Consolidated version of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community
Date: 1992-12-10
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Consolidated version of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community  


Official Journal C 325 , 10/12/1992 P. 0096 - 0136 





Consolidated version of Council Regulation  (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No  1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons  and to members of their families moving within the Community (92/C 325/02)INTRODUCTION  This edition- coordinates the enacting terms and the Annexes of Council Regulation (EEC) No  574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on  the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to  members of their family moving within the Community (OJ N° L 74, 27. 3. 1972, p. 1; special  edition, 1972 (I), p. 149; Danish text: EFT, Specialudgave, 1972 (I), p. 149; Greek text: AAAA AAéaeéêÞ  AAêueïóç 1980 (05.001), S. 138; Spanish text: DO Edicíon, 1985 (05.01) p. 156; Portuguese text: OJ  Edição Especial, 1985 (05.01) p. 156, in Part II), - brings up to date the recitals since the adoption of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72, in Part III, - coordinates the amendments ensuing from the acts listed under I, adopted since the previous  updating by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2001/83 of 2 June 1983 (OJ N° L 230, 22. 8. 1983; Spanish  text: Edicíon especial, 1985 (05.03), p. 53; Portuguese text: OJ Edição Especial, 1985 (05.03), p.  53), The indications in brackets following certain provisions correspond to the numbering in Part I and  refer to the most recent amendment of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72. This edition has no legal authenticity. I AMENDING ACTS A. Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (OJ N° L 302, 15. 11. 1985, p. 23)1.  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1660/85 of 13 June 1985 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC)  No 574/72 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed  persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ N° L 160, 20. 6. 1985; p.  1; Spanish text: DO Edicíon especial, 1985 (05.V4) p. 142; Portuguese text: OJ Edição Especial,  1985 (05.F4) p. 142)2. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1661/85 of 13 June 1985 laying down the  technical adaptations to the Community rules on social security for migrant workers with regard to  Greenland (OJ N° L 160, 20. 6. 1985; Spanish text: DO Edicíon especial, 1985 (05.04), p. 148;  Portuguese text: OJ Edição Especial, 1985 (05.04), p. 148)3. Commission Regulation (EEC) No 513/86  of 26 February 1986 amending Annexes 1, 4, 5 and 6 to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying  down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social  security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families  moving within the Community (OJ N° L 51, 28. 2. 1986, p. 44)4. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3811/86  of 11 December 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security  schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving  within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing  Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ N° L 355, 16. 12. 1986, p. 5)5. Council Regulation (EEC) No  1305/89 of 11 May 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security  schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving  within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing  Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ N° L 131, 13. 5. 1985, p. 1)6. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2332/89  of 18 July 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes  to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the  Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation  (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ N° L 224, 2. 8. 1989, p. 1)7. Council Regulation (EEC) No 3427/89 of 30  October 1989 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to  employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the  Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation  (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ N° L 331, 16. 11. 1989, p. 1)8. Council Regulation (EEC) No 2195/91 of 25  June 1991 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 on the application of social  security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families  moving within the Community (OJ N° L 206, 29. 7. 1991, p. 2). 9. Council Regulation (EEC) No 1248/92 of 30 April 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the  application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members  of their families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the  procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ N° L 136, 19. 5. 1992, p. 7)10. Council  Regulation (EEC) No 1249/92 of 30 April 1992 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the  application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members  of their families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the  procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (OJ N° L 136, 19. 5. 1992, p. 28)II  Council Regulation (EEC) N° 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) N°  1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self employed  persons, to self-employed persons and to their families moving within the Community (7) (8) TABLE  OF CONTENTS PageTITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS (Articles 1 to 4) . 99TITLE II: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATION (Articles 5 to 10a) . 100TITLE III: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATION FOR DETERMINING THE LEGISLATION APPLICABLE  (Articles 10b to 14) . 102TITLE IV: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATION RELATING TO THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF  BENEFITS Chapter 1: General rules for the aggregation of periods (Article 15) . 105Chapter 2: Sickness und maternity (Articles 16 to 34) . 107Chapter 3: Invalidity, old-age und death (pensions) (Articles 35 to 59) . 113Chapter 4: Accidents at work and occupational diseases (Articles 60 to 77) . 119Chapter 5: Death grants Articles 78, 79) . 125Chapter 6: Unemployment benefits (Articles 80 to 84) . 125Chapter 7: Family benefits (Articles 85 to 88) . 127Chapter 8: Benefits for dependent children of pensioners and for orphans (Articles 90 to 92) . 128TITLE V: FINANCIAL PROVISIONS (Articles 93 to 107) . 129TITLE VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (Articles 108 to 117) . 132TITLE VII: TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS (Articles 118 to 122) . 134ANNEXES Annex  1: Competent authorities . 137Annex  2: Competent institutions . 139Annex  3: Institutions of the place of residence and institutions of the place of stay . 157Annex  4: Liaison bodies . 170Annex  5: Implementing provisions of bilateral conventions which remain in force . 175Annex  6: Procedure for the payment of benefits . 184Annex  7: Banks . 186Annex  8: Grant of family benefits . 187Annex  9: Calculation of the average annual cost of benefits in kind . 188Annex 10: Institutions and bodies designated by the competent authorities . 190Annex 11: Schemes referred to in Article 35(2) of the Regulation . 204TITLE I GENERAL PROVISIONSArticle 1DefinitionsFor the purposes of this  Regulation: (a) 'Regulation` means Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71; (b) 'implementing Regulation` means this Regulation; (c) the definitions in Article 1 of the Regulation have the meaning assigned to them in the said  Article. Article 2Printed model forms - Information on legislations - Guides1. Models of certificates,  certified statements, declarations, applications and other documents necessary for the application  of the Regulation and of the implementing Regulation shall be drawn up by the Administrative  Commission. Two Member States or their competent authorities may, by mutual agreement and having received the  opinion of the Administrative Commission, adopt simplified forms for use between them. 2. For the benefit of the competent authorities of each Member State, the Administrative Commission  may assemble information on the provisions of the Regulation. 3. The Administrative Commission shall prepare guides for the purpose of advising persons concerned  of their rights and of the administrative formalities to be completed for the exercise of those  rights. The Advisory Committee shall be consulted before such guides are drawn up. Article 3  (6)Liaison bodies - Communications between institutions and between beneficiaries and  institutions1. The competent authorities may designate liaison bodies which may communicate  directly with each other. 2. Any institution of a Member State, and any person residing or staying in the territory of a  Member State, may make application to the institution of another Member State, either directly or  through the liaison bodies. 3. Decisions and other documents emanating from an institution of a Member State and intended for  persons residing or staying in the territory of another Member State may be communicated directly  by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. Article 4  (8)Annexes1. The competent authority or authorities of each Member State are listed  in Annex 1. 2. The competent institutions of each Member State are listed in Annex 2. 3. The institutions of the place of residence and the institutions of the place of stay of each  Member State are listed in Annex 3. 4. The liaison bodies designated pursuant to Article 3 (1) of the implementing Regulation are  listed in Annex 4. 5. The provisions referred to in Articles 5, 53 (3), 104, 105 (2), 116 and 121 of the implementing  Regulation are listed in Annex 5. 6. The procedure for the payment of benefits chosen by the institutions responsible for payment in  each Member State, in accordance with Article 53 (1) of the implementing Regulation, is listed in  Annex 6. 7. The names and registered offices or places of business of the banks referred to in Article 55  (1) of the implementing Regulation are listed in Annex 7. 8. The Member States to which the provisions of Article 10a (1) (d) of the implementing Regulation  apply in their dealings with each other are listed in Annex 8. 9. The schemes to be taken into consideration when calculating the average annual cost of benefits  in kind, in accordance with Articles 94 (3) (a) and 95 (3) (a) of the implementing Regulation, are  listed in Annex 9. 10. Annex 10 lists the institutions or bodies designated by the competent authorities pursuant, in  particular, to the following provisions: (a) Regulation: Article 14c, Article 14d (3) and 17; (b) implementing Regulation: Article 6 (1), Article 8, Article 10b, 11 (1), 11a (1), 12a, 13 (2)  and (3), 14 (1), (2) and (3), 38 (1), 70 (1), 80 (2), 81, 82 (2), 85 (2), 86 (2), 89 (1), 91 (2),  102 (2), 109, 110, 113 (2). 11. Annex II lists the scheme or schemes referred to in Article 35 (2) of the Regulation. TITLE II IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE  REGULATIONImplementation of Articles 6 and 7 of the Regulation Article 5Replacement by the  implementing Regulation of arrangements for implementing conventionsThe provisions of the  implementing Regulation shall replace those of the arrangements for implementing the conventions  referred to in Article 6 of the Regulation; they shall also replace the provisions relating to the  implementation of the provisions of the conventions referred to in Article 7 (2) (c) of the  Regulation in so far as they are not listed in Annex 5. Implementation of Article 9 of the Regulation Article 6Admission to voluntary or optinal  continued insurance1. If, by virtue of Articles 9 and 15 (3) of the Regulation, a person satisfies  the conditions for admission to a voluntary or optional continued insurance in respect of  invalidity, old age and death (pensions) in several schemes under the legislation of one Member  State, and if he has not been subject to compulsory insurance under one of those schemes by virtue  of his last employment or self-employment he may, under the said Articles, join the voluntary or  optional continued insurance scheme specified by the legislation of that Member State or, failing  that, the scheme of his choice. 2. In order to invoke the provisions of Article 9 (2) of the Regulation, a person shall submit to  the institution of the Member State in question a certified statement relating to the insurance  periods or periods of residence completed under the legislation of any other Member State. Such  certified statement shall be issued, at the request of the person concerned, by the institution or  institutions who administer the legislations under which he has completed those periods. Implementation of Article 12 of the Regulation Article 7  (9)General rules on the application  of the provisions designed to prevent overlapping1. Where the benefits due under the legislation  of two or more Member States are conditional upon mutual reductions, suspensions or withdrawals,  the amounts which would not be paid in strict application of the provisions concerning reduction,  suspension or withdrawal provided for by the legislation of the Member States concerned shall be  divided by the number of benefits subject to reduction, suspension or withdrawal. 2. In order to implement Article 12 (2), (3) and (4), Article 46a, Article 46b and Article 46c of  the Regulation, the competent institutions concerned shall provide each other, at their own  request, with all appropriate information. Article 8  (4)Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to sickness or maternity  benefits under the legislation of several Member States1. If an employed or self-employed person  or a member of his family is entitled to claim maternity benefits under the legislations of two or  more Member States, those benefits shall be granted exclusively under the legislation of the Member  State in whose territory the confinement took place or, if the confinement did not take place in  the territory of one of these Member States, exclusively under the legislation of the Member State  to which the employed or self-employed person was last subject. 2. If an employed or self-employed person is entitled to claim sickness benefits under the  legislation of Ireland and the United Kingdom for the same period of incapacity for work, those  benefits shall be granted exclusively under the legislation of the Member State to which the person  concerned was last subject. 3. In the cases referred to in Article 14c (b) of the Regulation, where the person in question or a  member of his family is entitled to claim benefits in kind in respect of sickness or maternity  under the two legislations in questions, the following rules shall be applicable: (a) Where at least one of those legislations stipulates that the benefits shall be awarded in the  form of a reimbursement to the person entitled to benefit, this shall be the exclusive  responsibility of the institution of the Member State in whose territory they have been awarded. (b) If the benefits have been awarded in the territory of a Member State other than the two Member  States in question, they shall be the exclusive responsibility of the institution of the Member  State to whose legislation the person in question is subject by virtue of his paid employment. Article 8aRules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to sickness benefits, benefits  with respect to accidents at work or occupational disease under Greek legislation and the  legislation of one or more other Member StatesIf during the same period an employed or  self-employed person or member of his family is entitled to claim sickness benefits, benefits with  respect to accidents at work or occupational disease under Greek legislation and under the  legislation of one or more Member States, these benefits shall be granted exclusively under the  legislation to which the person concerned was last subject. Article 9  (4)Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to death grants under the  legislation of several Member States1. Where the death occurs in the territory of a Member State,  the right to a death grant acquired under the legislation of that Member State only shall be  maintained, whilst the right acquired under the legislation of any other Member State shall lapse. 2. Where the death occurs in the territory of one Member State when the right to a death grant has  been acquired under the legislation of two or more other Member States, or where the death occurs  outside the territory of the Member States and the said right has been acquired under the  legislation of two or more Member States, only the right acquired under the legislation of the  Member State to which the deceased person was last subject shall be maintained, whilst the right  acquired under the legislation of any other Member State shall lapse. 3. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2 in the instances referred to in Article 14c (b) of  the Regulation, entitlement to death grants acquired under the legislation of each of the two  Member States concerned referred to in Annex VII shall be retained. Article 9aRules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to unemployment benefitsIf an  employed or self-employed person, entitled to unemployment benefits under the legislation of a  Member State to which he was subject during his last employment or self-employment pursuant to  Article 69 of the Regulation, goes to Greece where he is also entitled to unemployment benefits by  virtue of a period of insurance, employment or self-employment previously completed under Greek  legislation, the right to benefits under Greek legislation shall be suspended for the period laid  down in Article 69 (1) (c) of the Regulation. Article 10  (10)Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to family benefits or  family allowances for employed or self-employed persons1. (a) Entitlement to benefits or family  allowances due under the legislation of a Member State, according to which acquisition of the right  to those benefits or allowances is not subject to conditions of insurance, employment or  self-employment, shall be suspended when, during the same period and for the same member of the  family, benefits are due only in pursuance of the national legislation of another Member State or  in application of Articles 73, 74, 77 or 78 of the Regulation, up to the sum of those benefits. (b) However, where a professional or trade activity is carried out in the territory of the first  Member State: (i) in the case of benefits due either under national legislation of another Member State or under  Articles 73 or 74 of the Regulation to the person entitled to family benefits or to the person to  whom they are to be paid, the right to family benefits due either only under national legislation  of that other Member State or under these Articles shall be suspended up to the sum of family  benefits provided for by the legislation of the Member State in whose territory the member of the  family is residing. The cost of the benefits paid by the Member State in whose territory the member  of the family is residing shall be borne by that Member State; (ii) in the case of benefits due either only under national legislation of another Member State or  under Articles 77 or 78 of the Regulation, to the person entitled to these benefits or to the  person to whom they are payable, the right to these family benefits or family allowances due either  only under the national legislation of that other Member State or in application of those Articles  shall be suspended; where this is the case, the person concerned shall be entitled to the family  benefits or family allowances of the Member State in whose territory the children reside, the cost  to be borne by that Member State, and, where appropriate, to benefits other than the family  allowances referred to in Article 77 or Article 78 of the Regulation, the cost to be borne by the  competent State as defined by those Articles. 2. If an employed person subject to the legislation of a Member State is entitled to family  allowances by virtue of periods of insurance or employment previously completed under Greek  legislation, this right shall be suspended where, during the same period and for the same member of  the family, family benefits or allowances are due under the legislation of the first Member State  pursuant to Articles 73 and 74 of the Regulation, up to the sum of those benefits. Article 10a  (7)Rules applicable where an employed or self-employed person is subject  successively to the legislation of several Member States during the same period or part of a  periodWhere an employed or self-employed person has been subject successively to the legislation  of two Member States during the period separating two dates for the payment of family benefits as  provided for by the legislation of one or both of the Member States concerned, the following rules  shall apply: (a) The family benefits which the person concerned may claim by virtue of being subject to the  legislation of each one of these States shall correspond to the number of daily benefits due under  the relevant legislation. Where such legislation does not provide for daily benefits, the family  benefits shall be granted in proportion to the length of time during which the person concerned has  been subject to the legislation of each one of the Member States in relation to the period fixed by  the legislation concerned. (b) Where the family benefits have been provided by an institution during a period when they should  have been provided by another institution, there shall be an adjustment of accounts between the  said institutions. (c) For the purposes of subparagraphs (a) and (b), where periods of employment or self-employment  completed under the legislation of one Member State are expressed in units different from those  which are used for the calculation of family benefits under the legislation of another Member State  to which the person concerned has also been subject during the same period, the conversion shall be  carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article 15 (3) of the implementing Regulation. (d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a), in respect of dealings between the Member  States listed in Annex 8 to the implementing Regulation, the institution bearing the costs of the  family benefits by reason of the first employment or self-employment during the period concerned  shall bear such costs throughout the entire current period. TITLE III IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATIONS FOR DETERMINING  THE LEGISLATION APPLICABLEImplementation of Articles 13 to 17 of the Regulation Article 10b   (8)Formalities pursuant to Article 13 (2) (f) of the RegulationThe date and conditions on which  the legislation of a Member State ceases to be applicable to a person referred to in Article 13 (2)  (f) of the Regulation shall be determined in accordance with that legislation. The institution  designated by the competent authority of the Member State whose legislation becomes applicable to  this person shall apply to the institution designated by the competent authority of the former  Member State with a request to specify this date. Article 11Formalities in the case of the posting elsewhere of an employed person pursuant to  Articles 14 (1) and 14b (1) of the Regulation and in the case of Agreements concluded under Article  17 of the Regulation1. The institutions designated by the competent authority of the Member States  whose legislation is to remain applicable shall issue a certificate stating that an employed person  shall remain subject to that legislation up to a specific date: (a) at the request of the employed person or his employer in cases referred to in Articles 14 (1)  and 14b (1) of the Regulation; b) in cases where Article 17 of the Regulation applies. 2. The consent provided for in cases referred to in Articles 14 (1) (b) and 14b of the Regulation  shall be requested by the employer. Article 11aFormalities pursuant to Articles 14a (1) and 14b (2) of the Regulation and in the  case of Agreements concluded under Article 17 of the Regulation in the case of work carried out in  the territory of a Member State other than that in which the person concerned is normally  self-employed1. The institution designated by the competent authority of the Member State whose  legislation is to remain applicable shall issue a certificate stating that the self-employed person  shall remain subject to that legislation up to a specified date: (a) at the request of the self-employed person in cases referred to in Articles 14a (1) and 14b (2)  of the Regulation; (b) in cases where Article 17 of the Regulation applies. 2. The consent provided for in cases referred to in Articles 14a (1) (b) and 14b (2) of the  Regulation shall be requested by the self-employed person. Article 12Special provisions concerning insurance of employed persons under the German social  security schemeWhere, under the terms of Articles 13 (2) (a), 14 (1) and (2) or 14b (1) of the  Regulation, or under an agreement concluded pursuant to Article 17 of the Regulation, German  legislation applies to a person employed by an undertaking or employer whose registered office or  place of business is not situated on German territory, and the person concerned has no fixed job on  German territory, this legislation shall apply as if the person concerned were employed in his  place of residence on German territory. If the employed person has no residence on German territory, German legislation shall apply as if  he were employed in a place for which the Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Bonn (Local General Sickness  Fund of Bonn), Bonn, is competent. Article 12a  (4)Rules applicable in respect of the persons referred to in Articles 14 (2) (b),  14 (3), 14a (2) to (4) and 14c of the Regulation who normally engage in employment and/or  self-employment in the territory of two or more Member StatesFor the purposes of Article 14 (2)  (b), 14 (3), 14a (2) to (4) and 14c of the Regulation, the following rules shall apply: 1. (a) A person who normally pursues his activity in the territory of two or more Member States or  in an undertaking which has its registered office or place of business in the territory of one  Member State and which straddles the common frontier of two Member States, or who is employed  simultaneously in the territory of one Member State and self-employed in the territory of another  Member State shall notify this situation to the institution designated by the competent authority  of the Member State in the territory of which he resides. (b) Where the legislation of the Member State in the territory of which the person resides is not  applicable to him, the institution designated by the competent authority of that Member State shall  in turn notify the situation to the institution designated by the competent authority of the Member  State whose legislation is applicable. 2. (a) Where, in accordance wit Article 14 (2) (b) (i) or the first sentence of paragraph 2 of  Article 14a of the Regulation, a person who is normally employed or self-employed in the territory  of two or more Member States and who pursues part of his activity in the Member State in whose  territory he resides is subject to the legislation of that Member State, the institution designated  by the competent authority of that Member State shall issue to the person concerned a certificate  stating that he is subject to its legislation and shall send a copy thereof to the institution  designated by the competent authority of any other Member State: (i) in the territory of which the person concerned pursues a part of his activity, and/or(ii) if he is an employed person, in the territory of which an undertaking or an employer by  whom he is employed has its registered office or place of business. (b) The later institution shall, where necessary, send to the institution designated by the  competent authority of the Member State whose legislation is applicable the information necessary  to assess the contributions for which the employer or employers and/or the person concerned are  liable by virtue of that legislation. 3. (a) Where, in accordance with Article 14 (3) or 14a (3) of the Regulation, a person who is  employed in the territory of one Member State by an undertaking which has its registered office or  place of business in the territory of another Member State and which straddles the common frontier  of those States, or who is self-employed in such an undertaking, is subject to the legislation of  the Member State in whose territory the undertaking has its registered office or place of business,  the institution designated by the competent authority of the latter Member State shall issue to the  person concerned a certificate stating that he is subject to its legislation and shall send a copy  thereof to the institution designated by the competent authority of any other Member State: (i) in the territory of which the person concerned is employed or self-employed; (ii) in the territory of which the person concerned resides. (b) Paragraph 2 (b) above shall apply by analogy. 4. (a) Where, in accordance with Article 14 (2) (b) (ii) of the Regulation, an employed person who  does not reside in the territory of any of the Member States in which he is pursuing his activity,  is subject to the legislation of the Member State in whose territory is situated the registered  office or place of business of the undertaking or individuel employing him, the institution  designated by the competent authority of the latter Member State shall issue to the employed person  a certificate stating that he is subject to its legislation and shall send a copy thereof to the  institution designated by the competent authority of any other Member State: (i) in the territory of which the employed person pursues a part of his activity; (ii) in the territory of which the employed person resides. (b) Paragraph 2 (b) above shall apply by analogy. 5. (a) Where, in accordance with the provisions of the second sentence of paragraph 2 of Article  14a of the Regulation, a person who is normally self-employed in the territory of two or more  Member States but who does not pursue any part of his activity in the territory of the Member State  in which he resides, is subject to the legislation of the Member State in whose territory he  pursues his principal activity, the institution designated by the competent authority of the Member  State in the territory of which he resides shall forthwith inform the institution designated by the  competent authorities of the other Member States concerned. (b) The competent authorities of the Member States concerned or the institutions designated by  those competent authorities shall by common agreement determine the legislation applicable to the  person concerned, account being taken of the provisions of subparagraph (d) and, where appropriate,  of the provisions of Article 14a (4) of the Regulation, within a period of not more than six months  counting from the day on which the situation of the person concerned was notified to one of the  institutions concerned. (c) The institution administering the legislation that has been determined as being applicable to  the person concerned shall issue a certificate to that person showing that he is subject to that  legislation and shall send a copy thereof to the other institutions concerned. (d) For the purpose of determining, in pursuance of the third sentence of Article 14a (2) of the  Regulation, the principal activity of the person concerned, account shall be taken first and  foremost of the locality in which the fixed and permanent premises from which the person concerned  pursues his activities is situated. Failing this, account shall be taken of criteria such as the  usual nature or the duration of the activities pursued, the number of services rendered and the  income arising from those activities. (e) The institution concerned shall exchange all information necessary to determine both the  principal activity of the person concerned and the contributions payable under the legislation that  has been determined as being applicable to him. 6. (a) Without prejudice to paragraph 5, and in particular to subparagraph (b) thereof, if the  institution designated by the competent authority of the Member State whose legislation would be  applicable by virtue of Article 14a (2) or (3) of the Regulation establishes that the provisions of  paragraph 4 of the said Article apply in the case of the person concerned, it shall notify the  competent authorities of the other Member States concerned or the institutions designated by those  authorities; where necessary, the legislation to be applicable to the person concerned shall be  decided on by common agreement. (b) The information referred to in paragraph 2 (b) above shall be sent by the other institutions  concerned to the institutions designated by the competent authority of the Member State whose  legislation is determined to be applicable. 7. (a) Where, in accordance with Article 14c (a) of the Regulation, a person who is employed  simultaneously in the territory of one Member State and is self-employed in the territory of  another Member State, is subject to the legislation of the Member State in whose territory he is  engaged in paid employment, the institution designated by the competent authority of the latter  Member State shall issue to the employed person a certificate stating that he is subject to its  legislation and shall send a copy thereof to the institution designated by the competent authority  of any other Member State: (i) in the territory of which that person is self-employed; (ii) in the territory of which that person resides. (b) Paragraph 2 (b) above shall apply by analogy. 8. Where, in accordance with the provisions of Article 14c (b) of the Regulation, a person who is  simultaneously employed in the territory of one Member State and self-employed in the territory of  another Member State is subject to the legislation of two Member States, the provisions of points  1, 2, 3 and 4 shall be applicable in respect of paid employment, and the provisions of points 1, 2,  3, 5 and 6 shall be applicable mutatis mutandis in respect of self-employment. The institutions designated by the competent authorities of the two Member States, whose  legislation is determined to be applicable, shall inform each other accordingly. Article 13Exercise of the right of option by persons employed by diplomatic missions and  consular posts1. The right of option provided for in Article 16 (2) of the Regulation must be  exercised in the first instance within the three months following the date on which the employed  person was engaged by the diplomatic mission or consular post concerned, or on which he entered  into the personal service of agents of such mission or post. The option shall take effect on the  date of entry into employment. When the person concerned renews his right of option at the end of a calendar year, the option  shall take effect on the first day of the following calendar year. 2. The person concerned who exercises his right of option shall inform the institution designated  by the competent authority of the Member State for whose legislation he has opted, at the same time  notifying his employer thereof. The said institution shall, where necessary, forward such  information to all other institutions of the same Member State, in accordance with directives  issued by the competent authority of that Member State. 3. The institution designated by the competent authority of the Member State for whose legislation  the person concerned has opted, shall issue to him a certificate testifying that he is subject to  the legislation of that Member State while he is employed by the diplomatic mission or consular  post in question or in the personal service of agents of such mission or post. 4. Where the person concerned has opted for German legislation to be applied, the provisions of  that legislation shall be applied as though he were employed in the place where the German  Government has its seat. The competent authority shall designate the competent sickness insurance  institution. Article 14Exercise of right of option by auxiliary staff of the European Communities1. The  right of option provided for in Article 16 (3) of the Regulation must be exercised at the time when  the contract of employment is concluded. The authority empowered to conclude such contract shall  inform the institution designated by the competent authority of the Member State for whose  legislation the auxiliary staff member has opted. The said institution shall, where necessary,  forward such information to all other institutions of the same Member State. 2. The institution designated by the competent authority of the Member State for whose legislation  the auxiliary staff member has opted shall issue to him a certificate testifying that he is subject  to the legislation of that Member State while he is employed by the European Communities as an  auxiliary staff member. 3. The competent authorities of the Member States shall, where necessary, designate the competent  institutions in respect of members of the auxiliary staff of the European Communities. 4. Where an auxiliary staff member, employed in the territory of a Member State other than Germany,  has opted for German legislation to be applied, the provisions of that legislation shall be applied  as though that auxiliary staff member were employed in the place where the German Government has  its seat. The competent authority shall designate the competent sickness insurance institution. TITLE IV IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATION RELATING  TO THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF BENEFITSCHAPTER 1 GENERAL RULES FOR THE AGGREGATION OF  PERIODSArticle 15  (A) (4) (9)1. In the cases referred to in Articles 18 (1), 38, 45 (1) to  (3), 64, and 67 (1) and (2) of the Regulation, aggregation of periods shall be effected in  accordance with the following rules: (a) To periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation of one Member State shall  be added periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation of any other Member  State, to the extent that this is necessary to have recourse thereto in order to supplement periods  of insurance or residence completed under the legislation of the first Member State for the purpose  of acquiring, retaining, or recovering the rights to benefits, provided that such periods of  insurance or residence do not overlap. Where benefits in respect of invalidity, old age or death  (pensions) are to be awarded by the institutions of two or more Member States in accordance with  the provisions of Article 46 (2) of the Regulation, each of the institutions concerned shall effect  a separate aggregation, by taking into account the whole of the periods of insurance or residence  completed by the employed or self-employed person under the legislations of all the Member States  to which he has been subject, without prejudice, where appropriate, to the provisions of Articles  45 (2) and (3) and 47 (1) (a) of the Regulation. Nevertheless, in the cases referred to in Article 4c b) of the Regulation, the abovementioned  institutions shall likewise take account, for the award of benefits, of the periods of insurance or  of residence completed under an obligatory insurance scheme under the legislation of the two Member  States in question which overlap each other. (b) When a period of insurance or residence completed under compulsory insurance under the  legislation of one Member State coincides with a period of insurance completed under voluntary or  optional continued insurance under the legislation of another Member State, only the period  completed under compulsory insurance shall be taken into account. (c) When a period of insurance or residence, other than a period treated as such, completed under  the legislation of one Member State coincides with a period treated as such under the legislation  of another Member State, only the period other than a period treated as such shall be taken into  account. (d) Any period treated as such under the legislations of two or more Member States shall be taken  into account only by the institution of the Member State under whose legislation the insured person  was last compulsorily insured prior to the said period; where the insured person has not been  compulsorily insured under the legislation of a Member State before the said period, the latter  shall be taken into account by the institution of the Member State under whose legislation he was  compulsorily insured for the first time after the said period. (e) Where it is not possible to determine accurately the period of time in which certain periods of  insurance or residence were completed under the legislation of one Member State, such periods shall  be presumed not to overlap with periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation  of another Member State and shall, where advantageous, be taken into account. (f) Where under the legislation of one Member State certain periods of insurance or residence are  taken into account only if they have been completed within a specified time limit, the institution  which administers such legislation shall: (i) only take into account periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation of  another Member State if they were completed within the said time limit, or(ii) extend such time limit for the duration of periods of insurance or residence completed  wholly or partly within the said time limit under the legislation of another Member State, where  the periods of insurance or residence involved under the legislation of the second Member State  give rise only to the suspension of the time limit within which the periods of insurance or  residence must be completed. 2. Periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation of a Member State to which the  Regulation does not apply, but which are taken into account under the legislation of that Member  State to which the Regulation does apply, shall be considered as periods of insurance or residence  to be taken into account for the purposes of aggregation. 3. When periods of insurance completed under the legislation of one Member State are expressed in  units different from those used by the legislation of another Member State, the conversion  necessary for the purposes of aggregation shall be carried out according to the following rules: (a) Where the person concerned is an employed person who has been subject to a six-day week or if  he is self-employed: (i) one day shall be equivalent to eight hours and vice versa; (ii) six days shall be equivalent to one week and vice versa; (iii) 26 days shall be equivalent to one month and vice versa; (iv) three months or 13 weeks or 78 days shall be equivalent to one quarter and vice versa; (v) for the conversion of weeks into months and vice versa the weeks and months shall be converted  into days; (vi) the application of the preceding rules shall not have the effect of producing, for the sum  total of the periods of insurance completed during one calender year, a total exceeding 312 days or  52 weeks or 12 months or four quarters. (b) If the person concerned is an employed person who has been subject to a five-day week: (i) one day shall be equivalent to nine hours and vice versa; (ii) five days shall be equivalent to one week and vice versa; (iii) 22 days shall be equivalent to one month and vice versa; (iv) three months or 13 weeks or 66 days shall be equivalent to one quarter and vice versa; (v) for the conversion of weeks into months and vice versa, the weeks and the months shall be  converted into days; (vi) the application of the preceding rules shall not have the effect of producing, for the sum  total of the periods of insurance completed during one calendar year, a total exceeding 264 days or  52 weeks or 12 months or four quarters. (c) If the person concerned is an employed person who has been subject to a seven-day week: (i) one day shall be equivalent to six hours and vice-versa, (ii) seven days shall be equivalent to one week and vice-versa, (iii) thirty days shall be equivalent to one month and vice-versa, (iv) three months or 13 weeks or 90 days shall be equivalent to one-quarter and vice-versa, (v) for the conversion of weeks into months and vice-versa, the weeks and the months shall be  converted into days, (vi) the application of the preceding rules shall not have the effect of producing, for the sum  total of the periods of insurance completed during one calendar year, a total exceeding 360 days or  52 weeks or 12 months or four quarters. Where the periods of insurance completed under the laws of a Member State are expressed in months,  the days which correspond to a fraction of a month, in accordance with the conversion rules set out  in this paragraph, are considered as an entire month. CHAPTER 2 SICKNESS AND MATERNITYImplementation of Article 18 of the Regulation Article  16Certification of periods of insurance1. In order to invoke the provisions of Article 18 of the  Regulation, an employed or self-employed person shall submit to the competent institutions a  certified statement specifying the periods of insurance completed under the legislation to which he  was last subject. 2. This certified statement shall be issued at the request of the employed or self-employed person  by the institution or institutions of the Member State to whose legislation he was last subject. If  he does not submit the said certified statement, the competent institution shall obtain it from the  institution or institutions concerned. 