Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 66/98 of 4 July 1998 amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 1998-07-04
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Community migration, European Economic Area, association agreement (EU), free movement of workers, social security legislation, social-security harmonisation

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EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 66/98

of 4 July 1998

amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as adjusted by the
Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area, hereinafter referred to
as ‘the Agreement', and in particular Article 98 thereof,

Whereas Annex VI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint
Committee No 24/98 of 27 March 1998 (1);

Whereas Council Regulation (EC) No 118/97 of 2 December 1996 amending and updating
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 imple-
menting Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (2) is to be incorporated into the Agreement;

Whereas several adaptations to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and to Council
Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 are to be updated,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

Point 1 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71) of Annex VI to the Agreement shall be
amended as follows:

1. All the indents before the adaptations including the words ‘as updated by:' and ‘and

subsequently amended by:' shall be replaced by following:

‘as amended and updated by:

(cid:190) 397 R 0118: Council Regulation (EC) No 118/97 of 2 December 1996 (OJ L 28,

30.1.1997, p. 1).'

2. The texts of adaptations (c) and (g) shall be deleted.

3. In adaptation (m), heading ‘Q. LIECHTENSTEIN', letter (a) shall be deleted and letters

(b),

(c),

(d) and (e) shall become letters (a),

(b),

(c) and (d) respectively.

(1) OJ L 310, 19.11.1998, p. 4.
(2) OJ L 28, 30.1.1997, p. 1.

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4. In adaptation (n), heading ‘116. ICELAND (cid:190) AUSTRIA', the words ‘No convention.'

shall be replaced by ‘None.'

5. In adaptation (o), heading ‘116. ICELAND (cid:190) AUSTRIA', the words ‘No convention.'
shall be replaced by ‘Article 4 of the Convention on social security of 18 November
1993.'

Article 2

Point 2 (Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72) of Annex VI to the Agreement shall be
amended as follows:

1. All the indents before the adaptations including the words ‘as updated by:' and ‘and

subsequently amended by:' shall be replaced by the following:
‘as updated by:

(cid:190) 397 R 0118: Council Regulation (EC) No 118/97 of 2 December 1996 (OJ L 28,

30.1.1997, p. 1).'

2. In adaptation (g), heading ‘149. NORWAY (cid:190) AUSTRIA', the word ‘None.' shall be
replaced by ‘Arrangement of 17 December 1996 concerning reimbursement of the costs
of benefits in the field of social security.'

Article 3

The texts of Council Regulation (EC) No 118/97 in the Icelandic and Norwegian
languages, which are annexed to the respective language versions of this Decision, are
authentic.

This Decision shall enter into force on 5 July 1998, provided that all the notifications
under Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee.

Article 4

This Decision shall be published in the EEA section of, and in the EEA supplement to the
Official Journal of the European Communities.

Article 5

Done at Brussels, 4 July 1998.

For the EEA Joint Committee

The President

F. BARBASO