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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS

DECISION NO 103

OF 29 MAY 1975

CONCERNING THE CONDITIONS FOR IMPLEMENTING ARTICLE 50 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 574/72 OF 21 MARCH 1972

THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS ,

HAVING REGARD TO ARTICLE 81 ( A ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1408/71 , UNDER WHICH IT IS MADE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEALING WITH ALL ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONS ARISING FROM COUNCIL REGULATIONS ( EEC ) NO 1408/71 AND ( EEC ) NO 574/72 ;

HAVING REGARD TO ARTICLE 81 ( D ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 1408/71 , UNDER THE TERMS OF WHICH IT IS REQUIRED TO FOSTER AND DEVELOP COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATES WITH A VIEW TO EXPEDITING THE AWARD OF BENEFITS DUE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THAT REGULATION ;

HAVING REGARD TO ARTICLE 50 ( 2 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 574/72 , UNDER WHICH IT SHALL FIX THE METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING ARTICLE 50 ( 1 ) OF THE SAID REGULATION ;

HAVING REGARD TO ARTICLE 2 ( 1 ) OF COUNCIL REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 574/72 , UNDER WHICH IT SHALL DRAW UP MODELS OF CERTIFICATES , CERTIFIED STATEMENTS , DECLARATIONS , APPLICATIONS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS NECESSARY FOR THE APPLICATION OF THE REGULATIONS ;

WHEREAS IT IS APPROPRIATE TO SPECIFY THE CONDITIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 50 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF REGULATION ( EEC ) NO 574/72 AND TO LAY DOWN MODEL FORMS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SAID ARTICLE ;

WHEREAS IN SOME MEMBER STATES THE INSTITUTIONS CONCERNED , FOR TECHNICAL REASONS , ARE NOT YET IN A POSITION TO IMPLEMENT ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 50 ( 1 ) ( A ) OF THAT REGULATION ,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS :

1 . IN EACH MEMBER STATE THERE SHALL BE COLLECTED INFORMATION RELATING TO THE IDENTITY OF THE MIGRANT WORKER , THE DATE ON WHICH HE STARTED TO PURSUE AN ACTIVITY IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE , THE NAME OF THE REGISTERING INSTITUTION IN THE OTHER MEMBER STATE , THE INSURANCE NUMBER ISSUED BY THAT INSTITUTION AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION WHICH MAY SIMPLIFY AND EXPEDITE THE AWARD OF THE PENSION .

2 . WHEN REGISTERING A WORKER IN A MEMBER STATE OF WHICH HE IS NOT A NATIONAL , THE REGISTERING INSTITUTION SHALL FORWARD THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH 1 ( ON FORM E 501 ) TO THE BODY DESIGNATED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF THAT STATE .

THAT BODY SHALL THEN FORWARD THIS INFORMATION , ALSO USING FORM E 501 , TO THE BODY DESIGNATED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF THE MEMBER STATE OF WHICH THE WORKER CONCERNED IS A NATIONAL .

FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS DECISION THE DESIGNATED BODY SHALL BE :

BELGIUM : OFFICE NATIONAL DES PENSIONS POUR TRAVAILLEURS SALARIES/RIJKSDIENST VOOR WERKNEMERSPENSIOENEN ( NATIONAL PENSION OFFICE FOR EMPLOYED PERSONS ) , BRUXELLES .

DENMARK : SIKRINGSSTYRELSEN ( NATIONAL SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE ) , KOEBENHAVN .

FRANCE : CAISSE NATIONALE D'ASSURANCE-VIEILLESSE DES TRAVAILLEURS SALARIES ( CNAVTS ) ( NATIONAL OLD-AGE INSURANCE FUND FOR EMPLOYED PERSONS ) , PARIS .

GERMANY : DATENSTELLE DER DEUTSCHEN RENTENVERSICHERUNG ( DSRV ) ( DATA PROCESSING CENTRE OF THE GERMAN PENSION INSURANCE BODIES ) , WUERZBURG .

IRELAND : DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE , DUBLIN .

ITALY : ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA PREVIDENZA SOCIALE ( INPS ) ( NATIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE INSTITUTION ) , ROMA .

LUXEMBOURG : ETABLISSEMENT D'ASSURANCE CONTRE LA VIEILLESSE ET L'INVALIDITE ( OLD-AGE AND INVALIDITY INSURANCE INSTITUTION ) , LUXEMBOURG .

NETHERLANDS : SOCIALE VERZEKERINGSBANK ( SOCIAL INSURANCE BANK ) , AMSTERDAM .

UNITED KINGDOM : DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY , OVERSEAS GROUP , NEWCASTLE UPON-TYNE .

3 . THE DESIGNATED BODY , IN THE MEMBER STATE OF WHICH THE WORKER IS A NATIONAL , ON RECEIPT OF FORM E 501 SHALL FORWARD FORM E 502 TO THE INSTITUTION WHICH SENT FORM E 501 , INDICATING IN PARTICULAR THE REGISTRATION NUMBER ASSIGNED TO THE INSURED PERSON IN THAT MEMBER STATE .

4 . INFORMATION ON STATELESS PERSONS AND REFUGEES SHALL BE SENT TO THE DESIGNATED BODY OF THE MEMBER STATE TO WHOSE LEGISLATION THEY WERE FIRST SUBJECT .

5 . HAVING CONSULTED THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY OF A MEMBER STATE MAY DECIDE THAT THE INFORMATION REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE SHOULD BE FORWARDED BY THE REGISTERING INSTITUTION DIRECTLY TO THE DESIGNATED BODY OF THE MEMBER STATE OF WHICH THE WORKER CONCERNED IS A NATIONAL .

6 . ANY OTHER METHOD OF COMMUNICATING THE SAME INFORMATION MAY BE SUBSTITUTED FOR FORMS E 501 AND E 502 ( MODELS OF WHICH ARE ANNEXED ) WITH THE AGREEMENT OF THE INSTITUTIONS CONCERNED .

7 . THE INSTITUTIONS OF DENMARK AND THE NETHERLANDS WILL NOT FORWARD FORM E 501 TO OTHER MEMBER STATES . FORM E 501 SHOULD BE SENT TO THE DESIGNATED BODIES IN DENMARK AND THE NETHERLANDS , HOWEVER , THOUGH THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO REMIT FORM E 502 .

8 . THIS DECISION SHALL BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES . IT SHALL APPLY WITH EFFECT FROM 1 JANUARY 1976 .

THE CHAIRMAN OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION

F . HYNES

FORMS : SEE O.J .