3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy if it is necessary to take into  account periods of insurance previously completed under the legislation of any other Member State  in order to satisfy the conditions of the legislation of the competent State. Implementation of Article 19 of the Regulation Article 17Benefits in kind in the case of  residence in a Member State other than the competent State1. In order to receive benefits in kind  under Article 19 of the Regulation, an employed or self-employed person must register himself and  the members of his family with the institution of his place of residence by submitting a certified  statement testifying that he and the members of his family are entitled to the said benefits. This  certified statement, based upon information supplied by the employer, where appropriate, shall be  issued by the competent institution. If the employed or self-employed person or the members of his  family do not submit the said certified statement the institution of the place of residence shall  obtain it from the competent institutions. 2. That certified statement shall remain valid until the institution of the place of residence  receives notification of its cancellation. However, when the said certified statement has been  issued by a French institution, it shall be valid only for a year following the date of its issue  and must be renewed every year. 3. If the person concerned is a seasonal worker, the certified statement referred to in paragraph 1  shall be valid for the whole of the expected duration of the seasonal work unless, in the  meanwhile, the competent institution notifies the institution of the place of residence of its  cancellation. 4. The institution of the place of residence shall inform the competent institution of every  registration effected in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1. 5. Upon each application for benefits in kind, the person concerned shall submit the supporting  documents required for the granting of benefits in kind under the legislation of the Member State  in whose territory he resides. 6. In the event of hospitalization, the institution of the place of residence shall, within three  days of becoming aware of the fact, notify the competent institution of the date of intry into  hospital, the probable duration of hospitalization and the date of leaving hospital. Notification  shall be unnecessary, however, when the costs of the benefits in kind are repaid in a lump sum to  the institution of the place of residence. 7. The institution of the place of residence shall notify the competent institution in advance of  any decision relating to the granting of benefits in kind where the likely or actual cost exceeds a  lump sum which is fixed and periodically reviewed by the Administrative Commission. The competent  institution shall have 15 days from the day on which such information is sent within which to raise  any objection and to state the reasons on which such objection is based; if, at the end of that  period, no such objection has been raised, the institution of the place of residence shall grant  the benfits in kind. Where such benefits have to be granted in a case of extreme urgency, the  institution of the place of residence shall forthwith inform the competent institution thereof.  However, notification of its objection, stating the reasons on which such objection is based, shall  be unnecessary when the costs of the benefits in kind are repaid in a lump sum to the institution  of the place of residence. 8. The employed or self-employed person or the members of his family shall inform the institution  of the place of residence of any change in their situation which is likely to alter their  entitlement to benefits in kind, in particular any cessation or change of the employment or  self-employment of the person concerned or any transfer of residence or stay of the employed or  self-employed person or of a member of his family. Likewise, should the employed or self-employed  person cease to be insured or cease to be entitled to benefits in kind, the competent institution  shall inform the institution of the place of residence accordingly. The institution of the place of  residence may, at any time, request the competent institution to supply it with any information  relating to the employed or self-employed person's insurance or to his entitlement to benefits in  kind. 9. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those Member States may, having  received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, agree on other implementing provisions. Article 18Cash benefits in the case of residence in a Member State other than the competent  State1. In order to receive cash benefits under Article 19 (1) (b) of the Regulation an employed  or self-employed person shall, within three days of commencement of the incapacity for work, apply  to the institution of the place of residence by submitting a notification of having ceased work or,  if the legislation administered by the competent institution or by the institution of the place of  residence so provides, a certificates of incapacity for work issued by the doctor providing  treatment for the person concerned. 2. Where the doctors providing treatment in the country of residence do not issue certificate of  incapacity for work, the person concerned shall apply directly to the institution of the place of  residence within the time limit fixed by the legislation which it administers. That institution shall immediately have the incapacity for work medically confirmed and the  certificate referred to in paragraph 1 drawn up. Such certificate shall state the probable duration  of the incapacity and shall be forwarded to the competent institution forthwith. 3. In cases where paragraph 2 does not apply, the institution of the place of residence shall, as  soon as possible and in any event within the three days following the date on which the person  concerned applied to it, have him medically examined as if he were insured with that institution.  The report of the examining doctor shall indicate, in particular, the probable duration of the  incapacity for work, and shall be forwarded to the competent institution by the institution of the  place of residence within the three days following the date of the examination. 4. The institution of the place of residence shall subsequently carry out any necessary  administrative checks or medical examination of the person concerned as if he were insured with  that institution. As soon as it establishes that the person concerned is fit to resume work, it  shall forthwith notify him and the competent institution accordingly, stating the date on which his  incapacity for work ceased. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 6, the notification to  the person concerned shall be treated as a decision taken on behalf of the competent institution. 5. In all cases the competent institution shall reserve the right to have the person concerned  examined by a doctor of its own choice. 6. If the competent institution decides to withhold the cash benefits because the person concerned  has not completed the formalities laid down by the legislation of the country of residence, or if  it establishes that the person concerned is fit to resume work, it shall notify the person  concerned of its decision and shall simultaneously send a copy of such decision to the institution  of the place of residence. 7. When the person concerned resumes work, he shall notify the competent institution accordingly,  if such notification is required by the legislation administered by that institution. 8. The competent institution shall pay cash benefits by the appropriate method, in particular by  international money order, and shall inform the institution of the place of residence and the  person concerned accordingly. Where cash benefits are paid by the institution of the place of  residence on behalf of the competent institution, the latter shall inform the person concerned of  his rights and shall notify the institution of the place of residence of the amount of the cash  benefits, the dates for payment, and the maximum period during which they should be granted, in  accordance with the legislation of the competent State. 9. Two or more Member States, or the competent authorities of those Member States may, having  received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, agree on other implementing provisions. Implementation of Article 20 of the Regulation Article 19Special provisions for frontier  workers and members of their familiesIn the case of frontier workers or members of their families,  medicinal products, bandages, spectacles and small appliances may be issued, and laboratory  analyses and tests carried out, only in the territory of the Member State in which they were  prescribed, in accordance with the provisions of the legislation of the that Member State, except  where the legislation administered by the competent institution or an agreement concluded between  the Member States concerned or the competent authorities of those Member States is more  favourable. Implementation of Article 22 of the Regulation Article 20Benefits in kind in the case of a  stay in a Member State other than the competent State - Special case of persons employed in  international transport and members of their families1. In order to receive benefits in kind for  himself or for members of his family who accompany him, a person employed in international  transport, covered by Article 14 (2) (a) of the Regulation, who in the course of his employment  goes to the territory of a Member State other than the competent State, shall, as soon as possible,  submit to the institution of the place of stay, a special certified statement issued by the  employer or by his agent during the current calendar month or during the two calendar months  preceding its submission. Such certified statement shall state in particular the date from which  the person concerned has been employed by the said employer, and the name and address of the  competent institution; if, however, under the legislation of the competent institution, the person  concerned shall provide in writing the name and address of that institution when submitting his  application to the institution of the place of stay. A person who has submitted such certified  statement shall be presumed to have satisfied the conditions for acquisition of the right to  benefits in kind. If a person is unable to contact the institution of the place of stay before  receiving medical treat, he shall nevertheless receive such treatment on presentation of the said  certified statement as if he were insured with that institution. 2. The institution of the place of stay shall within three days inquire of the competent  institution whether the person concerned satisfies the conditions for acquisition of the right to  benefits in kind. The institution of the place of stay shall provide the benefits in kind until it  receives a reply from the competent institution, but for not more than 30 days. 3. The competent institution shall send its reply to the institution of the place of stay within 10  days of the receipt of the request from that institution. If that reply is in the affirmative, the  competent institution shall indicate, if necessary, the maximum period during which the benefits in  kind may be granted, in accordance with the legislation which it administers, and the institution  of the place of stay shall continue to provide the said benefits. 4. In place of the certified statement provided for in paragraph 1, the employed person covered by  that paragraph may submit to the institution of the place of stay a certified statement stating  that the condiitions for acquisition of the right to benefits in kind have been satisfied. This  certified statement, which shall be issued by the competent institution, shall specify in  particular, where necessary, the maximum period during which benefits in kind may be granted in  accordance with the legislation of the competent State. In such a case paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 shall  not apply. 5. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (7) and (9) of the implementing Regulation shall apply by  analogy. 6. Benefits in kind provided by virtue of the presumption made in paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed  as provided for in Article 36 (1) of the Regulation. Article 21Benefits in kind in the case of a stay in a Member State other than the competent  State - Employed persons other than those covered by Article 20 of the implementing Regulation or  self-employed persons1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 22 (1) (a) (i) of the  Regulation, save in the case referred to in Article 20 of the implementing Regulation, an employed  or self-employed person shall submit to the institution of the place of stay a certified statement  stating that he is entitled to benefits in kind. Such certified statement, which shall be issued by  the competent institution at the request of the person concerned, if possible before he leaves the  territory of the Member State in which he resides, shall specify in particular, where necessary,  the maximum period during which benefits in kind may be granted, in accordance with the legislation  of the competent State. If the person concerned does not submit the said certified statement, the  institution of the place of stay shall obtain it from the competent institution. 2. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (7) and (9) of the implementing Regulation shall apply by  analogy. Article 22Benefits in kind for employed or self-employed persons who transfer their residence or  return to their country of residence, and for employed or self-employed persons authorized to go to  another Member State for medical treatment1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 22  (1) (b) (i) of the Regulation, an employed or self-employed person shall submit to the institution  of the place of residence a certified statement testifying that he is entitled to continue  receiving the said benefits. This certified statement, which shall be issued by the competent  institution, shall specify in particular, where necessary, the maximum period during which such  benefits may continue to be provided, in accordance with the provisions of the legislation of the  competent State. The certified statement may, at the request of the person concerned, be issued  after his departure if, for reasons of force majeure, it cannot be drawn up beforehand. 2. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (7) and (9) of the implementing Regulation shall apply by  analogy. 3. Paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy in respect of the provisions of benefits in kind in  the case referred to in Article 22 (1) (c) (i) of the Regulation. Article 23Benefits in kind for members of the familyThe provisions of Article 21 or 22 of the  implementing Regulation, as appropriate, shall apply by analogy in respect of the granting of  benefits in kind to members of the family as provided for in Article 22 (3) of the Regulation. However, in the cases referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 22 (3) of the Regulation,  the institution of the place of residence and the legislation of the country of residence of the  members of the family shall be considered, respectively, as the competent institution and as the  legislation of the competent State for the purposes of Articles 17 (6), (7) and (9), 21 and 22 of  the implementing Regulation. Article 24Cash benefits for employed or self-employed persons in the case of a stay in a Member  State other than the competent StateThe provisions of Article 18 of the implementing Regulation  shall apply by analogy in respect of the receipt of cash benefits under Article 22 (1) (a) (ii) of  the Regulation. However, without prejudice to the obligation to submit a certificate of incapacity  for work, an employed or self-employed person who is staying in the territory of a Member State  without pursuing any employment or self-employment there, shall not be required to submit the  notification of having ceased work referred to in Article 18 (1) of the implementing Regulation. Implementation of Article 23 (3) of the Regulation Article 25Certified statement relating to  the members of the family to be taken into account in the calculation of cash benefits1. In order  to receive benefits under the provisions of Article 23 (3) of the Regulation, an employed or  self-employed person shall submit to the competent institution a certified statement relating to  the members of his family who are resident in the territory of a Member State other than that  wherein the said institution is situated. 2. This certified statement shall be issued by the institution of the place of residence of the  members of the family. It shall be valid for the 12 months following the date of its issue. It may be renewed; in such a  case, it shall be valid from the date of its renewal. The person concerned shall immediately notify the competent institution of any occurrence  necessitating an amendment to the said certified statement. Such amendment shall take effect from  the date of such occurrence. 3. In place of the certified statement provided for in paragraph 1, the competent institution may  require the person concerned to produce recent civil status documents relating to the members of  his family who are resident in the territory of a Member State other than that wherein the said  institution is situated. Implementation of Article 25 (1) of the Regulation Article 26Benefits for unemployed persons  who go to a Member State other than the competent State in order to seek employment there1. In  order to receive benefits in cash and in kind under Article 25 (1) of the Regulation for himself  and for the members of his family, an unemployed person shall submit to the sickness insurance  institution of the place where he has gone a ceritified statement for which, prior to his  departure, he should have applied to the competent sickness insurance institution. If the  unemployed person does nor submit the said certified statement, the institution of the place to  which he has gone shall obtain it from the competent institution. This certified statement must testify the existence of the right to the said benefits under the  conditions set out in Article 69 (1) (a) of the Regulation; indicate the duration of such right,  taking into account the provisions of Article 69 (1) (c) of the Regulation; and specify the amount  of cash benefits to be provided, where appropriate, by way of sickness insurance during the  abovementioned period, in the case of incapacity for work or hospitalization. 2. The unemployment insurance institution of the place where the unemployed person has gone shall  testify on a copy of the certified statement referred to in Article 83 of the implementing  Regulation which shall be sent to the sickness insurance institution of that same place, that the  conditions laid down in Article 69 (1) (b) of the Regulation have been fulfilled and shall specify  the date from which they were fulfilled, and the date from which the unemployed person shall  receive unemployment insurance benefits at the expense of the competent institution. This certified statement shall be valid for the period laid down in Article 69 (1) (c) of the  Regulation, for as long as the conditions are fulfilled. The unemployment insurance institution of  the place where the unemployed person has gone shall, within three days, inform the said sickness  insurance institution if the conditions are no longer satisfied. 3. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (77) and (9) of the implementing Regulation shall apply by  analogy. 4. In order to receive the cash benefits provided for by the legislation of the competent State,  the unemployed person shall, within three days, send a certificate of incapacity for work, issued  by the doctor providing treatment for him, to the sickness insurance institution of the place to  which he has gone. He shall also state the date up to which he has received sickness insurance  benefits and his address in the country where he is. 5. The sickness insurance institution of the place to which the unemployed person has gone shall,  within three days, notify the competent sickness insurance institution and the competent  unemployment insurance institution, as well as the institution where the unemployed person is  registered as seeking employment, of the date when the incapacity for work began and ended. 6. In the cases defined in Article 25 (4) of the Regulation, the sickness insurance institution of  the place to which the unemployed person has gone shall inform the competent sickness insurance  institution and the competent unemployment insurance institution that it considers that the  conditions justifying the extension of the period during which benefits in cash and in kind may be  granted are satisfied, stating the grounds on which its opinion is based, and shall attach to the  commmunication it sends to the competent sickness insurance institution a detailed report from the  examining doctor on the condition of the patient, indicating the probable period during which the  conditions for applying Article 25 (4) of the Regulation will exist. The competent sickness  insurance institution shall then take the decision as to the extension of the period during which  benefits may be granted to the sick unemployed person. 7. The provisions of Article 18 (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8) and (9) of the implementing Regulation  shall apply by analogy. Implementation of Article 25 (3) of the Regulation Article 27Benfits in kind for members of  the family of unemployed persons in the case of residence in a Member State other than the  competent StateThe provisions of Article 17 of the implementing Regulation shall apply by analogy  in respect of the granting of benefits in kind to the members of the family of unemployed persons  when such members of the family are resident in the territory of a Member State other than the  competent State. At the time of the registration of the members of the family of employed persons  receiving benefits under the provisions of Article 69 (1) of the Regulation the certified statement  referred to in Article 26 (1) of the implementing Regulation must be produced. This certified  statement shall be valid for the period of time during which the benefits may be granted under  Article 69 (61) of the Regulation. Implementation of Article 26 of the Regulation Article 28Benefits in kind for pension  claimants and for members of their families1. In order to receive benefits in kind in the  territory of the Member State in which he resides, under Article 26 (1) of the Regulation, a  claimant and the members of his family shall register with the institution of the place of  residence by submitting a certified statement testifying that he is entitled under the legislation  of another Member State to the said benefits for himself and for the members of his family. This  certified statement shall be issued by the institution of that other Member State which is  responsible for benefits in kind. 2. The institution of the place of residence shall inform the institution which has issued the  certified statement of every registration effected in accordance with paragraph 1. Implementation of Articles 28 and 28a of the Regulation Article 29Benefits in kind for  pensioners and members of their families who are not resident in a Member State under whose  legislation they receive a pension and are entitled to benefits1. In order to receive benefits in  kind in the territory of the Member State in which he resides, under Articles 28 (1) and 28a of the  Regulation, a pensioner and the members of his family shall register with the institution of the  place of residence by submitting a certified statement testifying that he is entitled to the said  benefits for himself and for the members of his family, under the legislation or one of the  legislations under which a pension is payable. 2. This certified statement shall be issued, at the request of the pensioner, by the institution or  one of the institutions responsible for payment of the pension or, where appropriate, by the  institution empowered to determine entitlement to benefits in kind, as soon as the pensioner  satisfies the conditions for acquisition of the right to such benefit. If the pensioner does not  submit the certified statement, the institution of the place of residence shall obtain it from the  institution or institutions responsible for payment of the pension, or, where appropriate, from the  institution empowered to issue such certified statement. Whilst awaiting the receipt of this  certified statement, the institution of the place of residence may, in the light of the documentary  evidence accepted by it, register the pensioner and the members of his family provisionally. This  registration shall bind the institution responsible for the payment of benefits in kind only if  this latter institution has issued the certified statement provided for in paragraph 1. 3. The institution of the place of residence shall inform the institution which has issued the  certified statement provided for in paragraph 1 of every registration effected in accordance with  the provisions of the said paragraph. 4. When an application is made for benefits in kind it must be proved to the institution of the  place of residence, by means of the receipt or the counterfoil of the money order of the last  payment made, that the pensioner is still entitled to a pension. 5. The pensioner or the members of his family shall inform the institution of the place of  residence of any change in their situation which might alter their entitlement to benefits in kind,  in particular any suspension or withdrawal of the pension and any transfer of their residence. The  institutions responsible for the pension shall also inform the institution of the pensioner's place  of residence of any such change. 6. The Administrative Commission shall, to the extent necessary, fix the procedure for determining  the institution which shall bear the cost of the payment of benefits in kind, in the case referred  to in Article 28 (2) (b) of the Regulation. Implementation of Article 2 of the Regulation Article 30TEXT CONTINUED UNDER DOC.NUM : 392Y1210(02).1Benefits in kind for members of the  family who are resident in a Member State other than the State in which the pensioner is  resident1. In order to receive benefits in kind, in the territory of the Member State in which  they reside, under Article 29 (1) of the Regulation, the members of the family shall register with  the institution of their place of residence by submitting the documentary evidence required by the  legislation which that institution administers for the granting of such benefits to members of the  family of a pensioner, together with a certified statement testifying that the pensioner is  entitled to benefits in kind for himself and for the members of his family. This certified  statement, which shall be issued by the institution of the place of residence of the pensioner,  shall remain valid as long as the institution of the place of residence of the members of the  family has not been notified of its cancellation. When, however, the said certified statement is  issed by a French institution, it shall only be valid for a period of 12 months from the date of  issue and must be renewed yearly. 2. When making an application for benefits in kind, the members of the family shall submit to the  institution of their place of residence the certified statement referred to in paragraph 1, if the  legislation which that institution administers provides that such an application must be  accompanied by evidence of entitlement to a pension. 3. The institution of the pensioner's place of residence shall inform the institution of the place  of residence of the members of the family of the suspension or withdrawal of the pension, and of  any transfer of residence of the pensioner. The institution of the place of residence of the  members of the family may, at any time, request the institution of the pensioner's place of  residence to supply it with any information relating to entitlement to benefits in kind. The members of the familiy shall inform the institution of their place of residence of any change  in their situation which is likely to alter their entitlement to benefits in kind, in particular  any transfer of residence. Implementation of Article 31 of the Regulation Article 31Benefits in kind for pensioners and  members of their families staying in a Member State other than the one in which they are  resident1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 31 of the Regulation, a pensioner  shall submit to the institution of the place of stay a certified statement testifying that he is  entitled to the said benefits. This certified statement, which shall be issued by the institution  of the pensioner's place of residence, if possible before he leaves the territory of the Member  State where he resides, shall indicate in particular, where appropriate, the maximum period during  which benefits in kind may be granted, in accordance with the legislation of that Member State. If  the pensioner does not submit the said certified statement, the institution of the place of stay  shall obtain it from the institution of the place of residence. 2. The provisions of Article 17 (6), (7) and (9) of the implementing Regulation shall apply by  analogy. In such a case, the institution of the pensioner's place of residence shall be considered  to be the competent institution. 3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy in respect of the granting of  benefits in kind to the members of the family covered by Article 31 of the Regulation. Implementation of Article 35 (1) of the Regulation Article 32Institution to which workers in  mines and similar undertakings and members of their families may apply when staying or residing in  a Member State other than the competent State1. In the cases referred to in Article 35 (1) of the  Regulation and where, in the country of stay or residence, the benefits provided under the  insurance scheme for sickness or maternity covering manual workers in the steel industry are  equivalent to those provided under the special scheme for workers in mines and similar  undertakings, workers belonging to the latter category and members of their families may apply to  the nearest institution in the territory of the Member State in which they are staying or residing,  specified in Annex 3 to the implementing Regulation, even if the latter is an institution of the  scheme applicable to manual workers in the steel industry, which institution shall then provide  such benefits. 2. Where the benefits provided under the special scheme for workers in mines and similar  undertakings are more advantageous, such workers or the members of their families shall have the  option of applying either to the institution responsible for the administration of that scheme, or  to the nearest institution in the territory of the Member State in which they are staying or  residing which administers the scheme for manual workers in the steel industry. In the latter case,  the institution in question shall draw the attention of the person concerned to the fact that by  applying to the institution responsible for the administration of the abovementioned special  scheme, he will obtain more advantageous benefits; it must, furthermore, inform him of the name and  address of such institution. Implementation of Article 35 (2) of the Regulation Article 32aSpecial schemes applying to  certain self-employed personsAnnex II lists the scheme or schemes referred to in Article 35 (2) of  the Regulation. Implementation of Article 35 (4) of the Regulation Article 33Taking account of the period  during which benefits have already been provided by the institution of another Member StateFor the  purposes of implementing the provisions of Article 35 (4) of the Regulation, the institution of a  Member State called upon to provide benefits may request the institution of another Member State to  supply it with information relating to the period during which the latter institution has already  provided benefits for the same case of sickness or maternity. Refund by the competent institution of one Member State of expenses incurred during a stay in  another Member State Article 34  (10)1. If it is not possible during an employed or  self-employed person's stay in a Member State other than the competent State to complete the  formalities provided for in Article 20 (1) and (4) and 21, 23 and 31 of the implementing  Regulation, his expenses shall, upon his application, be refunded by the competent institution in  accordance with the refund rates administered by the institution of the place of stay. 2. The institution of the place of stay shall, at the request of the competent institution, supply  it with the necessary information about such rates. If the institution of the place of stay and the competent institution are bound by an agreement  providing either that no refund, or that a lump-sum refund of benefits provided, in pursuance of  Articles 22 (1) (a) (i) and 31 of the Regulation, be made, the institution of the place of stay  shall, in addition, be required to transfer to the competent institution the amount to be refunded  to the person concerned in pursuance of the provisions of paragraph 1. 3. Where major expenses are involved, the competent institution may pay an appropriate advance to  the person concerned as soon as that person submits to the said institution the claim for refund. 4. Notwithstanding paragraphs 1, 2 and 3, the competent institution may effect the reimbursement of  expenses incurred in accordance with the rates it administers provided that it is possible to make  a refund in accordance with these rates, that the expenses to be refunded do not exceed a level  determined by the Administrative Commission and that the employed person or self-employed person or  pensioner agrees to the application of this provision. In any case, the amount of reimbursement  shall not exceed the amount of the expenses actually incurred. 5. If the legislation of the State of residence does not provide for rates of reimbursement, the  competent institution may effect the reimbursement under the conditions laid down in paragraph 4  without the agreement of the person concerned being necessary. CHAPTER 3 INVALIDITY, OLD-AGE AND DEATH (PENSIONS)Submission and investigation of claims for  benefits Article 35  (9)Applications for invalidity benefits where an employed person or a  self-employed person has been subject only to the legislations mentioned in part A of Annex IV to  the Regulation and also in the case referred to in Article 40 (2) of the Regulation1. In order to  receive benefits under Articles 37, 38 and 39 of the Regulation, including the cases referred to in  Articles 40 (2), 41 (1) and 42 (2) of the Regulation, an employed or self-employed person shall  submit a claim either to the institution of the Member State to whose legislation he was subject at  the time of occurrence of the incapacity for work followed by invalidity or the aggravation of such  invalidity, or to the institution of the place of residence, which shall then forward the claim to  the first institution, indicating the date on which it was submitted; this date shall be regarded  as the date of the submission of the claim to the first institution. However, if sickness insurance  cash benefits have been granted, the date on which such cash benefits ceased to be granted must,  where appropriate, be regarded as the date of submission of the pension claim. 2. In the case referred to in Article 41 (1) (b) of the Regulation, the institution with which the  employed or self-employed person was last insured shall notify the amount and the operative date of  the benefits due under the legislation which it administers to the institution initially  responsible for payment of the benefits. With effect from that date, the benefits due prior to the  aggravation of the invalidity shall be cancelled or reduced to an amount not exceeding the  supplement referred to in Article 41 (1) (c) of the Regulation. 3. The provisions of paragraph 2 shall not apply in the case referred to in Article 41 (1) (d) of  the Regulation. In this case, the institution with which the claimant was last insured shall apply  to the Netherlands institution in order to ascertain the amount due from that institution. Article 36Claims for old-age and survivors' benefits (excluding orphans' benefits) and  invalidity benefits in cases not referred to in Article 35 of the implementing Regulation1. In  order to receive benefits under Articles 40 to 51 of the Regulation, except in the cases referred  to in Article 35 of the implementing Regulation the person concerned shall submit a claim to the  institution of the place of residence in accordance with the procedure provided for by the  legislation administered by that institution. If the employed or self-employed person has not been  subject to that legislation, the institution of the place of residence shall forward the claim to  the institution of the Member State to whose legislation he was last subject, indicating the date  on which the claim was submitted. That date shall be regarded as the date on which the claim was  submitted to the latter institution. 2. Where a claimant resides in the territory of a Member State to whose legislation the employed or  self-employed person has not been subject, he may submit his claim to the institution of the Member  State to whose legislation the employed or self-employed person was last subject. 3. Where a claimant resides in the territory of a State which is not a Member State, he shall  submit his claim to the competent institution of that Member State to whose legislation the  employed or self-employed person was last subject. Should the claimant submit his claim to the institution of the Member State of which he is a  national, the latter shall forward such claim to the competent institution. 4. A claim for benefits sent to the institution of one Member State shall automatically involve the  concurrent award of benefits under the legislation of all the Member States in question whose  conditions the claimant satisfies except where, under Article 44 (2) of the Regulation, the  claimant asks for postponement of any old-age benefits to which he would be entitled under the  legislation of one or more Member States. Article 37Documents and information which should accompany claims to the benefits referred to in  Article 36 of the implementing RegulationThe submission of the claims referred to in Article 36 of  the implementing Regulation shall be subject to the following rules: (a) The claim must be accompanied by the required supporting documents and must be made on the form  provided for by the legislation: (i) of the Member State on whose territory the claimant resides, in the case referred to in Article  36 (1); (ii) of the Member State to which the employed or self-employed person was last subject, in the  cases referred to in Article 36 (2) and (3). (b) The accuracy of the information supplied by the claimant must be established by official  documents attached to the claim form, or confirmed by the competent bodies of the Member State in  whose territory the claimant resides. (c) The claimant must indicate, in so far as is possible, either the institution or institutions  administering insurance in respect of invalidity, old-age or death (pensions) of any Member State  with which the employed or self-employed person has been insured, or in the case of an employed  person the employer or employers for whom he has worked in the territory of any Member State, by  producing any employment certificates which he may have in his possession. (d) If, under Article 44 (2) of the Regulation, the claimant asks for the postponement of the award  of any old-age benefits to which he would be entitled under the legislation of one or more Member  States he must specify the legislation under which he is claiming benefits. Article 38Certified statements to the members of the family to be taken into account when  establishing the amount of the benefit1. In order to receive benefits under the provisions of  Article 39 (4) or 47 (3) of the Regulation, the claimant shall submit a certified statement  relating to the members of his family, his children excepted, who are residing in the territory of  a Member State other than in which the institution responsible for the award of benefits is  situated. This certified statement shall be issued by the sickness insurance institution of the place of  residence of the members of the family, or by another institution designated by the competent  authority of the Member State in whose territory they are resident. The provisions of the second  and third subparagraphs of Article 25 (2) of the implementing Regulation shall apply by analogy. In place of the certified statement provided for in the first subparagraph, the institution  reponsible for the award of benefits may require the claimant to supply recent civil status  documents relating to the members of his family, his children excepted, who are residing in the  territory of a Member State other than the State in which the said institution is situated. 2. In the case referred to in paragraph 1, if the legislation administered by the institution  concerned requires that the members of the family should live under the same roof as the pensioner,  the fact that the said members of the family who do not satisfy that condition are nevertheless  mainly dependent on the claiment must be established by documents proving the regular transmission  of part of the claimant's earnings. Article 39  (9)Investigation of applications for invalidity benefits where an employed person or  a self-employed person has been subject only to the legislations mentioned in part A of Annex IV to  the Regulation1. If an employed or self-employed person has submitted a claim for invalidity  benefits, and the institution establishes that the provisions of Article 37 (1) of the Regulation  apply, that institution shall, where necessary, obtain from the institution with which the person  concerned was last insured a certified statement of the periods of insurance completed by him under  the legislation administered by the last institution. 2. Where it is necessary to take into account periods of insurance previously completed under the  legislation of any other Member State in order to satisfy the conditions of the legislation of the  competent State, the provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply by analogy. 3. In the case referred to in Article 39 (3) of the Regulation, the institution which has  investigated the claimant's case shall forward his file to the institution with which the person  concerned was last insured. 4. Articles 41 to 50 of the implementing Regulation shall not apply to the investigation of claims  referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3. Article 40Determination of the degree of invalidityIn order to determine the degree of  invalidity, the institution of the Member State shall take into consideration the documents and  medical reports and the information of an administrative nature obtained by the institution of any  other Member State. Each institution shall, however, retain the right to have the claimant examined  by a doctor of its own choice except where the provisions of Article 40 (4) of the Regulation  apply. Investigation of claims for benefits in respect of invalidity, old age and survivors in the cases  referred to in Article 36 of the implementing Regulation Article 41Determination of the  investigating institutions1. Claims for benefit shall be investigated by the institution to which  they have been sent or forwarded in accordance with the provisions of Article 36 of the  implementing Regulation. This institution is hereinafter referred to as the 'investigating  institution`. 2. The investigating institution shall forthwith notify claims for benefits to all the institutions  concerned on a special form, so that the claims may be investigated simultaneously and without  delay by all these institutions. Article 42Forms to be used for the investigation of claims for benefits1. When investigating  claims for benefits the investigating institution shall use a form which will include, in  particular, a statement and a summary of the periods of insurance or residence completed by the  employed or self-employed person under the legislation of all the Member States concerned. 2. These forms, when forwarded to the institution of any other Member State shall take the place of  supporting documents. Article 43Procedure to be followed by the institution concerned in the investigation of a  claim1. The investigating institution shall enter on the form provided for in Article 42 (1) of  the implementing Regulation the periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation  which it administers and it shall forward a copy of that form to the institution administering  insurance in respect of invalidity, old-age or death (pensions) of any Member State with which the  employed or self-employed person has been insured enclosing, where appropriate, any employment  certificates produced by the claimant. 2. Where only one other institution is involved, that institution shall complete the said form by  indicating: (a) the periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation which it administers; (b) the amount of benefit which the claimant could claim in respect of those periods of insurance  or residence only; (c) the theoretical amount and the actual amount of benefits calculated in accordance with the  provisions of Article 46 (2) of the Regulation. The form, thus completed, shall be returned to the investigating institution. If a right to benefits is acquired taking into account only the periods of insurance or residence  completed under the legislation administered by the institution of the second Member State, and if  the amount of benefit corresponding to those periods can be determined without delay, whereas the  calculation procedure referred to in subparagraph (c) requires an appreciably longer period of  time, the form shall be returned to the investigating institution with the information referred to  in subparagraphs (a) and (b); the information referred to in subparagraph (c) shall be forwarded to  the investigating institution as soon es possible. 