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COM(73)209final
Brussels,14February1973
AUDITIONTOBEMADETOTHEPROPOSALFORACOUNCILREGULATION
amendingCouncilRegulation(EEC)No574/72of21March1972
fixingtheprocedureforimplementing CouncilRegulation
(EEC)No1408/71of14June1971ontheapplicationofsocial
securityschemestoemployedpersonsandtheirfamiliesmoving
withintheCommunity
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission)
C0M(73)209final

EXPLANATORY IET50RAJKDUII
Article118(L)ofCouncilRegulation(EEC)NO574/72of21March1972(l)
providesthatclaimsforpensionsrelatingtoariskwhichmaterialized before
1October1972(thedateofentryintoforceoftheabovementioned Regulation
andofCouncilRegulationNo1403/71of14June1971)(2)whichhavenotyet
beenawardedonthatdate,shouldgiverisetoadoubleaward:
i)fortheperiodpreceding1October1972,inaccordancewiththepro­
visionsofRegulation No3whicharesolelyapplicablebeforethatdate;
ii)fortheperiodfollowing1October1972,inaccordancewiththepro­
visionsofRegulation No140&/71,whichexcludedtheretentionoftheamountof
thepensionawardedinaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation No3,even
ifthatamountexceededtheamountarisingfromtheawardestablishedinaccord­
ancewiththeprovisionsofRegulationNo1408/71.Theapplicationofthis
provisioncouldthereforehaveeffectscontrarytotheprincipleofretention
ofrightsacquired,andwouldatanvratebeunjustifiedbecause,tinderArticle
94(5)ofbasicRegulationNo1408/71,thepersonsconcernedtowhomapension
wasawardedpriorto1October1972undertheprovisionsofRegulation No3may
opteitherfortheretentionofthatpensionorforareviewofthatpension
undertheprovisionsofthenewRegulation.
Besides,thisprovisionshouldbeamendedinordertotakeaccountof
thefactthat,upto1April1973ftheawardofrightstoapensionacquired
byvirtueofthelegislations oftwoofthenewMemberStatesorofoneofthe
NewMemberStatesandoneoftheoriginalMemberStatesisgovernedbythe
bilateralconventions concludedbetweentheStatesandnotbytheprovisions
ofRegulation No3.
ItisthereforeproposedthatArticle118(l)ofRegulationNo574/72
beamendedinsuchamannerastoensurethatthepersonsconcernedwhoserights
arederivedfromacontingencywhichoccurredbefore1October1972(ifonly
twoorseveraloriginalMemberStatesareinvolved)orbefore1April1973(if
twoofthenewMemberStatesoroneofthenewMemberStatesandanoriginal
MemberStateareinvolved)andwhoseclaimforapensionwasnotawardedbefore
eitheroneofthesedates,asappropriate,maybenefit,fortheperiodfollowing,
fromthemostfavourablesolution,i.e»eitherfromthepensionarisingfrom
theapplicationoftheprovisionsofRegulation No3orfrombilateralconven­tionsorfromthepensionfixedundertheprovisionsofRegulationNo1408/71.
(1)O.J.NoL74of27March1972
(2)O.J.NoL149of5July1971

ADDITION TOBEMADE TOTHE PROPOSAL FOR ACOUNCIL REGULATION
amending Council Regulation (EEC)No574/72of21March 1972 fixing -thepro­
cedure forimplementing Council Regulation (SEC)No1408/71of14June 1971
ontheapplication ofsocial security schemes toemployed persons andtheir
families moving within theCommunity .

-3-
Aparagraph24Ashall "beinserted ,inArticle1betweenparagraphs24
and25,readingasfollows:
"24A.Article113(l)shall"bereplaced "bythefollowingtext:
"Article118
Transitional provisionsrelatingtopensions.
Ifthedateonwhichtheriskmaterialized precedesthedatefromwhich
theRegulationappliesandiftheclaimforapensionhasnotyetbeen
awardedbeforethatdate,thatclaimshallgiverisetoadoubleawards
a)inaccordancewiththeprovisionsofRegulation No3orofconven­
tionswhichwereinforce,untilthedatewhentheRegulationbecame
applicable,betweentheMemberStatesconcerned,ontheonehandf
b)inaccordancewiththeprovisionsoftheRegulations,ontheother
hand.
However,iftheamountcalculatedundertheprovisionsreferredtoina)
aboveishigherthantheamountcalculatedundertheprovisionsreferred
toinb)above,thepersonconcernedshallcontinuetoreceivetheamount
calculatedundertheprovisionsreferredtoina)above.""