Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems
Date: 2007-07-03
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: EU law, free movement of persons, proposal (EU), social security, social security legislation, social-security benefit, social-security harmonisation

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COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 

Brussels, 3.7.2007 
COM(2007) 376 final 

2007/0129 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social 
security systems 

(presented by the Commission) 

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EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM 

1)  CONTEXT OF THE PROPOSAL 

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•  Grounds for and objectives of the proposal 

Regulation  883/2004,  which  modernises  and  simplifies  the  coordination  of  social 
security systems within the EU, came into force in May 2004 but is not yet applicable. 
In order for the Regulation to become applicable, its Annexes must be completed.  

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•  General context 

Regulation 883/2004 replaces Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 which currently provides 
for  the  coordination  of  social  security  systems.  The  new  Regulation  simplifies  and 
modernises  the  existing  legislation.  Regulation  833/2004  provides  that  the  content  of 
Annexes II and X must be determined before the date of application of this Regulation. 
The  remainder  of  the  Annexes  need  updating,  principally  to  take  into  account  the 
requirements of the Member States who have acceded to the EU since the date when 
the Regulation was completed (29 April 2004).  

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•  Existing provisions in the area of the proposal 

Annexes II and X of Regulation 883/2004, which are currently empty, have equivalent 
provisions  in  Annexes  III  and  IIa  of  Regulation  1408/71.  The  remainder  of  the 
Annexes  being  amended  by  this  proposal  already  contain  provisions  in  respect  of 
several Member States, but need to be completed to take account of the Member States 
which  acceded  to  the  EU  after  29  April  2004.  Some  of  these  Annexes  also  have 
corresponding provisions  in  Regulation 1408/71. However, Annex I Part 1 (advances 
of  maintenance  payments)  and  Annexes  III  and  IV  (special  rules  for  health  care 
benefits) only apply to Regulation 883/2004.  

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•  Consistency with other policies and objectives of the Union 

Not applicable. 

2)  CONSULTATION OF INTERESTED PARTIES AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT 

•  Consultation of interested parties 

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Consultation methods, main sectors targeted and general profile of respondents 

Each  Member  State  was  invited  to  submit  any  proposals  needed  for  the  Annexes  in 
respect  of  its  legislation.  The  Commission  services  then  evaluated  the  proposals  and 
discussed further details with officials of the Member States concerned. 

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Summary of responses and how they have been taken into account 

Nearly all the requests made by Member States were accepted. Some were withdrawn 
after  discussion  with  the  Commission,  as  it  was  concluded  that  they  were  not 
necessary. 

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•  Collection and use of expertise 

There was no need for external expertise. 

•  Impact assessment 

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Regulation  883/2004  simplifies  and  modernises 
legislation.  The 
Regulation provides that the content of Annexes II and X must be determined before 
the  date  of  application  of  the  Regulation.  The  remainder  of  the  Annexes  have  to  be 
updated to take into account the position of the Member States who acceded to the EU 
after 29 April 2004. 

the  existing 

Regulation  883/2004  facilitates  the  coordination  of  social  security  schemes  in  the 
Member  States  and  modernises  and  simplifies  existing  procedures.  This  will  have  a 
positive  impact  in  comparison  with  the  existing  legislation  and  will  improve 
administrative  procedures  for  all  users  of  the  Regulation,  including  national  social 
security  authorities,  employers,  in  particular  small  and  medium-sized  businesses,  and 
individual citizens.  

3)  LEGAL ELEMENTS OF THE PROPOSAL 

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•  Summary of the proposed action 

Each  Annex  of  the  Regulation  contains  provisions  in  respect  of  individual  Member 
States.  The  Regulation  provides  that  the  content  of  Annexes  II  (provisions  of 
conventions  which  remain  in  force)  and  X  (special  non-contributory  cash  benefits) 
must be determined before the date of application of the Regulation. Annexes I, III, IV, 
VI and VIII, IX and XI must be adapted to take into account the requirements of the 
Member States that acceded to the European Union after 29 April 2004. Further minor 
amendments are required to some Annexes to take into account recent developments in 
other Member States.  