3. If two or more other institutions are involved, each one of those institutions shall complete  the said form by indicating the periods of insurance or residence completed under the legislation  which it administers, and shall return it to the investigating institution. If a right to benefits is acquired taking into account only the periods of insurance or residence  completed under the legislation administered by one or more of those institutions, and if the  amount of benefit corresponding to those periods can be determined without delay, the investigating  institution shall be simultaneously notified of that amount and of the periods of insurance or  residence; if the determination of the said amount involves some delay, the investigating  institution shall be notified of that amount as soon as it has been determined. On receipt of all the forms giving information concerning periods of insurance or residence and,  where appropriate, the amount or amounts due under the legislation of one or more of the Member  States concerned, the investigating institution shall forward a copy of the forms thus completed to  each of the institutions concerned which shall specify thereon the theoretical amount and the  actual amount of the benefits, calculated in accordance with the provisions of Article 46 (2) of  the Regulation, and shall return the form to the investigating institution. 4. As soon as the investigating institution, upon receipt of the information referred to in  paragraphs 2 or 3, establishes the fact that the provisions of Article 40 (2) or 48 (2) or (3) of  the Regulation should be applied, it shall inform the other institutions concerned accordingly. 5. In the case provided for in Article 37 (d) of the implementing Regulation, the institutions of  the Member States to whose legislation the claimant has been subject but to which he has applied  for postponement of the award of the benefits shall enter on the form provided for in Article 42  (1) of the implementing Regulation only the periods of insurance or residence completed by the  claimant under the legislation which they administer. Article 44Institution empowered to take a decision relating to the degree of invalidity1.  Subject to the provisions of paragraphs 2 and 3, only the investigating institution shall be  empowered to take the decision referred to in Article 40 (4) of the Regulation concerning the  degree of invalidity of the claimant. It shall take such a decision as soon as it is in a position  to determine whether, taking account, where appropriate, of the provisions of Article 45 of the  Regulation, the conditions for entitlement fixed by the legislation which it administers are  fulfilled. It shall notify such decision forthwith to the other institutions concerned. 2. If, taking account of the provisions of Article 45 of the Regulation, the conditions for  entitlement, other than those relating to the degree of invalidity, laid down by the legislation  administered by the investigating institution are not fulfilled, that institution shall immediately  notify the competent institution in respect of invalidity of the other Member State to whose  legislation the employed or self-employed person was last subject. This institution shall, if the  conditions for entitlement laid down by the legislation which it administers are fulfilled, be  empowered to takte the decision relating to the degree of invalidity of the claimant; it shall  forthwith notify that decision to the other institutions concerned. 3. Where necessary, the matter may have to be referred back, under the same conditions, to the  competent institution in respect of invalidity of the Member State to whose legislation the  employed or self-employed person was first subject. Article 45Provisional payment of benefits and advance payments of benefits1. If the  investigation institution establishes that the claimant is entitled to benefits under the  legislation which it administers without having recourse to periods of insurance or residence  completed under the legislation of other Member States, it shall pay such benefits immediately on a  provisional basis. 2. If the claimant is not entitled to benefits under paragraph 1 but, from information supplied to  the investigating institution pursuant to Article 43 (2) or (3) of the implementing Regulation, it  transpires that a right to benefits is acquired under the legislation of another Member State  taking into account only the periods of insurance or residence completed under that legislation,  the institution which administers the said legislation shall pay such benefits on a provisional  basis as soon as the investigating institution has informed it of its obligation to do so. 3. If, in the case referred to in paragraph 2, a right to benefits is acquired under the  legislation of more than one Member State, taking into account only those periods of insurance or  residence completed under each one of those legislations, the payment of benefits on a provisional  basis shall be the responsibility of the institution which in the first place informed the  investigating institution of the existence of such a right; it shall be the duty of the  investigating institution to inform the other institutions concerned. 4. The institution required to pay benefits under paragraphs 1, 2 or 3 shall forthwith inform the  claimant of the fact, drawing his attention explicitly to the provisional nature of the measure  taken and to the fact that is not open to appeal. 5. If no benefit is payable to the claimant on a provisional basis under paragraphs 1, 2 or 3, but  it transpires from information received that a right is acquired under Article 46 (2) of the  Regulation, the investigating institution shall pay him an appropriate recoverable advance, the  amount of which shall be as close as possible to the amount he will probably be awarded under  Article 46 (2) of the Regulation. 6. Two Member States or the competent authorities of those Member States may agree to apply other  methods of payment of benefits on a provisional basis in cases where only the institutions of those  States are concerned. Any such agreements which are concluded on this subject shall be notified to  the Administrative Commission. Article 46  (9)Amounts due for periods of voluntary insurance or optional continued insurance,  which must not be taken into consideration under Article 15 (1) (b) of the implementing  Regulation. For the calculation of the theoretical amount and of the actual amount of the benefit in accordance  with Article 46 (2) (a) and (b) of the Regulation, the rules laid down in Article 15 (1), (b), (c)  and (d) of the implementing Regulation shall be applicable. The amount actually due, calculated in accordance with Article 46 (2) of the Regulation, shall be  increased by the amount which corresponds to the periods of voluntary or optional continued  insurance, which have not been taken into account under Article 15 (1) (b) of the implementing  Regulation. This increase shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of the Member  State's legislation under which the periods of voluntary insurance or of optional continued  insurance have been completed. The comparison referred to in Article 46 (3) of the Regulation must made bearing the aforesaid  increase in mind. Article 47  (9)Calculation of the amounts due corresponding to the periods of voluntary or  optional continued insuranceIn accordance with the legislation it applies, the institution of each  Member State shall calculate the amount corresponding to the periods of voluntary or optional  continued insurance which, under Article 46a (3) (c) of the Regulation, is not subject to the  provisions for withdrawal, reduction or suspension of another Member State. Article 48  (9)Notification to the claimant of the decisions of the institutions1. The final  decision taken by each of the institutions concerned shall be notified to the investigating  institution. Each of these decisions must specify the grounds and time-limits for appeal provided  for by the legislation in question. When all these decisions have been received, the investigating  institution shall communicate them to the claimant in his own language by means of a summarized  statement to which the aforesaid decisions shall be appended. Periods allowed for appeals shall  commence only on the date of receipt of the summarized statement by the claimant. 2. On dispatch to the claimant of the summarized statement provided for in paragraph 1, the  investigating institution shall simultaneously forward a copy to each one of the institutions  concerned, enclosing with it a copy of the decisions of the other institutions. Article 49  (9)Recalculation of benefits1. For the purpose of implementing Article 43 (3) and  (4), Article 49 (2) and (3) and Article 51 (2) of the Regulation, the provisions of Article 45 of  the implementing Regulation shall apply mutatis mutandis. 2. In the event of recalculation, withdrawal or suspension of a benfit, the institution which has  taken such a decision shall immediately notify the person concerned and each of the institutions on  which the person concerned has a claim, if necessary through the good offices of the investigating  institution. The decision must specify the grounds and time-limits for appeal provided for by the  legislation in question. Periods allowed for appeals shall commence only on the date of receipt of  the decision by the person concerned. Article 50Measures designed to accelerate the award of benefits1. (a) (i) Where an employed or  self-employed person who is a national of one Member State becomes subject to the legislation of  another Member State, the competent institution in respect of pensions of the latter Member State  shall, using all the means at its disposal and at the time of registration of the person concerned,  forward to the body designated by the competent authority of that same Member State, all  information relating to the identification of the person concerned and the name of the said  competent institution and the insurance number allotted by the latter. (ii) Moreover, the competent institution referred to in subparagraph (i) shall also, as far as  possible, forward to the body designated under the provisions of subparagraph (i) any other  information which may facilitate and accelerate the award of the pensions. (iii) Such information shall be forwarded, under conditions fixed by the Administrative Commission,  to the body designated by the competent authority of the Member State concerned. (iv) For the implementation of the provisions of subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (iii), stateless  persons and refugees shall be deemed to be nationals of the Member State to whose legislation they  were first subject. (b) The institutions concerned shall, at the request of the person concerned or of the institution  with which he is currently insured, draw up his insurance history starting not later than one year  before the date on which he will reach pensionable age. 2. The Administrative Commission shall fix the methods for implementing the provisions of paragraph  1. Administrative checks and medical examinations Article 511. When a person in receipt of  benefits, in particular: (a) invalidity benefits; (b) old-age benefits awarded in the event of unfitness for work; (c) old-age benefits to elderly unemployed persons; (d) old-age benefits awarded in the event of cessation of a professional or trade activity; (e) survivors' benefits awarded in the event of invalidity or unfitness for work; (f) benefits awarded on conditions that the means of the recipient do not exceed a prescribed  limit, is staying or residing in the territory of a Member State other than the State in which the  institution responsible for payment is situated, administrative checks and medical examinations  shall be carried out, at the request of that institution, by the institution of the place of stay  or residence of the recipient in accordance with the procedures laid down by the legislation  administered by the latter institution. The institution responsible for payment shall, however,  reserve the right to have the recipient examined by a doctor of its own choice. 2. If it is established that the recipient referred to in paragraph 1 is employed or self-employed  or has means in excess of the prescribed limit while receiving benefits, the institution of the  place of stay or residence shall send a report to the institution responsible for payment which has  requested the check or examination. This report shall indicate in particular the nature of the  employment or self-employment pursued by the person concerned, the amount of earnings or means  which he has had during the last complete quarter, the normal earnings obtained in the same area by  an employed person or a self-employed person at the same level as the person concerned in the  occupation which he followed before becoming an invalid over a reference period to be determined by  the institution responsible for payment and, where appropriate, the opinion of a medical expert on  the state of health of the person concerned. Article 52When, after suspension of the benefits which he was receiving, the person concerned  recovers his right to benefits whilst residing in the territory of a Member State other than the  competent State, the institutions concerned shall exchange all relevant information with a view to  the resumption of the provision of the said benefits. Payment of benefits Article 53Method of payment of benefits1. If the institution responsible  for payment in a Member State does not pay directly to persons entitled to benefits who are  residing in the territory of another Member State the benefits due to them, such benefits shall be  paid, at the request of the institution responsible for payment, by the liaison body of the latter  Member State or by the institution of the place of residence of the said persons entitled to  benefits in accordance with the procedure, provided for in Articles 54 to 58 of the implementing  Regulation; if the institution responsible for payment pays the benefits directly to the persons  entitled thereto, it shall notify the institution of the place of residence of this fact. The  payment procedure to be applied by the institution of the Member States is listed in Annex 6. 2. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those States may agree on other  procedures for the payment of benefits in cases where the competent institutions of those Member  States are the only ones concerned. Any agreements concluded on this subject shall be notified to  the Administrative Commission. 3. The provisions of agreements relating to the payment of benefits which apply on the day  preceding the entry into force of the Regulation shall continue to apply provided that they are  listed in Annex 5. Article 54Notification to the paying body of the detailed schedule of payments to be madeThe  institution responsible for payment of benefits shall send to the liaison body of the Member State  in whose territory the person entitled to benefits is residing, or to the institution of the place  of residence (both hereinafter called 'the paying body`), in duplicate, a detailed schedule of  payments to be made which should reach the paying body not later than 20 days before the date on  which those benefits become due. Article 55Payment of amounts due into the account of the paying body1. 10 days before the date  on which the benefits fall due, the institutions responsible for payment shall pay, in the currency  of the Member State in whose territory it is situated, the sum necessary for the payments specified  in the schedule provided for in Article 54 of the implementing Regulation. Payment shall be made  through the National Bank or through another bank of the Member State in whose territory the  institution responsible for payment is situated, into an account opened in the name of the National  Bank or of another bank of the Member State in whose territory the paying body is situated, in  favour of that body. Such payment shall discharge all liability. The institution responsible for  payment shall, at the same time, send notification of payment to the paying body. 2. The bank into whose account payment has been made shall credit the paying body with the exchange  value of the payment in the currency of the Member State in whose territory that body is situated. 3. The names and registered offices or places of business of the banks referred to in paragraph 1  are listed in Annex 7. Article 56Payment of amounts due by the paying body to persons entitled to benefits1. The  payments specified in the schedule provided for in Article 54 of the implementing Regulation shall  be paid to the person entitled to benefits by the paying body on behalf of the institution  responsible for payment. Such payments shall be made according to the procedure laid down by the  legislation administered by the paying body. 2. As soon as the paying body or any other body designated by it learns of any circumstance  justifying the suspension or withdrawal of benefits, it shall discontinue all payment. Such shall  also be the case when the person entitled to benefits transfers his residence to the territory of  another State. 3. The paying body shall advise the institution responsible for payment of benefits of the reason  for any non-payment. In the event of the death of the person entitled to benefits or of his spouse,  or in the case of the re-marriage of a widow or widower, the paying body shall notify the said  institution of the date thereof. Article 57Settlement of accounts in respect of the payment referred to in Article 56 of the  implementing Regulation1. The accounts in respect of the payments referred to in Article 56 of the  implementing Regulation shall be settled at the end of each payment period in order to determine  amounts actually paid to persons entitled to benefits or to their legal or authorized  representatives as well as amounts unpaid. 2. The total amount, expressed in figures and in words in the currency of the Member State in whose  territory the institution responsible for payment is situated, shall be certified as being in  accordance with the payments made by the paying body and endorsed with the signature of that body's  representative. 3. The paying body shall guarantee that the payments so determined have been properly made. 4. The difference between the sums paid by the institution responsible for payment, expressed in  the currency of the Member State in whose territory that institution is situated, and the value,  expressed in the same currency, of the payments accounted for by the paying body shall be entered  against the sums to be paid subsequently under the same heading by the institution responsible for  payment. Article 58Recovery of expenses incurred in the payment of benefitsThe expenses incurred in the  payment of benefits, particularly postal and bank charges, may be recovered from the recipients by  the paying body under the conditions provided for by the legislation administered by that body. Article59Notification of transfer of residence of the person entitled to benefitsWhen a person  entitled to benefits due under the legislation of one or more Member States transfers his residence  from the territory of one State to that of another State, he shall notify this fact to the  institution or institutions responsible for the payment of such benefits and to the paying body. CHAPTER 4 ACCIDENTS AT WORK AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASESImplementation of Articles 52 and 53 of  the Regulation Article 60Benefits in kind in the case of residence in a Member State other than  the competent State1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 52 (a) of the Regulation,  an employed or self-employed person shall submit to the institution of the place of residence a  certified statement testifying that he is entitled to such benefits in kind. This certified  statement, based upon information supplied by the employer, where appropriate, shall be issued by  the competent institution. Moreover, if the legislation of the competent State so provides, the  employed or self-employed person shall submit to the institution of the place of residence a  receipt from the competent institution of notification of an accident at work or of an occupational  disease. If the person concerned does not submit such documents, the institution of the place of  residence shall obtain them from the competent institution and, pending their arrival, it shall  grant him the benefits in kind under sickness insurance, provided that he satisfies the conditions  for entitlement thereto. 2. That certified statement shall remain valid until the institution of the place of residence  receives notification of its cancellation. However, when the said certified statement has been  issued by a French institution, it shall be valid only for a year following the date of its issue,  and must be renewed every year. 3. If the person concerned is a seasonal worker, the certified statement referred to in paragraph 1  shall be valid for the whole of the expected duration of the seasonal work unless, in the  meanwhile, the competent institution notifies the institution of the place of residence of its  cancellation. 4. Upon each application for benefits in kind, the person concerned shall submit the supporting  documents for the granting of benefits in kind under the legislation of the Member State in whose  territory he resides. 5. In the event of hospitalization the institution of the place of residence shall, within three  days of becoming aware of the fact, notify the competent institution of the date of entry into  hospital, the probable duration of hospitalization and the date of leaving hospital. 6. The institution of the place of residence shall notify the competent institution in advance of  any decision relating to the granting of benefits in kind where the likely or actual cost exceeds a  lump sum which is fixed and periodically reviewed by the Administrative Commission. The competent institution shall have 15 days from the day on which such information is sent within  which to raise any objection and to state the reasons on which such objection is based; if, at the  end of that period, no such objection has been raised, the institution of the place of residence  shall grant the benefits in kind. Where such benefits in kind have to be granted in a case of  extreme urgency, the institution of the place of residence shall forthwith inform the competent  institution thereof. 7. The person concerned shall inform the institution of the place of residence of any change in his  situation which is likely to alter his entitlement to benefits in kind, in particular any cessation  or change of employment or self-employment or any transfer of residence or stay. Likewise, should  the person concerned cease to be insured or cease to be entitled to benefits in kind, the competent  institution shall inform the institution of the place of residence accordingly. The institution of  the place of residence may, at any time, request the competent institution to supply in with any  information relating to the insurance of the person concerned or to his entitlement to benefits in  kind. 8. In the case of frontier workers, medicinal products, bandages, spectacles and small appliances  may be issued, and laboratory analyses and tests carried out, only in the territory of the Member  State in which they were prescribed in accordance with the provisions of the legislation of that  Member State. 9. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of these Member States may, having  received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, agree on other implementing provisions. Article 61Cash benefits other than pensions in the case of residence in a Member State other  than the competent State1. In order to receive cash benefits other than pensions under Article 52  (b) of the Regulation, an employed or self-employed person shall, within three days of commencement  of the incapacity for work, apply to the institution of the place of residence by submitting a  notification of having ceased work or, if the legislation administered by the competent institution  or by the institution of the place of residence so provides, a certificate of incapacity for work  issued by the doctor providing treatment for the person concerned. 2. If the doctors providing treatment in the country of residence do not issue certificates of  incapacity for work, the person concerned shall apply directly to the institution of the place of  residence within the time limit fixed by the legislation which it administers. That institution shall immediately have the incapacity for work medicially confirmed and the  certificate referred to in paragraph 1 drawn up. Such certificate shall state the probable duration  of the incapacity and shall be forwarded to the competent institution forthwith. 3. In cases where paragraph 2 does not apply, the institution of the place of residence shall, as  soon as possible and in any event within the three days following the date on which the person  concerned applied to it, have him medically examined as if he were insured with that institution.  The report of the examining doctor shall indicate, in particular, the probable duration of the  incapacity for work, and shall be forwarded to the competent institution of the place of residence  within the three days following the date of the examination. 4. The institution of the place of residence shall subsequently carry out any necessary  administrative checks or medical examinations of the person concerned as if he were insured with  that institution. As soon as it establishes that he is fit to resume work it shall forthwith notify  the person concerned and the competent institution accordingly, stating the date on which the  incapacity for work ceased. Without prejudice to the provisions of paragraph 6, the notification to  the person concerned shall be treated as a decision taken on behalf of the competent institution. 5. In all cases, the competent institution shall reserve the right to have the person concerned  examined by a doctor of its own choice.6. If the competent institution decides to withhold the cash benefits because the person concerned  has not completed the formalities laid down by the legislation of the country of residence, or if  it establishes that the person concerned is fit to resume work, it shall notify the person  concerned of its decision and shall simultaneously send a copy of such decision to the institution  of the place of residence. 7. When the person concerned resumes work, he shall notify the competent institution accordingly if  such notification is required by the legislation administered by that institution. 8. The competent institution shall pay cash benefits by the appropriate method, in particular by  international money order, and shall inform the institution of the place of residence and the  person concerned accordingly. Where cash benefits are paid by the institution of the place of  residence on behalf of the competent institution, the latter shall inform the person concerned of  his rights and shall notify the institution of the place of residence of the amount of the cash  benefits, the dates for payment and the maximum period during which they should be granted, in  accordance with the legislation of the competent State. 9. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those Member States may, having  received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, agree on other implementing provisions. Implementation of Article 55 of the Regulation Article 62Benefits in kind in the case of a  stay in a Member State other than the competent State1. In order to receive benefits in kind, a  person employed in international transport covered by Article 14 (2) (a) of the Regulation who, in  the course of his employment, goes to the territory of a Member State other than the competent  State, shall, as soon as possible, submit to the institution of the place of stay a special  certified statement issued by the employer or by his agent during the current calendar month or  during the two calendar months preceding its submission. Such certified statement shall state in  particular the date from which the person concerned has been employed by the said employer and the  name and address of the competent institution. If the person concerned has submitted such certified  statement, he shall be presumed to have satisfies the conditions for acquisition of the right to  benefits in kind. If the person concerned is unable to contact the institution of the place of stay  before receiving medical treatment he shall nevertheless receive such treatment on presentation of  the said certified statement as if he were insured with that institution. 2. The institution of the place of stay shall within three days inquire of the competent  institution whether the person concerned satisfied the conditions for acquisition of the right to  benefits in kind. The institution of the place of stay shall provide the benefits in kind until it  receives a reply from the competent institution, but for not more than 30 days. 3. The competent institution shall send its reply to the institution of the place of stay within 10  days of the receipt of the request from that institution. If that reply is in the affirmative, the  competent institution shall indicate, if necessary, the maximum period during which the benefits in  kind may be granted, in accordance with the legislation which it administers, and the institution  of the place of stay shall continue to provide the said benefits. Benefits in kind provided by virtue of the persumption made in paragraph 1 shall be reimbursed as  provided for in Article 36 (1) of the Regulation. 5. In place of the certified statement provided for in paragraph 1 the employed person referred to  in that paragraph may submit to the institution of the place of stay a certified statement as  provided for in paragraph 6. 6. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 55 (1) (a) (i) of the Regulation, except in  cases where a presumption is made under paragraph 1, the employed or self-employed person shall  submit to the institution of the place of stay a certified statement stating that he is entitled to  benefits in kind. Such certified statement, which shall be issued by the competent institution, if  possible before the person concerned leaves the territory of the Member State in which he resides,  shall specify in particular, where necessary, the maximum period during which benefits in kind may  be granted, in accordance with the legislation of the competent State. If the person concerned does  not submit the said certified statement, the institution of the place of stay shall obtain it from  the competent institution. 7. The provisions of Article 60 (5), (6) and (9) of the implementing Regulation shall apply by  analogy. Article 63Benefits in kind for employed or self-employed persons who transfer their residence or  return to their country of residence, and for employed or self-employed persons authorized to go to  another Member State for medical treatment1. In order to receive benefits in kind under Article 55  (1) (b) (i) of the Regulation, an employed or self-employed person shall submit to the institution  of the place of residence a certified statement testifying that he is entitled to continue  receiving the said benefits. This certified statement, which shall be issued by the competent  institution, shall specify in particular, where necessary, the maximum period during which such  benefits may continue to be provided, in accordance with the provisions of the legislation of the  competent State. The certified statement may, at the request of the person concerned, be issued  after his departure if, for reasons of force majeure, it cannot be draw up beforehand. 2. The provisions of Article 60 (5), (6) and (9) of the implementing Regulation shall apply by  analogy. 3. Paragraph 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy in respect of the provision of benefits in kind in the  case referred to in Article 55 (1) (c) (i) of the Regulation. Article 64Cash benefits other than pensions in the case of a stay in a Member State other than  the competent StateThe provisions of Article 61 of the implementing Regulation shall apply by  analogy in respect of the receipt of cash benefits, other than pensions, under Article 55 (1) (a)  (ii) of the Regulation. However, without prejudice to the obligation to submit a certificate of  incapacity for work, an employed or self-employed person who is staying in the territory of a  Member State without pursuing any professional or trade activity there shall not be required to  submit the notification of having ceased work referred to in Article 61 (1) of the implementing  Regulation. Implementation of Articles 52 to 56 of the Regulation Article 65Declarations, investigations  and exchange of information between institutions relating to an accident at work sustained in, or  an occupational disease contracted in, a Member State other than the competent State1. When an  accident at work is sustained in, or an occupational disease is diagnosed for the first time in,  the territory of a Member State other than the competent State, a declaration of the accident at  work or occupational disease must be made in accordance with the provisions of the legislation of  the competent State without prejudice to any legal provisions in force in the territory of the  Member State in which the accident at work was sustained or in which the occupational disease was  first diagnosed, and which shall in such a case remain applicable. This declaration shall be sent  to the competent institution and a copy shall be sent to the institution of the place of residence  or to the institution of the place of stay. 2. The institution of the Member State in whose territory the accident at work was sustained or in  which the occupational disease was first diagnosed, shall forward to the competent institution, in  duplicate, the medical certificate drawn up in that territory and any relevant information which  the latter institution may request. 3. If, in the case of an accident sustained while travelling in the territory of a Member State  other than the competent State, there are grounds for holding an enquiry in the territory of the  first Member State, an investigator may be appointed for that purpose by the competent institution,  which shall so inform the authorities of that Member State. Those authorities shall assist the said  investigator, in particular by appointing a person to assist him in the consultation of official  reports and any other documents relating to the accident. 4. At the end of the treatment, a detailed report shall be forwarded to the competent institution  together with medical certificates concerning the permanent consequences of the accident or  disease, and in particular the present condition of the person concerned, and the recovery from the  injuries or their consolidation. The relevant fees shall be paid by the institution of the place of  residence or the institution of the place of stay, as the case may be, in accordance with the rate  applied by the institution, but shall be chargeable to the competent institution. 5. The competent institution shall, on request, notify the institution of the place of residence or  the institution of the place of stay, as the case may be, of the decision determining the date of  recovery from the injuries or their consolidation and, where appropriate, the decision relating to  the granting of a pension. Article 66Disputes concerning the occupational nature of the accident or disease1. When, in the  cases referred to in Article 52 or 55 (1) of the Regulation, the competent institution disputes the  application of the legislation relating to accidents at work or occupational diseases, it shall  forthwith notify that fact to the institution of the place of residence or institution of the place  of stay which provided the benefits in kind; those benefits shall then be considered as coming  under sickness insurance and shall continue to be provided thereunder upon presentation of the  certificates or certified statements referred to in Articles 20 and 21 of the implementing  Regulation. 2. When a final decision has been reached on this subject, the competent institution shall  forthwith notify the fact to the institution of the place of residence or to the institution of the  place of stay which provided the benefits in kind. Where the case is not one of an accident at work  or an occupational disease that institution shall continue to provide the said benefits in kind  under sickness insurance if the employed or self-employed person is entitled thereto. In other  cases, the benefits in kind received by the person concerned under sickness insurance shall be  considered as benefits for an accident at work or an occupational disease. Implementation of Article 57 of the Regulation Article 67  (6)Procedure in the case of  exposure to the risk of an occupational disease in several Member States1. In the case covered by  Article 57 (1) of the Regulation, notification of the occupational disease shall be forwarded  either to the competent institution in respect of occupational diseases of the Member State under  whose legislation the person suffering from the disease last pursued an activity likely to cause  the disease in question, or to the institution of the place of residence, which shall forward the  notification to the said competent institution. 2. If the competent institution referred to in paragraph 1 ascertains that an activity which might  cause the occupational disease in question was last pursued under the legislation of another Member  State, it shall forward the notification and the accompanying documents to the corresponding  institution of that Member State. 3. When the institution of the Member State under whose legislation the person suffering from the  disease last pursued an activity which might cause the occupational disease in question ascertains  that such person or his survivors do not satisfy the conditions of that legislation, taking into  account the provisions of Article 57 (2), (3) and (4) of the Regulation, the said institution  shall: (a) forward, without delay, to the institution of the Member State under whose legislation the  person suffering from the disease previously pursued an activity which might cause the disease in  question, the notification and all accompanying documents, including the findings and reports of  the medical examinations arranged by the first institution, and a copy of the decision referred to  under (b); (b) simultaneously notify the person concerned of its decision, indicating in particular the  reasons for the refusal of benefits, the grounds and time limits for appeal, and the date on which  the file was forwarded to the institution referred to under (a). 4. Where necessary the case should be referred back, in accordance with the same procedure, to the  corresponding institution of the Member State under whose legislation the person suffering from the  disease first pursued the activity which might cause the occupational disease in question. Article 68  (6)Exchange of information between institutions in the event of an appeal against a  decision to reject a claim - Payment of advances in the event of such an appeal1. Where an appeal  is lodged against a decision to reject a claim taken by the institution of one of the Member States  under whose legislation the person suffering from the disease pursued an activity which might cause  the occupational disease in question, that institution shall so inform the institution to which the  notification has been forwarded in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 67 (3) of the  implementing Regulation, and shall subsequently notify it of the final decision reached. 2. If the right to benefits was acquired under the legislation administered by the latter  institution, taking into account the provisions of Article 57 (2), (3) and (4) of the Regulation,  that institution shall pay advances up to an amount to be determined, where necessary, after  consultation with the institution against whose decision the appeal was lodged. The latter  institution shall reimburse the amount of the advance paid if, as a result of the appeal, it is  required to provide the benefits. That amount shall then be deducted from the total amount of the  benefits due to the person concerned. Article 69  (6)Apportionment of the cost of cash benefits in cases of sclerogenic  pneumoconiosisThe following rules shall apply for the implementation of Article 57 (5) of the  Regulation: (a) The competent institution of the Member State under whose legislation cash benefits are granted  pursuant to Article 57 (1) of the Regulation (hereinafter called 'the institution responsible for  payment of cash benefits`) shall use a form containing, in particular, a statement and summary of  all periods of insurance (old-age insurance) or periods of residence completed by the person  suffering from the disease under the legislation of each one of the Member States concerned. (b) The institution responsible for payment of cash benefits shall forward that form to all old-age  insurance institutions of those Member States with which the person suffering from the disease was  insured; each one of the said institutions shall enter on the form the periods of insurance  (old-age insurance) or periods of residence completed under the legislation which it administers  and shall return the form to the institution responsible for payment of cash benefits. (c) The institution responsible for payment of cash benefits shall then apportion the costs between  itself and the other competent institutions concerned; it shall notify the latter of such  apportionment for their approval together with appropriate supporting evidence in particular as  regards the total amount of cash benefits granted and the calculation of the percentages of the  apportionment. (d) At the end of each calender year, the institution responsible for payment of cash benefits  shall forward to each of the other competent institutions concerned a statement of cash benefits  paid during the financial year under consideration, showing the amount due from each of them  according to the apportionment provided for under (c); each one of those institutions shall refund  the amount due to the institution responsible for payment of cash benefits as soon as possible, and  within three months at the latest. Implementation of Article 58 (3) of the Regulation Article 70Certified statement relating to  the members of the family to be taken into consideration when calculating cash benefits, including  pensions1. In order to receive benefits under the provisions of Article 58 (3) of the Regulation  the claimant shall submit a certified statement relating to the members of his family who are  residing in the territory of a Member States other than that in which the institution responsible  for the award of cash benefits is situated. This certified statement shall be issued by the sickness insurance institution of the place of  residence of the members of the family or by another institution designated by the competent  authority of the Member State in whose territory they are resident. The provisions of the second  and third subparagraphs of Article 25 (2) of the implementing Regulation shall apply, by analogy. In place of the certified statement provided for in the first subparagraph, the institution  responsible for the award of cash benefits may require the claimant to produce recent civil status  documents relating to members of his family who are residing in the territory of a Member States  other than that in which the said institution is situated. 2. In the case referred to in paragraph 1, if the legislation administered by the institution  concerned requires that the members of the family should live under the same roof as the claimant,  the fact that the said members of the family who do not satisfy that condition are nevertheless  mainly dependent on the claimant must be established by documents proving the regular transmission  of part of the claimant's earnings. Implementation of Article 60 of the Regulation Article 71Aggravation of an occupational  disease1. In the cases covered by Article 60 (1) of the Regulation, the claimant shall supply the  institution of the Member State from which he is claiming rights to benefits with all information  relating to benefits previously granted in respect of the occupational disease in question. That  institution may apply to any other institution which has previously been competent in order to  obtain any information which it considers necessary. 2. In the case covered by Article 60 (1) (c) of the Regulation, the competent institution required  to pay the cash benefits shall notify the other institution concerned, for its approval, of the  amount of costs to be borne by the latter institution as a result of the aggravation, together with  appropriate supporting evidence. At the end of each calendar year, the first institution shall send  the second institution a statement of the cash benefits paid during the financial year in question,  showing the amount due from the latter institution which shall make the refund to the first  institution as soon as possible, and within three months at the latest. 3. In the case referred to in the first sentence of Article 60 (2) (b) of the Regulation, the  institution responsible for payment of cash benefits shall notify the competent institutions  concerned, for their approval, of the changes made in the previous apportionment of costs, together  with the appropriate supporting evidence. 4. In the case referred to in the second sentence of Article 60 (2) (b) of the Regulation, the  provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply by analogy. Implementation of Article 61 (5) and (6) of the Regulation Article 72Assessment of the degree  of incapacity in the case of an accident at work sustained previously or subsequently or an  occupational disease diagnosed previously or subsequently1. In order to assess the degrees of  incapacity, to establish a right to any benefit, or to determine the amount of such benefit in the  cases referred to in Article 61 (5) and (6) of the Regulation, a claimant shall supply the  competent institution of the Member State to whose legislation he was subject at the time when the  accident at work was sustained or the occupational disease was first diagnosed, with all  information on previous or subsequent accidents at work sustained or occupational diseases  contracted by him when he was subject to the legislation of any other Member State, whatever the  degree of incapacity caused by those previous or subsequent cases. 