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COMMISSION OS?THEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(73)2174final
Brussels,9January1974
Proposalfora
REGULATION OPTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation(EEC)No1408/71andRegulation(EEC)No574/72
ontheapplicationofsocialsecurityschemestoemployedpersons
andtheirfamiliesmovingwithintheCommunity
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
COM(73)2174final

EXPLANATORY MEMORALfDUM
Article 1:Amendments toRegulation No1408/71
Paragraphs 1and4number (?) :Voluntary insurance
Thelawof16October 1972 onthereform oftheGerman pension scheme
amended ,among other provisions ,those relating tovoluntary insurance .All
persons residing intheFederal Republic andallGermans resident abroad may
payvoluntary contributions provided they arenotalready compulsorily insured .
Theright tovoluntary insurance excludes theright totherefund ofcontri­
butions (Article 1303 R.V.O ,).
Theamendments toAnnex VSection C.Germany aredesigned toextend the
right tovoluntary insurance tonationals ofother Member States where these
persons have had certain relations with German insurance .
Theextension ofvoluntary insurance makes itpossible towaive the
limiting provisions ofArticle 15(3 ),second subparagraph .
Asthenewlawauthorizes payment ofvoluntary contributions with
retrospective effect from 1January 195° 1moreover ,this right should be
extended tonationals ofother Member States .
Paragraph 2:Annex III
IJhen thetechnical adaptations necessitated bytheenlargement ofthe
Community were being made ,nomention wasmade ofthelegislation applicable
inNorthern Ireland ,This amendment istherefore ofapurely technical nature .
Paragraph 3:Annex IV
Theconstitutional court ofItaly hasruled that theprovision of
Article l(a)ofdecree-law Ho636of14April 1939 isunconstitutional because
itdiscriminates between clerical 3taff andmanual workers asregards the
determination ofastate ofinvalidity .Under this provision ,aninsured person
wasrecognized asaninvalid assoon ashisearning capacity wasreduced by
half inthecase ofclerical staff orbytwo-thirds inthecase ofmanual workers .
Following this ruling ,thetext ofthesaid provision wasamended andnow
stipulates that "aninsured person isconsidered asaninvalid ifhisearning
capacity inanemployment involving work that heisnormally able tocarry out
ispermanently reduced byatleast half asaresult ofphysical ormental
disablement ordeficiency ."
Because ofthis change inItalian legislation ,thetables referring to
Belgium ,France andLuxembourg should beamended .

%numbers(I,,,(VIslJzAlSlxDefinitionof.membersofthefamily
Theexpression"memberofthefuni]y"isnotdefinedintheA^slationonmedicaltreatmentofthenewMemberStates.Hovovut,adefinitionit-"
forthepurposeofapplyingArticles22(l;(a)and31ofUne«la+.iwiUu140^/71•-
(membersofthefamily-ofaworkerorpensioner–residinginoneofthese
MemberStatesandstayingtemporarilyinanotherMemberStatewheretheyare
inneedofbenefitsinkind)becausethedefinitionofArticlel(f)ofRegu­lationNo1403/71refersbacktothelegislationofthecountryofresidence.
FortheUnitedKingdom,itisproposedtomakeareferencetothelaws
onnationalinsuranceandaccidentsatworkwhich,forthegrantofcashbene­
fits,giveadefinitionoftheconceptof"dependants".
AsregardsIreland,theHealthActsof1947to1970onlyusethe
expression "adultsandtheirdependants".Theterm"dependant"isnotdefined.
Onlyhealthserviceofficialsmaydeterminewhetherapersonshouldbeconsidered
adependant,althoughtheirdecisionmaybesubjecttoappealbeforeatribunal.
InDenmark,benefitsinkindareprovidedforbythreedifferentlaws,
viz.:
1)thelawonpublichealthwhichgovernsthegrantofsicknessbenefitsother
thanthoseprovidedbyhospitalsandotherthanprostheses 5
2)thelav;onhospitalswhichregulatestheprovisionofbenefitsinhospitals 5
3)thelawonrehabilitation whichgovernsthegrantofprostheses.
Asadefinitionof"membersofthefamily"isonlygiveninthelawon
publichealth,thislawshouldbereferredtoforallbenefitsinkindtobe
grantedincaseofstayinanotherMemberState.
Paragraph4numbers(l)t(3)(c)and(5):Benefitsofthesamekind
IntheUnited.Kingdomawidow'spensionisconvertedintoanoldage
pensionwhenthepersonconcernedreachesretirementage.Asrulesonthe
preventionofoverlappingofbenefitsdifferfromcountrytocountry,awidow
mayincertaincountriesreceiveanoldagepensiontogetherwithawidow's
pension!i-nothercountries,thewidow'spensionisconvertedintoanoldage
pensionofthesameamount,andinIrelandthewidowretainsherentitlement
toawidow'spensionunlesssheisentitledtoahigheroldagepension.The
sameproblemarisesinDenmark,notonlyasregardswidow'sandoldagepensions
butalsoforinvaliditypensions.Astheageofretirementalsodiffersfrom
countrytocountry,irregularities mayarisewhichwouldinmanycasesleadto
adifferentspreadingofthecostsofbenefitsandareductionofbenefitsdue
towidowsorinvalidswhichwerenotintendedbythedraftersofthe
Regulations ,Inordertoavoidsuchdivergencies ,aparagraphshouldbe
includedinAnnexV,specifyingthatthesepensionsareconsideredasbenefits
ofthesamekindwithinthemeaningofArticle12(2)asregardsthethree
countriesinquestion.