•  Legal basis 

Articles 42 and 308 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. 

•  Subsidiarity principle 

The  subsidiarity  principle  applies  insofar  as  the  proposal  does  not  fall  under  the 
exclusive competence of the Community. 

The  objectives  of  the  proposal  cannot  be sufficiently  achieved  by  the  Member  States 
for the following reason(s). 

Community action in the form of coordination measures in social security is required 
by  Article  42  of  the  Treaty  and  is  necessary  to  guarantee  that  the  right  to  free 
movement laid down in the Treaty can be fully exercised. Without such coordination, 
freedom of movement would run the risk of being inoperable, since people would be 
less likely to make use of this right if it meant, in essence, losing social security rights 
already  acquired  in  another  Member  State.  Existing  Community  legislation  on  social 
security does not aim to replace the different national social security systems. It should 

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be stressed that the proposed Regulation is not a harmonisation measure and does not 
go beyond what is necessary for effective coordination. The proposal is basically aimed 
at simplifying the existing arrangements. 

Community action will better achieve the objectives of the proposal for the following 
reason(s). 

Coordination of social security schemes can only be done at Community level. The aim 
is  to  ensure  that  the  coordination  of  social  security  schemes  operates  effectively 
throughout all Member States.  

As  regards  qualitative  indicators,  as  the  proposal  is  purely  a  coordination  measure,  it 
can  only  be  put  into  effect  at  Community  level.  The  proposal  will  lead  to  more 
effective coordination of the Member States' social security schemes.  

Member  States  remain  responsible  for  the  organisation  and  financing  of  their  own 
social security schemes. 

The proposal therefore complies with the subsidiarity principle. 

•  Proportionality principle 

The proposal complies with the proportionality principle for the following reason(s). 

Regulation 883/2004 already requires this form of action, as the Annexes that are being 
amended are part of this Regulation.  

The  proposal  facilitates  the  coordination  of  social  security  schemes  for  the  Member 
States  and  is  therefore  beneficial  for  both  citizens  and  national  social  security 
authorities.  

•  Choice of instruments 

Proposed instruments: regulation. 

Other means would not be adequate for the following reason(s). 

There is no alternative option since Regulation 883/2004 already requires this form of 
action, as the Annexes are part of this Regulation. 

4)  BUDGETARY IMPLICATION 

The proposal has no implication for the Community budget. 

5)  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 

•  Simplification 

The proposal provides for simplification of legislation. 

Regulation  883/2004  contains  simplified  rules  and  procedures  compared  to  its 

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predecessor, Regulation 1408/71. 

•  European Economic Area 

The proposed act concerns an EEA matter and should therefore extend to the European 
Economic Area. 

•  Detailed explanation of the proposal 

Point  1  of  the  Annex  amends  Annex  I  of  Regulation  883/2004,  which  concerns 
advances  of  maintenance  payments  (Part  1)  and  special  childbirth  and  adoption 
allowances  (Part  2).  Article  1(z)  of  the  Regulation  provides  that  such  payments  and 
allowances which are listed in Annex I are not "family benefits" within the meaning of 
the  Regulation.  The  payments  and  allowances  listed  in  Annex  I  are  therefore  outside 
the scope of the Regulation. The amending provision adds a number of benefits to the 
lists in the Annex. 

Point  2  of  the  Annex  determines  the  content  of  Annex  II  of  Regulation  883/2004, 
which  concerns  bilateral  conventions  between  Member  States  that  remain  in  force. 
Article 8(1) of the Regulation provides that, as a general rule, the Regulation replaces 
any  social  security  conventions  between  Member  States  that  fall  within  its  scope. 
However,  such  conventions  may  continue  to  apply  provided  that  they  are  more 
favourable  to  the  beneficiaries,  or  if  they  arise  from  specific  historical  circumstances 
and  their  effect  is  limited  in  time.  Such  conventions  are  listed  in  Annex  II.  Some  of 
these  conventions  do  not  extend to  all  persons  to  whom  the  Regulation  applies;  such 
conventions  are  listed  in  Part  B  of  the  Annex.  The  entries  are  largely  similar  to  the 
entries  in  Annex  III  of  Regulation  1408/71,  which  is  the  current  provision 
corresponding to Annex II of Regulation 883/2004. 

