement Fund (NAT)), Piraeus;
(c) other benefits: ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute (IKA)), Athens.
9. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) benefits for mariners: Ναυτικ/omikronacuteΑπ/omikronµα/khiικ/omikronacuteΤαµεί/omikron(ΝΑΤ),Πειραιάς( Mariners’
Retirement Fund (NAT)), Piraeus;
(b) other benefits: ΊδρυµαΚ/omikronινωνικώνΑσφαλίσεων(ΙΚΑ),Αθήνα( Social
Insurance Institute (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:Department of Social Welfare, Dublin.
2. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and 82
(2) of the implementing Regulation:Department of Social Welfare, Dublin, including the provin-
cial offices responsible for unemployment benefits.
3. (a) For the purposes of applying Articles 36 and 63 of
the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of the imple-menting Regulation:Department of Health, Dublin;
(b) for the purposes of applying Article 70 of the
Regulation and Article 102 (2) of the implementing
Regulation:Department of Social Welfare, Dublin.
4. (a) For the purposes of applying Article 110 of the
implementing Regulation (for cash benefits):Department of Social Welfare, Dublin;!
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(b) for the purposes of applying Articles 110 (for
benefits in kind) and 113 (2) of the implementingRegulation: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, Manorhamilton, County Lei-
trim,
South Eastern Health Board, Kilkenny,Southern Health Board, Cork,
Western Health Board, Galway.
H. ITAL Y
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 )a n d1 4( 1 ) ,( 2 )a n d( 3 )o ft h ei m p l e m e n t i n g
Regulation:Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale(National Social
Welfare Institution), provincial offices.
3. For the purposes of applying Articles 11a and 12a of the
implementing Regulation:
for medical practitioners: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza medici (National
Welfare and Assistance Office for Medical Practitioners),
for pharmacists: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza farmacisti
(National Welfare and Assistance Office for Pharmacists),
for veterinarians: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza veterinari
(National Welfare and Assistance Office for Veterinarians),
for midwives: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza per le ostetriche
(National Welfare and Assistance Office for Midwives),
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 assistenza a favore dei
geometri (National Welfare and Assistance Fund for Sur-veyors),
for solicitors and barristers: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore degli
avvocati e dei procuratori (National Welfare and Assistance
Fund for Solicitors and Barristers),
for economists: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei
dottori commercialisti (National Welfare and Assistance Fundfor Economists),
for accountants: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei
ragionieri e periti commerciali (National Welfare and Assist-ance Fund for Accountants),
for employment experts: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza per i consulenti del
lavoro (National Welfare and Assistance Office for Employ-
ment Experts),
for notaries: Cassa nazionale notariato (National Fund for Notaries),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 Institution), 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 Institution), 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:
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(ii) prostheses and major appliances: Istituto nazionale per l’assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul
lavoro (National Institution for Insurance against Accidents atWork), Roma;
(c) reimbursements under Article 70 of the Regulation: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale(National Social
Welfare Institution), Roma.
7. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:
(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 for Insurance against Accidents atWork), 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 for the relevant type of employment or
self-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:Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale (General Inspector-
ate for Social Security), 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), Luxembourg.
5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and 82
(2) of the implementing Regulation:Administration de l’emploi (Employment Office), Lux-
embourg.
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 vieillesse et l’invalidité
(Old-Age and Invalidity Insurance Institution), Luxembourg;
(ii) For clerical staff and members of the pro-
fessions:Caisse de pension des employés privés (Pension Fund for
Clerical Staff and Self-Employed Members of the Profes-sions), Luxembourg;
(iii) for self-employed persons engaged in a craft
industry, in trading or in manufacture:Caisse de pension des artisans, des commerçants et indus-
triels, Luxembourg (Pension Fund for Craftsmen, Tradesmen
and Manufacturers), Luxembourg;
(iv) for self-employed persons engaged in agricul-
ture:Caisse de pension agricole, Luxembourg (Agricultural
Pension Fund), Luxembourg;
(b) Family benefits: Caisse nationale des prestations familiales(National Family
Benefits Fund), Luxembourg.
8. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (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 accidents, section indus-
trielle (Accident Insurance Association, Industrial Depart-ment), Luxembourg;
(c) unemployment: Administration de l’emploi (Employment Office), Lux-
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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 accidents, section indus-
trielle (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 theimplementing Regulation:Sociale verzekeringsbank (Social Security Bank), Amstel-
veen.
2. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (3) of the
implementing Regulation, in respect of auxiliary staff ofthe European Communities, who are not resident in theNetherlands (for benefits in kind only):Algemeen Netherlands Onderling Ziekenfonds(General Sick-
ness Benefit Fund of the Netherlands), Utrecht.
3. For the purposes of applying Article 82 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Pro-
fessional and Trade Association), 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 Regulation: Algemeen Werkloosheidsfond (General Unemployment
Fund), Zoetermeer.
