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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(82)771 final
Brussels,17December1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILREGULATION (EEC)
amendingRegulation (EEC)1408/71ontheapplication ofsocialsecurityschemes
toemployedpersons,toself-employed personsandtotheirfamiliesmovingwithin
theCommunityandRegulation (EEC)No574/72layingdowntheprocedureforimple­
mentingRegulation (EEC)1408/71
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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Article 1(1)ofthe Proposal .
Amendments toArticle 61 ,ofRegulation (EEC )N° 1/f08/71
(a)Amendment toparagraph 5«
Article 61 (5)ofRegulation (EEC )N°1^08/71provides
that accidents atwork oroccupational diseases which
have occurred previously shall betaken into account to
assess the degree ofincapacity where they have occurred
under thelegislation ofanother Member State .
The proposed amendment would have the effect that where
thelegislation ofaMember State provides the taking into
account ofaccidents atwork oroccupational diseases which
have occurred subsequently ,the competent institution of
that Member State should also take into account subsequent
accidents atwork oroccupational diseases when they have
occurred under the legislation ofanother Member State .
Thus theposition oftheperson concerned should not be
worse compared totheposition hewould have been inifthe
accident had occurred within the framework ofone social
insurance system .This means that the institutions of
Member States should not treat such cases differently in
any respect from accidents occurring within their own
borders
Moreover ,theproposed amendment clarifies that both previous
and subsequent accidents will betaken into account for
the purposes of :
(i) a&sesning thedegree ofincapacity
(ii)establishing theclaim
(iii )determining thelevel ofthebenefit .

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(b)Addition ofparagraphs 6and 7
Paragraph 6introduces overlapping rules inorder to
avoid double payment incases ofsuccessive accidents
atwork .
Paragraph 7provides for the application ofparagraphs
and 6byanalogy tothe case ofsuccessive occupational
diseases orsuccessive accidents atwork and occupational
diseases soasthat the same rules would beapplicable to
successive injuries however sustained .
Itmust benoted that the successive occupational diseases
mentioned here are ofdifferent nature .Theaggravation
ofthe same occupational disease isgoverned byArticle 60(1)
(b)oftheRegulation .
2.Article 1(2)(a)oftheProposal .
Addition ofpoint 14atAnnex Section C(Germany )of
Regulation 1408/71 •
The calculation ofcash benefits under Articles 23and 58of
Regulation (EEC )N° 1/+08/71haspresented problems forthe
German institutions .
Under Article 182 (4)oftheReichsversicherungsordnung (Reich
Insurance Code )daily sickness benefits represent 80%ofthe
usual remuneration ("Regellohn ")which has been lost because
ofincapacity forwork ,and may not exceed the usual net
remuneration that has been lost .The net remuneration inthis
respect ,isthe gross remuneration after the legal deductions
(taxes and social security contributions ).
Difficulties have arisen inconnection with the determination
ofthe normal net earnings inthe case offrontier workers
employed inGermany who are subject tothe taxlaw ofthe
State ofresidence under aconvention ofdual taxation .
The proposal supplementing Annex VIisintended toenable Ger­
man institutions tocalculate the net earnings for the

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determination ofcash benefits under Articles 23and 58
ofthe said Regulation tofrontier workers insured inthat
State and residing inanother Member State ,asifthey were
subject toGerman t?ax law .
3.Article 1(2)(b)oftheProposal .
Addition ofpoint 4AatAnnex VI,Section JUnited Kingdom
ofRegulation 1408/71.
The entry into force on4th July 1982 ofnew legislation
inthe United Kingdom concerning maternity benefit involves
changes inthe conditions tobesatisfied for the award of
maternity benefit .The new law provides for the abolition
ofthe contribution conditions and the introduction ofcondi­
tions ofpresence intheUnited Kingdom asasubstitute for
the contribution conditions .
Thesuggested addition toAnnex VIpoint J,isdesigned to
ensure that where theUnited Kingdom isthe competent State
formaternity benefits ,periods ofinsurance ,employment
orresidence completed inother Member States are taken into
account inorder toproduce title tothe benefit where a
woman who isaworker would otherwise beunable tosatisfy
the presence conditions because ofher having inthe past been
subject tothelegislation ofanother Member State orwhere
awoman who isnot aworker was residing with -her husband in
another Member State during periods ofinsurance oremployment
completed byhim under thelegislation ofthat State .
4.Article 2(1)oftheProposal .
Amendments ofArticle 72ofRegulation 574/72.
Theproposed amendments are consequent upon theamendments
suggested toArticle 61ofRegulation 1408/71and seek to'
lay down the procedure forimplementing these amendments .