2. In accordance with the legislation which it administers in respect of the acquisition of the  right to benefit, and the determination of the amount of benefit, the competent institution shall  take into account the degree of incapacity caused by those previous or subsequent cases. 3. The competent institution may apply to any other institution which was previously or  subsequently competent to obtain any information which it considers necessary. When a previous or a subsequent incapacity for work was caused by an accident sustained while the  person concerned was subject to the legislation of a Member State which makes no distinction as to  the origin of the incapacity for work, the competent institution in respect of a previous or  subsequent incapacity for work or the body designated by the competent authority of the Member  State concerned shall, at the request of the competent institution of another Member State, supply  information on the degree of the previous or subsequent incapacity for work and as far as possible,  any information which would make it possible to determine whether the incapacity was the result of  an accident at work within the meaning of the legislation administered by the institution of the  second Member State. Where such is the case, the provisions of paragraph 2 shall apply by analogy. Implementation of Article 62 (1) of the Regulation Article 73Institutions to which workers in  mines and similar undertakings may apply when staying or residing in a Member State other than the  competent State1. In the cases referred to in Article 62 (1) of the Regulation and where, in the  country of stay or residence, the benefits provided under the insurance scheme for accidents at  work and occupational diseases covering manual workers in the steel industry are equivalent to  those provided under the special scheme for workers in mines and similar undertakings, workers  belonging to the latter category may apply to the nearest institution in the territory of the  Member State in which they are staying or residing specified in Annex 3 of the implementing  Regulation, even if the latter is an institution of the scheme applicable to manual workers in the  steel industry, which institution shall then provide such benefits. 2. Where the benefits provided under the special scheme for workers in mines and similar  undertakings are more advantageous, such workers shall have the option of applying either to the  institution responsible for the administration of that scheme, or to the nearest institution in the  territory of the Member State in which they are staying or residing, which administers the scheme  for manual workers in the steel industry. In the latter case the institution in question shall draw  the attention of the person concerned to the fact that by applying to the institution responsible  for the administration of the abovementioned special scheme, he will obtain more advantageous  benefits; it must, furthermore, inform him of the name and address of such institution. Implementation of Article 62 (2) of the Regulation Article 74Taking account of the period  during which benefits have already been provided by the institution of another Member StateFor the  purposes of Article 62 (2) of the Regulation, the institution of a Member State called upon to  provide benefits may request the institution of another Member State to supply it with information  relating to the period during which the latter institution has already provided benefits for the  same case of accident at work or occupational disease. Submission and investigation of pension claims, excluding pensions in respect of occupational  diseases covered by Article 57 of the Regulation Article 751. In order to receive a pension or  supplementary allowance under the legislation of a Member State, an employed or self-employed  person or his survivors residing in the territory of another Member State shall make a claim either  to the competent institution, or to the institution of the place of residence, which shall forward  such claim to the competent institution. The submission of the claim shall be subject to the  following rules: (a) The claim must be accompanied by the required supporting documents and made on the form  provided for by the legislation administered by the competent institution. (b) The accuracy of the information supplied by the claimant must be established by official  documents attached to the claim form, or confirmed by the competent bodies of the Member State in  whose territory the claimant resides. 2. The competent institution shall notify the claimant of its decisions directly or through the  liaison body of the competent State; it shall send a copy of that decision to the liaison body of  the Member State in whose territory the claimant resides. Administrative checks and medical examinations Article 761. Administrative checks and medical  examinations, including medical examinations provided for in the event of pensions being reviewed  shall be carried out at the request of the competent institution by the institution of the Member  State in whose territory the person entitled to benefits happens to be, in accordance with the  procedures laid down by the legislation administered by the latter institution. The competent  institution shall, however, reserve the right to have the person entitled to benefits examined by a  doctor of its own choice. 2. Any person drawing a pension for himself or for an orphan shall inform the institution  responsible for payment of any change in his situation or in that of the orphan which is likely to  modify the pension rights. Payment of pensions Article 77Payment of pensions due from the institution of one Member  State to pensioners resident in the territory of another Member State shall be made in accordance  with the provisions of Articles 53 to 58 of the implementing Regulation. CHAPTER 5 DEATH GRANTSImplementation of Articles 64, 65 and 66 of the Regulation Article  78Submission of a claim for a grantIn order to receive a death grant under the legislation of a  Member State other than the State in whose territory he resides, the claimant shall submit his  claim either to the competent institution or to the institution of the place of residence. The claim must be accompanied by the supporting documents required by the legislation which the  competent institution administers. The accuracy of the information supplied by the claimant must be established by official documents  attached to the claim or confirmed by the competent bodies of the Member State in whose territory  the claimant resides. Article 79Certified statement of periods1. In order to invoke the provisions of Article 64 of  the Regulation, a claimant shall submit to the competent institution a certified statement  specifying the periods of insurance or residence completed by the employed or self-employed person  under the legislation to which he was last subject. 2. This certified statement shall be issued, at the request of the claimant, by the sickness  insurance or the old-age insurance institution, as the case may be, with which the employed or  self-employed person was last insured. If the claimant does not submit the said certified  statement, the competent institution shall obtain it from one or other of the aforementioned  institutions. 3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy if, in order to satisfy the  conditions of the legislation of the competent State, it is necessary to take into account periods  of insurance or residence previously completed under the legislation of any other Member State. CHAPTER 6 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSImplementation of Article 67 of the Regulation Article  80Certified statement of periods of insurance or employment1. In order to invoke the provisions  of Article 67 (1), (2) or (4) of the Regulation, the person concerned shall submit to the competent  institution a certified statement specifying the periods of insurance or employment completed  previously as an employed person under the legislation to which he was last subject, together with  any further information required by the legislation administered by that institution. 2. This certified statement shall be issued, at the request of the person concerned, either by the  competent institution in respect of unemployment of the Member State to whose legislation he was  last subject, or by another institution designated by the competent authority of the said Member  State. If he does not submit the said certified statement, the competent institution shall obtain  it from one or other of the aforementioned institutions. 3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy if, in order to satisfy the  conditions of the legislation of the competent State, it is necessary to take into account periods  of insurance or employment completed previously as an employed person under the legislation of any  other Member States. Implementation of Article 68 of the Regulation Article 81Certified statement for the  calculation of benefitsWhere the responsibility for the calculation of benefits rests upon an  institution covered by Article 68 (1) of the Regulation, and where a person has not pursued his  last employment for at least four weeks in the territory of the Member State in which that  institution is situated, he shall submit to the said institution a certified statement indicating  the nature of the last employment pursued for at least four weeks in the territory of another  Member State, and the branch of the economy in which that employment was pursued. If the person  concerned does not submit this certified statement, the said institution shall obtain it either  from the competent institution in respect of unemployment of the latter Member State with which he  was last insured, or from another institution designated by the competent authority of that Member  State. Article 82Certified statement relating to the members of the family to be taken into  consideration for the calculation of benefits1. In order to invoke the provisions of Article 68  (2) of the Regulation, the person concerned shall submit to the competent institution a certified  statement relating to the members of his family who are resident in the territory of a Member State  other than the one in which the said institution is situated. 2. This certified statement shall be issued by the institution designated by the competent  authority of the Member State in whose territory those members of the family reside. It must  certify that the members of the family are not taken into consideration for the calculation of  unemployment benefits due to another person under the legislation of the said Member State. The certified statement shall be valid for the 12 months following the date of its issue. It may be  renewed; in such case, it shall be valid from the date of its renewal. The person concerned shall  immediately notify the competent institution of any occurrence necessitating an amendment to the  said certified statement. Such amendment shall take effect from the date of such occurrence. 3. Where the institution issuing the certified statement referred to in paragraph 1 is not in a  position to certify that the members of the family are not taken into consideration for the  calculation of unemployment benefits due to another person under the legislation of the Member  State in whose territory they reside, the person concerned shall, when submitting the certified  statement to the competent institution, supplement the said certified statement by a declaration to  that effect. The provisions of the second subparagraph of paragraph 2 shall apply by analogy to that  declaration. Implementation of Article 69 of the Regulation Article 83Conditions and limits for the  retention of the right to benefits when an unemployed person goes to another Member State1. In  order to retain the right to benefits, an unemployed person covered by Article 69 (1) of the  Regulation shall submit to the institution of the place to which he has gone a certified statement  in which the competent institution shall certify that he is still entitled to benefits under the  conditions laid down in paragraph 1 (b) of the said Article. The competent institution shall  specify in particular in this certified statement: (a) the amount of benefit to be paid to the unemployed person under the legislation of the  competent State; (b) the date on which the unemployed person ceased to be available to the employment services of  the competent State; (c) the time limit under Article 69 (1) (b) of the Regulation for registration as a person seeking  work in the Member State to which the unemployed person has gone; (d) the maximum period, in accordance with Article 69 (1) (c) of the Regulation, during which the  right to benefit may be retained; (e) facts which might alter entitlement to benefit. 2. An unemployed person who intends to go to another Member State in order to seek employment there  shall, before his departure, apply for the certified statement referred to in paragraph 1. If the  unemployed person does not submit the said certified statement, the institution of the place to  which he has gone shall obtain it from the competent institution. The employment services of the  competent State must ensure that the unemployed person has been informed of his obligations under  Article 69 of the Regulation and under this Article. 3. The institution of the place to which the unemployed person has gone shall notify the competent  institution of the date on which the unemployed person registered and the date on which payment of  benefits was commenced and shall pay out the benefits of the competent State in accordance with the  procedure provided for by the legislation of the Member State to which the unemployed person has  gone. The institution of the place to which the unemployed person has gone shall carry out a check or  arrange for one to be carried out as if it were dealing with an unemployed person entitled to  benefits under the legislation which it administers. It shall inform the competent institution of  any occurrence coming within paragraph 1 (c) above as soon as the same comes to its knowledge and,  in cases where the benefit has to be suspended or withdrawn, it shall immediately discontinue  payment of the benefit. The competent institution shall forthwith inform it to what extend, and  from what date, the unemployed person's entitlement to benefit is affected by that fact. Payment of  benefits may only be resumed, where appropriate, after receipt of such information. Where the  benefit has to be reduced, the institution of the place to which the unemployed person has gone  shall continue to pay him a reduced amount of benefit, subject to adjustment, after receipt of the  reply from the competent institution. 4. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those Member States may, having  received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, agree on other implementing provisions. Implementation of Article 71 of the Regulation Article 84Unemployed persons who were formerly  employed and who, during their last employment, were residing in a Member State other than the  competent State1. In the cases referred to in Article 71 (1) (a) (ii) and in the first sentence of  Article 71 (1) (b) (ii) of the Regulation, the institution of the place of residence shall be  considered to be the competent institution, for the purposes of implementing the provisions of  Article 80 of the implementing Regulation. 2. In order to claim benefits under the provisions of Article 71 (1) (b) (ii) of the Regulation, an  unemployed person who was formerly employed shall submit to the institution of his place of  residence, in addition to the certified statement provided for in Article 80 of the implementing  Regulation, a certified statement from the institution of the Member State to whose legislation he  was last subject, indicating that he has no right to benefits under Article 69 of the Regulation. 3. For the purposes of implementing the provisions of Article 71 (2) of the Regulation, the  institution of the place of residence shall ask the competent institution for any information  relating to the entitlements, from the latter institution, of the unemployed person who was  formerly an employed person. CHAPTER 7  (7) FAMILY BENEFITSImplementation of Article 72 of the Regulation Article 85   (A)Certified statement of periods of employment oor self-employment1. In order to invoke the  provisions of Article 72 of the Regulation, a person shall submit to the competent institution a  certified statement specifying the period of insurance, employment or self-employment completed  under the legislation to which he was last subject. 2. That certified statement shall be issued, at the request of the person concerned, either by the  competent institution in respect of family benefits of the Member State with which he was last  insured, or by another institution designated by the competent authority of the said Member State.  If he does not submit the said certified statement, the competent institution shall obtain it from  one or other of the abovementioned institution unless the sickness insurance institution is able to  forward him a copy of the certified statement provided for in Article 16 (1) of the implementing  Regulation. 3. The provisions of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy if, in order to satisfy the  conditions of the legislation of the competent State, it is necessary to take into account periods  of insurance, employment or self-employment completed previously under the legislation of any other  Member State. Implementation of Articles 73 and 75 (1) and (2) of the Regulation  (7) Article 86  (7)1. In  order to receive family benefits under Article 73 (1) of the Regulation, an employed person shall  submit a claim to the competent institution, where necessary through his employer. 2. In support of his claim, the employed person shall submit a certificate relating to members of  his family residing in the territory of a Member State other than that in which the competent  institution is situated. Such certificate shall be issued, either by the authorities competent in  civil status matters in the country of residence of those members of the family, or by the  competent institution in respect of sickness insurance in the place of residence of those members  of the family, or by another institution designated by the competent authority of the Member State  in whose territory those members of the family reside. Such a certificate must be renewed every  year. 3. Where the legislation of the competent State provides that the family benefits may or must be  paid to a person other than the employed person, the latter shall also submit in support of his  claim, information indentifying the individual to whom the family benefits are to be paid in the  country of residence (name, forename, full address). 4. The competent authorities of two or more Member States may agree on special procedures for the  payment of family benefits, in particular with a view to facilitating the implementation of Article  75 (1) and (2) of the Regulation. Such agreements shall be communicated to the Administrative  Commission. 5. An employed person shall inform the competent institution where necessary through his employer: - of any change in the situation of the members of his family which might alter entitlement to  family benefits, - of any change in the number of members of his family for whom family benefits are due, - of any transfer of residence or stay of such members of the family, - of any pursuit of a professional or trade activity by virtue of which family benefits are also  due under the legislation of the Member State in whose territory the members of the family are  resident. . . . . . . Implementation of Article 74 of the Regulation Article 88  (7)The provisions of Article 86 of  the implementing Regulation shall apply by analogy to unemployed persons who were formerly employed  or self-employed and who are covered by Article 74 of the Regulation. . . . . . . CHAPTER 8 BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF PENSIONERS AND FOR ORPHANSImplementation of  Articles 77, 78 and 79 of the Regulation Article 901. In order to receive benefits under  Article 77 or 78 of the Regulation, a claimant shall submit a claim to the institution of his place  of residence, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the legislation administered by that  institution. 2. If, however, the claimant does not reside in the territory of the Member State in which the  competent institution is situated, he may submit his claim either to the competent institution or  to the institution of his place of residence, which shall then forward the claim to the competent  institution, indicating the date on which it was submitted. The date shall be considered as the  date of submission of the claim to the competent institution. 3. If the competent institution referred to in paragraph 2 finds that there is no entitlement under  the legislation which it administers, it shall forward the claim forthwith, together with all  necessary documents and information, to the institution of the Member State to whose legislation  the employed or self-employed person was subject for the longest period of time. Where necessary the matter may have to be referred back, under the same conditions, to the  institution of the Member State under whose legislation the person concerned completed the shortest  of his periods of insurance or residence. 4. The Administrative Commission shall, where necessary, lay down any supplementary procedures  required for the submission of claims for benefits. Article 911. Payment of benefits due under Article 77 or 78 of the Regulation shall be made in  accordance with the provisions of Articles 53 to 58 of the implementing Regulation. 2. The competent authorities of the Member States shall, where necessary, designate the competent  institution for paying benefits due under Article 77 or 78 of the Regulation. Article 92Any person to whom benefits are paid under Article 77 or 78 of the Regulation for a  pensioner's children or for orphans, shall inform the institution responsible for the payment of  such benefits: - of any change in the situation of the children or orphans that is likely to alter the entitlement  to benefits, - of any modification in the number of children or oprhans in respect of whom benefits are due, - of any transfer of residence of the children or orphans, - of any pursuit of a professional or trade activity giving entitlement to family benefits or  family allowances for such children or orphans. TITLE V FINANCIAL PROVISIONSArticle 93Refund of sickness and maternity  insurance benefits other than those provided for in Articles 94 and 95 of the implementing  Regulation1. The actual amount of benefits in kind provided under Article 19 (1) and (2) of the  Regulation to employed and self-employed persons and to members of their families residing in the  territory of the same Member State, and benefits in kind provided under Articles 21 (2), 22, 25  (1), (3) and (4), 26, 29 (1) or 31 of the Regulation, shall be refunded by the competent  institution to the institution which provided the said benefits as shown in the accounts of that  institution. 2. In the cases referred to in the second subparagraph of Article 21 (2), the second subparagraph  of Article 22 (3) and in Articles 29 (1) and 31 of the Regulation, and for the purposes of  implementing paragraph 1, the institution of the place of residence of the members of the family or  of the pensioner, as the case may be, shall be considered the competent institution. 3. If the actual amount of the benefits referred to in paragraph 1 is not shown in the accounts of  the institution which has provided them, and no agreement has been concluded under paragraph 6, the  amount to be refunded shall be determined on the basis of a lump-sum payment calculated from all  the appropriate references obtained from the data available. The Administrative Commission shall  assess the bases to be used for the calculation of the lump-sum payments and shall decide the  amount thereof. 4. For the purposes of the refund, rates higher than those applicable to the benefits in kind  provided to employed or self-employed persons who are subject to the legislation administered by  the institution which provided the benefits referred to in paragraph 1 may not be taken into  account. 5. The provision of paragraphs 1 and 2 shall apply by analogy to the refund of cash benefits paid  in accordance with the provisions of the second sentence of Article 18 (8) of the implementing  Regulation. 6. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those Member States may, having  received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, agree to other methods of assessing the  amounts to be refunded, in particular on the basis of lump sums. Article 94Refund of benefits in kind provided under sickness and maternity insurance to the  members of the family of an employed or self-employed person not residing in the same Member State  as the latter1. The amount of benefits in kind provided under Article 19 (2) of the Regulation to  the members of the family of an employed or self-employed person who are not residing in the  territory of the same Member State as the person concerned shall be refunded by the competent  institutions to the institutions which provided the said benefits on the basis of a lump sum in  respect of each calendar year which is as close as possible to the actual expenditure incurred. 2. The lump-sum payment shall be determined by multiplying the average annual cost per family by  the average annual number of families to be taken into account and by reducing the resultant amount  by 20  %. 3. The factors necessary for the calculation of the said lump sum shall be determined as follows: (a) the average annual cost per family shall be obtained, for each Member State, by dividing the  annual expenditure on all the benefits in kind provided by the institutions of that Member State to  all the members of the families of employed or self-employed persons who are subject to the  legislation of the said Member State, under the social security schemes to be taken into  consideration, by the average annual number of such employed or self-employed persons with members  of the family; the social security schemes to be taken into consideration for that purpose are  specified in Annex 9 to the implementing Regulation; (b) in dealings between the institutions of two Member States, the average annual number of  families to be taken into account shall be equal to the average annual number of employed or  self-employed persons who are subject to the legislation of one of those Member States and the  members of whose families are entitled to benefits in kind to be provided by an institution of the  other Member States. 4. The number of families to be taken into account in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 3  (b) shall be determined by means of a list kept for that purpose by the institution of the place of  residence, based upon documentary evidence by the competent institution of the rights of the  persons concerned. In the event of any dispute, the observations of the institutions involved shall  be submitted to the Audit Board provided for in Article 101 (3) of the implementing Regulation. 5. The Administrative Commission shall lay down the methods and procedures for determining the  calculation factors referred to in paragraph 3 and 4. 6. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those Member States may, having  received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, agree on other methods of assessing the  amounts to be refunded. Article 95Refund on benefits in kind provided under sickness and maternity insurance to  pensioners and to members of their families who do not reside in a Member State under whose  legislation they receive a pension and are entitled to benefits1. The amount of the benefits in  kind provided under Articles 28 (1) and 28a of the Regulation shall be refunded by the competent  institutions to the institutions which provided the said benefits, on the basis of a lump sum which  is as close as possible to the actual expenditure incurred. 2. The lump-sum payment shall be determined by multiplying the average annual cost per pensioner by  the average annual number of pensioners to be taken into account, and by reducing the resultant  amount by 20  %3. The factors necessary for the calculation of the said lump sum shall be  determined according to the following rules: (a) The average annual cost per pensioner shall be obtained, for each Member State, by dividing the  annual expenditure on all the benefits in kind provided by the institutions of that Member State to  all pensioners whose pensions are payable under the legislation of that Member State, under the  social security schemes to be taken into consideration, and to members of their families, by the  average annual number of pensioners; the social security schemes to be taken into consideration for  that purpose are specified in Annex 9. (b) In dealings between the institutions of two Member States, the average annual number of  pensioners to be taken into account shall be equal to the average annual number of pensioners  referred to in Article 28 (2) of the Regulation who, whilst residing in the territory of one of the  Member States, are entitled to benefits in kind chargeable to the institution of the other Member  State. 4. The number of pensioners to be taken into account in accordance with the provisions of paragraph  3 (b) shall be determined by means of a list kept for that purpose by the institution of the place  of residence, based upon documentary evidence supplied by the compentent institution of the rights  of the persons concerned. In the event of any dispute, the observations of the institutions  involved shall be submitted to the Audit Board provided for in Article 101 (3) of the implementing  Regulation. 5. The Administrative Commission shall lay down the methods and procedures for determining the  calculation factors referred to in paragraphs 3 and 4. 6. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those Member States may, having  received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, agree on other methods of assessing the  amounts to be refunded. Implementation of Article 63 (2) of the Regulation Article 96Refund of benefits in kind  provided under insurance schemes for accidents at work and occupational diseases by the institution  of one Member State on behalf of the institution of another Member StateFor the purposes of  implementing the provisons of Article 63 (2) of the Regulation, the provisions of Article 93 of the  implementing Regulation shall apply by analogy. Implementation of Article 70 (2) of the Regulation Article 97Refund of unemployment benefits  paid to unemployed persons going to another State to seek employment there1. The amount of  benefits paid under Article 69 of the Regulation shall be refunded by the competent institution to  the institution which has paid the said benefits, as shown in the accounts of the latter  institution. 2. Two or more Member States or the competent authorities of those States may: - having received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, agree on other methods of  determining the amounts to be refunded, in particular lump sums, or other methods of payment, or- waive all refunds between institutions. . . . . . . Common provisions on refunds Article 99Administration costsTwo or more Member States or the  competent authorities of those Member States may, in accordance with the provisions of the third  sentence of Article 84 (2) of the Regulation, agree to increase the amount of the benefits referred  to in Articles 93 to 98 of the implementing Regulation by a specific percentage in order to take  into account administration costs. That percentage may vary in accordance with the benefits  concerned. Article 100Late claims1. In the settlement of accounts between institutions of the Member  States, claims for refunds relating to benefits provided during a calendar year three years or more  previous to the date of submission of such claims, whether they are submitted to a liaison body or  to the institution responsible for payment of the competent State, may be disregarded by the  institution responsible for payment. 2. For claims relating to lump-sum refunds, the three-year period shall run from the date of  publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities of the average annual cost of  benefits in kind determined in accordance with Articles 94 and 95 of the implementing Regulation. Article 101  (7)Statement of claims1. Pursuant to Articles 36, 63 and 70 of the Regulation, the  Administrative Commission shall draw up a statement of claims in respect of each calendar year. 2. The Administrative Commission may arrange for any checks appropriate to the investigation of the  statistical and accounting data needed in the drawing up of the statement of claims provided for in  paragraph 1, in particular to ensure their compliance with the rules laid down under this Title. 3. The Administrative Commission shall take the decision referred to in this Article on the report  of the Audit Board which shall furnish it with an opinion, stating the reasons on which such  opinion is based. The Administrative Commission shall determine the methods of operation and the  composition of the Audit Board. Article 102  (7)Functions of the Audit Board - Refund procedure1. The Audit Board shall: (a) collect the necessary data and arrange for the calculations required for the implementation of  the present Title; (b) give the Administrative Commission periodic accounts of the results of the implementation of  the Regulations, in particular as regards the financial aspect; (c) make any useful suggestions it may have to the Administrative Commission in connection with the  provisions of subparagraph (a) and (b); (d) submit to the Administrative Commission proposals on the observations forwarded to it in  accordance with Article 94 (4) and 95 (4) of the implementing Regulation; (e) lay before the Administrative Commission proposals relating to the implementation of Article  101 of the implementing Regulation; (f) carry out all work, studies or assignments on matters referred to it by the Administrative  Commission. 2. The reimbursements provided for in Articles 36, 63 and 70 of the Regulation shall be made for  all the competent institutions of a Member State to the creditor institutions of another Member  State through the agency of the bodies designated by the competent authorities of the Member  States. The bodies through which reimbursements have been made shall advise the Administrative  Commission of the amounts reimbursed within the time limits and according to the procedures laid  down by the said Commission. 3. When the refunds are determined on the basis of the actual amount of benefits provided, as shown  in the accounts of the institutions, they shall be made, for each calendar half-year, during the  following calendar half-year. 4. When the refunds are determined on a lump-sum basis, they shall be made for each calendar year;  in such case, the competent institutions shall pay advances to the creditor institutions on the  first day of each calendar half-year, in accordance with the procedure laid down by the  Administrative Commission. 5. The competent authorities of two or more Member States may agree on other time limits for  refunds or other procedures for the payment of advances. Article 103Compilation of statistical and accounting dataThe competent authorities of the  Member States shall take all the necessary measures for the implementation of the present Title, in  particular those necessitating the compilation of statistical or accounting data. Article 104Entry in Annex 5 of agreements on refunds between Member States or the competent  authorities of the Member States1. Provisions which are similar to those of Articles 36 (3), 63  (3), and 70 (3) of the Regulation, and of Articles 93 (6), 94 (6), and 95 (6) of the implementing  Regulation and which are in force on the day preceding the entry into force of the Regulation,  shall continue to apply provided they are included in Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation. 2. Provisions which are similar to those referred to in paragraph 1 and which, for the purposes of  dealings between two or more Member States, will apply following the entry into force of the  Regulation shall be entered in Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation. The same shall apply to  provisions agreed under Article 97 (2) of the implementing Regulation. Costs of administrative checks and medical examinations Article 1051. The costs entailed in  administrative checks and in medical examinations, observations, doctor's visits and checks of all  kinds necessary for the award, provision or review of benefits, shall be refunded by the  institution on whose behalf they were made to the institution which has been responsible therefore,  on the basis of the charges applied by the latter institution. 2. However, two or more Member States or the competent authorities of such Member States may agree  on other methods of refund, in particular on a lump-sum basis, or they may waive all refunds  between institutions. Such agreements shall be entered in Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation. Agreements in force on  the day preceding the entry into force of the Regulation shall continue to apply provided that they  are included in the said Annex. Common provisions for the payment of cash benefits Article 106The competent authorities of  every Member State shall notify the Administrative Commission, within the time limits allowed and  in accordance with the procedures laid down by that Commission, of the amount of cash benefits paid  by the institutions falling within their jurisdiction to recipients residing or staying in the  territory of any other Member States. Article 107  (8) (9) (10)Currency conversion1. For the purpose of implementing the following  provisions: (a) Regulation: Article 12 (2), (3) and (4), Article 19 (1) (b), last sentence, Article 22 (1)  (ii), last sentence, Article 25 (1) (b), penultimate sentence, Article 41(1)(c) and (d), Article  46(4), Article 46a(3), Article 50, Article 52 (b), last sentence, Article 55 (1) (ii), last  sentence, Article 70 (1), first subparagraph, Article 71 (1) (b) (ii), penultimate sentence; Article 71 (1) (a) (ii) and the penultimate sentence of Article 71 (1) (b) (ii).(b) Implementing Regulation: Article 34 (1), and Article 120 (2), the rate for the conversion into  a national currency of amounts denominated in another national currency shall be the rate  calculated by the Commission and based on the monthly average, during the reference period  specified in paragraph 2, of rates of exchange of such currencies which are communicated to the  Commission for the application of the European Monetary System. 2. The reference period shall be: - January for rates of conversion applicable from 1 April following, - April for rates of conversion applicable from 1 July following, - July for rates of conversion applicable from 1 October following, - October for rates of conversion applicable from 1 January following. 3. The exchange rates to be used for the purposes of paragraph 1 shall be the rates notified to the  Commission at the same time by the central bank for the calculation of the ecu within the framework  of the European Monetary System. 4. The date to be taken into account for determining the rates of conversion to be applied in the  cases referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fixed by the Administrative Commission on a proposal from  the Audit Board. 5. The rates of conversion to be applied in the cases referred to in paragraph 1 shall be published  in the Official Journal of the European Communities in the course of the last month but one  preceding the month from the first day of which they are to apply. 6. In cases not covered by paragraph 1, the conversion shall be made at the official rate of  exchange on the day of payment both for the payment and refund of benefits. TITLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSArticle 108Proof of status of seasonal  workerIn order to prove that he is a seasonal worker, the employed person covered by Article 1 (c)  of the Regulation shall be required to submit his contract of employment stamped by the employment  services of the Member State in whose territory he has gone to work or has worked. If no seasonal  employment contract is concluded in that Member State, the institution of the country of employment  shall, where appropriate, issue, in the case of a claim for benefits, a certificate attesting that,  on the basis of information supplied by the person concerned, the work which he is doing or has  done is of a seasonal nature. Article 109Arrangement for payment of contributionsThe employer who has no place of business in  the Member State in whose territory the employed person is employed may agree with the latter that  he shall assume the obligations of the employer with regard to the payment of contributions. The employer shall notify the competent institution or, where necessary, the institution designated  by the competent authority of the said Member State of any such arrangement. Article 110Mutual administrative aid relating to the recovery of benefits which were not dueIf  the institution of a Member State which provided benefits intends to take action against a person  who has received benefits which were not due to him, the institution of the place of residence of  such person, or the institution designated by the competent authority of the Member State in whose  territory that person resides, shall lend its good offices to the first institution. Article 111Recovery by social security institutions of payments not due, and claims by  assistance bodies1. If, when awarding or reviewing benefits in respect of invalidity, old-age or  death (pensions) pursuant to Chapter 3 of Title III of the Regulation, the institution of a Member  State has paid to a recipient of benefits a sum in excess of that to which he is entitled, that  institution may request the institution of any other Member State responsible for the payment of  corresponding benefits to that recipient to deduct the amount overpaid from the arrears which it  pays to the said recipient. The latter institution shall transfer the amount deducted to the  creditor institution. Where the amount overpaid cannot be deducted from the arrears, the provisions  of paragraph 2 shall apply. 2. When the institution of a Member State has paid to a recipient of benefits a sum in excess of  that to which he is entitled that institution may, within the conditions and limits laid down by  the legislation which it administers, request the institution of any other Member State responsible  for the payment of benefits to that recipient to deduct the amount overpaid from the amounts which  it pays to the said recipient. The latter institution shall make the deduction under the conditions  and within the limits provided for such setting-off by the legislation which it administers, as if  the sums had been overpaid by itself, and shall transfer the amounts deducted to the creditor  institution. 3. When a person to whom the Regulation applies has received assistance in the territory of a  Member State during a period in which he was entitled to benefits under the legislation of another  Member State, the body which gave the assistance may, if it is legally entitled to reclaim the  benefits due to the said person, request the institution of any other Member State responsible for  the payment of benefits in favour of that person to deduct the amount of the assistance paid from  the amounts which the latter pays to the said person. When a member of the family of a person to whom the Regulation applies has received assistance in  the territory of a Member State during a period in which the said person was entitled to benefits  under the legislation of another Member State in respect of the member of the family concerned, the  body which gave the assistance may, if it is legally entitled to reclaim the benefits due to the  said person in respect of the member of the family concerned, request the institution of any other  Member State responsible for the payment of such benefits in favour of that person to deduct the  amount of assistance paid from the amounts which the latter pays to the said person in respect of  the member of the family concerned. The institution responsible for payment shall make the deduction under the condition and within the  limits provided for such setting-off by the legislation which it administers, and shall transfer  the amount deducted to the creditor body. Article 112When an institution has made payments which are not due, either directly or through  another institution, and when their recovery has become impossible, the amounts in question shall  remain finally chargeable to the first institution, save where the payment which was not due is the  result of fraud. Article 113Recovery of benefits in kind provided but not due to persons employed in  international transport1. If the right to benefits in kind is not recognized by the competent  institution, the benefits in kind which have been provided to a person employed in international  transport by the institution of the place of stay by virtue of the presumption referred to in  Article 20 (1) or 62 (1) of the implementing Regulation, shall be refunded by the competent  institution. 