K. AUSTRIA
1. …
2. For the purpose of applying Articles 14 (1) (b) and 17 of
the Regulation:Bundesminister für Arbeit und Soziales(Federal Minister for
Labour and Social Affairs), Wien, in agreement with theBundesminister für Jugend und Familie (Federal Minister forY outh and the Family), Wien.
For the application of Article 14d (3) of the Regulation: The competent institution.
3. For the purpose of applying Articles 11, 11a, 12a, 13 and
14 of the implementing Regulation:
(a) When the person concerned is subject to Austrian
legislation and covered by sickness insurance:The competent sickness insurance institution;
(b) When the person concerned is subject to Austrian
legislation and not covered by sickness insurance:The competent accident insurance institution;
(c) In all other cases: Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger
(Main Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions),
Wien.
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 thefamily.
5. For the purpose of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and 82 (2)
of the implementing Regulation:Regionale Geschäftsstelle des Arbeitsmarktservice (Regional
Office of the Labour Market Service) competent for the lastplace of residence or stay of the employed person or for thelast place of employment.
6. For the purpose of applying Articles 85 (2) and 86 (2) of
the implementing Regulation in relation to the Karenzur-
laubsgeld (special maternity allowance):Regionale Geschäftsstelle des Arbeitsmarktservice (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.
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(a) Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation in
relation to Articles 36 and 63 of the Regulation:Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger
(Main Association 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 Arbeitsmarktservice (Re-
gional 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 Association of Austrian Social Insurance Institutions),
Wien, it being understood that the refund of the expenses forbenefits in kind shall be made from contributions for sicknessinsurance of the pensioners received by the said MainAssociation.
L. PORTUGAL
I.MAINLAND
1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the
Regulation:"
M1Departamento de Relações Internacionais de Segurança
Social (Department of International Relations for SocialSecurity), Lisboa. 3
2. For the purposes of applying Article 11 (1) and
Article 11a of the implementing Regulation: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 orinsured, whichever applies.
4. For the purposes of applying Article 13 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:"
M1Departamento de Relações Internacionais de Segurança
Social (Department of International Relations for SocialSecurity), Lisboa. 3
5. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (1) and (2)
of the implementing Regulation:"
M1Departamento de Relações Internacionais de Segurança
Social (Department of International Relations for Social
Security), Lisboa. 3
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 Regulation (with regard to theissuing 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 implementingRegulation: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) (firstsentence) and 34 (1) and (2) (first subparagraph) ofthe implementing Regulation (concerning the in-stitution of the place of residence or the institution of
the place of abode, whichever applies):Administração Regional de Saúde (Regional Health Adminis-
tration) of the place of residence or of abode of the personconcerned.
10. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and
85 (2) of the implementing Regulation:Centro Regional de Segurança Social(Regional Centre of
Social Security) with which the person concerned waspreviously last insured.
11. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:"
M1Departamento de Relações Internacionais de Segurança
Social (Department of International Relations for Social
Security), Lisboa. 3
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
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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 Internacionais de Segurança
Social (Department of International Relations for SocialSecurity), Lisboa. 3
5. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (1) and (2)
of the implementing Regulation:"
M1Departamento de Relações Internacionais de Segurança
Social (Department of International Relations for Social
Security), Lisboa. 3
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 Regulation (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 implementingRegulation: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) (firstsentence) and 34 (1) and (2) (first subparagraph) ofthe implementing Regulation (concerning the in-stitution of the place of residence or the institution ofthe place of residence or the institution of the place
of abode, whichever applies):Direcção 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 Internacionais de Segurança
Social (Department of International Relations for Social
Security), Lisboa. 3
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:"M1Departamento de Relações Internacionais de Segurança
Social (Department of International Relations for SocialSecurity), Lisboa. 3
5. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (1) and (2)
of the implementing Regulation:"
M1Departamento de Relações Internacionais de Segurança
Social (Department of International Relations for Social
Security), Lisboa. 3
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 Regulation (with regard to theissuing 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) (firstsentence) and 34 (1) and (2) (first subparagraph) ofthe implementing Regulation (concerning the in-
stitution of the place of residence or the institution of
the place of abode, whichever applies):Direcção 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 Regulation:Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate
of Social Security), Angra do Heroísmo.!
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11. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the
implementing Regulation:"M1Departamento de Relações Internacionais de Segurança
Social (Department of International Relations for SocialSecurity), Lisboa. 3
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)a n d( 3 )a n d1 4( 1 )a n d( 2 )o ft h ei m p l e m e n t i n gRegulation:Eläketurvakeskus — Pensionsskyddscentralen (Central Pen-
sion Security Institute), Helsinki.
2. For the purpose of applying Article 10b of the
implementing Regulation:Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki.
3. For the purpose of applying Articles 36 and 90 of the
implementing Regulation:Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki, and
Työeläkelaitokset (Employment Pension Institutions) andEläketurvakeskus — Pensionsskyddscentralen (Central Pen-
sion 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 — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki.
5. For the purpose of applying Articles 41 to 59 of the
implementing Regulation:Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki, and
Eläketurvakeskus — Pensionsskyddscentralen(Central Pen-
sion Security Institute), Helsinki.