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5.Article 2(2)(a)oftheProposal .
Amendment ofparagraph (1)(a)(ii)atAnnex 3Section G
(Italy )ofRegulation 57^/72.
Following changes inthedistribution ofcompetences between
thevarious authorities inItaly ,thecompetence oftheMinistry
ofHealth hasbeen extended toinclude certain other categories
of .beneficiaries other th%n tljps.e whoarementioned inthe Annex' atthis
moment .
Thesuggested amendment seeks toreflect that change .
6-Article 2(2)(b)oftheProposal .
Amendment ofparagraph 3atAnnex 3Section H(Netherlands )
ofRegulation 57^/72 .
Due toanoversight the competent institution foradministering
the special pension scheme ofthemutual fund for theminers
intheLimburg hard coal wines (Algemeen Mijnwerkersfonds )
hadnotbeen included ■inAnnex 2ofRegulation 574/72.
Theproposed amendment isdesigned torectify this ommission .
7.Article 2(3 )oftheProposal .
Amendments toAnnex 3ofRegulation 57^/72inrespect of
Section J(United Kingdom ).
TheUnited Kingdom institution foradministering thesocial
security scheme has reorganised its handling offamily
allowances matters .
Theamendment proposed seeks only toreflect that change .
8.Article 2(k)oftheProposal .
Amendments toAnnexlO ofRegulation 57h/72 .inrespect of
Section .J(United Kingdom ^
The reason for the amendment suggested here isthe same as
that described atparagraph 7ofthis Memorandum .

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Proposal for a
COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC )
amending Regulation (EEC )1408 /71ontheapplication ofsocial
security schemes toemployed persons ,toself-employed persons
and totheir families moving within the Community and Regulation
(EEC )No574/72laying down theprocedure forimplementing
Regulation (EEC )1408 /71
THE COUNCIL OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
Having regard tothe Treaty establishing the European
Economic Community ,and inparticular Articles 51and235thereof .
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )N°1^08/71of
June 1971 onthe aoplication ofsocial security schemes to
employed persons ,toself-employed persons and totheir
families moving within theCommunity (1),aslast amended
byRegulation (EEC )N° 2793 /71(2)
Having regard toCouncil Regulation (EEC )N°574/72of21
March 1972 laying down the procedure forimplementing Regu­
lation (EEC )N°1408/71ontheapplication ofsocial security
schemes toemployed andself-employed persons andmembers of
their families moving within theCommunity (3)>aslast
amended byRegulation (EEC )N° 2474 /82 (4)
Having regard ,tothe proposal ofthe Commission drawn up
alter consulting the Administrative Commission onSocial
Security forMigrant Workers 5,
Having regard totheopinion oftheEuropean Parliament (6);
Having regard totheopinion oftheEconomic and Social Committee(7 )
(1)-O.J. N°L149-5.7.1971 ,p.2
(2)-O.J. N°L275-29.9.1981 ,p.1
(3)-O.J. N°L74-27.3.1972 ,p.1
(/+)-O.J. N°L266-15.9.1982 ,p.1
(5)-O.J. N°C
(6)-O.J. N°C
(7)-O.J. N°C

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Whereas the experience gained from implementing Regulations
(EKC )N°1408/71and N°574/72has revealed theneed to
make some improvements tothose Regulations ;
Whereas ,consequently ,when thelegislation ofaMember State
provides that accidents at work oroccupational diseases
which have occurred subsequently shall betaken into account
inorder toassess the degree ofincaoacity ,toestablish a
right tobenefit ortodetermine theamount ofthebenefit ,
they should also betaken inaccount when they have occurred
under thelegislation ofanother Member State ;whereas double
compensation forsuccessive accident ^atwork should bepre­
vented ;
Whereas itisnecessary toamend Regulation (EEC )N°574/72
accordingly ;
Whereas changes inthe United Kingdom legislation concerning
entitlement tomaternity benefit have made itnecessary tomake provision
inAnnex VItoRegulation (EEC )N°1408 /71soastoensure that periods
ofinsurance ,employment orresidence completed inother Member States
are taken into account ;
'.Vhereas itisnecessary tomake provision inthe siid Annex VI
enabling German Institutions tocalculate the net earnings for
the determination ofcertain cash benefits toworkers insured
inthat State ;>ndresiding inanother Member State ;
iiVhereas itisnecessary toamend A.mex 2toRegulation (iKC )
N°574/72to include thecompetent institution which administers
the special pension scheme forminers i.nthe Netherlands ;
.Thereas itisnecessary toamend Annexes 3and 10toRegulation
(EEC )Mo574/72following changes intheadministration offamily allowances
inthe United Kingdom ,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION :

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Article 1
Regulation (EEC )N° 1/t08/71ishereby amended asfollows :
1.InArticle 61:
(a)Paragraph 5isreplaced bythe followina :
"5.Subject totheprovisions ofparagraph 6,the
competent institution ofaMember State whose
legislation expressly orbyimplication provides
that accidents atwork which have occurred pre­
viously ,orsubsequently ,shall betaken into
consideration inorder toassess the degree of
incapacity ,toestablish aright toany benefit ,
ortodetermine the amount ofsuch benefit ,shall
also take into consideration accidents atwork
which have occurred previously ,orsubsequently ,
under the legislation ofanother Member State as
ifthey had occurred under thelegislation which
itadministers ."
(b)The following paragraphs 6and 7are added :
"6.The provisions ofparagraph 5onthe taking into
account ofaccidents atwork that have occurred
subsequently shall beapplied only where nocom­
pensation was due inrespect oftheearlier acci­
dent atwork pursuant tothelegislation ofthe
Member State under which itoccurred ,and where
nocompensation isdueinrespect ofthesubse­
quent accident atwork byvirtue ofthelegislation ofthe
Member State under which itoccurred ,account being taken
oftheapplication ofparagraph 5.
7.Theprovisions ofoaraqraphs 5and 6shall apply byanaloay
asregards successive occupational diseases oraccidents at
work followed orpreceeded byoccupational diseases ."
2.InAnnex VI:
(a)InSection C,Germany ,thefollowing point Hisadded :

14.Forthegranting ofcash benefits pursuant toArticles 182(4 ),
200(2 )and561(1 )oftheInsurance Code (RVO )toinsured persons
residing inanother Member State ,German insurance institutions
shall calculate thenetearnings tobetaken into account for
thedetermination ofthebenefit rate Dayable asthough thpy
resided inthe Federal Republic ofGermany ."
InSection J,United Kinqdom ,thefolLowinq Doint 4aisinserted after
point 4.
"^a(l )For thepurposes ofentitlement tomaternity grant ,
periods ofinsurance oremployment completed under
the legislation ofanother Member State shall be
regarded asperiods ofpresence inGreat Britain or,
asthe case may be,Northern Ireland and ,insuch
case ,theprovisions ofArticle 18 (1)oftheRegula­
tion shall apnly asifthe references therein to
periods ofresidence were references toperiods of
presence .
iftiere awoman subject toUnited Kingdom legislation
inaccordance with the provisions ofTitle IIofthe
Regulation does not satisfy the condition imposed by
that legislation concerning presence within Great
Britain or,asthecase may be,Northern Ireland on
the date ofclaim orthe date ofconfinement ,she
shall beregarded assatisfying such condition ifshe
was onthe date inquestion inanother Member State .
(2)Ifawoman ,whose husband isorhaslastly been a
worker subject toUnited Kingdom legislation inaccor­
dance with the provisions ofTitle IIofthe Regula­
tion ,does not satisfy the conditions imposed by
United Kingdom legislation inrelation tomaternity
grant concerning :
(a)presence within Great Britain or,asthe case may
be^Northern Ireland onthedate ofclaim ortheda­
te ofconfinement ,she shall beregarded for the

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purpose ofsatisfying such conditions asbeing sopre­
sent ifshewas with herhusband onthedate inquestion
inanother Member State ;or ,inthe event ofthe death
ofher husband occurring within six months before the
date inquestion ,ifshe was residing with him in
another Niember ;;tate atthe time ofhis death ;
(b)aperiod ofpresence within Great Britain or,asthe
case may be,Northern Ireland ,ofmore than 182days in1
the 52weeks immediately preceding the expected week ,
ofconfinement or,asthe case may be,the date of
confinement ,periods ofinsurance oremployment comple­
ted byher husband under the legislation ofanother
Member State shall ,ifshe was residing with him through'
out those periods ,beregarded asperiods ofpresence in
Great Britain ,orasthe case may be,Northern Ireland ."
Article 2
Regulation (EEC )57A/71ishereby amended asfollows :
1.Article 72isreplaced bythe following :
"Implementation ofArticle 61 (5)ofthe Regulation
Article 72
Assessment ofthe degree ofincapacity inthe case ofan
accident atwork sustained oranoccupational disease diagno­
sedpreviously orsubsequently .
1.Inorder toassess thedegreeoof incapacity ,toestablish a
right toany benefit ,ortodetermine theamount ofsuch
benefit inthe cases referred toinArticle 61 (5)ofthe
Regulation ,aclaimant shall supply the competent institution
oftheMember State towhose legislation hewits subject at
the time when the accident atwork was sustained orthe occu­
pational disease was fir;t diagnosed ,with all information on
previous orsubsequent accidents atwork sustained oroccupa­
tional diseases contracted byhim when hewas subject tothe
legislation ofany other Member State ,whatever the degree of
incapacity caused bythose previous orsubsequent cases .