Point  3  of  the  Annex  amends  Annex  III  of  Regulation  883/2004,  which  concerns  a 
restriction of rights to benefits in kind (health care) for the members of the family of a 
frontier worker. Under Article 17 of the Regulation, a person who resides outside the 
competent Member State (the state responsible for the provision of social security) is 
insured for health care in the competent state, but is entitled to receive health care in 
the country of residence as if he were insured there; this also applies to members of the 
insured  person's  family.  Article  18(1)  of  the  Regulation  provides  that  where  such 
persons go to stay temporarily in the competent state, they may also receive full health 
care in that state. However, Article 18(2) provides an exception for the members of the 
family of a frontier worker. (A "frontier worker" is defined in Article 1(f) as a person 
working in one Member State and residing in another, provided that they return to the 
Member  State  of  residence  at  last  once  a  week.)  Where  the  family  members  of  a 
frontier  worker  go  to  stay  temporarily  in  the  competent  state,  if  the  Member  State 
concerned is listed in Annex III, they will be entitled to receive health care on the basis 
of Article 19. The effect is that such persons will only be entitled to the more limited 
benefits  covered  by  that  Article  (treatment  which  becomes  necessary  on  medical 
grounds during the stay). The amending provision adds a number of Member States to 
the list in the Annex. 

Point  4  of  the  Annex  amends  Annex  IV  of  Regulation  883/2004,  which  concerns  an 
extension  of  rights  to  benefits  in  kind  for  pensioners  returning  to  the  competent 
Member  State.  Article  27(1)  of  the  Regulation  provides  that  pensioners  and  their 

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family members who reside outside the competent Member State are normally entitled 
receive  health  care  on  the  basis  of  Article  19  (see  above)  when  they  go  to  stay 
temporarily  in  another  Member  State.  However,  Article  27(2)  provides  that  such 
persons  may  receive  full  health  care  when  they  go  to  stay  in  the  competent  state, 
provided that the Member State concerned is listed in Annex IV. The effect is that such 
persons will be entitled to full health care rather than the limited benefits covered by 
Article 19. The amending provision adds a number of Member States to the list in the 
Annex. 

Annex  V  of  Regulation  883/2004  is  not  being  amended,  as  no  Member  States  made 
requests for changes to this Annex. 

Point 5 of the Annex amends Annex VI of Regulation 883/2004, which concerns the 
identification  of  type  A  legislation  which  is  subject  to  special  coordination.  Under 
Article 44(1), "type A legislation" is legislation under which the amount of invalidity 
benefits  is  independent  of  the  duration  of  the  periods  of  insurance  or  residence,  and 
which  is  expressly  included  in  Annex  VI.  Type  A  benefits  are  subject  to  a  special 
system of social security coordination; as general rule, a person who is entitled to type 
A benefits will receive one full invalidity benefit from the Member State under whose 
legislation  the  entitlement  arises.  (This  contrasts  with  the  type  B  system,  where  a 
person receives separate benefits from each Member State where he has been insured, 
each  benefit  being  calculated  on  a  pro  rata  basis.)  The  amending  provision  adds 
specified legislation of some Member States to the list in the Annex. 