2. Expenses incurred by the institution of the place of stay in respect of any person employed in  international transport who has not previously applied to the institution of the place of stay and  is not entitled to benefits in kind but has nevertheless received benefits in kind upon  presentation of the certified statement referred to in Article 20 (1) or 62 (1) of the implementing  Regulation, shall be refunded by the institution shown as competent in the said certified statement  or by any other institution designated for that purpose by the competent authority of the Member  State concerned. 3. The competent institution or, in the case referred to in paragraph 2, the institution shown as  competent or the institution designated for that purpose shall debit the recipient of benefits with  the value of the benefits in kind which were provided but were not due to him. The said institution  shall notify these debits to the Audit Board referred to in Article 101 (3) of the implementing  Regulation which shall draw up a statement thereof. Article 114Provisional payments of benefits in cases of dispute over the legislation to be  applied or the institution which should provide benefitsIn the case of a dispute between the  institutions or competent authorities of two or more Member States, either as to which legislation  should apply under Title II of the Regulation, or as to which institution should provide the  benefits, the person concerned who could claim benefits if there were no dispute shall  provisionally receive the benefits provided for by the legislation administered by the institution  of the place of residence or, if the person concerned does not reside in the territory of one of  the Member States concerned, the benefits provided for by the legislation administered by the  institution to which his claim was submitted in the first instance. Article 115Procedures for medical examinations carried out in a Member State other than the  competent StateThe institution of the place of stay or residence which is required under Article  87 of the Regulation to carry out a medical examination, shall act in accordance with the  procedures laid down by the legislation which it administers. In the absence of such procedures, it shall apply to the competent institution for information on  the procedures to be applied. Article 116Agreements relating to the recovery of contributions1. Agreements concluded pursuant  to Article 92 (2) of the Regulation shall be entered in Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation. 2. Agreements concluded for the implementation of Article 51 of Regulation No 3 shall continue to  apply provided they are included in Annex 5 to the implementing Regulation. Article 117Data processing1. One or more Member States or their competent authorities may,  having received the opinion of the Administrative Commission, adapt for data processing the models  of certificates, certified statements, declarations, claims and other documents together with the  operations and methods of transmission of the data provided for the implementation of the  Regulation and of the implementating Regulation. 2. The Administrative Commission shall, when the development of data processing in the Member  States makes it possible, undertake the studies required to standardize and bring into general use  the methods of adjustment resulting from the provisions of paragraph 1. TITLE VII TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONSArticle 118  (5)  (10)Transitional provisions relating to pensions for employed persons1. Where the contingency  arises before 1 October 1972 or before the date of implementation of the implementing Regulation in  the territory of the Member State concerned and the claim for pension has not been awarded before  that date, such claim shall give rise to a double award, in as much as benefits must be granted,  pursuant to such contingency, for a period prior to that date: (a) for the period prior to 1 October 1972 or to the date of implementation of the implementing  Regulation in the territory of the Member State concerned, in accordance with Regulation No 3 or  the agreements in force between the Member States concerned; (b) for the period commencing on 1 October 1972 or on the date of implementation of the  implementing Regulation in the territory of the Member State concerned, in accordance with the  Regulation. However, if the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions referred to under (a) is greater than  that calculated pursuant to the provisions referred to under (b), the person concerned shall  continue to be entitled to the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions referred to under (a). 2. A claim for invalidity, old age or survivors' benefits submitted to an institution of a Member  State from 1 October 1972 or from the date of implementation of the implementing Regulation in the  territory of the Member State concerned, or in a part of the territory of that State, shall  automatically necessitate the reassessment of the benefits which have been awarded for the same  contingency prior to that date by the institution or institutions of one or more of the other  Member States, in accordance with the Regulation; such reassessment may not give rise to any  reduction in the amount of the benefit awarded. Article 119  (5) (10)Transitional provisions relating to pensions for self-employed persons1.  Where the contingency arises before 1 July 1982 or before the date of implementation of the  implementing Regulation in the territory of the Member State concerned and the claim for pension  has not been awarded before that date, such claim shall give rise to a double award, in as much as  benefits must be granted, pursuant to such contingency, for a period prior to that date: (a) for the period prior to 1 July 1982 or to the date of implementation of the implementing  Regulation in the territory of the Member State concerned, in accordance with the Regulation or  agreements in force between the Member States concerned before that date; (b) for the period commencing on 1 July 1982 or an the date of implementation of the implementing  Regulation in the territory of the Member State concerned, in accordance with the Regulation. However, if the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions referred to under (a) is greater than  that calculated pursuant to the provisions referred to under (b), the person concerned shall  continue to be entitled to the amount calculated pursuant to the provisions referred to under (a). 2. A claim for invalidity, old age or survivors' benefits submitted to the institution of a Member  State from 1 July 1982 or from the date of implementation of the implementing Regulation in the  territory of the Member State concerned, or in a part of the territory of that State, shall  automatically necessitate the reassessment of the benefits that have already been awarded for the  same contingency of one or more of the other Member States, in accordance with the Regulation; such  reassessment may not give rise to any reduction in the amount of benefit awarded. Article 119a  (4)Transitional provisions relating to pensions for the purpose of applying the  last part of Article 15 (1) (a) of the implementing Regulation1. Where the date on which the  contingency arises precedes 1 January 1987 and where the claim for a pension has not yet resulted  in an award before that date, such claim shall, in as much as benefits must be granted, pursuant to  such contingency, for a period prior to the last-mentioned date, give rise to a double award: (a) for the period prior to 1 January 1987, in accordance with the provisions of the Regulation or  of agreements in force between the Member States concerned; (b) for the period commencing on 1 January 1987, in accordance with the provisions of the  Regulation. If, however, the amount calculated in pursuance of the provisions referred to under (a) is greater  than that calculated in pursuance of the provisions referred to under (b), the person concerned  shall continue to be entitled to the amount calculated in pursuance of the provisions referred to  under (a). 2. A claim for invalidity, old-age or survivors' benefits submitted to an institution of a Member  State from 1 January 1987 shall automatically necessitate the reassessment, in accordance with the  provisions of the Regulation, of the benefits which have been awarded for the same contingency  prior to that date by the institution or institutions of one or more of the other Member States,  without prejudice to the provisions of Article 3. 3. The rights of the persons concerned who obtained the award of pensions prior to 1 January 1987  in the territory of the Member State in question may be revised at their request in the light of  the provisions of Council Regulation (EEC) No 3811/86 (1). 4. If the request referred to in paragraph 3 is submitted within one year following 1 January 1987,  entitlement to rights under Regulation (EEC) No 3811/86 shall be acquired from 1 January 1987 or  from the date of the entitlement to a pension where the last-mentioned date is subsequent to 1  January 1987; in such case the provisions of the legislation of any Member State with regard to the  withdrawal or limitation of rights may not be relied upon as against the persons concerned. 5. If the request referred to in paragraph 3 is submitted after expiry of the period of one year  following 1 January 1987, entitlement to rights acquired under Regulation (EEC) No 3811/86 which  have not been withdrawn or in respect of which the period of limitation has not been exceeded shall  be acquired from the date on which the request is submitted, unless more favourable provisions of  the legislation of any of the Member States are applicable. . . . . . . Article 121Supplementary implementing agreements1. Two or more Member States or the competent  authorities of those Member States may, where necessary, conclude agreements designed to supplement  the administrative procedure for implementing the Regulation. Such agreements are listed in Annex 5  to the implementing Regulation. 2. Agreements similar to those referred to in paragraph 1, which are in force on the day preceding  1 October 1972, shall continue to apply provided they are included in Annex 5 to the implementing  Regulation. Article 122Special provisions concerning the amendment of certain AnnexesAnnexes 1, 4, 5, 6, 7  and 8 to the implementing Regulation may be amended by a Commission Regulation at the request of  the Member State or Member States concerned or their competent authorities, after the opinion of  the Administrative Commission has been obtained. EGW:53772ENU26.92FF: UEN3;  SETUP: 01;  Hoehe: 3213 mm;  594 Zeilen;  28862 Zeichen; Bediener:  HELM  Pr.: A; Kunde: ....53772                        EGW:53772ENU27.90   4. 12. 1992 (1) OJ N° L 355, 16. 12. 1986, p. 5. ANNEX 1 (A) (2) (3) (8)COMPETENT AUTHORITIES (Article 1 (1), of the Regulation and  Articles 4 (1) and 122 of the Implementing Regulation) A. BELGIUM: 1. Ministre de la prévoyance sociale, Bruxelles - Minister van Sociale Voorzorg, Brussel (Minister  of Social Welfare, Brussels). 2. Ministre des classes moyennes, Bruxelles - Minister van Middenstand, Brussel (Minister for Small  Firms and Traders, Brussel).B. DENMARK: 1. Socialministeren (Minister of Social Affairs), Koebenhavn.2. Arbejdsministeren (Minister of  Labour), Koebenhavn.3. Indenrigsministeren (Minister of the Interior), Koebenhavn. . . . . . .C.  GERMANY: Bundesminister fuer Arbeit und Sozialordnung (Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs),  Bonn.D. SPAIN: Ministro de Trabajo y Seguridad Social (Minister of Labour and Social Security), Madrid.E. FRANCE: 1. Ministre des affaires sociales et de la solidarite nationale (Minister of Social Affairs for  National Solidarity), Paris.2. Ministre de l'agriculture (Minister of Agriculture), Paris.F.  GREECE: 1. Õðïõñãueò Êïéíùíéêþí Õðçñaaóéþí, ÁèÞíá (Minister of Social Affairs, Athens).2. Õðïõñãueò AAñãáóssáò,  ÁèÞíá (Minister of Labour, Athens).3. Õðïõñãueò AAìðïñéêÞò Íáõôéëssáò, ÐaaéñáéUEò (Minister of the  Merchant Navy, Piraeus).G. IRELAND: 1. Minister for Social Welfare, Dublin.2. Minister for Health, Dublin.H. ITALY: 1. Ministro del Lavoro e della Previdenza sociale (Minister for Labour and Social Welfare), Roma.2.  Ministro della Sanità (Minister of Health), Roma.3. Ministro di Grazia e Giustizia (Minister of  Justice), Roma.4. Ministro delle Finanze (Minister of Finance), Roma.I. LUXEMBOURG: 1. Ministre du travail et de la sécurité sociale (Minister of Labour and Social Security),  Luxembourg.2. Ministre de la famille (Minister of Family Affairs), Luxembourg.J. NETHERLANDS: 1. Minister van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid (Minister of Social Affairs and Employment), Den  Haag.2. Minister van Welzijn, Volksgezondheid en Cultuur (Minister of Welfare, Health and Cultural  Affairs), Rijswijk.K. PORTUGAL: 1. Ministro do Trabalho e Segurança Social (Minister of Labour and Social Security), Lisboa.2.  Ministro da Saúde (Minister of Health), Lisboa.3. Secrétario Regional dos Assuntos Sociais da  Região Autónoma da Madeira (Regional Secretary of Social Affairs of the Autonomous Region of  Madeira), Funchal.4. Secretário Regional dos Assuntos Sociais da Região Autónoma dos Açores  (Regional Secretary of Social Affairs of the autonomous Region of the Azores), Angra do Heroismo. L. UNITED KINGDOM: 1. Secretary of State for Social Security, London;1.a Secretary of State for Health, London.2.  Secretary of State for Scotland, Edinburgh.3. Secretary of State for Wales, Cardiff.4. Department  of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, Belfast.5. Director of the Department of Labour  and Social Security, Gibraltar.6. Director of the Gibraltar Health Authority. ANNEX 2 (A) (1) (2) (6) (7) (8)COMPETENT INSTITUTIONS (Article 1 (o) of the Regulation  and Article 4 (2) of the implementing Regulation)A. BELGIUM 1. Sickness and maternity: (a) For the purposes of applying Articles 16 to 29 of the implementing Regulation: (i) as a generale rulethe insurance body with which the employed or self-employed person is  insured; (ii) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins naviguant sous pavillon belge - Hulp- en  voorzorgskas voor zeervarenden onder Belgische vlag - (Relief and Welfare for mariners Sailing  under the Belgian Flag), Antwerpen. (b) For the purposes of applying Title V of the implementing Regulation: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,  Brussels) acting on behalf of the insurance bodies or the Relief and Welfare Fund for Mariners  Sailing under the Belgian Flag. 2. Invalidity: (a) General invalidity (manual workes, clerical staff and miners) and invalidity of self-employed  persons: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Instutition,  Brussels) together with the insurance body with which the employed or self-employed person is, or  has been, insured. (b) Special invalidity scheme for miners: Fonds national de retraite des ouvriers-mineurs, Bruxelles - Nationaal pensioenfonds voor  mijnwerkers, Brussel - (National Pension Fund for Miners, Brussels). (c) Mariners' invalidity scheme: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins naviguant sous pavillon belge - Hulp- en  voorzorgskas voor zeervarenden onder Belgische vlag - (Relief and Welfare Fund for Mariners Sailing  under the Belgian Flag), Antwerpen. 3. Old-age, death (pensions): 1. Office national des pensions, Bruxelles - Rijksdienst voor werknemerspensioenen, Brussel -  (National Pension Office, Brussels). 2. Institut national d'assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles -  Rijksinstituut voor de sociale verzekeringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel - (National Social  Insurance Institute for Self-Employed, Brussels). 4. Accidents at work: (a) Until expiry of the review period provided for by the law of 10 April 1972 (Article 72): (i) benefits in kind: - renewal and maintenance of prostheses: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles - Fonds voor arbeidsongevallen, Brussel - (Accidents at  Work Fund, Brussels), - benefits other than those referred to above: the insurer with whom the employer is insured; (ii) cash benefits- grants: the insurer with whom the employer is insured, - supplementary awards provided for by Royal Decree of 21 December 1971: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles - Fonds voor arbeidsongevallen, Brussel - (Accidents at  Work Fund, Brussels); (b) after expiry of the review periods provided for by the law of 10 April 1971 (Article 72)(i)  benefits in kind: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles - Fonds voor arbeidsongevallen, Brussel - (Accidents at  Work Fund, Brussels); (ii) cash benefits: - pensions: the duly appointed body for pensions, - supplementary awards: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles - Fonds voor arbeidsongevallen, Brussel - (Accidents at  Work Fund, Brussels); (c) scheme for mariners and fishermen: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles - Fonds voor arbeidsongevallen, Brussel - (Accidents at  Work Fund, Brussels); (d) in cases of non-insurance: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles - Fonds voor arbeidsongevallen, Brussel - (Accidents at  Work Fund, Brussels). 5. Occupational diseases: Fonds des maladies professionelles, Bruxelles - Fonds voor beroepsziekten, Brussel - (Occupational  Diseases Fund, Brussels). 6. Death grants: (a) sickness and invalidity insurance: (i) in general: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institution,  Brussels) together with the insurance body with which the employed person was insured; (ii) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins naviguant sous pavillon belge - Hulp- en  voorzorgskas voor zeevarenden onder Belgische vlag - (Relief and Welfare Fund for Mariners Sailing  under the Belgian Flag), Antwerpen; (b) accidents at work: (i) in general: the insurer; (ii) for mariners: Fonds des accidents du travail, Bruxelles - Fonds voor arbeidsongevallen, Brussel - (Accidents at  Work Fund, Brussels); (c) occupational diseases: Fonds des maladies professionnelles, Bruxelles - Fonds voor beroepsziekten, Brussel - (Occupational  Diseases Fund, Brussels). 7. Unemployment: (i) in general: Office national de l'emploi, Bruxelles - Rijksdienst voor arbeidsvoorziening, Brussel - (National  Employment Office, Brussels); (ii) for mariners: Pool des marins de la marine marchande - Pool van de zeelieden ter koopvaardij - (Merchant Navy  Pool), Antwerpen. 8. Family benefits: (a) employed persons: Caisse de compensation pour allocations familiales pour travailleurs salaries - Compensatiekas der  gezinsvergoedingen voor werknemers - (Family Allowances Compensation Fund for Employed Persons)  with which the employer is insured; (b) self-employed persons: Institut national d'assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut  voor de sociale verzekeringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel - (National Social Insurance Institute for  Self-Employed Persons, Brussels). B. DENMARK . . . . . . (a) Sickness and maternity: (i) sickness: - benefits in kind: the competent amtskommune (district administration). In the comune of Koebenhavn: Magistraten (the  communal administration). In the commune of Frederiksboerg: the communal administration, - cash benefits: the social commission of the commune in which the beneficiary resides. In the communes of  Koebenhavn, Odense, Aalborg and AArhus: Magistraten (the communal administration); (ii) maternity: - benefits in kind: the competent amtskommune (district administration). In the commune of Koebenhavn: Magistraten (the  communal administration)). In the commune of Frederiksboerg: the communal administration), - cash benefits: the social commission of the commune in which the beneficiary resides. In the communes of  Koebenhavn, Odense, Aalborg and AArhus: Magistraten (the communal administration). (b) Invalidity: (i) benefits granted under the legislation on social pensions: Socialministeriet (Ministry for Social Affairs), Koebenhavn; (ii) rehabilitation benefits: the social commission of the commune in which the beneficiary resides. In the communes of  Koebenhavn, Odense, Aalborg and AArhus: Magistraten (the communal administration). (c) Old-age and death (pensions): (i) pensions granted under legislation on social pensions: Socialministeriet (Ministry for Social Affairs), Koebenhavn; (ii) pensions granted under the law on supplementary pensions for employed persons ('loven om  Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension`): Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (Supplementary Pensions Office for Employed Persons), Hilleroed. (d) Accidents at work and occupational diseases: (i) benefits in kind and pensions: Arbejdsskadetstyrelsen (National Office for Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases),  Koebenhavn; (ii) daily allowances: the social commission of the commune in which the beneficiary resides. In the communes of  Koebenhavn, Odense, Aalborg, and AArhus: Magistraten (the communal administration).  (e) Death grants: The social commission of the commune in which the beneficiary resides. In the communes of  Koebenhavn, Odense, Aalborg and AArhus: Magistraten (the communal administration)). (f) Unemployment: Direktoratet for Arbejdsloeshedsforsikringen (National Office for Insurance against Unemployment),  Koebenhavn. (g) Family benefits (family allowances): The social commission of the commune in which the beneficiary resides. In the communes of  Koebenhavn, Odense, Aalborg and AArhus: Magistraten (the communal administration). . . . . . . C. GERMANY The jurisdiction of the German institutions shall be governed by the  provisions of German legislation, unless otherwise specified hereinafter1. Sickness insurance: For the purposes of applying Article 13 (2) (e) of the Regulation: (a) where the person concerned is resident in the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany: the competent Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse (Local General Sickness Fund) of the place of residence  of the person concerned; (b) where the person concerend is resident in the territory of another Member State: Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Bonn (Local General Sickness Fund Bonn), Bonn; (c) where the members of the family of the person concerned were, prior to his being called up or  recalled for service in the armed forces, or for civilian service, insured with a German  institution in accordance with Article 17 (1) of the implementing Regulation: The sickness insurance institution with which these members of the family are insured. For the purposes of applying Article 25 (1) of the Regulation: the sickness insurance institution with which the unemployed person was insured on the date when he  left the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany. For the sickness insurance of pension claimants and of pensioners and the members of their families  under the provisions of Sections 4 and 5 of Chapter 1 of Title III of the Regulation: (i) where the person concerned is insured with an Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse (Local General  Sickness Fund) or where he is not insured with any sickness insurance institution: Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Bonn (Local General Sickness Fund Bonn), Bonn; (ii) in all other cases: the sickness insurance institution with which the claimant or pensioner is insured. 2. Pension insurance for manual workers, clerical staff and miners: For admission to voluntary insurance, and for the determination of claims to benefits and the  granting of benefits pursuant to the provisions of the Regulation: (a) For persons who have been insured or are considered as such either exclusively under German  legislation or under German legislation and the legislation of one or more other Member States, and  for their survivors, if the person concerned: - is resident in the territory of another Member State, or- is a national of another Member State resident in the territory of a non-member State: (i) If the last contribution was paid into the manual workers' pension insurance scheme: - if the person concerned is resident in the Netherlands or is a Netherlands national resident in  the territory of a non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen (Regional Insurance Office of Westphalia), Muenster, - if the person concerned is resident in Belgium or in Spain or is a Belgian or Spanish national,  resident in the territory of a non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz (Regional Insurance Office of the Rhine Province),  Duesseldorf, - if the person concerned is resident in Italy or is an Italian national resident in the territory  of a non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben (Regional Insurance Office of Swabia), Augsburg.- if the person concerned is resident in France or Luxembourg or is a French or Luxembourg national  resident in the territory of a non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz (Regional Insurance Office of the Rhineland-Palatinate),  Speyer, - if the person concerned is resident in Denmark or is a Danish national resident in the territory  of a non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-Holstein (Regional Insurance Office of Schleswig-Holstein),  Luebeck, - if the person concerned is resident in Ireland or the United Kingdom or is an Irish or United  Kingdom national resident in the territory of a non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (Regional Insurance Office of the Free and  Hanseatic City of Hamburg), Hamburg, - if the person concerned is resident in Greece or is a Greek national resident in the territory of  non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Wuerttemberg (Regional Insurance Office of Wuerttemberg), Stuttgart, - if the person concerned is resident in Portugal or is a Portuguese national resident in the  territory of a non-member State: Landesversicherungsanstalt Unterfranken (Regional Insurance Office of Lower Franconia) Wuerzburg. If, however, the last contribution was paid into: - the Landesversicherungsanstalt fuer das Saarland (Regional Insurance Office of the Saarland),  Saarbruecken or to the Bundesbahnversicherungsanstalt (Federal Railways Insurance Office), Frankfurt  am Main): the institution to which the last contribution was paid, - the Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund), Hamburg, or if contributions were paid for at least 60  months to the Seekasse (Rentenversicherung der Arbeiter oder der Angestellten) (Mariners' Insurance  Fund (pension insurance scheme for manual workers or clerical staff)), Hamburg: Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund), Hamburg; (ii) if the last contribution was paid into the pension insurance scheme for clerical staff: - if no contribution was paid into the Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund), Hamburg: Bundesversicherungsanstalt fuer Angestellte (Federal Insurance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin, - if a contribution was paid into the Seekasse (Rentenversicherung der Arbeiter oder der  Angestellten) (Mariners' Insurance Fund (pension insurance scheme for manual workers or clerical  staff), Hamburg: Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund), Hamburg; (iii) if the last contribution was paid into the pension insurance scheme for miners or if the  qualifying period required for obtaining the miners' pension payable by reason of reduced ability  to pursue the activity of a miner (Bergmannsrente) is, or is deemed to be, completed: Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance Fund for Miners), Bochum. (b) For persons who have been insured or are considered as having been insured under German  legislation of one or more other Member States, and for their survivors, if the person concerned: - is resident in the territory of Germany, excluding in the Saarland, or- is a German national resident in the territory of a non-member State: (i) If the last contribution under German legislation was paid into the manual workers' pension  insurance scheme: - if the last contribution under the legislation of another Member State was paid into a  Netherlands pension insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen (Regional Insurance Office of Westphalia), Muenster, - if the last contribution under the legislation of another Member State was paid into a Belgian or  Spanish pension insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz (Regional Insurance Office of the Rhine Province),  Duesseldorf, - if the last contribution under the legislation of another Member State was paid into an Italian  pension insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben (Regional Insurance Office of Swabia), Augsburg, - if the last contribution under the legislation of another Member State was paid into a French or  Luxembourg pension insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz (Regional Insurance Office of the Rhineland-Palatinate),  Speyer, - if the last contribution under the legislation of another Member State was paid into a Danish  pension insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-Holstein (Regional Insurance Office of Schleswig-Holstein),  Luebeck, - if the last contribution under the legislation of another Member State was paid into an Irish or  United Kingdom pension insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (Regional Insurance Office of the Free and  Hanseatic City of Hamburg), Hamburg, - if the last contribution under the legislation of another Member State was paid into a Greek  pension insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Wuerttemberg (Regional Insurance Office of Wuerttemberg), Stuttgart, - if the last contribution under the legislation of another Member State was paid into a Belgian or  Spanish pension insurance institution: Landesversicherungsanstalt Unterfranken (Regional Insurance Office of Lower Franconia), Wuerzburg. If, however, the person concerned is resident in the territory of Germany in the Saarland or if he  is a German national resident in the territory of a non-Member State, and if the last contribution  under German legislation was paid into a pension insurance institution situated in the Saarland: Landesversicherungsanstalt fuer das Saarland (Regional Insurance Office of the Saarland),  Saarbruecken. If, however, the last contribution under German legislation was paid into: - the Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund), Hamburg, or if contributions by virtue of employment in  the German navy or the navy of another country were paid for at least 60 months: Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund), Hamburg, - the Bundesbahnversicherungsanstalt (Federal Railways Insurance Office), Frankfurt am Main: Bundesbahnversicherungsanstalt (Federal Railways Insurance Office), Frankfurt am Main; (ii) if the last contribution under German legislation was paid into the pension insurance scheme  for clerical staff: - if no contribution was paid into the Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund), Hamburg: Bundesversicherungsanstalt fuer Angestellte (Federal Insurance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin, - if a contribution was paid into the Seekasse (Rentenversicherung der Arbeiter oder Angestellten)  (Mariners' Insurance Fund (pension insurance scheme for manual workers and clerical staff)),  Hamburg: Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund), Hamburg; (iii) if the last contribution under German legislation was paid into the pension insurance scheme  for miners or if the qualifying period required for entitlement to a miners' pension by reason of  reduced ability to pursue the activity of a miner (Bergmannsrente) is, or is deemed to be,  completed: Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance Fund for Miners), Bochum. (c) In the event of a change of country of residence after benefits have been awarded in the cases  referred to in subparagraphs (a) (i) and (b) (i), the competent institution shall change  accordingly. 3. Old-age insurance for farmers: Landwirtschaftliche Alterskasse Rheinhessen-Pfalz (Agricultural Old-Age Fund,  Rhine-Hesse-Palatinate), Speyer. 4. Complementary insurance for iron and steel workers: Landesversicherungsanstalt fuer das Saarland (Regional Insurance Office of the Saarland),  Saarbruecken. 5. Accident insurance (accidents at work and occupational diseases): The institution responsible for accident insurance for the case concerned. 6. Unemployment and family benefits: Bundesanstalt fuer Arbeit (Federal Labour Office), Nuernberg. D. SPAIN 1. All schemes, with the exception of the mariners' scheme: (a) for all contingencies with the exception of unemployment: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (Provincial Directorates of  the National Institute of Social Security); (b) for unemploymentDirecciones Provinciales del Instituto Nacional de Empleo (Provincial  Directorates of the National Institution of Employment). 2. Mariners scheme: Instituto Social de la Marina (Social Institute for Mariners), Madrid. E. FRANCE 1. For the purposes of Articles 93 (1), 94 and 95 of the  implementing Regulation: A. Scheme for employed persons: (a) general scheme: Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Sickness Insurance Fund), Paris; (b) agricultural scheme: Caisse centrale de secours mutuels agricoles (Central Agricultural Mutual Benefit Fund), Paris; (c) miners' scheme: Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité sociale dans les mines (National Independent Social Security  Fund for Miners), Paris; (d) mariners' scheme: Établissement national des invalides de la marine (National Intitution for Disabled Mariners),  Paris. B. Scheme for self-employed persons: (a) scheme for self-employed persons not engaged in agriculture: Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie et maternité des travailleurs non salariés des professions non  agricoles, Saint-Denis (National Sickness and Maternity Fund for Self-Employed Persons not Engaged  in Agriculture), Saint-Denis; (b) agricultural scheme: Caisse centrale de secours mutuels agricoles (Central Agricultural Mutual Benefit Fund),  ParisCaisse centrale des mutuelles agricoles (Central Agricultural Mutual Benefit Fund)Fédération  française des sociétés d'assurances (Ramex et Gamex) (French Federation of Insurance  Societies)Fédération national de la mutualité française (National Federation of French Mutual  Benefit Associations). 2. For the purposes of applying Article 96 of the implementing Regulation: (a) general scheme: Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie (National Sickness Insurance Fund), Paris; (b) agricultural scheme: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole (Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund); (c) miners' scheme: Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité sociale dans les mines (National Independent Social Security  Fund for Miners), Paris; (d) mariners' scheme: Établissement national des invalides de la marine (National Institute for Diabled Mariners),  Paris. . . . . . . 3. The other competent institutions are those defined under French legislation, namely: I. METROPOLITAN FRANCEA. Scheme for employed person: (a) general scheme: (i) sickness, maternity, death (grant): Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insurance Fund); (ii) invalidity: (aa) in general, except for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insurance Fund); for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie (Regional Sickness Insurance Fund) Paris; (bb) special scheme provided for in Articles L 365 to L 382 of the Social Security Code: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie (Regional Sickness Insurance Fund), Strasbourg; (iii) old-age: (aa) as a general rule, except for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie (branche vieillesse) (Regional Sickness Insurance Fund  (Old-Age Section)); for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse des travailleurs salariés (National Old-Age Insurance Fund  for Employed Persons), Paris; (bb) special scheme provided for in Articles L 365 to L 382 of the Social Security Code: Caisse régionale d'assurance vieillesse (Regional Old-Age Insurance Fund), Strasbourg, orCaisse régionale d'assurance maladie (Regional Sickness Insurance Fund), Strasbourg; (iv) accidents at work: (aa) temporary incapacity: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Lokal Sickness Insurance Fund); (bb) permanent incapacity: - pensions: - accidents occurring after 31 December 1946: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insurance Fund); - accidents occurring before 1 Janury 1947: The employer or the insurer acting in his stead, - pension increases: - accidents occurrung after 31 December 1946: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insurance Fund), - accidents occurring before 1 January 1947Caisse des dépôts et consignations (Deposit and  consignment Office); (v) familiy benefits: Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family Allowances Fund); (vi) unemployment: - for registration as a person seeking work: Local employment agency in the place of residence of the person concerned, - for the issue of forms E 301, E 302, E 303: Groupement des Assedic de la region parisienne (GARP), 90, rue Baudin, F 92537, Levallois-Perret; (b) agricultural scheme: (i) sickness, maternity, death (grant), family benefits: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole (Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund); (ii) invalidty and old-age insurance and benefits for the surviving spouse: Caisse centrale de secours mutuels agricoles (Central Agricultural Mutual Benefit Fund), Paris; (iii) accidents at work: (aa) as a generale rule: - The employer of the insurer acting in his stead, for accidents occurring before 1 July 1973, - Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole (Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund), for  accidents occurring after 30 June 1973; (bb) for pension increases: - Caisse des dépôts et consignations (Deposit and Consignment Office), Arceuil (94), for accidents  occurring before 1 July 1973, - Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole (Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund), for  accidents occurring after 30 June 1973; (iv) unemployment: - for registration as a person seeking work: Local employment agency in the place of residence of the person concerned, - for the issue of forms E 301, E 302, E 303: Groupement des Assedic de la région parisienne (GARP), 90, rue Baudin, F-92537, Levallois-Perret; (c) miners' scheme: (i) sickness, maternity, death (grant): Société de secours minière (Miners' Relief Society); (ii) invaldity, old-age death (pensions): Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité sociale dans les mines (National Independent Social Security  Fund for Miners), Paris; (iii) accidents at work: (aa) temporary incapacity: Société des secours minière (Miners' Relief Society); (bb) permanent incapacity: - pensions: - accidents occurring after 31 December 1946: Union régionale des sociétés de secours minières (Regional Union of Miners' Relief Societies); - accidents occurring before 1 January 1947: The employer or the insurer acting in his stead; - pension increases: - accidents occurring after 31 December 1946: Union régionale des sociétés de secours minières (Regional Union of Miners' Relief Societies), - accidents occurring before 1 January 1947: Caisse des dépôts et consignations (Deposit and Consignment Office); (iv) family benefits: Union régionale des sociétés de secours minières (Regional Union of Miners'; Relief Societies); (v) unemployment: - for registration as a person seeking work: Local employment agency in the place of residence of the person concerned, - for the issue of forms E 301, E 302, E 303: Agence nationale pour l'emploi (service specialisé pour la sécurité sociale des travailleurs  migrants) (National Employment Agency (Special Department Dealing with Social Security for Migrant  Workers)), 9, rue Sextius Michel, F-75015 Paris; (d) mariners' scheme: (i) sickness, maternity, invalidity, accidents at work, death (grant) and pensions for survivors of  disabled persons or of persons who have sustained an accident at work: Section 'Caisse générale de prévoyance des marins du quartier des affaires maritimes (General  Welfare Fund for Mariners, Department of the Maritime Affairs Division); (ii) old-age, death (pensions): Section 'Caisse de retraite des marins du quartier des affaires maritimes (Mariners` Pension Fund  Department of the Maritime Affairs Division); (iii) family benefits: Caisse nationale d'allocations familiales des marins du commerce (National Family Allowances Fund  for Mariners in the Merchant Navy), or Caisse nationale d'allocations familiales de le pêche  maritime (National Family Allowances Fund for the Sea Fishing Industry), as appropriate; (iv) unemployment: - for registration as a person seeking work: Local employment agency in the place of residence or in the habitual port of embarkation of the  Bureau central de la main d'oeuvre maritime (Central Office for Seafarers), - for the issue of forms D 301, E 302, E 303: Groupement des Assedic de la région parisienne (GARP), 90, rue Baudin, F-92537, Levallois-Perret. B. Scheme for self-employed persons: (a) scheme for employed persons not engaged in agriculture: (i) sickness, maternity: Caisse mutuelle régionale (Regional Mutual Benefit Fund); (ii) old-age: (aa) craftsmen's scheme: - Caisse nationale de l'organisation autonome d'assurance vieillesse des travailleurs non salariés  des professions artisanales (Cancava) Paris (National Independent Old-Age Insurance Fund for  Self-Employed Persons in Craft Occupations), - Caisses de base professionnelles ou interprofessionnelles (Local Occupational or  inter-Occupational Fund); (bb) manufacturers' and tradesmen's scheme: - Caisse nationale de l'organisation autonome d'assurance vieillesse des travailleurs non salariés  des professions industrielles et commerciales (Organic) (National Independent Old-Age Insurance  Fund for Self-Employed Persons in Manufacturing or Trading Occupations), - Caisses de base professionnelles ou interprofessionnelles (Local Occupational or  Inter-Occupational Funds); (cc) scheme for the professions: Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse des professions libérales (CNAVPL), sections  professionnelles (National Old-Age Insurance Fund for Members of the Professions - Professional  Branches); (dd) lawyers' scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français (CNBF) (National Fund for Members of the French Bar); (b) agricultural scheme: (i) sickness, maternity, invalidity: Organisme assureur habilité auprés duquel le travailleur non salarié agricole est affilié (the  authorized insurance body with which the self-employed person engaged in agriculture is insured); (ii) old-age insurance and benefits for the surviving spouse: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole (Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund); (iii) non-industrial accidents, accidents at work and occupational diseases: - Organisme agréé aupres duquel le travailleur non salarié agricole est affilié (the appointed body  with which the self-employed person engaged in agriculture is insured), - Caisse nationale des barreaux français (CNBF) (National Fund for Members of the French Bar); For  the departments of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin: Caisse d'assurance accidents agricoles  (Agricultural Accidents Insurance Fund). II. OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS(a) scheme for employed persons (all schemes with the exception of the  miners' scheme and all risks, with the exception of family benefits): (i) in general: Caisse générale de sécurité sociale (General Social Security Fund); (ii) for pension increases in respect of accidents at work occurring in overseas departments before  1 January 1952: Direction départmentale de l'enregistrement (Departmental Directorate of Registration); (b) scheme for self-employed persons: (i) sickness, maternity: Caisse mutuelle régionale (Regional Mutual Benefit Fund); (ii) old-age: - craftmen's scheme: Caisse nationale de l'organisation autonome d'assurance vieillesse des travailleurs non salariés  des professions artisanales (Cancava) (National Independent Old-Age Insurance Fund for  Self-Employed Persons in Craft Occupations), - manufacturers' and tradesmen's scheme: Caisse interprofessionnelle d'assurance vieillesse des industriels et commerçants d'Algérie et  d'ontre-mer (Cavicorg) (Interprofessional Old-Age Insurance Fund for Manufacturers and Traders in  Algeria and Overseas), - scheme for the professions: Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse des professions libérales (CNAVPL) - Sections  professionnelles (National Old-Age Insurance Fund for Members of the Professions - Professional  Branches), - laywers' scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français (CNBF) (National Fund for Members of the French Bar); (c) Family benefits: Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family Allowances Fund);(d) mariners' scheme: (i) all risks, except old-age and family benefits: Section 'Caisse générale de prévoyance des marins du quartier des affaires maritimes (General  welfare Fund for Mariners, Department of the Maritime Affairs Division); (ii) old-age: Section 'Caisse de retraite des marins` du quartier des affaires maritimes (Mariners' Pension Fund  Department of the Maritime Affairs Division); (iii) family benefits: Caisse d'allocations familiales (family Allowances Fund). F. GREECE 1. Sickness and maternity: (i) as a general rule: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá (Social Insurance Institute, Athens), or the insurance  body with which the worker is or was insured; (ii) for mariners: Ïssêïò Íáýôïõ, ÐaaéñáéUEò (Seamen's Home), Piraeus; (iii) agricultural scheme: Ïñãáíéóìueò Ãaaùñãéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÏÃÁ), ÁèÞíá (National Agricultural Insurance Institute, Athens). 2. Invalidity, old-age, death (pensions): (i) as a general rule: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá (Social Insurance Institute, Athens) or the insurance  body with which the worker is or was insured; (ii) mariners' scheme: Íáõôéêue Áðïìá÷éêue Ôáìaassï (ÍÁÔ), ÐaaéñáéUEò (Mariners' Retirement Fund, Piraeus); (iii) agricultural scheme: Ïñãáíéóìueò Ãaaùñãéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÏÃÁ), ÁèÞíá (National Agricultural Insurance Institute, Athens). 