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2.Inaccordance with the legislation which itadministers in
respect oftheacquisition ofthe right tobenefit ,and the
determination oftheamount ofbenefit ,the competent insti­
tution shall take into account the degree ofincapacity
caused bythose previous orsubsequent cases .
3.The competent institution may apply toany other institution
which was previously orsubsequently competent toobtain any
information which itconsiders necessary .
When aprevious orasubsequent incapacity forwork was cau­
sed byanaccident sustained while the person concerned was
subject tothelegislation ofahember State which makes no
distinction astothe origin ofthe incapacity forwork ,the
competent institution inrespect ofthe previous orsubsequent
incapacity for work orthe body designated bythe competent
authority ofthe Member State concerned shall ,atthe request
ofthe competent institution ofanother Member State ,supply
information onthe degree ofthe previous orsubsequent in­
capacity forwork and asfar aspossible ,any information
which would make itpossible todetermine whether the inca­
pacity was the result ofanaccident atwork within the
meaning ofthe legislation administered bytheinstitution
ofthe second Member State .Where such isthe case ,the
provisions ofparagraph 2shall iAirply byanalogy ."
2.InAnnex 2:
Ca)InSection G,Italy ,paragraph 1:thetext of (a)(ii), -js
replaced bythe following :
"ii)for certain categories
ofcivil servants ,of
persons employed inthe
private sector and per­
sons treated assuch ,for
pensioners and members of
their families :Ministero della Samta ,
(Ministry ofHealth ),Rome "
(b)InSection I,Netherlands ,paragraph 3isreplaced bythefollowing :
"3.Old-age ,death (pensions ):
(a)ingeneral :Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social
Insurance Bank ),Amsterdam
(b5forminers :Algemeen Mijnwerkersfonds (TheMiners'
General Fund ),Heerlen ."

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3.Section J,United Kingdom ,ofAnnex 3isamended asfollows :
a)Paragraph 2isreplaced bythefollowing :
"2. Cash benefits (except family allowances ):
Great Britain : Department ofHealth and Social
Security
Overseas Branch
Newcastle ut>on Tyne
NE98 1YX
Northern Ireland : Department ofHealth and Social
Services
Overseas Branch
Belfast
rm 3HJI
Gibraltar : Department ofLabour and Social
Security
Gibraltar "
b)The following paragraph 3isadded :
"3-Family allowances :
i-'orthe purpose ofarmlying .Articles 73and 7kofthe
Regulation :
Great Britain : Department ofHealth and Social
Security
Child Benefit Centre (Washington )
Newcastle upon Tyne
NEc81AA
Northern Ireland : Department ofHealth and Social
Services
Overueas Branch
Belfast
BT4 3HH
Gibraltar : Department ofLabour and Social
Security
Gibraltar "

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4.Section J,United Kingdom ,ofAnnex 10isreplaced bythefollowing :
"J.UNITED KINGDOM
I.For thepurposes ofapplying Article 11 (1),Article 11a ,
Article 12a ,Article 13 (2)and (3)jArticle 1^(1), (2)
and (3),Article 38 (1),Article 70 (1),Article 80 (2),
Article 81,Article 82 (2),Article yl (2),Article 102 (2)
and Article 110 oftheimplementing Regulation .
Great Britain : Department ofHealth and Social
Security
Overseas Branch
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE98 1YX
Northern Ireland : Department ofHealth and Social
Services
Overseas Branch
Belfast
BT4 3HH
2.Forthepurposes ofapplying Article 85 (2)andArticle 86 (2)
ofthe implementing Regulation
Great Britain : department ofHealth and Social
Security
Child Benefit Centre (Washington )
Newcastle uwon Tyne
NE38 1AA
Northern Ireland : Department ofHealth and Social
Services
Overseas Branch
Belfast
BTk3HH "
Article 3
This Regulation shall enter into force onthe day ofits
publication intheOfficial Journal ofthe European Commu­
nities .

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Article 1(2)(b)shall apply with effect from 1April
1982 .
This Regulation qhall bebinding inits entirety and direct­
lyapplicable inall Member States .
Done atBrussels ,
For the Council
The President