Paragraph4number(3):Medicaltreatment-Ireland
Thetextatthe"beginningofparagraph3should "beharmonizedwiththat
ofparagraph4appearingunderthesectiononDenmark.Furthermore ,thereference
toArticle19(2)oftheRegulationshouldbedeleted;anewparagraph3a(see
below)willregulatethecaseofmembersofthefamilyofaworkersubjectto
thelegislationofaMemberStateotherthanIrelandwhoareresidentin
Ireland,
Thenewparagraph3aenlargesupontheprovisionofthenewsecond
subparagraphofArticle19(2)oftheRegulation.Irishlegislation onmedical
treatmentdiffersfromDanishandUnitedKingdomlaw,whichalsoapplytoall
residents,inthattheextentofentitlementtobenefitsvariesconsiderably
withtheearningsofresidents.
InIreland,residentsaredividedintothreecategories;
–thefirstcategorycomprisesresidentswithlowincomeswhoareentitledto
allmedicaltreatmentfreeofcharge;
•thesecondcategorycomprisesresidantswithmedium-level incomeswhoare
entitledtofreemedicaltreatmentprovidedinhospitals;
-thethirdcategorycomprisesresidentswhoseannualearningsexceed£1600
andwhoonlyenjoyverylimitedrightstospecificbenefits(fortuberculosis ,
andforchildrenincaseofseriousprotractedillness,e.g.mentalillness).
TheapplicationofArticle19(2),subparagraph 2~which,itshouldbe
remembered ,isbasedontheprinciplethatbenefitsprovidedtomembersofthe
familydueonlyunderthelegislationofthecountryofresidencearepayable
hythecompetentinstitution –wouldmeanthatdisparitiesinthescopeof
entitlement ,arisingfromtheapplicationofIrishlegislation ,wouldcontinue
toexistforthesemembersofthefamilyeventhough,incertaincases,they
couldenjoymuchbroaderrightsbecauseoftheworker'sbeingsubjecttothe
legislationofanotherMemberStateiftheyresidedintheterritoryofthat
State.
Suchasituationwouldruncountertotheobjectofparagraph3,included
inthetechnicaladaptationsappearinginAnnexIofthoTreatyofAccession1/f
viz.toguarantee,freeofcharge,inparticulartothemembersofthefamily
ofallworkerssubjecttothelegislationofaMemberStateotherthanIreland,
anysuchformofmedicaltreatmentasisprovidedforbyIrishlegislation .
Althoughthisparagraph3waswordedinsuchawayastotakeaccountofthe
amendmentsmadetothechapteronsicknessandmaternity,itsapplication would
nothavethedesiredeffectintheparticularcaseofthesemembersofworkers'
familiesbecauseArticle19(2),secondsubparagraph ,takesaccountofthe
pursuitofaprofessional ortradeactivitybythemotherorthepersonincharge
ofthechildren.
X'0JL73,27March1972.

Asithasprovedimpossibletoincludeallthenecessarydetailsin
Ai-ticlo19(?-),secondsubparagraph ,withoutmakingthatprovisionrather
burdensome ,itisproposedtoaddanewparagraph3aafterparagraph 3of
AnnexV,Ireland.Thisprovisionfirstofalllaysdownthegeneralprinciple
accordingtowhichthemembersofthefamilyofaworkersubjecttothe
legislation ofaMemberStateotherthanIrelandwhoareresidinginIreland
areentitledtomedicaltreatmenttothesameextentasresidentsbelonging
tothefirstaforementioned category.Secondly,itlaysdowntheprinciple
thatthebenefitsthusprovidedshouldbepayablebytheinstitution with
whichtheworkerisinsured.Finally,itregulatesthespecialcaseofsharing
ofthecostofbenefitswherethemotherorthepersoninchargeofthe
childrenpursuesaprofessional ortradeactivityinIreland;inthelatter
case,asthegeneralprincipleisalwaysapplicable,thebenefitsprovidedto
membersofthefamilybelongingtothefirstcategoryremainfullypayableby
theIrishinstitution ,whilethecostofbenefitsprovidedtomembersofthe
familybelongingtothethirdcategoryarepayablebythecompetentinstitu­
tionbecausetherighttobenefitsforsuchcasesiuustberegardedasarising
fromtheworker'sbeingsubjecttothelegislation administered bythelatter
institution .Asregardsthemembersofthefamilybelongingtothesecond
category,theamountofbenefitsprovidedthatwouldbeduetothemunder
Irishlegislation only,remainspayablebytheIrishinstitution whilethe
costofbenefitswhich,underthatlegislation ,areonlystipulatedfor
membersofthefamilybelongingtothefirstcategoryandwhichareactually
providedtothem,arechargeabletothecompetentinstitution .
Parapra^h4number(À):Luxembourg
Thelawof3September1972,whichwasdesignedtoamendvarious
provisionsofthelawsoncontributory pensionschemesinLuxembourg ,madethe
grantofthefixedpartpayablebytheStateandtheseparatemunicipalities
subject,inadditiontotheconditionofaminimumqualifyingperiodoffive
yearsofinsurance,toaminimumperiodofresidenceinLuxembourgof
l80months.Itshouldbenotedthatalthoughaconditionofresidencewas
addedforentitlementtothefixedpart,thequalifyingperiodforentitlement
toanoldagepensionwasreduced.Thequalifyingperiodusedtobeasfollows:
a)10yearsundertheschemeformanualworkers
b)60monthsundertheschemeforclericalstaffintheprivatesector,ifthe
qualifyingperiodwascompletedattheageof5>%li*not,therequired
periodof60monthswasincreasedbythenumberoxmonthsleadinguptothe
ageof60.
Aninsuredpersonwhohasnotsatisfiedtheconditionofresidencebut
whohascompletedthequalifyingperiod-accountbeingtaken,whereappro­
priate,oftheprovisionsofinternational conventions andregulations-is
entitledtothefixedpartbyreferencetothenumberofmonthsofactual
residenceinproportiontothetotalnumberofmonthsofresidencerequired
forthegrantofthefullfixedamount.Thesenewprovisions ,whichentered
intoforceon1October1972,woulddeprivethoseworkersofentitlementto
thefixedpartwhoareemployedintheGrandDuchywithoutbeingresident
there,i.e.inparticularfrontierandseasonalworkers.Theadditionalpro­
visionproposedforAnnexVisdesignedtoremedythissituationbystipula­
tingthat,fortheaforementioned categories ,insuranceperiodsunder
Luxembourglegislation shouldbetreatedasperiodsofresidenceinLuxembourg
forthepurposeofawardingthefixedpart.