Point  6  of  the  Annex  amends  Annex  VII  of  Regulation  883/2004,  which  concerns 
concordance between Member States on the degree of invalidity. Under Article 46 of 
the  Regulation,  where  a  person  is  entitled  to  invalidity  benefits  from  more  than  one 
Member  State,  each  Member  State  independently  assesses  the  degree  of  invalidity. 
However,  Article  46(3)  provides  that  a  decision  on  invalidity  taken  by  one  Member 
State  shall  be  binding  on  another  Member  State,  where  concordance  between  the 
legislation  of  the  Member  States  concerned  on  conditions  relating  to  the  degree  of 
invalidity is acknowledged in Annex VII. Annex VII currently concerns concordance 
between four Member States: Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg. Due to recent 
changes  in  Luxembourg's  national  legislation,  there  is  no  longer  any  concordance 
between  the  legislation  of  Luxembourg  and  that  of  the  other  Member  States,  and 
therefore the entries relating to Luxembourg are removed from the Annex.  

Point  7  of  the  Annex  amends  Annex  VIII  of  Regulation  883/2004,  which  concerns 
cases  where  the  pro  rata  calculation  for  benefits  may  be  waived  (Part  1)  or  does  not 
apply  (Part  2).  Under  Article  52(4)  of  the  Regulation,  the  pro  rata  calculation  of 
benefits  may  be  waived  where  the  calculation  of  the  independent  benefit  (under  the 
legislation  of  one  Member  State  alone)  would  always  be  equal  to  or  greater  than  the 
pro rata benefit. Under Article 52(5), the pro rata calculation does  not  apply  to  cases 
where  periods  of  time  are  of  no  relevance  to  the  calculation  (for  example,  funded 
schemes).  In  order  for  the  exemptions  in  Article  52  to  apply,  the  schemes  concerned 
must  be  listed  in  Annex  VIII.  Amendments  to  Article  52  and  Annex  VIII  have  been 
partially  agreed  during  the  negotiations  in  Council  on  the  proposal  for  Annex  XI 
(Council document 15598/06 SOC 556 CODEC 1352). Annex VIII as amended by that 
proposal will include entries for all Member States with the exception of Bulgaria and 
Romania.  Therefore  this  amending  provision  adds  entries  to  the  Annex  for  Bulgaria 

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and Romania only. 

Point  8  of  the  Annex  amends  Annex  IX  of  Regulation  883/2004,  which  concerns 
overlapping  benefits.  Member  States  may  have  rules  against  overlapping,  in  order  to 
prevent a person being entitled to two or more similar benefits in respect of the same 
period.  Article  54  of  the  Regulation  restricts  the  application  of  Member  States'  rules 
against overlapping: these rules may not apply to a pro rata benefit, and they may apply 
to an independent benefit only if that benefit meets the criteria in Article 54(2) and is 
listed in Annex IX. The criteria in Article 54(2) are that either the amount of the benefit 
does  not  depend  on  the  duration  of  periods  of  insurance  or  residence  (Part  I  of  the 
Annex), or that the benefit is determined on the basis of a credited period (Part II of the 
Annex).  There  is  an  exception  for  agreements  listed  in  Part  III  of  the  Annex.  The 
amending provision adds specified legislation of some Member States to the lists in the 
Annex. 

Point  9  of  the  Annex  determines  the  content  of  Annex  X  of  Regulation  883/2004, 
which  concerns  special  non-contributory  cash  benefits.  Article  70  of  the  Regulation 
provides  special  rules  for  this  type  of  mixed  social  security/social  assistance  benefit. 
Unlike  the  other  benefits  to  which  the  Regulation  applies,  special  non-contributory 
cash  benefits  are  not  exportable.  In  other  words,  they  are  only  payable  when  the 
recipient resides in the Member State which pays the benefit. The Annex contains a list 
of  special  non-contributory  cash  benefits  for  each  Member  State.  The  entries  in  the 
Annex are largely similar to the entries in Annex IIa of Regulation 1408/71, which is 
the current provision corresponding to Annex X of Regulation 883/2004. 