6. For the purpose of applying Articles 60 to 67, 71, 75, 76
and 78 of the implementing Regulation:the institution of the place of residence or stay the insurance
institution designated by
Tapaturmavakuutuslaitosten Liitto — Olycksfallsförsäkring-
sanstalternas Förbund (Federation of Accident InsuranceInstitutions), 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 — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki, in the case of basic unemploymentbenefits.
8. For the purpose of applying Articles 102 and 113 of the
implementing Regulation:Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (Social Insurance
Institution), Helsinki.
Tapaturmavakuutuslaitosetn Liitto — Olycksfallsförsäkring-
sanstalternas Förbund (Federation of Accident InsuranceInstitutions), Helsinki, in the case of accident insurance.
9. For the purpose of applying Article 110 of the
implementing Regulation:
(a) Employment pensions: Eläketurvakeskus — Pensionsskyddscentralen (Central Pen-
sion Security Institute), Helsinki, in the case of employment
pensions;
(b) Accident at work, occupational diseases: Tapaturmavakuutuslaitosten Liitto — Olycksfallsförsäkring-
sanstalternas Förbund (Federation of Accident InsuranceInstitutions), Helsinki, in the case of accident insurance;
(c) in other cases: Kansaneläkelaitos — Folkpensionsanstalten (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) and11 a (1) of the implementing Regulation:The social insurance office with which the person concerned
is insured.
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).!
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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 beperformed in another Member State, the social insuranceoffice where the person is insured when the agreement ismade, and 3
(b) Riksförsäkringsverket (National Social Insurance Board)
concerning categories of employed or self-employedpersons.
7. For the purpose of applying Article 102 (2): (a) Riksförsäkringsverket (National Social Insurance
Board);
(b) Arbetsmarknadsstyrelsen (National Labour Market
Board), for unemployment 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: Department of Social Security, Contributions Agency, Over-
seas Contributions, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE98 1YX.
Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social Services, Northern Ireland
Social Security Agency, Overseas Branch, Belfast BT1 1DX.
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, Overseas
Branch, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE98 1YX.
Northern Ireland:
(except for Articles 36 and 63 of the Regulation and
Article 102 (2) and Article 113 (2) of the implementingRegulation, for which see the section for Great Britain):Department of Health and Social Services, Northern Ireland
Social Security Agency, Overseas Branch, Belfast BT1 1DX.
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.!
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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 . GREECE1. Insurance Fund for Craftsmen and Small Traders ( ΤΕΒΕ).
2. Traders’ Insurance Fund.
3. Sickness Insurance Fund for Lawyers:
(a) Provident Fund of Athens;
(b) Provident Fund of Piraeus;
(c) Provident Fund of Salonika;(d) Health Fund for Provincial Lawyers ( ΤYΑΕ).
4. Medical Personnel’ s Insurance and Pension Fund.
G. IRELAND
None.
H. ITAL Y
None.
I. LUXEMBOURG
None.
J. NETHERLANDS
None.
K. AUSTRIA
None.
L. PORTUGAL
None.
M. FINLAND
None.
N. SWEDEN
None.
O. UNITED KINGDOM
None.!
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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 of
the Regulation shall be refunded by the competent institutions to the institutions whichprovided 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 ofthat Member State to all pensioners whose pensions are payable under thelegislation of that Member State, under the social security 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 takeninto consideration for that purpose are specified in Annex 9;
(b) in dealings between the institutions of two Member States, the average annual
number of pensioners and members of their families to be taken into account shallbe equal to the average annual number of pensioners and members of their familiesreferred to in Article 28 (2) of the Regulation who, whilst residing in the territoryof one of the Member States, are entitled to benefits in kind chargeable to theinstitution of the other Member State.
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 thatpurpose 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 theAudit 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 or more Member States or the competent authorities 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.!
B
(1) This Article shall apply from 1 January 1998. However, in relations with the
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Appendix
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 employedpersons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families movingwithin the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down theprocedure 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 EdiçãoEspecial, 1985 (05.04), p. 148; Swedish text: EGT, Specialutgåva 1994, område05 (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 theprocedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application ofsocial security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and tomembers 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 December 1986 amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes toemployed 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 employedpersons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families movingwithin the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down theprocedure 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 employedpersons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families movingwithin 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 October 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 familiesmoving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying downthe 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 employedpersons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families movingwithin the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the
procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ No L 206, 29. 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 theprocedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ No L 136, 19. 5.!
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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 employedpersons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families movingwithin the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down theprocedure 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 employedpersons, 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 employedpersons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families movingwithin the Community, Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedurefor implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No1247/92 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 December 1995 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 familiesmoving within the Community, Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 fixing theprocedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, Regulation (EEC)No 1247/92 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No1945/93 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1247/92 (OJ No L 335, 30. 12. 1995,
p. 1)
15. Council Regulation (EC) No 3096/95 of 22 December 1995 amending
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemesto 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)!
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