Paragraph4.number(5)Ho10:Hon-application oftheprovisionsof
Article4-6(2)and(3.).toUnitedKingdomgraduatedpensions
GraduatedpensionswerefirstintroducedintheUnitedKingdomin1961.
Theamountofthispension,whichisrelativelylow,isdirectlylinkedtothe
amountofcontributions paidbutd.oesnotdependoninsuranceperiodswhich
servoasthebasisforthecalculationofpensionsunderArticle46ofthe
Regulation -.Moreover,thepaymentofgraduatedcontributions doesnotalways
coincidewiththepaymentofcontributions forthenormalflat-ratepension.
Ontheonehand,workerswithlowwagesdonotpaygraduatedcontributions and,
ontheotherhand,somewidowsandmanymarriedwomenonlypaygraduatedcon­
tributionsbecausetheyhavetherightnottopayflat-ratecontributions
thoughtheyareobligedtopaygraduatedcontributions .
Underthebilateralsocialsecurityagreementsinforceuntilthedate
onwhichtheRegulationsbecameapplicableintheUnitedKingdom(lApril1973)1
thegraduatedpensionwasthereforenotsubjecttoproratatemporiscalcula­
tionsandtheUnitedKingdompaidthefullamount.
Asitisphysicallyimpossibletocalculateatheoretical amountfor
theseelementsofthepensionandtodeterminetheperiodstowhichthecontri­
butionspaid,correspond,Article46(2)couldnotboappliedtograduatedpensions.
AsfortheapplicationofArticle46(3)fbearinginmindthatentitlementtoa
graduatedpensionisalwaysacquiredxvithoutaggregation ,thisgraduatedpension
couldalwaysbereduced,evenifentitlementtotheflat–ratepensionwouldonly
beacquiredbytakinginsuranceperiodscompletedinanotherMemberStateinto
consideration .
Inthelattercase,thereductioncouldonlybeappliedtothegraduated
partofthepensiondueunderUnitedKingdomlegislation.Astheamountofbene­fitsinvolvedisquitelow(£1.50perweeka:ftertencontributionyears)it
wouldnotbeappropriatetoapplyareductionbyreasonofArticle46(3)tothe
graduatedpartofthepension.
Besides,iftheplansoftheBritishGovernmentareadopted,the
graduatedpensionschemev;ouldceasetoexistby1975*
Fortheabovereasons,paragraph10ofAnnex7sectionIUnitedKingdom
,specifiesthatArticle46(2)and(3)oftheRegulationdonotapplytograduated
retirementbenefits.

