Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 117/2005 of  30 September 2005  amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement
Date: 2005-09-30
Institutions: EEA Joint Committee
Subjects: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, free movement of workers, social security legislation, social-security benefit, social-security harmonisation, worker (EU)

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DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE

No 117/2005

of 30 September 2005

amending Annex VI (Social security) to the EEA Agreement

THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,

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

Whereas:

(1) Annex VI to the Agreement was amended by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee No 43/2005 of

11 March 2005 (1).

(2) Commission Regulation (EC) No 77/2005 of 13 January 2005 amending 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 (2)
is to be incorporated into the
Agreement,

HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:

Article 1

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

1.

the following indent shall be added:

‘— 32005 R 0077: Commission Regulation (EC) No 77/2005 of 13 January 2005 (OJ L 16,

20.1.2005, p. 3).’;

2.

the texts of points 303. (ICELAND — DENMARK), 323. (ICELAND — FINLAND), 324. (ICELAND —
SWEDEN) and 327. (ICELAND — NORWAY) in adaptation (g) shall be replaced with the following:

‘Article 15 of the Nordic Convention on social security of 18 August 2003: Agreement of the
reciprocal waiver of refunds pursuant to Articles 36(3), 63(3) and 70(3) of the Regulation (costs of
benefits in kind in respect of sickness and maternity, accidents at work and occupational diseases,
and unemployment benefits) and Article 105(2) of
the implementing Regulation (costs of
administrative checks and medical examinations).’;

(1) OJ L 198, 28.7.2005, p. 45.
(2) OJ L 16, 20.1.2005, p. 3.

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3.

the text of point 314. (ICELAND — LUXEMBOURG) in adaptation (g) shall be replaced with the
following:

‘Arrangement of 30 November 2001 on the reimbursement of costs in the field of social security.’

Article 2

The text of Regulation (EC) No 77/2005 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the
EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.

Article 3

This Decision shall enter into force on 1 October 2005, provided that all the notifications under
Article 103(1) of the Agreement have been made to the EEA Joint Committee (*).

This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal
of the European Union.

Article 4

Done at Brussels, 30 September 2005.

For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
HSH Prinz Nikolaus von LIECHTENSTEIN

(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.