16.12.92 OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities NoC332/1
II
(PreparatoryActs)
ECONOMIC ANDSOCIALCOMMITTEE
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)amendingRegulation (EEC)
No1408/71ontheapplicationofsocialsecurityschemestoemployedpersons,toself­
employedpersons,andtomembersoftheirfamiliesmovingwithintheCommunityand
Regulation (EEC)No574/72layingdowntheprocedureforimplementingRegulation (EEC)
No1408/71i1)
(92/C332/01)
On19August1992theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforSocial,Family,EducationalandCulturalAffairs,whichwasresponsiblefor
preparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon6October1992.
TheRapporteurwasMrPearson.
Atits300thPlenarySession(meetingof22October1992)theEconomicandSocialCommittee
adoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
Comment
1.TheCommitteewelcomestheProposalinthatit
representsafurthernecessaryupdatingandamending
ofRegulation (EEC)No1408/71ontheapplicationof
socialsecurityschemestoemployedpersons,toself­
employedpersonsandtomembersoftheirfamilies
movingwiththeCommunity,andRegulation (EEC)
No574/72layingdowntheprocedureforimplementing
Regulation (EEC)No1408/71.
1.1.ThisProposalaimstoupdateandamendthe
currentCommunityRegulationsinthelightofanum­
berofchangestoform,substance,andadministration
madebynationallegislationsandotherchanges,as
follows:
(a)tomakeprovisionastotheshareoffamilybenefits
tobebornebythetwoMemberStatesoftherel­
evantemploymentconcernedinrelationtocases
notcoveredbytheDammerjudgmentwhereboth
parentsareworkingbutindifferentMemberStates
neitherofwhichisthechildren'sStateofresidence;
(b)toremovediscrimination andmisunderstanding in
interpretation ;(c)tobringaboutgreaterapproximation ofthesocial
securitysystemsintheMemberStatesconcerned;
(d)tochangetitlesofcompetentauthoritiesorliaison
bodies,andnewaddresses;
(e)toimplementprovisionsofbilateralagreements
alreadyinplaceandremaining,between(i)Belgium
andItaly,(ii)FranceandItaly,(iii)Franceandthe
UnitedKingdom.
1.2.SincetheentryintoforceofRegulation (EEC)
No2001/83whichisaconsolidatedupdatecodified
inasingleofficialtextofRegulations (EEC)
Nos1408/71and574/72followingtheextensionoftheir
scopetoself-employed persons,manyandcomplex
changeshavebeenmadewhicharenotincludedin
the'CompendiumofCommunityProvisionsonSocial
Security(1988)'.TheEconomicandSocialCommittee
feelsverystronglythatanewupdatedpublicationis
necessaryattheearliestdate.TheexistingCompendium
issooutofdateastobevirtuallyunusableandtherefore
liabletoleadtowrongdecisionsbeingmade.
1.3.TheCommittee isconcernedaboutthe
acceptabilitybetweenMemberStatesintheuseofsocial
securityforms,particularlyasregardsmedicalreim­
bursement(Eforms). (!)OJNoC251,28.9.1992,p.51.

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2.3.2.Otherchangeshaveremoveddiscrimination
andmisunderstanding ininterpretation ofrulesapply­
ingtoinsuranceforoldagebenefitpurposes.
ARTICLE2
3.AmendmentstoRegulation (EEC)No574/72lay­
ingdowntheprocedureforimplementing updated
Regulation (EEC)No1408/71,andotherchangespre­
viouslymentionedat1.1.,arestraightforward ,and
requirenofurtherexplanation .ARTICLE 1
2.AmendmentstoRegulation(EEC)No1408/71
2.1.Thereshouldbenoproblemwiththeproposed
amendmenttoAnnexIPartIGIRELAND .
2.1.1.Personswhoseonlyincomeisunearned
incomefrominvestments ,dividends,andrentsfrom
propertyaretobeincludedintheaboveRegulation
(EEC)1408/71asself-employedpersons.Undercertain
circumstances theyareregardedasselfemployedand
contributingtosocialinsurance(PRSIclassS)compul­
soryorvoluntary,andthereforecurrentlycoveredby
Irisholdageandwidowspensionsschemespecificfor
theself-employed .
2.2.AmendmenttoAnnexVIG.Ireland(a)(i)
point5.
2.2.1.Theword'maternity'istobedeleted,since
PayRelatedBenefitisnolongerpaidwithmaternity
benefit.
2.3.AmendmentstoheadingJ.NETHERLANDS .
2.3.1.Theproposedchangestobeadoptedaimto
encompasscertainresidents,including'familymem­
bers'intheNetherlands whocouldnotbeinsured
undertheNetherlandsstatutoryinsuranceschemefor
medicalexpenses.Thenewrulesremovethenecessity
forthesepeopletoenterprivateinsurancecontracts
whichrequirehighpremiums,andbringaboutgreater
approximation ofthesocialsecurityschemesbetween
theMemberStates.Alsopersonsdrawinganearly
retirementpensionandbenefiting,undercertaincon­
ditions,fromNetherlandsrulesonsocialinsurancefor
sicknesscosts,maycontinuetobenefitintheterritory
ofotherMemberStates.ARTICLE 3
4.TheCommitteenotesandapprovesthefollowing:
4.1.ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthe
firstdayofthemonthfollowingthatofitspublication
intheOfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
4.2.Article1,points2(b)v,2(b)viand2(b)viishall
applyfrom1April1985.
4.3.Article1,points2(b)viiiand2(b)ixshallapply
from2August1989.
4.4.Article2,point5(a)shallapplyfrom10February
1992.
4.5.Article2point5(b)shallapplyfrom14March
1991.
4.6.Article2,point5(c)shallapplyfrom1July1992.
4.7.ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentirety
anddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.
DoneatBrussels,22October1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
SusanneTIEMANN