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3.2.2.the'otherbodies'includeestablishments pro-employers'organizations ,tradeunionsandotherpar­
vidingadvancedvocationaltrainingwhicharerunbyticipantsinvocationaltraining.
DoneatBrussels,26February1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
MichaelGEUENICH
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilRegulation (EEC)amendingRegulation (EEC)No
1408/71ontheapplicationofsocialsecurityschemestoemployedpersons,toself-employed
persons,andmembersoftheirfamiliesmovingwithintheCommunity,andRegulation (EEC)
No574/72layingdowntheprocedureforimplementingRegulation (EEC)No1408/71
(92/C98/03)
On22January1992,theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforSocial,Family,EducationalandCulturalAffairs,whichwasresponsiblefor
preparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon14February1992.
TheRapporteurwasMrPearson.
Atits294thPlenarySession(meetingof26February1992)theEconomicandSocialCommittee
adoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
COMMENT
1.TheCommitteewelcomestheproposalinthatit
representsafurthernecessaryupdatingofthelegislation
[Regulation (EEC)No1408/71]onissuesalready
agreed,andthelayingdownoftheprocedures [Regu­
lation(EEC)No574/72]forimplementing these
changes.
AdesiredprimaryobjectiveoftheEC—therightto
freedomofmovement—isbeingobstructedbecause
certaindefinedcategoriesofcitizenarestillexcluded
fromtheareaofSocialSecurity.Thisproposalattempts
tocorrectthatsituation .
1.1.ItwasagreedthatwithinaPeople'sEurope
theremustbefreedomofmovementforallpersons,
andnotonlyforworkerswhoareemployedorself­
employedandmembersoftheirfamilies.
1.2.TheSingleEuropeanAct,inArticle8A,which
supplementstheprovisionsoftheTreaty,providesfor
theestablishmentofaninternalmarketcomprisinganareawithoutinternalfrontierswithinwhichthefree
movementofpersonsisguaranteed .
1.3.TheCommunityCharterofBasicSocialRights
forWorkershasstrengthenedtheseprinciplesbystress­
ingtherightalsotosocialprotection .
1.4.PreviousworkdonebytheCouncil,theCom­
mission,theParliament,andtheEconomicandSocial
Committeesupportstheseproposedchanges.
2.1.TheTreatyofRomedoesnotmakeprovision
forremovingtheobstaclesinherentinsocialsecurity
toallowthefreedomofmovementforpersonswhoare
notworkersormembersoftheirfamily,andtherefore
underArticle235oftheTreatythescopeofthecurrent
provisionsmustbeextendedforallinsuredpersons
whoare:
a)theself-employedtoincludefamilyandunemploy­
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ARTICLE 1
3.AmendmentstoRegulation (EEC)No1408/71
3.1.Changeoftitletoencompassallinsuredpersons.
3.2.'Student'meansanypersonotherthanan
employedorself-employed personormemberofhis
familywhoisvalidlyenroledinanestablishmentrecog­
nizedorapprovedbythenationalauthoritiesofa
MemberStatetopursuestudiesorvocationaltraining
there,andisinsuredunderaspecialsocialsecurity
schemeapplicabletostudentsundertheconditionsas
specifiedinAnnexII.
Duringpreviousdeliberationsin1990withintheEcon­
omicandSocialCommitteeitwasagreedthat'topursue
studiesmeansenroledandattendingat...etc.1.
3.3.Thenamesofthe'Administrative Commission
onSocialSecurityforMigrantWorkers'andthe'Advis­
oryCommitteeonSocialSecurityforMigrantWorkers'
havebeenchangedto'Administrative Commissionon
CoordinationofSocialSecuritySchemes'and'Advisory
CommitteeonCoordinationofSocialSchemes'respect­
ively.
3.4.AdditionstoAnnexII,VIandXpermitMember
Statestodefine'studentandspecialstudentschemes'
andindicatetheconditionswhichapplytovarious
schemes,andinsomeexceptionalcasestothestudents
exclusionwithinthenationallegislation .Thepro­
ceduresrelatingtotheprovisionofbenefitsandpen­
sionstonon-employed personsasspecifiedunderthe
legislationofeachMemberStatearelaiddown.
3.5.Benefitsnotexportablearenotincluded.b)civilservantsandpersonstreatedassuchwhoare
coveredbyspecialschemes;
c)studentstowhomthespecificprovisionsonbenefits
willapplybutwithcertainrestrictionsandlimi­
tationsprincipallyrelatedtoinsuranceandresi­
dence.Itincludesthosewhoarestatelesspersons
orrefugees,aswellasmembersoftheirfamilies
andtheirsurvivors;
d)non-employed persons,e.g.recentlyregistered
schoolleavers,andpensioners .
2.2.The'RightofResidence'orthe'RightofStay'
hasalreadybeenestablishedforallCommunity
nationalswithintheCouncilDirectivesof28June1990
and13July1990,soitisonlyrightandproperthatthe
socialsecurityprovisionsbeextendedtocoverthose
personsabovementioned (2.1),especiallystudentspur­
suingacourseofstudyinoneoftherecognizedInsti­
tutionsofthePlaceofStudyorVocationalTraining.