ParagraphA A~'•Earnin,?stobetakenintoaccount_forthe
calculation oxearnings-related benefitsintheUnitedKingdomixeaMngaon
Article23(l)andArticle6C(l)oftheRegulationdealwiththecalcu­
lationof'earnings-related "benefitsincaseofsicknessorunemployment .These
Articleswereincludedforschemesunderwhichbenefitsarewhollylinkedto
wagesandtherateofshort–ternbenefitsisdetermined byreferencetothe
recentearningsofthepersonconcerned.UnitedKingdomgraduatedbenefitsare
supplementstoflat-ratebenefitsandtheamountofsuchsupplements doesnot
dependonthewageearnedduringthelastemploymentbutontheaverage
earningsreceivedduringataxyearwhichmayprecedetheacquisition of
entitlement bymorethantwoyears.Thesameappliestotemporarywidow's
benefitsinpursuancetoArticle47oftheRegulation .
IfArticles23(l)»£1and53(l)oftheRegulationwereappliedforthe
calculationofUnitedKingd.omgraduated ,benefits,workersnewlyarrivedin
theUnitedKingdomwould,afterhavingworkedthereforfourweeks,be
entitledtobenefitstheamountofwhichwould,besubstantially higherthan
thoseduetoworkerswhohavestayedintheUnitedKingdomfor,say,twoyears,
duetotheriseinwagesandsalariesoccurringeachyear.Itwouldtherefore
benecessarytocalculate,forperiodsofemploymentcompletedinanother
MemberState,"earningscredits 1'forthetaxyearinquestion,whichwouldto
someextentcorrespond ,totheearningstheworkerwouldhavereceived,inthe
sameperiodhadhebeenemployed ,inUnitedKingdomterritory.
The"earningscredits"wouldbetheaverageweeklyearningscorrespon­
dingtotheaverageweeklyrateoftheearnings-related supplementfixedfor
allrecipients bytheGovernmentActuaryforthecurrentearnings-related
benefityear.
TheUnitedKingdomhasundertakentoforwardeachyeartothe
Administrative Commissionanotenettingoutthecalculation methodfollowed
bytheGovernmentActuary.
TheGovernmentActuaryoftheUnitedKingdomhascalculatedtheaverage
weeklyearningstobecreditedforthebenefityearendingon31December1973
asfollows:
Sicknessandunemployment VJiaow
benefitssupplementary
allowance
Men
Women£26perweek
£17perweek £26perweek
Basedonhusband'searnings.

InhisreporttheGovernmentActuarycommentedasfollows:
"Theamountsareobtainedasfollows.Statisticsareavailableforrecent
periods(June1970"toMay1971forsicknessbenefitandlaterperiodsforother
benefits)givingdistributions 'ofthenumberofpersonsreceivingsupplements
accordingtotherateofthesupplement.Theserateshavebeenadjustedtoallow
forchangesinearnings.levelsandalsoanychangeintherangeofearningson
whichbenefitisbased-W,andtheaverageamountofbenefitexpectedtobepaid
intherelevantbenefityearhasbeencalculated.Theaveragesforsicknessand
unemployment benefithavebeencombinedinproportiontotheamountspenton
thesupplementtoeachofthesebenefits.Finallytheearningswhichwouldgive
risetothesebenefitshavebeencalculated,"
Point4p_ar.agrapA(s)Kb14:ApplicationoftheRG^lationtoGibraltar
UnderArticle227(4)oftheTreatyofRome,theRegulationsalsoapply
totheterritoryofGibraltar,Thelegislationofthatterritoryisvirtually
identicaltothatoftheUnitedKingdom.However,certainnon-contributory
benefitsprovidedforbythatlegislationareprovidedoutsidethatterritory
onlytoBritishsubjectsandpersonsdomioiledinGibraltar.Astheterm
"domicile"isnotusedintheRegulations andasitdoesnothavethesame
meaningas"residence",aprovisionshouldbeincludedinAnnexVsoasto
ensurethatthebenefitsinquestioncanbeexportedtoworkersoftheMember
StateswhoarenotdomiciledinGibraltartbytreatingresidenceinaMember
StateasequivalenttodomicileinGibraltar.
Paragraph .3.
WhentheEnglishversionofRegulationNo1400/71wasdrawnupand
subsequently published,0evcraltechnicalerrorscreptintothetext.The
relevantamendmentsthereforeapplytotheEnglishtextonly.Thesecorrections
areofatypographical andlinguisticnature.
^Therange
Septemberofearningsonwhichthesupplementiscalculatedwaschangedin
1971andOctober1972,.

Artici c2:Amendaents toRegula' tion No574/72
P_araj^rap_hs 1_and 2;Vo_luntaiy insurance
Cf.under Article l(l)and (4)number (2).
Paragraph 3.para_groph 4Lf)»parajrraph 5(b),para-graph 6andparagraph 8:
Apjpl.i cationofthe Rcjgulat 1,0ns 10J^jbralt ar
Cf,under Article 1(4)number (5)Ho14.
ParaOTaph 4(a)i_Cb)i _(c).par-vrraph 5(a),pararraph 9:Sicknoss insurance (Germany )
Thelaw .of10August 1972 onsickness insurance forfarmers abolished
the "Landlrrankenkassen 1'(Rural Sickness fund 's)with effect from 1October 1972
andreplaced them by"Lanawirtschaftliche Krankenkasseir' (Agricultural Sickness
funds ).Thelatter funds also fall within thescope oftheRegulations because
they come under the general sickness insurance scheme which mair.ly covers
employed persons .Theamendments totheAnnexes arcdesigned totake account
ofthis change .Other amendments are included torectify certain translation
errors ormisprints ,
_Pg.ragrap.h _A(A)..*Insuranceagainst ^accidents ,atwork(France )
LawNo72-969 0125October 1972 relating toinsurance foragricultural
workers against accidents atwork and occupational diseases made insurance
against these risks compulsory forpersons employed inagriculture ^the
"Caisses demutuality sociale agricole "(Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual
Benefit funds )arcresponsible forthis scheme ,Thus ,theformer scheme inthis
field wasdrastically changed .Thenewlawentered into force on1July 1973 »
which make3 itnecessary tomake certain amendments toAnnex 2oftheRegulation ,
Paragraph /l(e)îSickness insurance forpensioners (Luxembourg )
TheLuxembourg Government hasdesignated the "Caisse nationale d'assurance
rialadie desouvriers :r(National Sickness Insurance Fund forManual Uorkers )as
theinstitution competent fortheimplementation ofArticles 28(2 )and66of
Regulation Ho1403/71 :;Annex 2ofRegulation No574/72should beadjusted
accordingly .
Paragraph 7.'Proce dure ,_forPj^yTien tof_bcnef its(Germany )
Thepurpose ofthis amendment istoreduce administrative costs at
national level .
Paragraph10:Aiinqx 10
Thepurpose ofthis amendment istomake thewording oftherelevant
passages clearer .