Point  10  of  the  Annex  amends  Annex  XI  of  Regulation  883/2004,  which  concerns 
special rules for the application of the legislation of Member States. This is provided 
for by Article 83 of the Regulation. Annex XI has separate sections for each Member 
State containing, where necessary, supplementary provisions regarding specific aspects 
of  that  Member  State's  legislation.  The  purpose  of  each  entry  is  to  ensure  that  the 
Regulation  can  be  smoothly  applied  in  the  Member  State  concerned.  A  proposal  for 
this  Annex  has  already  been  presented  (Council  document  5672/06  SOC  28  CODEC 
66- COM(2006) 7) and is currently before Council. That proposal includes entries for 
all  the  Member  States  with  the  exception  of  Bulgaria  and  Romania.  Therefore  this 
amending provision adds entries to the Annex for Bulgaria and Romania only. 

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2007/0129 (COD) 

Proposal for a 

REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL 

amending the annexes to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social 
security systems 

(Text with relevance for the EEA and for Switzerland) 

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, 

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 
42 and 308 thereof, 

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission1, 

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee2, 

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions3, 

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty4, 

Whereas: 

(1) 

(2) 

(3) 

(4) 

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Regulation  (EC)  No 883/2004  of  the  European  Parliament  and  of  the  Council  of  29 
April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems5 provides that the content of 
Annexes  II  and  X  to  that  Regulation  must  be  determined  before  the  date  of  its 
application.  

Annexes I, III, IV, VI and VIII, IX and XI to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 should be 
adapted to take into account the requirements of the Member States that have acceded 
to the European Union since the Regulation was adopted. 

Further minor amendments to Annexes I, III, IV, VII and IX to Regulation (EC) No 
883/2004  are  necessary  to  take  into  account  recent  developments  in  other  Member 
States. 

Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 states that it is to apply from the date of entry into force 
of  the  Implementing  Regulation.  This  Regulation  should  therefore  apply  from  the 
same date. 

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(5) 

Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 should therefore be amended accordingly. 

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 

The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 are amended in accordance with the Annex to 
this Regulation. 

Article 1 

Article 2 

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of the European Union. 

It shall apply from the date of entry into force of the Implementing Regulation. 

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 

Done at Brussels,  

For the European Parliament 
The President 

For the Council 
The President 

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ANNEX 

(1) 

Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is amended as follows: 

1. 

In Part I (advances of maintenance payments): 

(a) After the entry under the heading “A. BELGIUM” the following entry is inserted: 

“B. BULGARIA 

Maintenance payments made by the state under Article 92 of the Family Code.”; 

(b)  The  headings  “B.  DENMARK”,  “C.  GERMANY”  and  “D.  FRANCE”  are 
reordered  with  their  respective  entries  and  become  “C.  DENMARK”,  “D. 
GERMANY” and “E. FRANCE”; 

(c) After the entry under the heading “E. FRANCE” the following entry is inserted: 

“F. LUXEMBOURG 

Advances and recovery of maintenance payments within the meaning of the Act of 
26 July 1980.”; 

(d) The heading “E. AUSTRIA” is renumbered “G. AUSTRIA”; 

(e) After the entry under the heading “G. AUSTRIA” the following entry is inserted: 

“H. POLAND 

Alimony  advance  under  the  Act  on  Proceedings  Against  Alimony  Debtors  and 
Alimony Advance.”; 

(f) The heading “F. PORTUGAL” is renumbered “I. PORTUGAL”; 

(g)  After  the  entry  under  the  heading  “I.  PORTUGAL”  the  following  entries  are 

inserted: 

“J. SLOVENIA 

Maintenance  replacement  in  accordance  with  the  Act  of  Public  Guarantee  and 
Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia of 25 July 2006. 

K. SLOVAKIA 

Substitute alimony benefit (substitute maintenance payment) pursuant to the Act No 
452/2004 Coll. on substitute alimony benefit as amended by later regulations.”; 

(h)  The  headings  “G.  FINLAND”  and  “H.  SWEDEN”  are  reordered  with  their 

respective entries and become “L. FINLAND” and “M. SWEDEN”. 

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2. 

In Part II (special childbirth and adoption allowances): 

(a)  After  the  entry  under  the  heading  “A.  BELGIUM”  the  following  entries  are 

inserted: 

“B. BULGARIA 

Maternity lump sum allowance (Law on Family Allowances for Children). 