3. Accidents at work, occupational diseases: (i) as a general rule: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá (Social Insurance Institute, Athens) or the insurance  body with which the worker is or was insured; (ii) mariners' scheme: Íáõôéêue Áðïìá÷éêue Ôáìaassï (ÍÁÔ), ÐaaéñáéUEò (Mariners' Retirement Fund, Piraeus); (iii) agricultural scheme: Ïñãáíéóìueò Ãaaùñãéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí, ÁèÞíá (National Agricultural Insurance Institute, Athens). 4. Death grants (funeral expenses): (i) As a general rule: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá (Social Insurance Institute, Athens), or the insurance  body with which the worker is or was insured; (ii) mariners' scheme: Ïssêïò Íáýôïõ, ÐaaéñáéUEò (Seamen's Home, Piraeus); (iii) agricultural scheme: Ïñãáíéóìueò Ãaaùñãéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÏÃÁ), ÁèÞíá (National Agricultural Insurance Institute, Athens). 5. Family allowances: (i) employed persons' scheme, including undertakings schemes: Ïñãáíéóìueò Áðáó÷ïëÞóaaùò AAñãáôéêïý AEõíáìéêïý (ÏÁAAAE), ÁèÞíá (Labour Employment Office, Athens); (ii) general scheme: Ïñãáíéóìueò Ãaaùñãéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÏÃÁ), ÁèÞíá (National Agricultural Insurance Institute, Athens); (iii) for mariners: AAóôssá Íáõôéêþí Seamen's home, Piraeus. 6. Unemployment: (i) as a general rule: Ïñãáíéóìueò Áðáó÷ïëÞóaaùò AAñãáôéêïý AEõíáìéêïý (ÏÁAAAE), ÁèÞíá (Labour Employment Office, Athens); (ii) mariners' scheme: Ïssêïò Íáýôïõ, ÐaaéñáéUEò (Seaman's Home, Piraeus); (iii) newspaper industry employees' scheme, administered by: 1. Ôáìaassï Áóoeáëssóaaùò AAñãáôþí Ôýðïõ, ÁèÞíá (Insurance Fund for Press Employees, Athens); 2. Ôáìaassï ÓõíôUEîaaùò Ðñïóùðéêïý AAoeçìaañéaeùí Áèçíþí - Èaaóóáëïíssêçò, ÁèÞíá (Pension Fund for Press  Employees in Athens and Salonika, Athens). G. IRELAND 1. Benefits in kind: - Eastern Health board, Dublin 8, - Midland Health Board, Tullamore, County Offaly, - Mid-Western Health Board, Limerick, - North-Eastern Health Board, Ceanannus Mor, County Meath, - North-Western Health Board, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, - South-Eastern Health Board, Kilkenny, - Southern Health Board, Cork, - Western Health Board, Galway. 2. Cash benefits: (a) unemployment benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin, including the provincial offices responsible for unemployment  benefits; (b) other cash benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin. H. ITALY 1. Sickness (including tuberculosis) and maternity: A. Employed persons: (a) benefits in kind: (i) in general: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent local health unit with which the person concerned is  registered); (ii) for certain categories of civil servants, of persons employed in the private sector and  persons treated as such, for pensioners and members of their families: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), Roma; (iii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), the relevant area health office for the merchant navy  or civil aviation; (b) Cash benefits: (i) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices; (ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Cassa marittima (the maritime fund with which the person concerned is registered); (c) certificates for periods of insurance: (i) in general: Istituto nazionale de la previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices; (ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Cassa marittima (the maritime fund with which the person concerned is registered). B. Self-employed persons: Benefits in kind: in generalUnità sanitaria locale (the competent local health unit with which the person concerned  is registered). 2. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: A. Employed persons: (a) benefits in kind: (i) in general: Unitá sanitaria locale (the competent local health unit with which the person concerned is  registered); (ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), the relevant area health office of the merchant navy  or civil aviation; (b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal benefits and related examinations and  certificates: (i) in general: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for  Insurance against Accidents at Work), provincial offices; (ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Cassa marittima (the maritime fund with which the person concerned is registered); (c) Cash benefits: (i) in general: Istituto nazionale per l'assicuraziione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for  Insurance against Accidents at Work), provincial offices; (ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Cassa marittima (the maritime fund with which the person concerned is registered); (iii) also for agricultural and forestry workers, if required: Ente nazionale di previdenza e assistenza per gli impiegati agricoli (National Welfare and  Assistance Office for Agricultural Workers); B. Self-employed persons (for medical radiologists only): (a) benefits in kind: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent local health unit with which the person concerned is  registered); (b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal benefits and related examinations and  certificates: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for  Insurance against Accidents at Work), provincial offices; (c) cash benefits: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for  Insurance against Accidents at Work), provincial offices. 3. Invalidity, old-age, survivors' (pensions): A. Employed persons: (a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices; (b) for workers in the entertainment business: Ente nazionale di previdenza e assistenza per i lavoratori dello spettacolo (National Welfare and  Assistance Office for Workers in the Entertainment business), Roma; (c) for supervisory staff in industrial undertakings: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i dirigenti di aziende industriali (National Welfare  Institution for Supervisory Staff in Industry), Roma; (d) for journalists: Istituto nazionale die previdenza per i giornalisti italiani 'G. Amendola` (G. Amendola National  Welfare Institution for Italian Journalists), Roma. B. Self-employed persons: (a) for medical practitioners: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza medica (National Welfare and Assistance Office for  Medical Practitioners); (b) for pharmacists:Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza farmacisti (National Welfare and Assistance Office for  Pharmacists); (c) for veterinariansEnte nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza veterinari (National Welfare and  Assistance Office for Veterinarians); (d) for midwives: Ente nazionale die previdenza ed assistanza per le ostetriche (National Welfare and Assistance  Office for Midwives); (e) for engineers and architects: Cassa nazionale di previdenza per gli ingegneri ed architetti (National Welfare Fund for Engineers  and Architects); (f) for surveyors: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei geometri (National Welfare and Assistance  Fund for Surveyors); (g) for solicitors and barristers: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore degli avvocati e dei procuratori (National  Welfare and Assistance Fund for Solicitors and Barristers); (h) for ecnomists: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei dottori commercialisti (National Welfare  and Assistance Fund for Economists); (i) for accountants: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei ragionieri e periti commerciali (National  Welfare and Assistance Fund for Accountants)(j) for employment experts: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza per i consulenti del lavoro (National Welfare and  Assisance Office for Employment Experts); (k) for notaries: Cassa nazionale notariato (National Fund for Notaries); (l) for customs agents: Fondo di previdenza a favore degli spedizionieri doganali (Welfare Fund for Customs Agents). 4. Death grants: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices. Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for  Insurance against Accidents at Work), provincial offices. Cassa marittima (the maritime fund with which the person concerned is registered). 5. Unemployment (for employed persons): (a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices; (b) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i giornalisti italiani 'G. Amendola` (G. Amendola National  Welfare Instituton for Italian Journalists), Roma. 6. Family allowances (for employed persons): (a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices; (b) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i giornalisti italiani 'G. Amendola` (G. Amendola National  Welfare Institution fuer Italian Journalists), Roma. I. LUXEMBOURG 1. Sickness and maternity: (a) for the purpose of applying Article 28 (2) of the RegulationCaisse nationale d'assurance  maladie des ouvriers (National Sickness Insurance Fund for Manual Workers), Luxembourg; (b) other cases: the sickness fund with which the employed or self-employed person is insured by reason of his  professional or trade activity, or with which he was last insured. 2. Invalidity, old-age, death (pensions): (a) for manual workers: Établissement d'assurance contre la vieillesse et l'invalidité, Luxembourg (Old-Age and Invalidity  Insurance Institution), Luxembourg; (b) for clerical staff and self-employed members of the professions: Caisse de pension des employés privés, Luxembourg (Pension Fund for Clerical Staff in the Private  Sector), Luxembourg; (c) for self-employed person engaged in a craft industry, in trading or in manufacture: Caisse de pension des artisans, des commerçants et des industriels, Luxembourg (Pension Fund for  Craftsmen, Tradesmen and Manufacturers), Luxembourg; (d) for self-employed persons engaged in agriculture: Caisse de pension agricole, Luxembourg (Agricultural Pension Fund), Luxembourg. 3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: (a) for employed and self-employed persons engaged in agriculture or forestry: Association d'assurance contre les accidents, section agricole et forestière, Luxembourg (Accident  Insurance Association, Agricultural and Forestry Department), Luxembourg; (b) for all other cases of insurance on a compulsory or optional basis: Association d'assurance contre les accidents, section industrielle, Luxembourg (Accident Insurance  Association, Industrial Department), Luxembourg. 4. Unemployment: Administration de l'emploi (Employment Office), Luxembourg. 5. Family benefits: Caisse nationale des prestations familiales (National Family Benefits Fund) Luxembourg. 6. Death grants: For the purpose of applying Article 66 of the Regulation: Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie des ouvriers (National Sickness Insurance Fund for Manual  Workers), Luxembourg. J. NETHERLANDS 1. Sickness and maternity: (a) benefits in kind: Ziekenfonds (Sickness Fund) with which the person concerned is insured; (b) cash benefits: Bedrifjsvereniging (Professional and Trade Association) with which the insured person's employer is  insured. 2. Invalidity: (a) where, even without applying the Regulation, the right to benefit exists under Netherlands  legislation alone: - for employed persons: Bedrijfsvereniging (Professional and Trade Association) with which the insured person's employer is  insured, - for self-employed persons: Bedrijfsvereniging (Professional and Trade Association) with which the insured person would be  insured if he had personnel in his employ; (b) other cases: - for employed and self-employed persons: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Profession and Trade Association), Amsterdam. 3. Old-age, death (pensions): (a) in general: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insurance Bank), Amsterdam; (b) for miners: Algemeen Mijnwerkersfonds (Miners' General Fund), Heerlen. 4. UnemploymentBedrijfsvreniging (Professional and Trade Association) with which the insured  person's employer is insured. 5. Family benefits: (a) where the person entitled to benefits resides in the Netherlands: Raad van Arbeid (Labour Council) in whose district he resides; (b) where the person entitled to benefits resides outside the Netherlands, but his employer resides  or is established in the Netherlands: Raad van Arbeid (Labour Council) in whose district the employer resides or is established; (c) other cases: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insurance Bank), Amsterdam. 6. Occupational diseases to which the provisions of Article 57 (5) of the Regulation apply: for the purposes of applying Article 57 (5) of the Regulation: - where the benefit is granted with effect from a date prior to 1 July 1967: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insurance Bank), Amsterdam, - where the benefit is granted with effect from a date after 30 June 1967: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Professional and Trade Association), Amsterdam. K. PORTUGAL I. Mainland1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits: Centro Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Centre of Social Security) to which the person  concerned is affiliated. 2. Invalidity, old age and death:Centro Nacional de Pensões (National Pensions Centre), Lisboa, and Centro Regional de Segurança  Social (Regional Centre of Social Security) to which the person concerned is affiliated. 3. Accidents at work and occupational diseaes: Caixa Nacional de Seguros de Doenças Profissionais (National Insurance Fund for occupational  diseases), Lisboa. 4. Unemployment benefits: (a) reception of the application and verification of the employment situation (e.g. confirmation of  the periods of employment, classification of unemployment, checks on the situation: Centro de Emprego (Employment Centre) where the person concerned resides; (b) grant and payment of unemployment benefits (e.g. verification of the conditions for eligibility  to benefits, fixing the amount and duration, checks on the situation for maintaining, suspending or  terminating payment): Centro Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Centre of Social Security) where the person concerned  resides. 5. Benefits from a non-contributory social security scheme: Centro Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Centre of Social Security) where the person concerned  resides. II. Autonomous region of Madeira1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal. 2. (a) Invalidity, old age and death: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal; (b) invalidity, old age and death under the special social security scheme for agricultural  workers: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal. 3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: Caixa Nacional de Seguros de Doenças Profissionais (National Insurance Fund for occupational  diseases), Lisboa. 4. Unemployment benefits: (a) reception of the application and verification of the employment situation (e.g. confirmation of  the periods of employment, classification of unemployment, checks on the situation): Direcção Regional de Emprego (Regional Directorate of Employment), Funchal; (b) grant and payment of unemployment benefits (e.g. verification of the conditions for eligibility  to benefits, fixing the amount and duration, checks on the situation for maintaining, suspending or  terminating payment): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal. 5. Benefits from a non-contributory social security scheme: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), FunchalIII.  Autonomous region of the Azores1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroísmo. 2. (a) Invalidity, old age and death: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroísmo; (b) invalidity, old age and death under the special social security scheme for agricultural  workers: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroísmo. 3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: Caixa Nacional de Seguros de Doenças Profissionais (National Insurance Fund for occupational  diseases), Lisboa. 4. Unemployment benefits: (a) reception of the application and verification of the employment situation (e.g. confirmation of  the periods of employment, classification of unemployment, checks on the situation): Centro de Emprego (Employment Centre) where the person concerned resides; (b) grant and payment of unemployment benefits (e.g. verification of the conditions for eligibility  to benefits, fixing the amount and duration, checks on the situation for maintaining, suspending or  terminating payment): Centro de Prestaçoes Pecuniárias da Segurança Social (Centre for cash benefits of the Social  Security) to which the person concerned is affiliated. 5. Benefits from a non-contributory social security scheme: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroísmo. L. UNITED KINGDOM 1. Benefits in kind: - Great Britain and Northern Ireland: authorities which grant National Health Service benefits- Gibraltar: Gibraltar Health Authority. 2. Cash benefits: - Great Britain: Department of Social Security, London- Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland, Belfast- Gibraltar: Department of Labour and Social Security, Gibraltar.  ANNEX 3 (A) (1) (2) (6) (8) (10)INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND INSTITUTIONS  OF THE PLACE OF STAY (Article 1 (p) of the Regulation and Article 4 (3) of the implementing  Regulation)A. BELGIUM I. INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE1. Sickness and  maternity: (a) for the purposes of applying Articles 17, 18, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30 and 32 of the implementing  Regulation: the insurance bodies; (b) for the purposes of applying Article 31 of the implementing Regulation: (i) in general: the insurance bodies; (ii) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins naviguant sous pavillon belge - Hulp- en  voorzorgskas vor zeevarenden onder Belgische vlag - (Relief and Welfare Fund for Mariners Sailing  under the Belgian Flag), Antwerpen, orthe insurance bodies. 2. Invalidity: (a) general invalidity (manual workers, clerical staff, miners) and invalidity of self-employed  persons: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,  Brussels) together with the insurance bodies; for the purposes of applying Article 105 of the implementing Regulation: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,  Brussels); (b) special invalidity scheme for miners: Fonds national de retraite des ouvriers-mineurs, Bruxelles - Nationaal Pensioenfonds voor  mijnwerkers, Brussel - (National Pension Fund for Miners, Brussels); (c) mariners' invalidity scheme: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins naviguant sous pavillon belge - Hulp- en  voorzorgskas voor zervarenden onder Belgische vlag - (Relief and Welfare Fund for Mariners Sailing  under the Belgian Flag), Antwerpen. 3. Old-age, death (pensions): Office national des pensions, Bruxelles - Rijkdsienst voor pensioenen, Brussel - (National Pension  Office, Brussels)Institut national d'assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles  - Rjksinstituut voor de sociale verzekeringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel - (National Social  Insurance Institute for the Self-Employed, Brussels). 4. Accidents at work (benefits in kind): the insurance bodies. 5. Occupational diseases: Fonds des maladies professionelles, Bruxelles (Occupational Diseases Fund, Brussels). 6. Death grants: The insurance bodies, together with the Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles  - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en invaliditeisverzekering, Brussel (National Sickness and Invalidity  Insurance Institute, Brussels). 7. Unemployment: (a) in generalOffice national de l'emploi, Bruxelles - Rijksdienst voor arbeidsvoorziening,  Brussel - (National Employment Office, Brussels); (b) for mariners: Pool des marins de la marine marchande - Pool van de zeelieden ter koopvardij - (Merchant Navy  Pool), Antwerpen. 8. Family benefits: Office national des allocations familiales pour travailleurs salariés, Bruxelles - Rijksdienst voor  kinderbijslag voor werknemers, Brussel - (National Family Allowances Offices for Employed Persons,  Brussels)Institut national d'assurances sociales pour traveilleurs indépendants, Bruxelles -  Rijksinstituut voor de sociale verzekeringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel - (National Social  Insurance Institute for the Self-Employed, Brussels). II. INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF STAY: 1. Sickness and maternity: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles - Rjksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,  Brussels) through the insurance bodies. 2. Accidents at work: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Institute, Brussels), through  the insurance bodies. 3. Occupational disease: Fonds des maladies professionnelles, Bruxelles - Fonds voor beroepsziekten, Brussel - (Occupational  Diseases Fund, Brussels). B. DENMARK . . . . . . 1. INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE: (a) sickness and maternity: (i) for the purposes of applying Articles 17, 22, 28, 29 and 30 of the implementing Regulation: the competent amtskommune (district administration). In the commune of Koebenhavn: Magistraten (the  communal administration). In the commune of Frederiksberg: the communal administration; (ii) for the purposes of applying Articles 18 and 25 of the implementing Regulation: the social commission of the commune in which the beneficiary resides. In the communes of  Koebenhavn, Odense, Aalborg and AArhus: Magistraten (the communal administration); (b) invalidity (pensions): Socialministeriet (Ministry of Social Affairs), Koebenhavn. (c) old-age and death (pension): (i) pensions granted under the legislation on social pensions: Socialministeriet (Ministry of Social Affairs), Koebenhavn; (ii) pensions granted under the law on supplementary pensions for employed persons ('loven om  Arbeijdsmarkedets tillaegspension`): Arbeijdsmarkedets tillaegspension (Supplementary Pensions Office for Employed Persons), Hilleroed; (d) accidents at work and occupational diseases: (i) for the purposes of applying Chapter 4 of Title IV, except for Article 61, of the implementing  Regulation: Arbejdsskadestyrelsen (National Office for Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases),  Koebenhavn; (ii) for the purposes of applying Article 61 of the implementing Regulation: The social commission of the commune in which the beneficiary resides. In the communes of  Koebenhavn, Odense, Aalborg and AArhus: Magistraten (the communal administration); (e) death grants: for the purposes of applying Article 78 of the implementing Regulation: Socialministeriet (Ministry of Social Affairs), Koebenhavn. 2. INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF STAY: (a) sickness and maternity: (i) for the purposes of applying Articles 20, 21 and 31 of the implementing Regulation: the competent amtskommune (district administration). In the commune of Koebenhavn: Magistraten (the  communal administration). In the commune of Fredriksberg: the communal administration; (ii) for the purposes of applying Article 24 of the implementing Regulation: the social commission of the commune in which the beneficiary is staying. In the communes of  Koebenhavn, Odense, Aalborg and AArhus: Magistraten (the communal administration); (b) accidents at work and occupational diseases: (i) for the purposes of applying Chapter 4 of Title IV, except for Article 64, of the implementing  Regulation: Arbeijdsskadestyrelsen (National Office for Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases),  Koebenhavn; (ii) for the purposes of applying Article 64 of the implementing Regulation: the social commission of the commune in which the beneficiary is staying. In the communes of  Koebenhavn, Odense, Aalborg and AArhus: Magistraten (the communal administration); (c) unemployment: (i) for the purposes of applying Chapter 6 of Title IV, except for Article 83, of the implementing  Regulation: the competent unemployment fund; (ii) for the purposes of applying Article 83 of the implementing Regulation: the local employment office. C. GERMANY . . . . . . 1. Sickness insurance: (a) in all cases, except for the application of Article 19 of the Regulation and of Article 17 of  the implementing Regulation. the competent Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse (Local General Sickness Fund) of the place of residence  or place of stay of the person concerned; for persons insured under the scheme for miners and members of their families: Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance Fund for Miners), Bochum; (b) for the purposes of applying Article 19 (2) of the Regulation and Article 17 of the  implementing Regulation: the institution with which the person concerned was last insured. In the absence of such an  institution or when the insured person was last insured with an Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse, with a  Landwirtschaftliche Krankenkasse (Agricultural Sickness Fund) or with the Bundesknappschaft: The  competent institution of the place of residence or place of stay of the person concerned, referred  to under (a). 2. Accident insurance: In all cases, the Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (Federation of Professional  and Trade Associations in Industry), St. Augustin3. Pension insurance: (a) Pension insurance for manual workers: (i) dealings with Belgium and Spain: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz (Regional Insurance Office of the Rhine Province),  Duesseldorf; (ii) dealings with France: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz (Regional Insurance Office of the Rhineland-Palatinate),  Speyer or, as a competent institution under Annex 2, Landesversicherungsanstalt Saarland (Regional  Insurance Office of the Saarland), Saarbruecken; (iii) dealings with Italy: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben (Regional Insurance Office of Swabia), Augsburg; (iv) dealings with Luxembourg: Landesversicherungsansalt Rheinland-Pfalz (Regional Insurance Office of the Rhineland-Palatinate),  Speyer(v) dealings with the Netherlands: Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen (Regional Insurance Office of Westphalia), Munster; (vi) dealings with Denmark: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-Holstein (Regional Insurance Office of Schleswig-Holstein),  Luebeck; (vii) dealings with Ireland and the United Kingdom: Landesversicherungsanstalt Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (Regional Insurance Office of the Free and  Hanseatic City of Hamburg), Hamburg; (viii) dealings with Greece: Landesversicherungsansalt Wuerttemberg (Regional Insurance Office of Wuerttemberg), Stuttgart; (ix) dealings with Portugal: Landesversicherungsanstalt Unterfranken (Regional Insurance Office for Lower Franconia), Wuerzburg; (b) Pension insurance for clerical staff: Bundesversicherungsanstalt fuer Angestellte (Federal Insurance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin; (c) Pension insurance for miners: Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance Fund for Miners), Bochum. 4. Old-age insurance for farmers: Landwirtschaftliche Alterskasse Rheinhessen-Pfalz (Agricultural Old-Age Fund  Rhein-Hessen-Palatinate), Speyer. 5. Unemployment benefits and family benefits: The competent employment office of the place of residence or place of stay of the person  concerned. D. SPAIN 1. Benefits in kind(a) all schemes with the exception of the  mariners' scheme; Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Nacional de la Salud (Provincial Directorates of the  National Institute of Health)(b) mariners' scheme: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Social de la Marina (Provincial Directorates of the  Mariners' Social Institute); 2. Cash benefits: (a) all schemes with the exception of the mariners' scheme and all contingencies with the exception  of unemployment: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (Provincial Directorates of  the National Institute of Social Security); (b) mariners'scheme for all contingencies: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Social de la Marina (Provincial Directorates of the  Mariners' Social Institute; (c) unemployment with the exception of mariners: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Nacional de Empleo (Provincial Directorates of the National  Institute of Employment). E. FRANCE I. METROPOLITAN FRANCE: A. Scheme for employed persons: 1. Risks other than unemployment and family benefits: (a) in generalCaisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insurance Fund) of te place of  residence or place of stay; (b) for joint application of Articles 19 (1) and (2) and 35 (1) of the Regulation in the case of  benefits in kind under the miners' scheme for sickness, maternity, invalidity and death (grants)  insurance: Société de secours minière (Miners' Relief Society) of the place of residence of the person  concerned; (c) for the purposes of applying Article 35 of the implementing Regulation: (i) general scheme: (aa) as a general rule, except for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insurance Fund); (bb) special scheme provided for in Articles L 365 to L 382 of the Social Security Code: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie (Regional Sickness Insurance Fund), Strasbourg; (ii) agricultural scheme: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole (Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund); (iii) miners' scheme: Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité sociale dans les mines (National Independent Social Security  Fund for Miners), Paris; (d) for the purposes of applying Article 36 of the implementing Regulation with regard to  invalidity pensions: (i) in general except for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insurance Fund), Paris; for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie (Regional Sickness Insurance Fund); (ii) special scheme provided for in Articles L 365 to L 382 of the Social Security Code: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie (Regional Sickness Insurance Fund), Strasbourg; (e) for the purposes of appyling Article 36 of the implementing Regulation with regard to old-age  pensions: (i) general scheme: (aa) as a general rule, except for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie, branche 'vieillesse` (Regional Sickness Insurance Fund,  Old-Age Branch); for Paris and the Paris region: Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse des travailleurs salariés (National Old-Age Insurance Fund  for Employed Persons), Paris; (bb) special scheme provided for in Articles L 365 to L 382 of the Social Security code: Caisse régionale d'assurance vieillesse (Regional Old-Age Insurance Fund), Strasbourg; (ii) agricultural scheme: Caisse centrale de secours mutuels agricoles (Central Agricultural Benfit Fund), Paris; (iii) miners' scheme: Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité sociale dans les mines (National Independent Social Security  Fund for Miners), Paris;(f) for the purposes of applying Article 75 of the implementing Regulation: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insurance Fund). 2. Unemployment: (a) for the purposes of applying Articles 80, 81 and 82 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Direction départmentale du travail et de la main-d'oeuvre (Departmental Directorate of Labour and  Manpower) of the place in which the employment for which the certified statement is requested was  pursued; the local branch of the Agence nationale pour l'emploi (National Employment Office); the town hall of the place of residence of the members of the familiy; (b) for the purposes of applying Articles 83 (1) and (2) and 97 of the implementing Regulation: Association pour l'emploi dans l'industrie et le commerce (Assedic) (Association for Employment in  Industry and Trade) of the place of residence of the person concerned; (c) for the purposes of applying Article 84 of the implementing Regulation: (i) total unemployment: Association pour l'emploi dans l'industrie et le commerce (Assedic) (Association for Employment in  Industry and Trade) fo the place of residence of the person concerned; (ii) partial unemployment: Direction départmentale du travail et de la main-d'oeuvre Departmental Directorate of Labour and  Manpower) of the place of employment of the person concerned; (d) for the purposes of applying Article 89 of the implementing Regulation: Direction départementale du travail et de la main-d'oeuvre (Departmental Directorate of Labour and  Manpower). B. Scheme for self-employed persons: 1. Sickness and maternity: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie du lieu de résidence ou de séjour (Local Sickness Insurance  Fund of the place of residence or of stay). 2. For the purposes of applying Article 35 of the implementing Regulation with regard to the  agricultural scheme: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole et tout autre organisme assureur dûment habilité (Agricultural  Social Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund and all other duly authorized insurance bodies). 3. For the purposes of appyling Article 36 of the implementing Regulation with regard to old-age  pensions: (a) craftsmen's scheme: Caisse nationale de l'organisation autonome d'assurance vieillesse des travailleurs non salariés  des professions artisanales (Cancava) National Independent Old-Age Insurance Fund for Self-Employed  Persons in Craft Occupation; Caisses de base professionelles (Local Professional Funds); (b) manufacturers' and tradesmen's scheme: Caisse nationale de l'organisation autonome d'assurance vieillesse des travailleurs non salariés  des professions industrielles et commerciales (Organic) National Independent Old-Age Insurance Fund  for Self-Employed Persons in Manufacturing or Trading Occupations); Caisses de base professionnelles ou interprofessionnelles (Local Professional or Interprofessional  Funds); (c) professional occupations scheme: Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse des professions libérales (CNAVPL), sections  professionnelles (National Old-Age Insurance Fund for Members of the Professions - Professional  Branches); (d) lawyers' scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français (CNBF) (National Fund for Members of the French Bar); (e) agricultural scheme: Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse mutuelle agricole (National Old-Age Insurance Agricultural  Mutual Benefit Fund). C. Mariners' scheme: (a) for the purposes of applying Article 27 of the Regulation with regard to the mariners' scheme: Section 'Caisse générale de prévoyance des marins` du quartier des affaires (General Welfare Fund  for Mariners, Department of the Maritime Affairs Division); (b) For the purposes of appyling Article 35 of the implementing Regulation: Section 'Caisse générale de prévoyance des marins` du quartier des affaires maritimes (General  Welfare Fund for Mariners, Department of the Maritime Affairs Division). D. Family benefits: Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family Allowances Fund) of the place of residence of the person  concerned. II. OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTSA. Scheme for employed persons: Risks other than family benefitsin general: Caisse générale de sécurité sociale (General Social Security Fund). B. Scheme for self-employed persons: (a) sickness and maternity: Caisse générale de sécurité sociale du lieu de résidence ou de séjour (General Social Security Fund  of the place of residence of stay); (b) old-age pensions: - craftmen's scheme: Caisse nationale de l'organisation autonome d'assurance-vieillesse des travailleurs non salariés  des professions artisanales (Cancava) (National Independent Old-Age Insurance Fund for  Self-Employed Persons in Craft Occupations), - manufacturer's and tradesmen's scheme: Caisse interprofessionnelle d'assurance-vieillesse des industriels et commerçants d'Algérie et  d'outre-mer (Cavicorg) (Interprofessional Old-Age Insurance Fund for Manufacturers and Traders in  Algeria and Overseas), - professional occupations scheme: Sections professionelles (Professional Departments), - lawyers' scheme: Caisse nationale des barreaux français (National Fund for Members of the French Bar). C. Mariners: (i) invalidity pensions: Section 'Caisse générale de prévoyance des marins` du quartier des affaires maritimes (General  Welfare Fund for Mariners, Department of the Maritime Affairs Division); (ii) old-age pensions: Section 'Caisse de retraite des marins` du quartier des affaires maritimes (Mariners' Pension Fund,  Department of the Maritime Affairs Division). D. Family benefits: Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family Allowances Fund) of the place of residence of the person  concerned. F. GREECE 1. Unemployment, family allowances: Ïñãáíéóìueò Áðáó÷ïëÞóaaùò AAñãáôéêïý AEõíáìéêïý (ÏÁAAAE) ÁèÞíá, (Labour Employment Office, Athens). 2. Other benefits: Éaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ) ÁèÞíá (Social Insurance Institute, Athens). . . . . . . G. IRELAND 1. Benefits in kind: - Eastern Health Board, Dublin, - Midland Health Board, Tullamore, County Offaly, - Mid Western Health Board, Limerick, - North-Eastern Health Board, Ceanannus Mor, County Meath, - North-Western Health Board, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, - South-Eastern Health Board, Kilkenny, - Southern Health Board, Cork, - Western Health Board, Galway. 2. Cash benefits: (a) unemployment benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin, including the provincial offices responsible for unemployment  benefits; (b) other cash benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin. H. ITALY 1. Sickness (including tuberculosis) and maternity: A. Employed persons: (a) benefits in kind: (i) in general: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent local health unit); (ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health) - the relevant area health office for the merchant navy  or civil aviation; (b) cash benefits: (i) in general: istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices; (ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Cassa marittima (the maritime fund responsible for the area). B. Self-employed persons: benefits in kind: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent local health unit). 2. Accidents at work, occupational diseases: A. Employed persons: (a) benefits in kind: (i) in general: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent local health unit); (ii) for mariners and civil aircrew: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health) - the relevant area health office for the merchant navy  or civil aviation; (b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal benefits, related examinations and certificates  and cash benefits: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for  Insurance against Accidents at Work), provincial offices. B. Self-employed persons (For medial radiologists only): (a) benefits in kind: Unità sanitaria locale (the competent local health unit); (b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal benefits and related examinations and  certificates: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for  Insurance against Accident at Work), provincial offices; (c) cash benefits: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for  Insurance against Accidents at Work), provincial offices. 3. Invalidity, old-age, survivor's (pensions): A. Employed persons: (a) in general: Instituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices; (b) for workers in the entertainment business: Ente nazionale di previdenza e assistenza per i lavoratori dello spettacolo (National Welfare and  Assistance Office for Workers in the Entertainment Business), Roma; (c) for supervisory staff in industrial undertakings: Instituto nazionale di previdenza per i dirigenti di aziende industriali (Naional Welfare  Institution for Supervisory Staff in Industry), Roma; (d) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i giornalisti italiani 'G. Amendola` (G. Amendola National  Welfare Institution for Italian Jouranlists), Roma. B. Self-employed persons: (a) for medical practitioners: ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza medici (National Welfare and Assistance Office for  Medical Practitioners); (b) for pharmacists: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza farmacisti (National Welfare and Assistance Office for  Pharmacists); (c) for veterinarians: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza veterinari (National Welfare and Assistance Office for  veterinarians); (d) for midwives: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza per le osteriche (National Welfare and Assistance Office  for Midwives); (e) for engineers and architects: Cassa nazionale di previdenza per gli ingegneri ed architetti (National Welfare Fund for Engineers  and Architects); (f) for surveyors: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei geometri (National Welfare and Assistance  Fund for Surveyors); (g) for solicitors and barristers: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore degli avvocati e dei procuratori (National  Welfare and Assistance Fund for Solicitors and Barristers); (h) for economists: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei dottori commercialisti (National Welfare  and Assistance Fund for Economists)(i) for accountants: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei ragionieri e periti commerciali (National  Welfare and Assistance Fund for Accountants); (j) for employment experts: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza per i consulenti del lavoro (National Welfare and  Assistance Office for Employment Experts); (k) for notaries: Cassa nazionale notariato (National Fund for Notaries); (l) for customs agents: Fondo di previdenza a favore degli spedizionieri doganali (Welfare Fund for Customs Agents). 4. Death grants: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices. Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for  Insurance against Accidents at Work), provincial offices. Cassa marittima (the maritime fund responsible for the area). 5. Unemployment for employed persons: (a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices; (b) for journalists: istituto nazionale di previdenza per i giornalisti italiani 'G. Amendola` (G. Amendola National  Welfare Institution for Italian Journalists), Roma. 6. Family allowances for employed persons: (a) in general: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices; (b) for journalists: Istituto nazionale di previdenza per i giornalisti italiani 'G. Amendola` (G. Amendola National  Welfare Institution for Italian Journalists), Roma. I. LUXEMBOURG 1. Sickness, maternity: (a) for the purposes of applying Articles 19, 22, 28 (1), 29 (1) and 31 of the Regulation, and  Articles 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29, 30 and 31 of the implementing Regulation: Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie des ouvriers (National Sickness Insurance Fund for Manual  Workers), Luxembourg; (b) for the purposes of applying Article 27 of the Regulation: The sickness fund which, under Luxembourg legislation, is competent for the Luxembourg partial  pension. 2. Invalidity, old-age death (pensions): (a) for manual workers: Etablissement d'assurance contre la vieillesse et l'invalidité, Luxembourg (Old-Age and Invalidity  Insurance Institution), Luxembourg; (b) for clerical staff and members of the professionsCaisse de pension de employes privés,  Luxembourg (Pension Fund for Clerical Staff in the Private Sector), Luxembourg; (c) for self-employed persons engaged in a craft industry, in trading or in manufacture: Caisse de pension des artisans, des commerçants et industriels, Luxembourg (Pension Fund for  Craftsmen, Tradesmen and Manufacturers), Luxembourg; (d) for self-employed persons engaged in agriculture: Caisse de pension agricole, Luxembourg (Agricultural Pension Fund), Luxembourg. 3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: (a) for employed and self-employed persons engaged in agriculture or forestry: Association d'assurance contre les accidents, section agricole et forestière, Luxembourg (Accident  Insurance Association, Agricultural and Forestry Department), Luxembourg; (b) for all other cases onf insurance on a compulsory or optional basis: Association d'assurance contre les accidents, section industrielle, Luxembourg (Accident Insurance  Association, Industrial Department), Luxembourg. 4. Unemployment: Administration de l'emploi (Employment Office), Luxembourg. 5. Family benefits: Caisse nationale des prestations familiales (National Fund for Family Benefits), Luxembourg. J. NETHERLANDS 1. Sickness, maternity, accidents at work, occupational  diseases: (a) benefits in kind: (i) institutions of the place of residence: one of the competent sickness funds for the place of residence, at the choice of the person  concerned; (ii) institutions of the place of stay: Algemeen Nederlands Onderling Ziekenfonds (General Sickness Fund of the Netherlands), Utrecht; (b) cash benefits: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrifjsvereniging (New General Professional and Trade Association), Amsterdam. 2. Invalidity: (a) where, even without applying the Regulation, the right to benefit exists under Netherlands  legislation alone: the competent Bedrijfsvereniging (Professional and Trade Association); (b) in all other cases: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Professional and Trade Association), Amsterdam. 3. Old-age and death (pensions): for the purposes of applying Article 36 of the implementing Regulation: (a) in general: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insurance Bank), Amsterdam; (b) dealings with Beligum: Bureau voor Belgische Zaken de sociale verzekering betreffende (Department for Belgian Social  Security Affairs), Breda; (c) dealings with Germany: Bureau voor Duitse zaken van de Vereniging van Raden van Arbeid (Department of German Affairs of  the Federation of Labour Councils), Nijmegen. 