2.3.Forreasonsofequity,simplicityandclaritythe
proposalistoextendRegulations (EEC)Nos1408/71
and574/72attheyapplyto'theemployed,theself­
employedandmembersoftheirfamilies'toallinsured
persons,withoutchangingtherulesastheycurrently
applytoworkers,butbymakingadditionalfundamen­
tallysimilarprovisionsforthegroupsofpersons
(above)notalreadycovered.
2.4.Allinsuredpersonswillthusbenefitfromthe
following:
a)equaltreatmentwithnationalsinthehostMember
State;
b)determination ofthelegislationapplicable,except
forstudentswhoseposition,bothprovisionallyand
basicallyvariable,makesitpossibleonlytoprovide
forspecialrulesonthegrantingofbenefits;
c)aggregationofinsurance,employment ,orresidence
periodsfortheacquisitionoftherighttobenefits;
d)application,byanalogy,ofspecialrulesonthe
grantingofbenefitswherepossible;
e)exportofinvalidity,oldage,andsurvivorspensions,
andpensionsforaccidentsatworkthroughoutthe
Communityterritory,subjecttocertainconditions
andexceptions .
2.5.TheTitlesofRegulations (EEC)Nos1408/71
and574/72arethereforetobechangedtoread'Regu­
lation(EEC)No1408/71ontheapplicationofsocial
securityschemestopersonsmovingwithintheCom­
munityandRegulation (EEC)No574/72layingdown
theprocedureforimplementing Regulation (EEC)
No1408/71,'inthiscurrentamendingRegulation
(EEC)doc.COM(91)528final.ARTICLE2
4.AmendmentstoRegulation (EEC)No574/72
4.1.TheRegulationmustalsobeamendedtolay
downtheprocedureforimplementingtheadditionsto
Regulation (EEC)No1408/71asitappliesto'all
insuredpersons',andnotonlyto'employedandself­
employedpersonsandmembersoftheirfamilies',asit
didheretofore.Itincludestheproceduresforprocuring
andtransferringinformation ,documentation ,and
refundswithintheCommunity .
4.2.Personsceasingtobesubjecttothelegislation
ofaMemberStateassoonastheyceasetopursuean

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occupationarenowsubjecttothelegislationofthe
countryofresidence.Thisconditionappliestoallnon­
employedpersons,andremovesapreviousanomaly.
ARTICLE 3codifiedandupdated,incorporating allthechanges
sincethistaskwaspreviouslycompletedin1983[Regu­
lation(EEC)No201/83].Followingtheproductionof
thenewofficialtext,itisimportantthatanupdated
'CompendiumofCommunityprovisiononsocialsecur­
ity'ismadeavailableatanearlydate,asthecurrent
publicationissooutofdate,astobevirtuallyunusable
andthereforedangerous .
5.2.TheCommitteenotesandapprovesthatthis
Regulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofits
publicationintheOfficialJournaloftheEuropean
Communities ,andthatitshallbebindinginitsentirety
anddirectlyapplicableinallMemberStates.5.Conclusion
5.1.Thisproposalisessentialinthatitrepresents
thenextnecessarysteptowardsaPeople'sEurope,and
itshouldhelptoprovideforasingleofficialtext,
DoneatBrussels,26February1992.
TheChairman
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee
MichaelGEUENICH
OpinionontheproposalforaCouncilDirectivetofacilitatethefreemovementofdoctors
andthemutualrecognitionoftheirdiplomas,certificatesandotherevidenceofformal
qualification
(92/C98/04)
On27January1992,theCouncildecidedtoconsulttheEconomicandSocialCommittee,
underArticle198oftheTreatyestablishingtheEuropeanEconomicCommunity ,onthe
abovementioned proposal.
TheSectionforSocial,Family,EducationalandCulturalAffairs,whichwasresponsiblefor
preparingtheCommittee'sworkonthesubject,adopteditsOpinionon14February1992.
TheRapporteurwasMrPearson.
Atits294thPlenarySession(meetingof26February1992)theEconomicandSocialCom­
mitteeadoptedthefollowingOpinionunanimously .
1.Introduction legislativeconsolidation isachievedbytheproposed
newDirectivewhichembracesalmostalltheprovisions
alreadyinoperationinthepreviousDirectives.
1.3.Thecoordinateddocumentwillbemorereadily
understoodbythosedoctorswishingtoengageinpro­
fessionalactivitiesinotherMemberStatesandbyother
interestedparties.
1.4.TheCommitteeendorsestheCommissionpro­
posalsasitbelievesthatacomprehensive document
containingfullinformationconcerningthenecessary
qualifications ineachareaofthemedicalprofessionis
necessary.Thefollowingcomments,includingamend­
mentstothetext,arehoweverimportantinthecontext
oftheproposedconsolidatedlegislationanditseffects.1.1.TheCommitteenotesthattheproposedDirec­
tiveisaconsolidation ofthoseDirectives,asamended,
alreadyinoperationconcerningthemutualrecognition
ofmedicaldoctors'diplomas,certificatesandother
formalspecialistqualificationsandincludingmeasures
tofacilitatetheeffectiveexerciseoftherightofestab­
lishmentandfreedomtoprovideservices.TheCom­
mitteewelcomesthisinitiativeasacoordinateddocu­
ment.
1.2.Theproposalwillsimplifyandclarifytheregu­
lationsenablingboththedoctorsandtheirpatientsto
benefitfromthefreedomofmovementofdoctors.The