C. CZECH REPUBLIC 

Childbirth allowance. 

D. ESTONIA 

(a) Childbirth allowance; 

(b) Adoption allowance.”; 

(b) The headings “B. SPAIN” and “C. FRANCE” are reordered with their respective 

entries and become “E. SPAIN” and “F. FRANCE”; 

(c)  After  the  entry  under  the  heading  “F.  FRANCE”  the  following  entries  are 

inserted: 

“G. LATVIA 

(a) Childbirth grant; 

(b) Adoption allowance. 

H. LITHUANIA 

Child lump sum grant.”. 

(d) The heading “D. LUXEMBOURG” is renumbered “I. LUXEMBOURG ”; 

(e)  After  the  entry  under  the  heading  “I.  LUXEMBOURG”  the  following  entries 

are inserted: 

“J. HUNGARY 

Maternity grant. 

K. POLAND 

Single payment birth grant (Act on Family Benefits). 

L. ROMANIA 

Childbirth allowance. 

M. SLOVENIA 

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Childbirth grant. 

N. SLOVAKIA 

(a) Childbirth allowance; 

(b) Supplement to childbirth allowance.”; 

(f) The heading “E. FINLAND” is renumbered “O. FINLAND”. 

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(2) 

Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is replaced by the following: 

“ANNEX II 

PROVISIONS OF CONVENTIONS WHICH REMAIN IN FORCE AND WHICH, 
WHERE APPLICABLE, ARE RESTRICTED TO THE PERSONS COVERED 
THEREBY 

(Article 8(1)) 

A. Provisions of social security conventions remaining applicable 

1. BELGIUM-GERMANY 

Articles 3 and 4 of the Final Protocol of 7 December 1957 to the General Convention 
of that date, as in the Complementary Protocol of 10 November 1960 (reckoning of 
insurance  periods  completed  in  some  border  regions  before,  during  and  after  the 
Second World War). 

2. BULGARIA-GERMANY 

Article 28(1)(b) of the Convention on social security of 17 December 1997. 

3. BULGARIA-AUSTRIA 

Article 38(3) of the Convention on social security of 14 April 2005. 

4. BULGARIA-SLOVENIA 

Article 32(2) of the Convention on Social Security of 18 December 1957. 

5. CZECH REPUBLIC-GERMANY 

Article 39(1)(b) and (c) of the Agreement on Social Security of 27 July 2001. 

6. CZECH REPUBLIC-CYPRUS 

Article 32(4) of the Agreement on Social Security of 19 January 1999. 

7. CZECH REPUBLIC-LUXEMBOURG 

Article 52(8) of the Agreement of 17 November 2000. 

8. CZECH REPUBLIC-AUSTRIA 

Article 32(3) of the Convention on social security of 20 July 1999. 

9. CZECH REPUBLIC-SLOVAKIA 

Articles 12, 20 and 33 of the Agreement on Social Security of 29 October 1992. 

10. DENMARK-FINLAND 

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Article 7 of the Nordic Convention on social security of 18 August 2003, concerning 
coverage of extra travel expenses in case of sickness during stay in another Nordic 
country making more expensive return travel to the country of residence necessary. 

11. DENMARK-SWEDEN 

Article 7 of the Nordic Convention on social security of 18 August 2003, concerning 
coverage of extra travel expenses in case of sickness during stay in another Nordic 
country making more expensive return travel to the country of residence necessary. 

12. GERMANY-SPAIN 

Article 45(2) of the Social Security Convention of 4 December 1973 (representation 
by diplomatic and consular authorities). 

13. GERMANY-FRANCE 

(a) Complementary Agreement No 4 of 10 July 1950 to the General Convention of 
the same date, as in Supplementary Agreement No 2 of 18 June 1955 (reckoning of 
periods of insurance completed between 1 July 1940 and 30 June 1950); 

(b)  Title  I  of  the  said  Supplementary  Agreement  No  2  (reckoning  of  periods  of 
insurance completed before 8 May 1945); 

(c)  points  6,  7  and  8  of  the  General  Protocol  of  10  July  1950  to  the  General 
Convention of the same date (administrative arrangements); 

(d) Titles II, III and IV of the Agreement of 20 December 1963 (social security in the 
Saar). 