4. Unemployment: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Professional and Trade Association), Amsterdam. 5. Family allowances: for the purposes of applying Articles 73 (2) and 74 (2) of the Regulation: the Raad van Arbeid (Labour Council) in whose district the members of the family are resident. K. PORTUGAL I. Mainland1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits (for  sickness and maternity benefits in kind see also Annex 10): Centro Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Centre of Social Security) of the place of residence  or abode of the person concerned. 2. Invalidity, old age and death: Centro Nacional de Pensoes (National Pensions Centre), Lisboa, and Centro Regional de Segurança  Social (Regional Centre of Social Security) where the person concerned resides. 3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: Caixa Nacional de Seguros de Doenças Profissionais (National Insurance Fund for occupational  diseases), Lisboa. 4. Unemployment benefits: (a) reception of the application and verification of the employment situation (e.g. confirmation of  the periods of employment, classification of unemployment, checks on the situation): Centro de Emprego (Employment Centre) where the person concerned resides; (b) grand and payment of unemployment benefits (e.g. verification of the conditions for eligibility  to benefits, fixing the amount and duration, checks on the situation for maintaining, suspending or  terminating payment): Centro Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Centre of Social Security) where the person concerned  resides. 5. Benefits from a non-contributory social security scheme: Centro Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Centre of Social Security) where the person concerned  resides.II. Autonomous region of Madeira1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits (for sickness and  maternity benefits in kind, see also Annex 10): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal. 2. (a) Invalidity, old age and death: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal; (b) invalidity old age and death under the special social security scheme for agricultural  workers: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal. 3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: Caixa Nacional de Seguros d Doenças Profissionais (National Insurance Fund for occupational  diseases), Lisboa. 4. Unemployment benefits: (a) reception of the application and verification of the employment situation (e.g. confirmation of  the periods of employment, classification of unemployment, checks on the situation): Direcção Regional de Emprego (Regional Directorate of Employment), Funchal; (b) grand and payment of unemployment benefits (e.g. verification of the conditions for eligibility  to benefits, fixing the amount and duration, checks on the situation for maintaining, suspending or  terminating payment): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal. 5. Benefits from a non-contributory social security scheme: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal. III. Autonomous region of the Azores1. Sickness, maternity and family benefits (for sickness and  maternity benefits in kind, see also Annex 10): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroismo. 2. (a) invalidity, old age and death: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroismo; (b) invalidity, old age and death under the special social security scheme for agricultural  workers: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroismo. 3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: Caixa Nacional de Seguros de Doenças Profissionais (National Insurance Fund for occupational  diseases), Lisboa. 4. Unemployment benefits(a) reception of the application and verification of the employment  situation (e.g. confirmation of the periods of employment, classification of unemployment, checks  on the situation): Centro de Emprego (Employment Centre) where the person concerned resides; (b) grant and payment of unemployment benefits (e.g. verification of the conditions for eligibility  to benefits, fixing the amount and duration, checks on the situation for maintaining, suspending or  terminating payment): Centro de Prestaçoes Pecuniarias de Segurança Social (Centre for cash beneftis of Social Security)  where the person concerned resides. 5. Benefits from a non-contributory security scheme: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroismo. L. UNITED KINGDOM 1. Benefits in kind: - Great Britain and Northern Ireland: authorities which grant National Health Service benefits, - Gibraltar: Gibraltar Health Authority. 2. Cash benefits (except family allowances): - Great Britain: Department of Social Security (Overseas Branch), UK-Newcastle upon Tyne NE98 1YX, - Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social Services (Overseas Branch) UK-Belfat BT4 3HH, - Gibraltar: Department of Labour and Social Security, Gibraltar. 3. Family allowances: For the purpose of applying Articles 73 and 74 of the Regulation: - Great Britain: Department of Social Security, Child Benefit Centre (Washington), UK-Newcastle upon Tyne NE88 1AA, - Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social Services (Overseas Branch), UK-Belfast BT4 3HH, - Gibraltar: Department of Labour and Social Security, Gibraltar.  ANNEX 4 (A) (1) (2) (3) (6) (8) (10)LIAISON BODIES (Articles 3 (1), 4 (4) and 122 of  the implementing Regulation)A. BELGIUM 1. Sickness and maternity: (a) in general: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,  Brussels); (b) for mariners: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins naviguant sous pavillon belge - Hulp- en  voorzorgskas voor zeevarenden onder Belgische vlag - (Relief and Welfare Fund for Mariners Sailing  under the Belgian Flag), Antwerpen. 2. Invalidity: (a) general invalidity: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,  Brussels); (b) special invalidity scheme for miners: Fonds national de retraite des ouvriers-mineurs, Bruxelles - Nationaal pensioenfonds voor  mijnwerkers, Brussel - (National Pension Fund for Miners, Brussels); (c) mariners' invalidity scheme: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins naviguant sous pavillon belge - Hulp- en  voorzorgskas voor zeevarenden onder Belgische vlag - (Relief and Welfare Fund for Mariners Sailing  under the Belgian Flag), Antwerpen. 3. Old-age, death (pensions): (a) for the purposes of appyling Articles 41 to 43 and 45 to 50 of the implementing Regulation: Office national des pensions, Bruxelles - Rijksdienst voor pensioenen, Brussel (National Pension  Office, Brussels)Institut national d'assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles  - Rijksinstituut voor de sociale verzekeringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel - (National Social  Insurance Institute for Self-Employed Persons, Brussels). (b) for the purposes of applying Articles 45 (paying institution), 53 (1), 110 and 111 (1) and (2)  of the implementing Regulation: Office national des pensions, Bruxelles - Rijksdienst voor pensioenen, Brussel (National Pension  Office, Brussels). 4. Accidents at work and occupational diseases(a) accidents at work: Fonds de accidents du travail (Accidents at Work Fund), Brussels; (b) occupational diseases: Ministère de la prévoyance sociale (Ministry of Social Welfare), Brussels. 5. Death grants: (a) in general: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,  Brussels); (b) for mariners: Caisse de secours det de prévoyance en faveur des marins naviguant sous pavillon belge - Hulp- en  voorzorgskas voor zeevarenden onder Belgische vlag - (Relief and Welfare Fund for Mariners Sailing  under the Belgian Flag), Antwerpen. 6. Unemployment: (a) in general: Office national de l'emploi, Bruxelles - Rijksdienst voor arbeidsvoorziening, Brussel - (National  Employment Office, Brussels); (b) for mariners: Pool des marins de la marine marchande - Pool van de zeelieden ter koopvaardij - (Merchant Navy  Pool), Antwerpen. 7. Family benefits: Office national d'allocations familiales pour travailleurs salariés, Bruxelles - Rijksdienst voor  kinderbijslag voor werknemers, Brussel - (National Family Allowances Office for Employed Persons,  Brussels)Institut national d'assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles -  Rijksinstituut voor de sociale verzekeringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel - (National Social  Insurance for Self-Employed Persons, Brussels). B. DENMARK . . . . . . 1. Benefits for sickness, pregnancy and childbirth: Socialministeriet (Ministry of Social Affairs), Koebenhavn. 2. Pensions and benefits provided under the legislation on social pensions: Socialministeriet (Ministry of Social Affairs), Koebenhavn. 3. Rehabilitation benefits: Socialministeriet (Ministry of Social Affairs), Koebenhavn. 4. Benefits for accidents at work and occupational diseases: Arbejdsskadestyrelsen (National Office for Accidents at Work and Occupational Diseases),  Koebenhavn. 5. Family benefits (family allowances): Socialministeriet (Ministry of Social Affairs), Koebenhavn. 6. Death grants: Socialministeriet (Minstry of Social Affairs), Koebenhavn. 7. Pensions under 'loven om arbejdsmarkedets tillaegspension` (the law on supplementary pensions for  employed persons): Socialministeriet (Ministry of Social Affairs), Koebenhavn. 8. Unemployment benefits: Directoratet for Arbejdsloeshedsforsikringen (National Office for Insurance against Unemployment),  Koebenhavn. . . . . . . C. GERMANY 1. Sickness insurance: AOK-Bundesverband (National Federation of Local Sickness Funds), Bonn-Bad Godesberg. 2. Accident insurance: Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (Federation of Professional and Trade  Associations), St. Augustin. 3. Pension insurance for manual workers: (a) for the purposes of applying Article 3 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Verband Deutscher Rentenversicherungstraeger (Federation of German Pension Insurance Institutions),  Frankfurt am Main; (b) for the purposes of appyling Articles 51 and 53 (1) of the implementing Regulation, and under  the heading 'Paying body` referred to in Article 55 of the implementing Regulation: (i) dealings with Belgium and Spain: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinprovinz (Regional Insurance Office of the Rhine Province),  Duesseldorf; (ii) dealings with Denmark: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schleswig-Holstein (Regional Insurance Office of Schleswig-Holstein),  Luebeck; (iii) dealings with France. Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz (Regional Insurance Office of the Rhine-Palatinate),  Speyer, or, as a competent institution under Annex 2, Landesversicherungsanstalt Saarland (Regional  Insurance Office of the Saarland), Saarbruecken; (iv) dealings with Greece: Landesversicherungsanstalt Wuerttemberg (Regional Insurance Office of Wuerttemberg), Stuttgart; (v) dealings with Italy: Landesversicherungsanstalt Schwaben (Regional Insurance Office of Swabia), Augsburg; (vi) dealings with Luxembourg: Landesversicherungsanstalt Rheinland-Pfalz (Regional Insurance Office of the Rhine-Palatinate),  Speyer; (vii) dealings with the Netherlands: Landesversicherungsanstalt Westfalen (Regional Insurance Office of Westphalia), Muenster; (viii) dealings with Ireland and the United Kingdom: Landesversicherungsanstalt Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (Regional Insurance Office of the Free and  Hanseatic City of Hamburg), Hamburg; (ix) dealings with Portugal: Landesversicherungsanstalt Unterfranken (Regional Insurance Office for Lower Franconia), Wuerzburg. 4. Pension insurance of clerical staff: Bundesversicherungsanstalt fuer Angestellte (Federal Insurance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin. 5. Miner's pensions insurance: Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance Fund for Miners), Bochum. 6. Old-age insurance for farmers: Landwirtschaftliche Alterskasse Rheinhessen-Pfalz (Old-Age Insurance Fund for Farmers,  Rhine-Hesse-Palatinate), Speyer. 7. Complementary insurance for workers in the iron and steel industry: Landesversicherungsanstalt Saarland, Abteilung Huettenknappschaftliche Pensionsversicherung,  (Regional Insurance Office of the Saarland, Pension Insurance Department for Workers in the Iron  and Steel Industry), Saarbruecken. 8. Unemployment and family benefits: Hauptstelle der Bundesanstalt fuer Arbeit (Headquarters of the Federal Labour Institute), Nuernberg. D. SPAIN 1. For all schemes which are part of the social security system, with  the exception of the mariners' scheme, and for all contingencies, with the exception of  unemployment: Instituto Nacional de Seguridad Social (National Institute of Social Security), Madrid. 2. For the special mariners' scheme and for all contingencies: Instituto Social de la Marina (Mariners' Social Institute), Madrid. 3. For unemployment benefits, with the exception of mariners: Instituto Nacional de Empleo (National Institute of Employment). E. FRANCE 1. In general: Centre de sécurité sociale des travailleurs migrants (Centre for the Social Security of the Migrant  Workers), Paris. 2. For the miners' scheme invalidity, old-age and death (pensions)): Caisse autonome nationale de sécurité social dans les mines (National Independent Social Security  Fund for Miners), Paris. F. GREECE 1. In general: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá (Social Insurance Institute, Athens). 2. Unemployment, familiy allowances: Ïñãáíéóìueò Áðáó÷ïëÞóaaùò AAñãáôéêïý (ÏÁAAAE), ÁèÞíá (Labour Employment Office, Athens). 3. For mariners: Íáõôéêue Áðïìá÷éêue Ôáìaassï (ÍÁÔ) ÐaaéñáéUEò (Mariners' Retiremente Fund, Piraeus). G. IRELAND 1. Benefits in kind: Department of Health, Dublin. 2. Cash benefits: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin. H. ITALY 1. Sickness (including tuberculosis), maternity: A. Employed persons: (a) benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), Roma; (b) cash benefits: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale, direzione generale (Directorate-General of the  National Social Welfare Institution), Roma. B. Self-employed persons: benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), Roma. 2. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: A. Employed persons: (a) benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), Roma; (b) prostheses and major appliances, statutory medical benefits, examinations and certified  statements relating thereto and cash benefits: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro, direzione generale  (Directorate-General of the National Institution for Insurance against Accidents at Work), Roma. B. Self-employed persons (for medical radiologists only): (a) benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), Roma; (b) prostheses and major appliances, medico-legal benefits and related examinations and  certificates: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro, direzione generale  (Directorate-General of the National Institution for Insurance against Accidents at Work), Roma; (c) cash benefits: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro, direzione generale  (Directorate-General of the National Institution for Insurance against Accidents at Work), Roma. 3. Invalidity, old-age, survivors, unemployment, family allowances: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale, direzione generale (Directorate-General of the  National Social Welfare Institution), Roma. I. LUXEMBOURG I. FOR THE GRANTING OF BENEFITS1. Sickness, maternity: Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie des ouvriers (National Sickness Insurance Fund for Manual  Workers), Luxembourg. The Fund needed in excess of its share shall be provided by the other  sickness funds by means of a working capital which shall be made up of the appropriate advances  fixed by the General Inspectorate for Social Security. 2. Invalidity, old-age, death (pensions): (a) for manual workers: Établissement d'assurance contre la vieillesse et l'invalidité (Old-Age and Invalidity Insurance  Institution), Luxembourg; (b) for clerical staff and members of the professions: Caisse de pension des employés privés (Pension Fund for Clerical staff in the Private Sector),  Luxembourg; (c) for self-employed persons engaged in a craft industry, in trading or in manufacture: Caisse de pension des artisans, des commerçants et industriels (Pension Fund for Craftsmen,  Tradesmen and Manufacturers), Luxembourg; (d) for self-employed persons engaged in agriculture: Caisse de pension agricole (Agricultural Pensions Fund), Luxembourg. 3. Accidents at work and occupational diseases: (a) for employed and self-employed persons engaged in agriculture or forestry: Association d'assurance contre les accidents, section agricole et forestière (Accident Insurance  Association, Agricultural and Forestry Department), Luxembourg; (b) for all other cases of insurance on a compulsory or optional basis: Association d'assurance contre les accidents, section industrielle (Accident Insurance Association,  Industrial Department), Luxembourg. 4. Unemployment: Administration de l'emploi (Employment Service), Luxembourg. 5. Family benefits:Caisse nationale des prestations familiales (National Fund for Family Benefits), Luxembourg). 6. Death grants: (a) for the purposes of applying Article 66 of the Regulation: Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie des ouvriers (National Sickness Insurance Fund for Manual  Workers), Luxembourg; (b) in other cases: the institutions referred to under 1, 2 or 3, depending upon which branch of insurance is  responsible for the payment of benefit. II. OTHER CASES: Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale (General Inspectorate for Social Security), Luxembourg. J. NETHERLANDS 1. Sickness, maternity, invalidity, accidents at work,  occupational diseases, and unemployment: (a) benefits in kindZiekenfondsraad (Sickness Funds Council), Amstelveen; (b) cash benefits: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrifjsvereniging (New General Professional and Trade Association), Amsterdam. 2. Old-age, death (pensions), family benefits: (a) in general: Sociale Verzekeringsbank (Social Insurance Bank), Amsterdam; (b) dealings with Belgium: Bureau voor Belgische Zaken de sociale verzekering betreffende (Department of Belgian Social  Security Affairs), Breda; (c) dealings with Germany: Bureau voor Duitse Zaken van de Verenigung van Raden van Arbeid (Department of German Affairs of  the Federation of Labour Councils), Nijmegen. K. PORTUGAL With relation to all legislation, schemes and branches of social  security referred to in Article 4 of the Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais e Convenções de Segurança Social (Department of  International Relations and Social Security Conventions), Lisboa. L. UNITED KINGDOM Great Britain: Department of Social Security (Overseas Branch), UK-Newcastle upon Tyne NE98 1YX. Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland (Overseas Branch), UK-Belfast BT4  3HH. Gibraltar:Department of Health and Social Security (Overseas Branch), UK-Newcastle upon Tyne NE98 1YX.  ANNEX 5 (A) (3) (6) (8) (10)IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS OF BILATERAL CONVENTIONS WHICH  REMAIN IN FORCE (Articles 4 (5), 5, 53 (3), 104, 105 (2), 116, 121 and 122 of the implementing  Regulation)General observations I. Whenever the provisions set out in this Annex refer to the  provisions of Conventions or of Regulations No 3, No 4 or No 36/63/EEC, those references shall be  replaced by references to the corresponding provisions of the Regulation or of the implementing  Regulation, unless of the provisions of those Conventions which remain in force by virtue of their  inclusion in Annex II to the Regulation. II. The denunciation clause contained in a Convention, certain provisions of which are included in  this Annex, shall remain in force in respect of the said provisions. 1. BELGIUM-DENMARKThe Arrangement of 23 November 1978 on the reciprocal waiving of reimbursement  pursuant to Article 36 (3) (sickness and maternity benefits in kind) of the Regulation and Article  105 (2) (costs of administrative checks and medical examinations) of the implementing Regulation. 2. BELGIUM-GERMANY(a) Administrative Arrangement No 2 of 20 July 1965 on the implementation of the  Complementary Agreement No 3 to the General Convention of 7 December 1957 (payment of pensions for  the period prior to the entry into force of the Convention). (b) Article 9 (1) of the Agreement of 20 July 1965 concerning the implementation of Regulations No  3 and No 4 of the Council of the European Economic Community, concerning social security for  migrant workers. (c) The Agreement of 6 October 1964 on the refund of benefits in kind provided to pensioners who  were formerly frontier workers, implementing Article 14 (3) of Regulation No 36/63/EEC and Article  73 (4) of Regulation No 4 of the Council of the European Economic Community. (d) The Agreement of 29 January 1969 on the recovery of social contributions. (e) The Agreement of 4 December 1975 on the waiving of reimbursement of the amount of benefits  provided to unemployed persons. 3. BELGIUM-SPAINNone. 4. BELGIUM-FRANCE(a) The Arrangement of 22 December 1951 on the implementation of Article 23 of  the Complementary Agreement of 17 January 1948 (workers in mines and similar undertakings). (b) The Administrative Arrangement of 21 December 1959 supplementing the Administrative Arrangement  of 22 December 1951 made pursuant to Article 23 of the Complementary Agreement of 17 January 1948  (workers in mines and similar undertakings). (c) The Agreement of 8 July 1964 on the refund of benefits in kind provided to pensioners who were  formerly frontier workers, implementing Article 14 (3) of Regulation No 36/63/EEC and Article 73  (4) of Regulation No 4 of the Council of the European Economic Community. (d) The Agreement of 4 July 1984 relating ot medical examinations of frontier workers resident in  one country and working in the other. (e) The Agreement of 14 May 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement of the costs of administrative  checks and medical examinations, adopted pursuant to Article 105 (2) of the implementing  Regulation. (f) The Agreement of 3 October 1977 implementing Article 92 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71  (recovery of social security contributions). (g) The Agreement of 29 June 1979 concerning the reciprocal waiving of reimbursement provided for  in Article 70 (3) of the Regulation (costs of unemployment benefit). (h) The Administrative Arrangement of 6 March 1979 on the procedures for the implementation of the  Additional Convention of 12 October 1978 on social security between Belgium and France in respect  of its provisions relating to self-employed persons. 5. BELGIUM-GREECENone. 6. BELGIUM-IRELANDThe exchange of letters of 19 May and 28 July 1981 concerning Articles 36 (3)  and 70 (3) of the Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind  and of unemployment benefits under the provisions of Chapters 1 and 6 of Title III of the  Regulation) and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimbursement  of the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations). 7. BELGIUM-ITALY(a) Articles 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, the second and third  paragraphs of Article 24 and Article 28 (4) of the Administrative Arrangement of 20 October 1950,  as amended by Corrigendum 1 of 10 April 1952, Corrigendum 2 of 9 December 1957 and Corrigendum 3 of  21 February 1963. (b) Articles 6, 7, 8 and 9 of the Agreement of 21 February 1963 in so far as they concern the  implementation of Regulations No 3 and No 4 of the Council of the European Economic Community on  social security for migrant workers. (c) The Agreement of 12 January 1974 for the implementation of Article 105 (2) of the implementing  Regulation. (d) The Agreement of 31 October 1979 for the purposes of Article 18 (9) of the implementing  Regulation. (e) The Exchange of Letters of 13 November 1985 and 29 January 1986 concerning advance payments in  respect of reciprocal claims under Article 93 of the implementing Regulation. 8. BELGIUM-LUXEMBOURG(a) The Administrative Arrangement of 16 November 1959 on the implementing of  the Convention of 16 November 1959, as amended on 12 February 1964 and 10 February 1966, with the  exception of Articles 5 to 9 (inclusive). (b) The Agreement of 24 July 1964 of the refund of benefits in kind provided to pensioners who were  formerly frontier workers, implementing Article 14 (3) of Regulation No 36/63/EEC and Article 73  (4) of Regulation No 4 of the Council of the European Economic Community. (c) The Agreement of 28 January 1961 on the recovery of social security contributions. (d) The Agreement of 1 August 1975 on the waiver of reimbursement provided for in Article 36 (3) of  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 in the case of expenditure on benefits in kind  granted under sickness and maternity insurance to members of the family of a worker who do not  reside in the same country as the worker. (e) The Agreement of 16 Arpil 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement of the costs of administrative  checks and medical examinations, adopted pursuant to Article 105 (2) of the implementing  Regulation. (f) The exchange of letters of 10 and 12 July 1968 relating to procedures for determining the  legislation applicable to the self-employed. 9. BELGIUM-NETHERLANDS(a) Articles 9 to 15 and 17 (4) of the Agreement of 7 February 1964 on  family and childbirth allowances. (b) The Agreement of 21 March 1968 on the collection and recovery of social security contributions,  and the Administrative Agreement of 25 November 1970 made pursuant to the said Agreement. (c) Agreement of 24 December 1980 on sickness insurance (health care), as amended(d) The Agreement  of 12 August 1982 on insurance for sickness, maternity and invalidity. 10. BELGIUM-PORTUGALNone. 11. BELGIUM-UNITED KINGDOM(a) The exchange of letters of 4 May and 14 June 1976 regarding Article  105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of the costs of administrative  checks and medical examinations). (b) The exchange of letters of 18 January and 14 March 1977 regarding Article 36 (3) of the  Regulation (arrangement for reimbursement or waiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in  kind provided under the terms of Chapter 1 of Tilte III of the Regulation) as amended by the  exchange of letters of 4 May and 23 July 1982 (agreement for reimbursement of costs incurred under  Article 22 (1) (a) of the Regulation). 12. DENMARK-GERMANY(a) Articles 8 to 14 of the Arrangement of 4 June 1954 on the implementation of  the Convention of 14 August 1953. (b) The Agreement of 27 April 1979 concerning: (i) the partial reciprocal waiving of costs of reimbursement provided for in Articles 36 (3) and 63  (3) of the Regulation and the reciprocal waiving of reimbursement provided for in Article 70 (3) of  the Regulation and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (partial waiving of costs of  reimbursement in respect of benefits in kind for sickness, maternity, accidents at work and  occupational diseases and waiving of costs of reimbursement in respect of unemployment benefit and  administrative checks and medical examinations); (ii) Article 93 (6) of the implementing Regulation (method of assessing the amount to be refunded  in respect of benefits in kind for sickness and maternity). 13. DENMARK-SPAINAgreement of 1 July 1990 relating to the reimbursement of costs for benefits in  kind in the case fo sickness. 14. DENMARK-FRANCEThe Arrangement of 29 June 1979 and the additional Arrangement of 10 July 1980  concerning the reciprocal waiving of reimbursement pursuant to Article 36 (3) and Article 63 (3)  (benefits in kind in respect of sickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases)  and the Arrangement of 29 June 1979 concerning the reciprocal waiving of reimbursement pursuant to  Article 70 (3) of the Regulation (unemployment benefits) and Article 105 (2) (costs of  administrative checks and medical examinations) of the implementing Regulation. 15. DENMARK-GREECEN° convention. 16. DENMARK-IRELANDThe exchange of letters of 22 December 1980 and 11 February 1981 on the  reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind granted under insurance for  sickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases, and of unemployment benefits and  of the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations (Articles 36 (3), 63 (3), 70 (3) of  the Regulation and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation). 17. DENMARK-ITALYThe exchange of letters of 12 November 1982 and 12 January 1983 concerning  Article 36 (3) of the Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of costs of benefits in kind  for sickness and maternity provided under the terms of Chapter 1 of Title III of the Regulation  with the exception of Article 22 (1) (c) of the Regulation). 18. DENMARK-LUXEMBOURGThe Agreement of 19 June 1978 concerning the reciprocal waiving of  reimbursement provided for in Article 36 (3), 63 (3) and 70 (3) of the Regulation and Article 105  (2) of the implementing Regulation (costs of benefits in kind for sickness, maternity, accidents at  work and occupational diseases, costs of unemployment benefit and costs of administrative checks  and medical examinations). 19. DENMARK-NETHERLANDS(a) The exchange of letters of 30 March and 25 April 1979 regarding Article  36 (3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation (partial reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of costs of  benefits in kind for sickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases). (b) The exchange of letters of 30 March and 25 April 1979 regarding Article 70 (3) of the  Regulation and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (waiver of reimbursement of costs of  benefits paid pursuant to Article 69 of the Regulation and of costs of administrative checks and  medical examinations. 20. DENMARK-PORTUGALDoes not apply. 21. DENMAKR-UNITED KINGDOM1. The exchange of letters of 30 March and 19 April 1977 as modified by  an exchange of letters of 8 November 1989 and of 10 January 1990 shall be added in point 1 after 19  April 1977 regarding Articles 36 (3), 63 (3) and 70 (3) of the Regulation and Article 105 (2) of  the implementing Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of the costs of: (a) benefits in kind provided under the terms of Chapter 1 or 4 of Title III of the Regulation; (b) . . . . . . (c) administrative checks and medical examinations referred to in Article 105 of the implementing  Regulation). 2. The exchange of letters of 5 March and 10 September 1984 relating to the non application to  self-employed persons of agreements regarding the waiver of reimbursement of unemployment benefits  and paid pursuant to Article 69 of the Regulation, in dealings with Gibraltar. 22. GERMANY-SPAINAgreement of 25 June 1990 relating to the reimbursement of costs for benefits in  kind in the case of sicknesss. 23. GERMANY-FRANCE(a) Articles 2 to 4 and 22 to 28 of Administrative Arrangement No 2 of 31  January 1952 on the implementation of the General Convention of 10 July 1950. (b) Article 1 of the Agreement of 27 June 1963 on the implementation of Article 74 (5) of  Regulation No 4 (refund of benefits in kind provided to the members of the families of insured  persons). (c) The Agreement of 14 October 1977 concerning the waiving of reimbursement provided for in  Article 70 (3) of the Regulation (costs of unemployment benefit). (d) The Agreement of 26 May 1981 concerning Article 36 (3) of the Regulation (reciprocal waiving of  reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind in case of sickness, provided under Article 32 of  the Regulation to pensioners who were formerly frontier workers, to members of their families or to  their survivors). (e) The Agreement of 26 May 1981 implementing Article 92 of the Regulation (collection and recovery  of social security contributions). (f) The Agreement of 26 May 1981 concerning the implementing of Article 105 (2) of the implementing  Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of the costs of administrative and medical  controls). 24. GERMANY-GREECE(a) Articles 1 and 3 to 6 of the Administrative Arrangement of 19 October 1962  and the Second Administrative Arrangement of 23 October 1972 concerning the convention on  unemployment insurance of 31 May 1961. (b) The Agreement of 11 May 1981 concerning the reimbursement of family allowances. (c) The Agreement of 11 March 1982 on the reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind for  sickness. 25. GERMANY-IRELANDThe Agreement of 20 March 1981 concerning Articles 36 (3), 63 (3) and 70 (3) of  the Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind in respect of  sickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases, and of unemployment benefits) and  Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of the costs of  administrative and medical controls). 26. GERMANY-ITALY(a) Article 14, Article 17 (1), Articles 18 and 42, Article 45 (1) and Article 46  of the Administrative Arrangement of 6 December 1953 on the implementation of the Convention of 5  May 1953 (payment of pensions). (b) Articles 1 and 2 of the Agreement of 27 June 1963 on the implementation of Article 73 (4) and  74 (5) of Regulation No 4 (refund of benefits in kind provided to members of the families of  insured persons). (c) The Agreement of 5 November 1968 on the refund, by the German competent institutions, of  expenditure incurred in the provision of benefits in kind in Italy by Italian sickness insurance  institutions to the members of the families of Italian workers insured in the Federal Republic of  Germany. 27. GERMANY-LUXEMBOURG(a) Articles 1 and 2 of the Agreement of 27 June 1963 on the implementation  of Articles 73 (4) and 74 (5) of Regulation No 4 (refund of benefits in kind provided to members of  the families of insured persons). (b) The Agreement of 9 December 1969 on the waiver of the refund, provided for in Article 14 (2) of  Regulation No 36/63/EEC, of expenditure incurred in the provisions of benefits in kind for sickness  to a pensioner who is either a former frontier worker or the survivor of a frontier worker, and to  the members of his family. (c) The Agreement of 14 October 1975 on the waiving of reimbursement of the costs of administrative  checks and medical examinations, adopted pursuant to Article 105 (2) of the implementing  Regulation. (d) The Agreement of 14 October 1975 on the collection and recovery of social security  contributions. (e) The Agreement of 25 January 1990 relating to the application of Articles 20 and 22 (1) (b) and  (c) of the Regulation. 28. GERMANY-NETHERLANDS(a) Articles 9, 10 (2) to (5), 17, 18, 19 and 21 of Administrative  Arrangements No 1 of 18 June 1954 on the Convention of 29 March 1951 (sickness insurance and  payment of pensions). (b) The Agreement of 27 May 1964 on the waiver of the refund of expenditure incurred in medical  examinations and administrative checks regarding insurance for invalidity, old-age and survivors  (pension insurance). (c) The Agreement of 21 January 1969 on the recovery of social insurance contributions. (d) The Agreement of 3 September 1969 on the waiver of the refund, provided for in Article 14 (2)  of Regulation No 36/63/EEC, of expenditure incurred in the provision of benefits in kind for  sickness to a pensioner who is either a former frontier worker or the survivor of a frontier  worker, and to the members of his family. (e) The Agreement of 22 July 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement of unemployment benefits. (f) The Agreement of 11 October 1979 implementing Article 92 of the Regulation (minimum amounts  stipulated for the recovery of social security contributions). (g) The Agreement of 1 October 1981 regarding the reimbursements of the cost of benefits in kind  referred to in Articles 93, 94 and 95 of the implementing Regulation. (h) The Agreement of 15 February 1982 on the implementation of Article 20 of the Regulation in  respect of members of the families of frontier workers. 29. GERMANY-PORTUGALNone. 30. GERMANY-UNITED KINGDOM(a) Articles 8, 9, 25 to 27 and 29 to 32 of the Arrangement of 10  December 1964 on the implementation of the Agreement of 20 April 1960. (b) The Agreement of 29 April 1977 concerning the waiving of the reimbursement of costs of benefits  in kind for sickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases, costs of unemployment  benefit and costs of administrative checks and medical examinations. (c) The exchange of letters of 18 July and 28 September 1983 relating to the non-application to  self-employed persons of agreements concerning the waiver of reimbursement of unemployment benefits  paid pursuant to Article 69 of the Regulation, in dealings with Gibraltar. 31. SPAIN-FRANCENone. 32. SPAIN-GREECEDoes not apply. 33. SPAIN-IRELANDDoes not apply. 34. SPAIN-ITALYNone. 35. SPAIN-LUXEMBOURGNone. 36. SPAIN-NETHERLANDSNone. 37. SPAIN-PORTUGALArticles 42, 43 and 44 of the Administrative Arrangement of 22 May 1970. 38. SPAIN-UNITED KINGDOMNone. 39. FRANCE-GREECEN° convention. 40. FRANCE-IRELANDThe exchange of letters of 26 September 1980 concerning the reciprocal waiving  of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind granted under insurance for sickness, maternity,  accidents at work and occupational diseases, and unemployment benefits and of the costs of  administrative checks and medical examinations (Article 36 (3), 63 (3), 70 (3) of the Regulation  and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation). 41. FRANCE-ITALY(a) Articles 2 to 4 of the Administrative Arrangement of 12 April 1950 on the  implementation of the General Convention of 31 March 1948 (increase of French pensions for  accidents at work). (b) The Exchange of Letters of 27 December 1988 and 14 March 1989 concerning the terms for settling  reciprocal claims under Article 93 of the implementing Regulation. 42. FRANCE-LUXEMBOURG(a) The Agreement of 24 February 1969 concluded pursuant to Article 51 of  Regulation No 3, and the Administrative Arrangement of the same date made pursuant to the said  Agreement. (b) The Agreement of 2 July 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement, provided for in Article 36 (3) of  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971, of the costs of sickness or maternity  insurance benefits in kind provided to members of a worker's family who do not reside in the same  country as the worker. (c) The Agreement of 2 July 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement, provided for in Article 36 (3) of  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971, of the costs of sickness or maternity  insurance benefits in kind provided to former frontier workers, the members of their families or  their survivors. (d) The Agreement of 2 July 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement of the costs of administrative  checks and medical examinations provided for in Article 105 (2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No  574/72 of 21 March 1972. 43. FRANCE-NETHERLANDS(a) The exchange of letters of 5 May and 21 June 1960 concerning Article 23  (5) of Regulation No 3 (waiving of reimbursement of benefits in kind provided to the members of the  families of insured persons and to pensioners and members of their families). (b) The Agreement of 28 April 1977 on the waiving of reimbursement of expenses for medical  treatment provided to applicants for a pension and members of their families and to members of the  families of pensioners within the framework of the Regulations. (c) The Agreement of 28 April 1977 on the waiving of reimbursement of the costs of administrative  checks and medical examinations pursuant to Article 105 of the implementing Regulation. 44. FRANCE-PORTUGALNone. 45. FRANCE-UNITED KINGDOM(a) The exchange of letters of 25 March and 28 April 1977 regarding  Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation (arrangement for reimbursement or waiving of  reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind provided under the terms of Chapter 1 or 4 of Title  II of the Regulation). (b) The exchange of letters of 25 September 1980 and 27 January 1981 concerning Article 36 (3) of  the Regulation (reciprocal waiving for an unspecified period of reimbursement of benefits in kind  provided under Articles 28, 28a and 29 (1) (a) of the Regulation). (c) The exchange of letters of 25 March and 28 April 1977 regarding Article 105 (2) of the  implementing Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of the costs of administrative checks and medical  examinations). 46. GREECE-IRELANDN° convention. 47. GREECE-ITALYN° convention. 48. GREECE-LUXEMBOURGN° convention. 49. GREECE-NETHERLANDSN° convention50. GREECE-PORTUGALDoes not apply. 51. GREECE-UNITED KINGDOMN° convention. 52. IRELAND-ITALYN° convention. 53. IRELAND-LUXEMBOURGThe exchange of letters of 26 September 1975 and 5 August 1976 concerning  Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation  (waiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind provided pursuant to Chapter 1 or 4 of  Title III of the Regulation, and of the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations  referred to in Article 105 of the implementing Regulation). 54. IRELAND-NETHERLANDS(a) The exchange of letters of 28 July and 10 October 1978 regarding  Articles 36 (3) and 63 (3) of the Regulation (partial reciprocal waiving of reimbursement of costs  of benefits in kind for sickness, maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases). (b) The Exchange of Letters of 22 April and 27 July 1987 concerning Article 70 (3) of the  Regulation (waiving of costs of reimbursement in respect of benefits awarded in application of  Article 69 of the Regulation) and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (waiving of the  reimbursement of the costs of administrativ checks and medical examinations referred to in Article  105 of the implementing Regulation). 55. IRELAND-PORTUGALDoes not apply. 56. IRELAND-UNITED KINGDOMThe exchange of letters of 9 July 1975 regarding Articles 36 (3) and 63  (3) of the Regulation (arrangement for reimbursement or waiving of reimbursement of the costs of  benefits in kind provided under the terms of Chapter 1 or 4 of Title III of the Regulation) and  Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of the costs of  administrative checks and medical examinations). 57. ITALY-LUXEMBOURGArticle 4 (5) and (6) of the Administrative Arrangement of 19 January 1955 on  the implementing provisions of the General Convention on Social Security (sickness insurance for  agricultural workers). 58. ITALY-NETHERLANDS(a) The third paragraph of Article 9 and the third paragraph of Article 11 of  the Administrative Arrangement of 11 February 1955 on the implementation of the General Convention  of 28 October 1952 (sickness insurance). (b) The Agreement of 27 June 1963 on the implementation of Article 75 (3) of Regulation No 4  (refund of benefits in kind awarded to pensioners and to members of their families). 59. ITALY-PORTUGALDoes not apply. 60. ITALY-UNITED KINGDOMN° convention. 61. LUXEMBOURG-NETHERLANDS(a) The Agreement of 1 November 1976 on the waiving of reimbursement of  the costs of administrative checks and medical examinations adopted pursuant to Article 105 (2) of  the implementing Regulation. (b) The Agreement of 3 February 1977 on the waiving of reimbursement of the costs of sickness or  maternity insurance benefits in kind provided pursuant to Articles 19 (2), 26, 28 and 29 (1) of  Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971. (c) The Agreement of 20 December 1978 relating to the perception and the recovery of social  insurance contributions. 62. LUXEMBOURG-PORTUGALNone. 63. LUXEMBOURG-UNITED KINGDOM(a) The exchange of letters of 28 November and 18 December 1975  regarding Article 70 (3) of the Regulation (waiving of reimbursement of benefits paid pursuant to  Article 69 of the Regulation). (b) The exchange of letters of 18 December 1975 and 20 January 1976 regarding Articles 36 (3) and  63 (3) of the Regulation and Article 105 (2) of the implementing Regulation (waiving of  reimbursement of costs of benefits in kind provided under the terms of Chapter 1 or 4 of Title III  of the Regulation, and also of the costs entailed in administrative checks and medical examinations  referred to in Article 105 of the implementing Regulation). (c) The exchange of letters of 18 July and 27 October 1983 relating to the non-application of the  agreement detailed at (a) to self-employed persons moving between Luxembourg and Gibraltar. 64. NETHERLANDS-PORTUGAL(a) Articles 33 and 34 of the Administrative Arrangement of 9 May 1980. (b) The agreement of 11 December 1987 concerning the reimbursement of benefits in kind in the case  of sickness and maternity. 65. NETHERLANDS-UNITED KINGDOM(a) The second sentence of Article 3 of the Administrative  Arrangement of 12 June 1956 on the implementation of the Convention of 11 August 1954.(b) The exchange of letters of 8 and 28 January 1976 regarding Article 70 (3) of the Regulation  (waiving of reimbursement of benefits provided pursuant to Article 69 of the Regulation). (c) The exchange of letters of 18 July and 18 October 1983 relating to the non-application of the  agreement detailed at (b) to self-employed persons moving between the Netherlands and Gibraltar. (d) The Exchange of Letters of 25 April and 26 May 1986 concerning Article 36 (3) of the Regulation  (reimbursement or waiving of reimbursement of the costs of benefits in kind). 66. PORTUGAL-UNITED KINGDOMArticles 3 and 4 of the Annex to the Administrative Arrangement of 31  December 1981 for the application of the Protocol on medical treatment of 15 November 1978. ANNEX 6 (A) (3) (6) (8)PROCEDURE FOR THE PAYMENT OF BENEFITS (Articles 4 (6), 53 (1)  and 122 of the Implementing Regulation)General observation Payments of arrears and other single  payments shall in principle be made through the liaison bodies. Current and sundry payments shall  be made in accordance with the procedure set out in this Annex. A. BELGIUMDirect payment. B. DENMARKDirect payment. C. GERMANY1. Pension insurance for manual workers (invalidity, old-age, death): (a) Dealings with Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and  the United Kingdom: direct payment; (b) dealings with the Netherlands: payment through the liaison bodies (joint implementation of  Articles 53 to 58 of the Implementing Regulation and of the provisions set out in Annex 5). 