Article.3?Entryintoforce
1April1973waschosensisthedateofentryintoforcebecauseitwas
judgeddesirabletosimplifytheadministrative process,astheRegulationsare
applicableinthenewMemberStatesasfromthatdate.Itwouldnotbevery
wisetoimposeseveraldifferentdatesofentryintoforceupontheMember
States'nationaladministrations forthedifferentArticlesandAnnexesofthe
Regulations.
However,astheRegulations havebeeninforcesince1October1972in
dealingsbetweentheMemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted ,
thecorrections ofmisprintsandtranslationerrorswilltakeeffecton
1October1972.
Theamendments madenecessarybychangesinnationallegislations will
enterintoforceonthesamedatesasthelawsinquestion.

Proposalfora
REGULATION(EEC)OPTHECOUNCIL
amendingRegulation(EEC)No1408/71andRegulation(EEC)No574/72onthe
applicationofsocialsecurityschemestoemployedpersonsandtheirfamilies
movingwithintheCommunity *-. 1
THECOUNCILOPTHEEUROPEANCOMMUNITIES ,■
HAVINGREGARDtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomicCommunity,
andinparticularArticles2,7and51thereof;
HAVINGREGARDtoRegulation(EEC)No1403/71oftheCouncilof14June1971
ontheapplicationofsocialsecurityschemestoemployedpersons ,andtheir
familiesmovingwithintheCommunity lastamended "byRegulation(EEC)
No2864/722)fandinparticularArticles95and97thereof;
HAVINGREGARDtoRegulation(EEC)No574/72oftheCouncilof21March19723)
fixingtheproceduresforimplementingtheabovementi6ned Regulation(EEC)
No1408/71,lastamended "byRegulation(ETC)No878/734),andinparticularArticle121
thereof ;.
HAVINGREGARDtotheproposaloftheCommission,drawnupafterthe
Administrative Commission onSocialSecurityforMigrantWorkershadbeen
consulted }
HAVINGREGARDtotheOpinionoftheEuropeanParliament 5
WHEREAStheabovementioned Regulations' (EEC)Nos1408/71and574/72entered
intoforceon1October1972andhavebeenapplicableinthenewMemberStates
from1April1973;
WHEREAS,ontheonehand,certainnationallawshavebeenamendedsincethese
datesand,ontheotherhand,e:rperiencehasrevealedcertaingapsinthe
CommunityRegulations , " < ■
HASADOPTEDTHISREGULATION : •
X'0JNoLI49,5July1971,p.2.
^OJNoL306131December1972,p.l.
3^0JNoL74,27March1972,p.l.-
4^0JNoL86,31March1973,p.l.

Article1
Reputation (ESC)No140C/7Ishallbeamendedasfollows:
1.Article15(3)»secondsubparagraph ,shallbedeleted.
2.AnnexIIIpointI,UnitedKingdomshallbeamendedasfollows:
"UnitedXingdom
Thelawof14July1971oninvaliditybenefits"
•ITorthernIreland
Thelawof16July1971oninvaliditybenefits"
3.AnnexIVshallbeamendedasfollows:
InthetableforBelgi•urn,theword"concordance "appearinginthesection
"Italy"inthecolumn"generalscheme"shallbereplacedbythewords
"noconcordance".
InthetableforFrance,theword"concordance "appearinginthesection
.."Italy"inthefirst,fourthandseventhcolumnsshallbereplacedbythe
words"noconcordance".
InthetableforLuxembourg,theword"concordance "appearinginthe
section"Italy"undertheheading"Workers'Invalidity-manualworkers"
shallbereplacedbythewords"noconcordance".
4.ThefollowingamendmentsandadditionsshallbemadetoAnnexV:
1)Thefollowingparagraphsshallbeaddedafterparagraph9ofpointB,
Denmark:
"10.Inordertodeterminetherighttobenefitsinkindinapplication
ofArticle22(l)(a)andofArticle31oftheRegulation,theexpression
"memberofthefamily"meansanypersonconsideredasmemberofthe
fanilyunderthelawonpublichealth.
11.ForthepurposesofapplyingArticle12(2)oftheRegulationto
Danishlegislation ,invalidity,oldageandwidow'spensionsshallbe
considered asbenefitsofthesamekind."
2)Thefollowingparagraphsshallbeaddedafterparagraph7ofpointC.
Germany:
"8.Article1233oftheGermanlawonsocialinsurance(RVO)and
Article10ofthelawoninsuranceforclericalstaff(AVG)amended
bythelawof16October1972reformingthepensionscheme,which
governvoluntaryinsuranceunderpensioninsuranceschemes,shall
applytonationalsofotherMemberStatesandtostatelesspersons
andrefugeesaccordingtothefollowingrules:
Wherethegeneralconditionsaresatisfied,voluntarycontributions
maybepaidforGermanpensioninsurance
a)ifthepersonconcernedisdomiciledorresidentintheterritory
oftheFederalRepublicofGermany:

b)ifthepersonconcernedisdomiciledorresidentintheterritory
ofanotherMemberStateandpreviously,atanytime,belongedto
Germancompulsoryorvoluntarypensioninsurance;
c)ifthepersonconcernedisanationalofanotherMemberStateand
isdomiciledorresidentintheterritoryofathirdcountryand
haspaidcontributions forGermanpensioninsuranceforatleast
sixtymonthsorcouldjoinvoluntaryinsuranceunderthetransitional
provisionspreviouslyinforceandprovidedheisnotccmpulsorily
orvoluntarilyinsuredunderthelegislationofanotherState*
9.TheRegulationshallnotaffecttheprovisionsofArticle51(a)(2)
ofthelaw'reformingthepensionschemeformanualworkers(ArVlTG)or
theprovisionsofArticle49(a)(2)ofthelawreformingthepension
schemeforclericalstaff(AriVITG)amendedbythelawof16October1972
reformingthepensionscheme.Thepersonswho,underparagraph8(b)and
(c),mayjoinvoluntaryinsurancemaypaycontributions onlyinrespect
ofperiodsforwhichtheyhavenotyetpaidcontributions underthe
legislation ofanotherMemberState."
)PointE.Ireland:
a)Thetextofparagraph3shallbereplacedbythefollowingtexts
"Workers,applicantsforpensionsandpensionerstogetherwiththe
membersoftheirfamiliesreferredtoinArticle19(l)«
Article22(l)and(j),Article25(l)and(3)»Article26(l),
Article28a,Article29andArticle31oftheRegulation,whoare
residingorstayinginIreland,shallbeentitled,freeofcharge,
toanysuchformofmedicaltreatmentasisprovidedforbyIrish
legislation ,wherethecostofthistreatmentispayablebythe
institution ofaMemberStateotherthanIreland."
b)Thefollowingparagraph3ashallbeaddedafterparagraph3s
"Themembersofthefamilyofaworkerwhoissubjecttothelegis­
lationof.aMemberStateotherthanIrelandandwhosatisfiesthe
conditionslaiddownbythatlegislationforentitlementtobene­fits,accountbeingtaken,whereappropriate ,ofArticle18ofthe
Regulation ,shall,iftheyareresidentinIreland,beentitled,
freeofcharge,toanysuchformofmedicaltreatmentasisprovi­
dedforbyIrirhlegislation .
Thecostofsuchtreatmentshallbepayablebytheinstitution ,
withwhichtheworkerisinsured.
However,wherethespouseoftheworkerorthepersoninchargeof
thechildrenpursuesaprofessional ortradeactivityinIreland,
thebenefitsprovidedtothemembersofthefamilyshallremain
payablebytheIrishinstitutioninsofarastherighttothe
.saidbenefitsisacquiredunderIrishlegislation only."

c)Thefollowingparagraphsshallbeaddedafterparagraph4s
"5.Inordertodeterminetherighttobenefitsinkindinappli­
cationofArticle22(l)(a)andofArticle31oftheRegulation,
theexpression"memberofthefamily"1meansanypersonrecognized
asadependantoftheworkerforthepurposesoftheHealthActs
1947-1970.
6.ForthepurposesofapplyingArticle12(2)oftheRegulationto
Irishlegislation ,invalidity ,oldageandwidow'spensionsshall
beconsideredasbenefitsofthecamekind."
4)PointC.Luxembourg:
Thetextofthissectionshallbeprecededbythefigure1.
Afterthisparagraph,thefollowingparagraph 2shallbeadded:
"Forthegrantingo^thefixedpartofLuxembourgpensions,insurance
periodscompletedunderLuxembourglegislation byworkersnotresiding
onLuxembourgterritoryshall,asfrom1October1972,betreatedas
periodsofresidence."
5)PointI.UnitedKingdom:
Thefollowingparagraphsshallbeaddedafterparagraph9s
"10.Forthepurposesofimplementing theprovisionsofTitleIII
Chapter3oftheRegulation,noaccountshallbetakenofgraduated
contributions paidbytheinsuredpersonunderUnitedKingdomlegis­
lationorofgraduatedretirementbenefitspayableunderthatlegis­
lation.Thesebenefitsshallbeaddedtotheamountofbenefitdue
underthesaidlegislation ,determinedinaccordancewiththe
provisionsofthesaidChapter,toconstitutethebenefitactually
duetothepersonconcerned.
11.Forthepurposeofcalculatingtheearningsforthegrantingof
theearnings-related supplementprovidedforbyUnitedKingdomlegis­
lation,inparticularforcashbenefitsinrespectofsickness,
unemployment benefitsandtemporarywidow'sbenefits,anamountshall,
inderogationfromArticles23(l),47and68(l)oftheRegulation,be
creditedtothepersonconcernedforeachweekofactivitycompleted
asaworkerund.erthelegislationofanotherMemberStateduringthe
taxyearinquestion,equaltotheamountofaverageweeklyearnings
corresponding totheaverageweeklyrateoftheearnings-related
supplementwhich,accordingtotheestimates,arepayabletoamale
orfemaleworkerrespectively duringthecurrentbenefityear.
12.Inordertodeterminetherighttobenefitsinkindinapplication
ofArticle22(l)(a)andofArticle31oftheRegulation,theexpression
"memberofthefamily"meansanypersonconsideredasadependantwithin
themeaningoftheNationalInsuranceActorofthelegislation on
accidentsatworkoftheUnitedKingdom.
13.ForthepurposesofapplyingArticle12(2)oftheRegulationtothe
legislationoftheUnitedKingdom,invalidity,oldageandwidow's
pensionsshallbeconsideredasbenefitsofthesamekind.
14.ForthepurposesofimplementingtheNon-Contributory Social
InsuranceBenefitandUnemploymentInsuranceOrdinance(Gibraltar),
anypersontowhomtheRegulationisapplicableshallbedeemedtobe
domiciledinGibraltarifheresidesinaMemberState."