2. Pension insurance for clerical staff and miners (invalidity, old-age, death): (a) dealings with Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Portugal and  the United Kingdom: direct payment; (b) dealings with the Netherlands: payment through the liaison bodies (joint implementation of  Articles 53 to 58 of the Implementing Regulation and of the provisions set out in Annex 5. 3. Old-age insurance for farmers: direct payment. 4. Accident insurance: (a) dealings with Spain, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands and Portugal: payment through the liaison  bodies (joint implementation of Articles 53 to 58 of the implementing Regulation and of the  provisions set out in Annex 5); (b) dealings with Belgium, Denmark, France, Ireland, Luxembourg and the United Kingdom: direct  payment, unless otherwise provided for in particular cases. D. SPAINDirect payment. E. FRANCE1. All schemes with the exception of the mariners' scheme: direct payment. 2. Mariners' scheme: payment by the paying authority of the Member States wherein the person  entitled to benefits resides. F. GREECEPension insurance for employed and self-employed person (sickness, old-age and death):  direct payment. G. IRELANDDirect payment. H. ITALY(a) Employed persons: 1. Pensions for invalidity, old-age and survivors: (a) dealings with Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France (excluding the French Miners' Funds), Greece,  Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom: direct payment; (b) dealings with the Federal Republic of Germany and the French Miners' Funds: payment through  liaison bodies; 2. Pensions for accidents at work and occupational diseases: direct payment; (b) Self-employed persons: direct payment. I. LUXEMBOURGDirect payment. J. NETHERLANDS1. Dealings with Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy,  Luxembourg, Portugal and the United Kingdom: direct payment. 2. Dealings with the Federal Republic of Germany: payment through liaison bodies (implementation of  the provisions set out in Annex 5). K. PORTUGALDirect payment. L. UNITED KINGDOMDirect payment. ANNEX 7 (A)BANKS(Articles 4 (7), 55 (3) and 122 of the Implementing Regulation)A.  BELGIUM: none. B. DENMARK: Danmarks Nationalbank (National Bank of Denmark), Koebenhavn. C. FEDERAL REPUBLICOF GERMANY: Deutsche Bundesbank (Federal Bank of Germany), Frankfurt am Main. D. SPAIN: Banco Exterior de España (External Bank of Spain), Madrid. E. FRANCE: Banque de France (Bank of France), Paris. F. GREECE: ÔñUEðaaaeá ôçò AAëëUEaeáò, ÁèÞíá Bank of Greece), Athens. G. IRELAND: Central Bank of Ireland, Dublin. H. ITALY: Banca Nazionale del Lavoro (National Labour Bank), Roma. I. LUXEMBOURG: Caisse d'épargne (Savings Bank), Luxembourg. J. NETHERLANDS: none. K. PORTUGAL: Banco de Portugal (Bank of Portugal), Lisboa. L. UNITED KINGDOM: Great Britain: Bank of England, LondonNorthern Ireland: Northern Bank Limited,  BelfastGibraltar: Barclays Bank, Gibraltar. ANNEX 8 (A) (10)GRANT OF FAMILY BENEFITS (Articles 4 (8), 10a (1) (d) and 122 of the  Implementing Regulation)Article 10a (1) (d) of the Implementing Regulation is applicable to: A. Employed persons and self-employed persons(a) with a reference period of one calendar month in  dealings between: - Belgium and Germany, - Belgium and Spain, - Belgium and France, - Belgium and Greece, - Belgium and Ireland, - Belgium and Luxembourg, - Belgium and Portugal, - Belgium and the United Kingdom, - Germany and Spain, - Germany and France, - Germany and Greece, - Germany and Ireland, - Germany and Luxembourg, - Germany and Portugal, - Germany and the United Kingdom, - France and Luxembourg, - Portugal and France, - Portugal and Ireland, - Portugal and Luxembourg, - Portugal and the United Kingdom; (b) with a reference period of a quarter of a calendar year in dealings between: - Denmark and Germany, - the Netherlands and Germany, Denmark, France, Luxembourg, Portugal. B. Self-employed personsWith a reference period of a quarter of a calendar year in dealings  between: - Belgium and the Netherlands. C. Employed personsWith a reference period of one calendar month in dealings between: - Belgium and the Netherlands. ANNEX 9 (A) (1) (10)CALCULATION OF THE AVERAGE ANNUAL COST OF BENEFITS IN KIND  (Articles 4 (9), 94 (3) (a) and 95 (3) (a) of the Implementing Regulation)A. BELGIUMThe general  social security scheme shall be taken into consideration when calculating the average annual cost  of benefits in kind. However, for the purposes of applying Articles 94 and 95 of the implementing Regulation to cases in  which Article 35 (2) of the Regulation applies, the scheme for compulsory health care insurance for  self-employed persons shall be taken into consideration when calculating the average annual cost of  benefits in kind. B. DENMARKThe avarage annual costs of benefits in kind shall be calculated by taking into account  the schemes set up by the law on the public health service, the law on hospital and, in respect of  the cost of rehabilitation, the law on social assistance. C. GERMANYThe following institutions shall be taken into consideration when calculating the  average annual cost of benefits in kind. 1. For the purposes of applying Article 94 (3) (a) of the implementing Regulation: (a) Ortskrankenkassen (Local Sickness Funds)(b) Betriebskrankenkassen (Sickness Funds of  Undertakings)(c) Innungskrankenkassen (Sickness Funds for Trade Guilds)(d) Bundesknappschaft  (Federal Insurance Fund for Miners)(e) Seekasse (Mariners' Insurance Fund)(f) Ersatzkassen fuer  Arbeiter (Compensatory Funds for Manual Workers)(g) Ersatzkassen fuer Angestellte (Compensatory  Funds for Clerical Staff)(h) Landwirtschaftliche Krankenkassen (Agricultural Sickness  Funds)depending on the fund which provided the benefits. 2. For the purpose of applying Article 95 (3) (a) of the implementing Regulation: (a) Ortskrankenkassen (Local Sickness Funds)(b) Bundesknappschaft (Federal Insurance Fund for  Miners)depending on the fund which provided the benefits. D. SPAINThe annual average cost of benefits in kind is calculated by taking into consideration the  benefits granted by the National Health Service of Spain. E. FRANCEThe general social security scheme shall be taken into consideration when calculating the  average annual cost of benefits in kind. However, for the purposes of Articles 94 and 95 of the implementing Regulation in cases where  Article 35 (2) of the Regulation applies, the sickness and maternity insurance scheme for  self-employed persons in non-agricultural occupations shall be taken into consideration when  calculating the average annual cost of benefits in kind. F. GREECEThe general social security scheme administered by the ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ)  (Social Insurance Institute) shall be taken into consideration when calculating the average annual  cost of benefits in kind. G. IRELANDThe average annual cost of benefits in kind shall be calculated by taking into  consideration the benefits in kind (health services) provided by the Health Boards mentioned in  Annex 2, in accordance with the provisions of the Health Acts 1947 to 1970. H. ITALYThe average annual cost of benefits in kind shall be calculated by taking into account the  benefits granted by the national health service in Italy. I. LUXEMBOURGSickness funds governed by the Social Insurance Code shall be taken into  consideration when calculating the average annual cost of benefits in kind. J. NETHERLANDSThe general social security scheme shall be taken into consideration when  calculating the average annual cost of benefits in kind. A reduction shall, however, be made to allow for the effects of: 1. invalidity insurance (arbeidsongeschiktheidsverzekering, WAO); 2. insurance against special sickness costs (verzekering tegen bijzondere ziektekosten, AWBZ). K. PORTUGALThe annual average cost of benefits in kind is calculated by taking into consideration  the benefits provided by the official Health Services. L. UNITED KINGDOMThe average annual cost of benefits in kind shall be calculated by taking into  consideration the benefits provided by the National Health Service of the United Kingdom. ANNEX 10 (A) (1) (2) (6) (7) (8) (10)INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES DESIGNATED BY THE  COMPETENT AUTHORITIES (Article 4 (10) of the implementing Regulation)A. BELGIUM 1. For  the purposes of applying Article 14 of the Regulation and Articles 11 (1) (a) and (2) and 12a, 13  and 14 of the implementing Regulation: Office national de sécurité sociale, Bruxelles - Rijksdienst voor maatscheppelijke zekerheid,  Brussel - (National Social Security Office, Brussels)2. For the purposes of applying Article 14b  (1) of the Regulation and Article 11 of the implementing Regulation: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins naviguant sous pavillon belge - Hulp- en  voorzorgskas voor zeevarenden onder Belgische vlag - (Relief and Welfare Fund for Mariners sailing  under the Belgian flag), Antwerpen3. For the purposes of applying Article 14a of the Regulation  and Articles 11a (1) (a) and 12a of the implementing Regulation: Institut national d'assurance sociales pour travailleurs indépendants, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut  voor de sociale verzekeringen der zelfstandigen, Brussel - (National Social Insurance Institute for  the Self-Employed, Brussels)3a. For the purposes of applying Article 14c of the Regulation and  Article 12a of the implementing Regulation: Employed persons: Office national de sécurité sociale (National Social Security Office), Brussels; Self-employed persons: Institut national d'assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendants (National Social Insurance  Institute for the Self-Employed), Brussels4. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the  Regulation, and: - Article 11 (1) (b) of the implementing Regulation: Ministère de la prévoyance sociale, secrétariat général, service des relations internationales,  Bruxelles - Ministerie van Sociale Voorzorg, Secretariaat-General, Dienst Internationale  Betrekkingen, Brussel - (Ministry for Social Welfare, General Secretariat, International Relations  Department, Brussels)- Article 11a (1) (b) of the implementing Regulation: Ministère des classes moyennes - Administration des affaires sociales, Bruxelles - Ministerie van  Middenstand, Administratie Sociale Zaken, Brussel - (Ministry for Small Firms and Traders - Social  Affairs, Brussels), 5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81, 82 (2), 85 (2) and 88 of the implementing  Regulation: (a) In general: Office national de l'emploi, Bruxelles - Rijksdienst voor arbeidsvoorziening, Brussel - (National  Employment Office, Brussels)(b) For mariners: Pool des marins de la marine marchande - Pool van de zeelieden ter koopvaardij - (Merchant Navy  Pool), Antwerpen6. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) Sickness, maternity and accidents at work: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,  Brussels)(b) Occupational diseases: Fonds des maladies professionelles, Bruxelles - Fonds voor beroepsziekten, Brussel - (Occupational  Diseases Fund, Brussels)(c) Unemployment: (i) in general: Office national de l'emploi, Bruxelles - Rijksdienst voor arbeidsvoorziening, Brussel - (National  Employment Office, Brussels)(ii) for mariners: Pool des marins de la marine marchande - Pool van de zeelieden ter koopvaardij - (Merchant Navy  Pool), Antwerpen. . . . . . . 7. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité, Bruxelles - Rijksinstituut voor ziekte- en  invaliditeitsverzekering, Brussel - (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institute,  Brussels). B. DENMARK . . . . . . 1. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1), 11a (1), 12a, 13 (2) and (3), 14 (1), (2) and (3)  and 113 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Socialministeriet (Ministry for Social Affairs), Koebenhavn2. For the purposes of Articles 14 (1)  (b), 14a (1) (b) and 14b (1) and (2) of the Regulation: Socialministeriet (Ministry for Social Affairs), Koebenhavn3. For the purposes of Article 17 of the  Regulation: Socialministeriet (Ministry for Social Affairs), Koebenhavn. 4. For the purposes of applying Articles 38 (1), 70 (1) and 82 (2) of the implementing Regulation: The social commission of the commune in which the beneficiary resides. In the communes of  Koebenhavn, Odense, Aalborg and AArhus: Magistraten (the communal administration). 5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Direktoratet for Arbejdsloeshedsforsikringen (National Office for Insurance against Unemployment),  Koebenhavn. 6. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) reimbursements pursuant to Articles 36 and 63 of the Regulation: Socialministeriet (Ministry of Social Affairs), Koebenhavn; (b) refunds in pursuance of Article 70 (2) of the Regulation: Direktoratet for Arbejdsloeshedsforsikringen (National Office for Insurance against Unemployment),  Koebenhavn. 7. For the purposes of applying Article 110 of the implementing Regulation: (a) benefits in pursuance of Chapters 1 to 3 and Chapters 5, 7 and 8 of Title III of the  Regulation: Socialministeriet (Ministry for Social Affairs), Koebenhavn; (b) benefits in pursuance of Chapter 4 of Title III of the Regulation: Arbejdsskadestyrelsen (National Office for Accidents at Work and Occuptional Diseases), Koebenhavn; (c) benefits in pursuance of Chapter 6 of Title III of the Regulation: Direktoratet for Arbejdsloeshedsforsikringen (Unemployment Insurance Office), Koebenhavn.  . . . . . C. GERMANY 1. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) of the implementing  Regulation: (a) depending upon the nature of the activity last pursued: the pension insurance institutions for manual workers and clerical staff specified in Annex 2 for  the different Member States; (b) where it is not possible to determine the nature of the last activity: the pension insurance institutions for manual workers specified in Annex 2 for the different Member  States; (c) persons who, pursuant to Netherlands legislation, have been insured under the general old-age  insurance scheme (Algemene Ouderdomswet) whilst they were pursuing an activity which was not  subject to compulsory insurance under German legislation: Bundesversicherungsanstalt fuer Angestellte (Federal Insurance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin. 2. For the purposes of applying: (a) Articles 14 (1) (a), 14b (1) of the Regulation and in the case of agreements pursuant to  Article 17 of the Regulation, in conjunction with Article 11 of the implementing Regulation, (b) Articles 14a (1) (a) and 14b (2) and in the case of agreements pursuant to Article 17 of the  Regulation, in conjunction with Article 11a of the implementing Regulation,(c) Articles 14 (2) (b), 14 (3), 14a (2) to (4), and 14c (a) and in the case of agreements pursuant  to Article 17 of the Regulation, in conjunction with Article 12a of the implementing Regulation: (i) persons insured with sickness insurance: the institution with which he is insured; (ii) persons not insured with sickness insurance: - employed persons: Bundesversicherungsanstalt fuer Angestellte (Federal Insurance Office for Clerical Staff), Berlin, - for manual workers: the competent pension insurance institution for manual workers. 3. For the purposes of applying Articles 14 (1) (b), 14a (1) (b) and 14b (1) (in conjunction with  Article 14 (1) (b)) Article 14b (2) (in conjunction with Article 14a (1) (b) and Article 17 of the  Regulation): AOK-Bundesverband (National Federation of Local Sickness Funds), Bonn 2. 4. For the purposes of applying: (a) Articles 13 (2) and (3) and 14 (1), (2) and (3) of the implementing Regulation: Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Bonn (Local General Sickness Fund Bonn), Bonn; (b) Articles 13 (4) and 14 (4) of the implementing Regulation: Allgemeine Ortskrankenkasse Bonn (Local General Sickness Fund Bonn), Bonn, except where insured  with a substitute fund (Ersatzkasse). 5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and 82 (2) of the implementing Regulation: the Arbeitsamt (Employment Office) of the district in Germany in which the worker was last residing  or staying or, where the worker has neither resided nor stayed in Germany whilst working there, the  Arbeitsamt of the district in Germany in which the worker was last employed. 6. For the purposes of applying Article 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation: the Arbeitsamt of the district in which the worker was last employed. 7. For the purposes of applying Article 91 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) family allowances paid pursuant to Articles 77 and 78 of the Regulation: Arbeitsamt Nuernberg (Employment Office), Nuernberg; (b) pension supplements for children paid under legal pension insurance schemes: the pension insurance institutions for manual workers, clerical staff and miners, designated as  competent institutions in paragraph 2 of Section C of Annex 2. 8. For the purposes of applying: (a) Article 36 of the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: AOK-Bundesverband (National Federation of Local Sickness Funds), Bonn 2; (b) Article 63 of the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (Federation of Professional and Trade  Associations), St. Augustin; (c) Article 75 of the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Bundesanstalt fuer Arbeit (Federal Labour Office), Nuernberg. 9. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) refund of benefits in kind incorrectly provided to workers on presentation of the certified  statement provided for in Article 20 (2) of the implementing Regulation: AOK-Bundesverband (National Federation of Local Sickness Funds), Bonn 2, by means of the  compensation fund provided for in paragraph 5 of Section C of Annex VI to the Regulation; (b) refund of benefits in kind incorrectly provided to workers on presentation of the certified  statement provided for in Article 62 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Hauptverband der gewerblichen Berufsgenossenschaften (Federation of Professional and Trade  Associations), St. Augustin. 10. For the purposes of applying Article 14d (3) of the Regulation: the institution to which pension insurance contributions are paid or if the claim is made together  with or after the pension claim the institution investigating the claim. D. SPAIN 1. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) (with the exception of  the special agreement with the Instituto Social de la Marina (Mariners' Social Institute concerning  mariners), Article 13 (2) and (3), Article 14 (1), (2) and (3), Article 11 (1), Article 11a,  Article 12a and Article 109 of the implementing Regulation: Tesoreria General de la Seguridad Social (Social Security General Fund); 2. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) (except in respect of mariners and unemployment  benefits), Article 110 and Article 113 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (National Institute of Social Security), Madrid; 3. For the purposes of applying Article 38 (1), Article 70 (1), Article 85 (2) and Article 86 (2)  of the implementing Regulation save in respect of mariners: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Nacional de la Seguridad Social (Provincial Directorates of  the National Institute of Social Security); 4. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) (special agreement for mariners), Article 38 (1) (in  respect of mariners), Article 70 (1), Article 80 (2), Article 81, Article 82 (2), Article 85 (2),  Article 86 (2) and Article 102 (2) (except for unemployment benefits) of the implementing  Regulation: Direcciones provinciales del Instituto Social de la Marina (Provincial Directorates of the  Mariners' Social Institute); 5. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) in respect of unemployment benefits: Instituto Nacional de Empleo (National Institute for Employment), Madrid; 6. For the purposes of applying Article 80 (2), Article 81 and Article 82 (2) of the implementing  Regulation, in respect of unemployment benefits except for mariners: Direcciones Provinciales del Instituto Nacional de Empleo (Provincial Directorates of the National  Institute of Employment). E. FRANCE 1. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) of the implementing  Regulation: Direction régionale de la sécurité sociale (Regional Directorate of Social Security). 2. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1) (a) and 12a of the implementing Regulation: (a) Metropolitan France: (i) general: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Local Sickness Insurance Fund); (ii) agricultural scheme: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole (Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund); (iii) miners' scheme: Société de secours minière (Miners' Relief Society); (iv) mariners' scheme: Section 'Caisse de retraite des marins` du quartier des affaires maritimes (Mariners' Pension Fund,  Department of the Maritime Affairs Division). (b) Overseas departments: (i) general: Caisse générale de sécurité sociale (General Social Security Fund); (ii) for mariners: Section 'Caisse de retraite des marins` du quartier des affaires maritimes (Mariners' Pension Fund,  Department of the Maritime Affairs Division). 3. For the purposes of applying Articles 11a (1) and 12a of the implementing Regulation: Caisses mutuelles régionales (Regional Mutual Benefit Funds). 4. For the purposes of applying Articles 13 (2) and (3) and 14 (3) of the implementing Regulation: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie de la région parisienne (Local Sickness Insurance Fund of the  Paris Region). 4a. For the purposes of applying Article 14 c of the Regulation and Article 12a (7) and (8) of the  implementing Regulation: (a) Article 12a (7) of the implementing Regulation: (i) employment in France and non-agricultural self-employment in another Member State: Caisse mutuelle régionale (Regional Mutual Benefit Fund); (ii) employment in France and agricultural self-employment in another Member State: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole (Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund); (b) Article 12a (8) of the implementing Regulation: (i) non-agricultural self-employment in France: Caisse mutuelle régionale (Regional Mutual Benefit Fund); (ii) agricultural self-employment in France: Caisse de mutualité sociale agricole (Agricultural Social Insurance Mutual Benefit Fund); (c) in the case of non-agricultural self-employment in France and employment in Luxembourg, form E  101 shall be issued to the person concerned who shall submit it to the Regional Mutual Benefit  Fund. 5. For the purposes of applying Article 17 in conjunction with Articles 14 (1) and 14a (1) of the  Regulation: (i) schemes other than agricultural schemes: Direction régionale des affaires sanitaires et sociales (Regional Directorate of Health and  Welfare); (ii) agricultural schemes: Direction régionale de l'Agriculture et de la Forêt (Regional Directorate of Agriculture and  Forestry) - Service régional de l'Inspection du Travail, de l'Emploi et de la Politique Sociale  Agricole (Regional Department of Inspection, of Labour, Employment and Agricultural Social Policy),  Paris. 6. For the purposes of applying Articles 80, 81, 82 (2) and 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Direction départementale du travail et de la main-d'oeuvre (Departmental Directorate of Labour and  Manpower) of the place in which the employment for which the certified statement is requested is  being pursuedThe local branch of the Agence nationale pour l'emploi (National Employment  Office)The town hall of the place of residence of the members of the family. 7. For the purposes of applying Article 84 of the implementing Regulation: (a) total unemployment: Association pour l'emploi dans l'industrie et le commerce (Assedic) (Association for Employment in  Industry and Trade) of the place of residence of the person concerned; (b) partial unemployment: Direction départementale du travail et de la main-d'oeuvre (Departmental Directorate of Labour and  Manpower) of the place of employment of the person concerned. . . . . . . 8. For the implementation of Articles 36, 63 and 75 of the Regulation in conjunction with Article  102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Centre de sécurité sociale des travailleurs migrants (Centre for the Social Security of Migrant  Workers), Paris. Association pour l'emploi dans l'industrie et le commerce (Assedic) (Association for Employment in  Industry and Trade). 9. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Centre de sécurité sociale des travailleurs migrants (Social Security Centre of Migrant Workers),  Paris. F. GREECE 1. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) of the implementing  Regulation: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá(Social Insurance Institute, Athens)2. For the purposes  of applying Articles 14 (1) and 14b (1) of the Regulation in conjunction with Article 11 (1) (a) of  the implementing Regulation: (a) in general: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá(Social Insurance Institute, Athens); (b) for mariners: Íáõôéêue Áðïìá÷éêue Ôáìaassï (ÍÁÔ), ÐaaéñáéUEò(Mariners' Retirement Fund, Piraeus). 3. For the purposes of applying Articles 14 (2) (b) (i) of the Regulation and Article 12a (1) of  the implementing Regulation: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá(Social Insurance Institute, Athens). 4. For the purposes of applying Articles 14a (1) and 14b (2) of the Regulation in conjunction with  Article 11a (1) (a) of the implementing Regulation: (a) in general: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá(Social Insurance Institute, Athens); (b) for mariners: Íáõôéêue Áðïìá÷éêue Ôáìaassï (ÍÁÔ), ÐaaéñáéUEò(Mariners' Retirement Fund, Piraeus). 4a. For the purposes of applying Articles 14c of Regulation (EEC) N° 1408/71 and 12a of Regulation  (EEC) N° 574/72: (a) in general: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá(Social Insurance Institute, Athens); (b) for mariners: Íáõôéêue Áðïìá÷éêue Ôáìaassï (ÍÁÔ), ÐaaéñáéUEò(Mariners' Retirement Fund, Piraeus). 5. For the purposes of applying Article 14d (3) of the Regulation: (a) in general: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá(Social Insurance Instiute, Athens); (b) for mariners: Íáõôéêue Áðïìá÷éêue Ôáìaaéï (ÍÁÔ), ÐaaéñáéUEò(Mariners' Retirement Fund, Piraeus). 6. For the purposes of applying Articles 13 (2) and (3) and 14 (1) and (2) of the implementing  Regulation: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá (Social Insurance Institute, Athens). 7. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2) and 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Ïñãáíéóìueò Áðáó÷ïëÞóaaùò AAñãáôéêïý AEõíáìéêïý (ÏÁAAAE), ÁèÞíá (Labour Employment Office, Athens). 8. For the purposes of applying Article 81 of the implementing Regulation: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá(Social Insurance Institute, Athens). 9. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) family allowances, unemployment: Ïñãáíéóìueò Áðáó÷ïëÞóaaùò AAñãáôéêïý AEõíáìéêïý (ÏÁAAAE), ÁèÞíá (Labour Employment Office, Athens); (b) benefits for mariners: Ïssêïò Íáýôïõ, ÐaaéñáéUEò(Seamen's Home, Piraeus); (c) other benefits: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá(Social Insurance Institute, Athens). 9a. For the purposes of applying Article 110 of the implementing Regulation: (a) Family allowances, unemployment: Ïñãáíéóìueò Áðáó÷ïëÞóaaùò AAñãáôéêïý AEõíáìéêïý (ÏÁAAAE), ÁèÞíá (Labour Employment Office, Athens); (b) benefits for mariners: Íáõôéêue Áðïìá÷éêue Ôáìaassï (ÍÁÔ), ÐaaéñáéUEò(Mariners' Retirement Fund, Piraeus); (c) other benefits: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá(Social Insurance Institute, Athens). 10. For the purposes of applying Article 82 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Ïñãáíéóìueò Áðáó÷ïëÞóaaùò AAñãáôéêïý AEõíáìéêïý (ÏÁAAAE), ÁèÞíá (Labour Employment Office, Athens). 11. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) mariners' benefits: Íáõôéêue Áðïìá÷éêue Ôáìaassï (ÍÁÔ), ÐaaéñáéUEò(Mariners' Retirement Fund, Piraeus); (b) other benefits: ºaeñõìá Êïéíùíéêþí Áóoeáëssóaaùí (ÉÊÁ), ÁèÞíá(Social Insurance Institute, Athens). G. IRELAND 1. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (c) of the Regulation,  Articles 6 (1), 11 (1), 11a (1), 12a, 13 (2) and (3), 14 (1), (2) and (3), 38 (1), 70 (1), 85 (2),  86 (2) and 91 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin. 2. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and 82 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin, including the provincial offices responsible for unemployment  benefits. 3. (a) For the purposes of applying Articles 36 and 63 of the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of the  implementing Regulation: Department of Health, Dublin; (b) for the purposes of applying Article 70 of the Regulation and Article 102 (2) of the  implementing Regulation: Department of Social Welfare, Dublin. 4. (a) For the purposes of applying Article 110 of the implementing Regulation (for cash  benefits): Department of Social Welfare, Dublin; (b) for the purposes of applying Articles 110 (for benefits in kind) and 113 (2) of the  implementing Regulation: Eastern Health Board, Dublin 8. Midland Health Board, Tullamore, County Offaly, Mid-Western Health Board, Limerick, North-Eastern Health Board, Ceanannus Mor, County Meath, North-Western Health Board, Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, South Eastern Health Board, Kilkenny, Southern Health Board, Cork, Western Health Board, Galway. H. ITALY 1. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) of the implementing  Regulation: Ministero del lavoro e della previdenza sociale (Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare), Roma. 2. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1), 13 (2) and (3) and 14 (1), (2) and (3) of the  implementing Regulation: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices. 3. For the purposes of applying Articles 11a and 12a of the implementing Regulation: for medical practitioners: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza medici (National Welfare and Assistance Office for  Medical Practitioners), for pharmacists: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza farmacisti (National Welfare and Assistance Office for  Pharmacists), for veterinarians: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza veterinari (National Welfare and Assistance Office for  Veterinarians), for midwives: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza per le ostetriche (National Welfare and Assistance  Office for Midwives), for engineers and architects: Cassa nazionale di previdenza per gli ingegneri ed architetti (National Welfare Fund for Engineers  and Architects), for surveyors: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei geometri (National Welfare and Assistance  Fund for Surveyors), for solicitors and barristers: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore degli avvocati e dei procuratori (National  Welfare and Assistance Fund for Solicitors and Barristers), for economists: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei dottori commercialisti (National Welfare  and Assistance Fund for Economists), for accountants: Cassa nazionale di previdenza ed assistenza a favore dei ragionieri e periti commerciali (National  Welfare and Assistance Fund for Accountants), for employments experts: Ente nazionale di previdenza ed assistanza per i consulenti del lavoro (National Welfare and  Assistance Office for Employment Experts), for notaries: Cassa nazionale notariato (National Fund for Notaries), for customs agents: Fondo di previdenza a favore degli spedizionieri dognali (Welfare Fund for Customs Agents). 4. For the purposes of applying Article 38 (1) of the implementing Regulation: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices. . . . . . . 5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81, 82 (2), 85 (2), 88 and 91 (2) of the  implementing Regulation: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), provincial  offices.6. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) refunds under Article 36 of the Regulation: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), Roma; (b) refunds under Article 63 of the Regulation: (i) benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), Roma; (ii) prostheses and major appliances:Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for  Insurance against Accidents at Work), Roma; (c) reimbursements under Article 70 of the Regulation: Istituto nazionale della previdenza sociale (National Social Welfare Institution), Roma. 7. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) sickness (including tuberculosis): Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), Roma; (b) accidents at work and occupational diseases: (i) benefits in kind: Ministero della sanità (Ministry of Health), Roma; (ii) prostheses and major appliances: Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro (National Institution for  Insurance against Accidents at Work), Roma. I. LUXEMBOURG 1. For the purposes of applying Article 14d (3) of the  Regulation: the competent authority for the relevant type of occupation pursued. 2. For the purposes of applying Article 6 (1) of the implementing Regulation: the competent scheme for the relevant type of employment or self-employment last pursued in the  Grand Duchy. 3. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1), 11a, 13 (2) and (3) and 14 (1), (2) and (3) of the  implementing Regulation: Inspection générale de la sécurité sociale (General Inspectorate for Social Security), Luxembourg. 4. For the purposes of applying Articles 10b and 12a of the implementing Regulation: Centre commun de sécurité sociale (Joint Social Security Centre), Luxembourg. 5. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and 82 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Administration de l'emploi (Employment Office), Luxembourg. 6. For the purposes of applying Article 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation: the sickness fund with which the person concerned was last insured. 7. For the purposes of applying Article 91 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) Invalidity, old-age, death (pensions): (i) for manual workers: Établissement d'assurance contre la vieillesse et l'invalidité, Luxembourg (Old-Age and Invalidity  Insurance Institution), Luxembourg; (ii) for clerical staff and members of the professions: Caisse de pension des employés privés, Luxembourg (Pension Fund for Clerical Staff and  Self-Employed Members of the Professions), Luxembourg; (iii) for self-employed persons engaged in a craft industry, in trading or in manufacture: Caisse de pension des artisans, des commerçants et industriels, Luxembourg (Pension Fund for  Craftsmen, Tradesmen and Manufacturers), Luxembourg; (iv) for self-employed persons engaged in agriculture: Caisse de pension agricole, Luxembourg (Agricultural Pension Fund), Luxembourg; (b) Family benefits: Caisse nationale des prestations familiales (National Family Benefits Fund), Luxembourg. 8. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) sickness and maternity: Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie des ouvriers (National Sickness Insurance Fund for Manual  Workers), Luxembourg; (b) accidents at work: Association d'assurance contre les accidents, section industrielle (Accident Insurance Association,  Industrial Department), Luxembourg; (c) unemployment: Administration de l'emploi (Employment Office), Luxembourg. . . . . . . 9. For the purposes of applying Article 113 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) sickness and maternity: Caisse nationale d'assurance maladie des ouvriers (National Sickness Insurance Fund for Manual  Workers), Luxembourg; (b) accidents at work: Association d'assurance contre les accidents, section industrielle (Accident Insurance Association,  Industrial Department), Luxembourg. J. NETHERLANDS 1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the Regulation,  Articles 6 (1), 10b, 11 (1) and (2), 11a (1) and (2), 12a, 13 (2) and (3), and 14 (1) and (2) of  the implementing Regulation: Sociale Verzekeringsraad (Social Insurance Council), Zoetermeer. 2. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (3) of the implementing Regulation, in respect of  auxiliary staff of the European Communities, who are not resident in the Netherlands (for benefits  in kind only): Algemeen Netherlands Onderling Ziekenfonds (General Sickness Benefit Fund of the Netherlands),  Utrecht. 3. For the purposes of applying Article 82 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging (New General Professional and Trade Association), Amsterdam. 4. For the purposes fo applying Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: (a) refunds provided for in Articles 36 and 63 of the Regulation: Ziekenfondsraad (Sickness Funds Council), Amstelveen; (b) refunds provided for in Article 70 of the Regulation: Algemeen Werkloosheidsfond (General Unemployment Fund), Zoetermeer. . . . . . . K. PORTUGAL I. Mainland1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the  Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais e Convenções de Segurança Social (Department of  International Relations and Social Security Conventions), Lisboa.  2. For the purposes of applying Article 11 (1) and Article 11a of the implementing Regulation: Centro Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Centre of Social Security) with which the seconded  worker is insured.  3. For the purposes of applying Article 12a of the implementing Regulation: Centro Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Centre of Social Security) of the place where the  worker is resident or insured, whichever applies.  4. For the purposes of applying Article 13 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais e Convenções de Segurança Social (Department of  International Relations and Social Security Conventions), Lisboa.  5. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (1) and (2) of the implementing Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais e Convenções de Segurança Social (Department of  International Relations and Social Security Conventions), Lisboa.  6. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (3) of the implementing Regulation: Centro Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Centre of Social Security), Lisboa.  7. For the purposes of applying Articles 28 (1), 29 (2) and (5), 30 (1) and (3) and 31 (1) (second  sentence) of the implementing Regulation (with regard to the issuing of certificates): Centro Nacional de Pensoes (National Pensions Centre), Lisboa.  8. For the purposes of applying Article 25 (2), 38 (1), 70 (1), 82 (2) and 86 (2) of the  implementing Regulation: administrative authority of the place where the members of the family reside.  9. For the purposes of appyling Article 17 (6) and (7), 18 (3), (4) and (6), 20, 21 (1), 22, 31  (1) (first sentence) and 34 (1) and (2) (first subparagraph) of the implementing Regulation  (concerning the institution of the place of residence or the institution of the place of abode,  whichever applies): Administração Regional de Saude (Regional Health Administration) of the place of residence or of  abode of the person concerned. 10. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Centro Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Centre of Social Security) with which the person  concerned was previously last insured. 11. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais e Convenções de Segurança Social (Department of  International Relations and Social Security Conventions), Lisboa. II. Autonomous region of Madeira1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the Regulation: Secretário Regional dos Assuntos Sociais (Regional Secretary of Social Affairs), Funchal.  2. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1) and 11a of the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal.  3. For the purposes of applying Article 12a of the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Securança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal.  4. For the purposes of applying Article 13 (2) and (3) of the implementing Regulation: Departamente de Relações Internacionais e Convenções de Segurança Social (Department of  International Relations and Social Security Conventions), Lisboa.  5. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (1) and (2) of the implementing Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais e Convenções de Segurança Social (Department of  International Relations and Social Security Conventions), Lisboa.  6. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (3) of the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal.  7. For the purposes of applying Articles 28 (1), 29 (2) and (5), 30 (1) and (3) and 31 (1) (second  sentence) of the implementing Regulation (with regard to the issuing of certificates): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal.  8. For the purposes of applying Articles 25 (2), 38 (1), 70 (1), 82 (2) and 86 (2) of the  implementing Regulation: administrative authority of the place where the members of the family reside.  9. For the purposes of applying Articles 17 (6) and (7), 18 (3), (4) and (6), 20, 21 (1), 22, 31  (1) (first sentence) and 34 (1) and (2) (first subparagraph) of the implementing Regulation  (concerning the institution of the place of residence or the institution of the place of abode,  whichever applies): Direcção Regional de Saúde Pública (Regional Directorate of Public Health), Funchal. 10. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81, 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Funchal. 11. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais e Convenções de Segurança Social (Department of  Internationcal Relations and Social Security Conventions), Lisboa. III. Autonomous region of the Azores1. For the purposes of applying Article 17 of the Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroísmo.  2. For the purposes of applying Articles 11 (1) and 11a of the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroísmo.  3. For the purposes of applying Article 12a of the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroísmo.  4. For the purposes of applying Article 13 (2) and (3) of the implementing Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais e Convenções de Segurança Social (Department of  International Relations and Social Security Conventions), Lisboa.  5. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (1) and (2) of the implementing Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais e Convenções de Segurança Social (Department of  International Relations and Social Security Conventions), Lisboa.  6. For the purposes of applying Article 14 (3) of the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroísmo.  7. For the purposes of applying Articles 28 (1), 29 (2) and (5), 30 (1) and (3) and 31 (1) (second  sentence) of the implementing Regulation (with regard to the issuing of certificates): Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroísmo.  8. For the purposes of applying Articles 25 (2), 38 (1), 70 (1), 82 (2) and 86 (2) of the  implementing Regulation: administrative authority of the place where the members of the family reside.  9. For the purposes of applying Articles 17 (6) and (7), 18 (3), (4) and (6), 20, 21 (1), 22, 31  (1) (first sentence) and 34 (1) and (2) (first subparagraph) of the implementing Regulation  (concerning the institution of the place of residence or the institution of the place of abode,  whichever applies): Direcção Regional de Saúde (Regional Health Directorate), Angra do Heroísmo. 10. For the purposes of applying Articles 80 (2), 81 and 85 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Direcção Regional de Segurança Social (Regional Directorate of Social Security), Angra do  Heroísmo. 11. For the purposes of applying Article 102 (2) of the implementing Regulation: Departamento de Relações Internacionais e Convenções de Segurança Social (Department of  International Relations and Social Security Conventions), Lisboa. L. UNITED KINGDOM 1. For the purposes of applying Articles 14c, 14d (3), 17,  36 and 63 of the Regulation and Articles 6 (1), 8, 11 (1), 11a (1), 12a, 13 (2) and (3), 14 (1),  (2) and (3), 38 (1), 70 (1), 80 (2), 81, 82 (2), 91 (2), 102 (2), 109, 110 and 113 (2) of the  implementing Regulation: Great Britain: Department of Social Security (Overseas Branch), Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE98 1YX; Northern Ireland (excluding Articles 36 and 63 of the Regulation and Articles 102 (2) and 113 (2)  of the implementing Regulation, for which see Great Britain: Department of Health and Social Services (Overseas Branch), Belfast BT1 5DP2. For the purposes of  applying Articles 85 (2), 86 (2) and 89 (1) of the implementing Regulation: Great Britain: Department of Social Security, Child Benefit Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE88 1AA; Northern Ireland: Department of Health and Social Services (Overseas Branch), Belfast BT1 5DP ANNEX 11 (A) (6)SCHEMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 35 (2) OF THE REGULATION (Article 4  (11) of the Implementing Regulation)A. BELGIUMScheme extending insurance of medical treatment  (benefits in kind) to self-employed persons. B. DENMARKNone. C. GERMANYNone. D. SPAINNone. E. FRANCENone. F. GREECE1. Insurance Fund for Craftsmen and Small Traders (TEBE). 2. Traders' Insurance Fund. 3. Sickness Insurance Fund for Lawyers: (a) Provident Fund of Athens; (b) Provident Fund of Piraeus; (c) Provident Fund of Salonika; (d) Health Fund fpr Provincial Lawyers (TYDE). 4. Medical Personnel's Insurance and Pension Fund. G. IRELANDNone. H. ITALYNone. I. LUXEMBOURGNone. J. NETHERLANDSNone. K. PORTUGALNone. L. UNITED KINGDOMNone. >TABLE>