TheEnglishtextoftheArticlesmentionedbelowshallbeamendedas.
follows:
(1)InArticle14(l)(b),fifthline,theword"its"shallbeinserted
before"ownaccount".
(2)InArticle38(2),thirdtofifthlines,"inanoccupationwhichis
subjecttoaspecialscheme,>orwhereappropriate",shallbesubsti­
tutedfor"inancompletionofinsuranceperiodsshalltaiceaccount
towhereappropriate"(of.Article45(2)).
(3)InArticle45(2),firstline)„„„.
(3)»firstline) '
(2),seventhline,for"bei".read"be"5
(3),seventhline,for"ist"read"is";
(3),eighthline,for"stil"read"still";
(3),thirteenthline,for"bedeemed"read"bedeemed".
(4)InArticle47(3),sixthline,after"residing"thewords"inthe
territoryofanotherMemberStateasiftheywereresiding"shallbe
inserted.
(5)InArticle57(2),thirdline,for"conditions"read"condition".
(6)InArticle58(2),fourthlineandfollowing,thetextfrom"shall
determine(.*.)"totheendshallbedeletedandreplacedby'.'shall
takeaccountexclusivelyofthestandardwageorsalaryor,-where
appropriate ,theaverageofthestandardwagesorsalariescorrespon
dingtotheperiodscompletedunderthesaidlegislation".
(7)InArticle7l(l)(a)(ii),sixthline,a,commashallbeinsertedafter
theword"employed 7*.
(3)InArticle75(l)(a)»twelfthline,thewords"orsituated"shallbe
deletedandtheword"or"shallbeinsertedbetween"staying"and
"residing".

Article2
Regulg-tion(^EC)No574-/75shallbeamendedasfollows:
1.Article12(2)shallbedeleted.
2.Article46(3)shall"bedeleted.
3.ThefollowingshallbeaddedtoAnnex1:
I.UnitedKingdom:apointjshallbeaddedafterpoint4»readingas
follows:
"TheDirector,DepartmentofLabourandSocialSecurity,Gibraltar."
4.ThefollowingamendmentsandadditionsshallbemadetoAinie^c2:
a)PointC-Germany-under1.SicknessInsurance:beforethewords"Forthe
purposesofapplyingArticle25(l)oftheRegulation",thefollowingpara­
graphshallbeincluded:
"Forthepurposesofapplying :AllgemeineOrtskrankenkasse(Local
Article13(2)(d)oftheRegulation GeneralSicknessFund)oftheplace
ofresidence oftheworker
wheretheworkerisresidentin:AllgemeineOrtskraakenkasse BadGod
theterritoryofanotherMember berg(LocalGeneralSicknessFund,
State Godesberg),Bonn-BadGodesberg.
However,ifthemembersofthe:Theinstitution withwhichthese
familyoftheworkerwere,before membersofthefamilyareinsured."
beingcalleduporrecalledfor
serviceinthearmedforces,in­
suredwithaGermaninstitution in
accordancewithArticle17(l)of
theImplementing Regulation
b)InpointC-Germany-under1.SiclcaessInsurance,subparagrapha),the
words"orwithaLancLkrankenkasse (RuralSicknessFund)"shallbedeleted.
c)InpointC–Germany,thetitleandintroductorysubparagraphof
paragraph 2shallbewordedasfollows:
"Pensioninsuranceformanualworkers,clericalstaffandminers:forthe
determination ofclaimstobenefitsandofadmissiontovoluntary
insuranceduringtheprocedureofawardingbenefitsandforthegrant
ofbenefitspursuanttotheprovisionsoftheRegulation:":AllgemeineOrtskrankenkasse(Local
GeneralSicknessFund)oftheplace
ofresidence oftheworker
:AllgemeineOrtskraakenkasse BadGodes-
berg(LocalGeneralSicknessFund,Bad
Godesberg),Bonn-BadGodesberg.
:Theinstitution withwhichthese
membersofthefamilyareinsured."

d)PointD-France
(l)Thetextunder2shallbereplaced "bythefollowingtext;
"2.Forthepurposesofapplying
Article$6oftheImplementing
Regulation
a)généralscheme
b)agricultural scheme
c)miners'scheme
d)mariners'schemeCaissenationaledel'assurancemala­
die(nationalSicknessInsurance
Fund),Paris
Caissedemutualitésocialeagricole
(AgriculturalSocialInsurance
MutualBenefitFund)
Caisseautonomedesécuritésociale
danslesmines(independentSocial
SecurityFundforMiners),Paris
:Etablissement nationaldesinvali­
desdelamarine(nationalInsti­
tutionforDisabledMariners).Paris
(2)Thetextunder4,l(b)(iii)shallbereplacedbythefollowingtext:
"(iii)Accidentsat-,work: .
aa)asageneralrule:Theemployerortheinsureracting
inhisstead,foraccidentsoccurring
*. before1July1973
Caissedemutualitésocialeagricole
(Agricultural SocialInsurance
MutualBenefitFund).foraccidents
occurringafter3QJune1973
bb)forpensionincreases:CaissedesdâpStsetconsignations
(DepositandConsignmentOffice),
Arcueil(94)foraccidentsoccurring
before1July1973
Caissedemutualitésocialeagricole
(Agricultural SocialInsuranceMutual
BenefitFund)foraccidentsoccurring
after30June1973"
e)PointG-Luxembourg;
(1)Sickness,maternity:thetextundera)shallbereplacedbythe;
followingtext:
"a)forthepurposesofapplyingCaissenationaled'assurancemala-
Article28(2)oftheRegulation :diedesouvriers(nationalSickness
InsuranceFundforManualWorkers)"
(2)Thetextunder6.Deathgrantsshallbereplacedbythefollowing
text:
"Forthepurposesof.applying Caissenationaled'assurance mala-
Article66oftheRegulation :diedesouvriers(NationalSickness
InsuranceFundforManualWorkers)"
f)AtPointI-UnitedKingdom,under2-Cashbenefits,thefollowingtext
shallbeaddedattheend:
"Gibraltar DepartmentofLaboiirandSocialSecurity,Gibraltar"

5#--ThefollowingamendmentsandadditionsshallbemadetoAnnex3:
a)PointG-Germany:
–underl(a)and2(a)thewords"or,intheabsenceofsuchafund,The
competentLandkrankenkasse (RuralSicknessFund)oftheplaceof
residenceorplaceofstayofthepersonconcerned"shall"bedeleted.
-underl(b)thewords"witha"Landlcrankenkasse "shall"bereplacedby
thewords"withaLandwirtschaftliche Krankenkasse (Agricultural
SicknessFund)",
–underl.(c),onlyintheGermantext,theword"Arbeitnehmer "shallbe
replacedbytheword"Arbeiter".
b)AtPointI-UnitedKingdom,thefollowingshallbe.added-under2-Cash
benefit®,attheend:
"Gibraltar DepartmentofLabourandSocialSecurity,Gibraltar".
6.ThefollowingshallbeaddedtoAnnex4:
AtPointI–UnitedKingdom,thefollowingshallbeaddedattheend:
"Gibraltar DepartmentofHealthandSocialSecurity,
OverseasGroup,Newcastle-upon-Tyne".
7»Annex6shallbeamendedasfollows:
PointC–Germany
Thetextunder2shallbereplacedbythefollowingtext:
"a)dealingswithBelgium,Denmark,France,Ireland,Luxembourgand
theUnitedKingdom :directpayment
■b)dealingswithItalyandtheNetherlands :paymentthroughtheliaison
bodies(jointimplementation
ofArticles53to?8ofthe
Implementing Regulation andof
theprovisionssetoutin
Annex5)»"
8,ThefollowingshallbeaddedtoAnnex7J
AtPointI-UnitedKingdom,thefollowingshallbeaddedattheend:
"Gibraltar BarclaysBank,Gibraltar",
9.Annex9shallbeamendedasfollows:
AtPoint .C–Germany,thefollowingsubparagraph under1and2shallbe
deletedandthenumberingofthesubparagraphs followingshallbeadjusted
accordingly :
"(b)Landkrankenkassen (RuralSicknessFunds)",

10.Annex10shallbeamendedasfollows:
PointC-Germany:
Thetextunder6shall "bereplaced "bythefollowingtext:
"6.Forthepurposesofapplying :a)familyallowancesprovidedtoa
Article9l(2)oftheImplementing personinrespectofanorphan:
Regulation theArbeitsaint(EmploymentOffice),
Nürnbergs
b)pensionsupplementsinrespectof
childrenunderlegalpension
insuranceschemes:thepension
insuranceinstitutions formanual
workers,forclericalstaffand
forminers,designatedascompetent
institutionsinAnnex2,SectionC(2)",

Article3
ThisRegulationshallenterintoforceonthedayofitspublication mthe
OfficialJournaloftheEuropeanCommunities .
Itshall "beapplicablefrom1April1973,withtheexceptionof
–Article15and.AnnexVpointC–GermanyofRegulation(EEC)No1403/71
andArticle46(3)ofRegulationNo574/72,whichshallbeapplicablefrom
19October1972indealingsbetweentheMemberStatesoftheCommunityas
originallyconstituted ;
–AnnexVpointG–LuxembourgofRegulation(EEC)No1408/71,Annexes2,3
and9pointC–GermanyandAnnex2pointG–LuxembourgofRegulation
(EEC)No574/72,whichshallbeapplicablefrom1October1972indealings
betweentheMemberStatesoftheCommunityasoriginallyconstituted ;
–Annex2pointD–FranceofRegulation(EEC)No574/72,whichshallbe
applicable from1July1972.
ThisRegulationshallbebindinginitsentiretyanddirectlyapplicablein
allMemberStates.
Doneat
FortheCouncil,