14. GERMANY-LUXEMBOURG 

Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Treaty of 11 July 1959 (reckoning of insurance periods 
completed between September 1940 and June 1946). 

15. GERMANY-HUNGARY 

Article 40(1)(b) of the Convention on social security of 2 May 1998. 

16. GERMANY-NETHERLANDS 

Articles  2  and  3  of  Complementary  Agreement  No  4  of  21  December  1956  to  the 
Convention of 29 March 1951 (settlement of rights acquired under the German social 
insurance scheme by Dutch workers between 13 May 1940 and 1 September 1945). 

17. GERMANY-AUSTRIA 

(a) Article 1(5) and Article 8 of the Convention on Unemployment Insurance of 19 
July  1978  and  Article  10  of  the  Final  Protocol  to  this  Convention  (granting  of 
unemployment allowances to frontier workers by the previous State of employment) 
shall continue to apply to persons who have exercised an activity as a frontier worker 
on or before 1 January 2005 and become unemployed before 1 January 2011. 

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(b) Article 14(2)(g), (h), (i) and (j) of the Convention on social security of 4 October 
1995 concerning the division of competencies between both countries with regard to 
past insurance cases and acquired insurance periods. 

18. GERMANY-POLAND 

(a) Convention of 9 October 1975 on old-age and work injury provisions, under the 
conditions and the scope defined by Article 27(2) to (4) of the Convention on social 
security of 8 December 1990; 

(b)  Articles  27(5)  and  28(2)  of  the  Convention  on  social  security  of  8  December 
1990. 

19. GERMANY-ROMANIA 

Article 28(1)(b) of the Convention on social security of 8 April 2005. 

20. GERMANY-SLOVENIA 

Article 42 of the Convention on social security of 24 September 1997. 

21. GERMANY-SLOVAKIA 

Article 29(1),(2) and 3 of the Agreement of 12 September 2002. 

22. GERMANY-UNITED KINGDOM 

(a)  Article  7(5)  and  (6)  of  the  Convention  on  social  security  of  20  April  1960 
(legislation applicable to civilians serving in the military forces); 

(b) Article 5(5) and (6) of the Convention on unemployment insurance  of 20 April 
1960 (legislation applicable to civilians serving in the military forces). 

23. IRELAND-UNITED KINGDOM 

Article 8 of the Agreement of 14 September 1971 on social security (concerning the 
transfer and reckoning of certain disability credits). 

24. SPAIN-PORTUGAL 

Article  22  of  the  General  Convention  of  11  June  1969  (export  of  unemployment 
benefits). 

25. ITALY-SLOVENIA 

(a) Agreement on regulation of mutual obligations in social insurance with reference 
to paragraph 7 of Annex XIV to the Peace Treaty (concluded by exchange of notes 
on 5 February 1959); 

(b) Article 45(3) of the Convention on social security of 7 July 1997 concerning ex-
Zone B of the Free Territory of Trieste. 

26. LUXEMBOURG-SLOVAKIA 

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Article 50(5) of the Treaty on Social Security of 23 May 2002. 

27. HUNGARY-AUSTRIA 

Article 36(3) of the Convention on social security of 31 March 1999. 

28. HUNGARY-SLOVENIA 

Article 31 of the Convention on social security of 7 October 1957. 

29. HUNGARY-SLOVAKIA 

Article 34(1) of the Convention on social security of 30 January 1959. 

30. AUSTRIA-POLAND 

Article 33(3) of the Convention on social security of 7 September 1998. 

31. AUSTRIA-ROMANIA 

Article 37(3) of the Agreement on social security of 28 October 2005. 

32. AUSTRIA-SLOVENIA 

Article 37 of the Convention on social security of 10 March 1997. 

33. AUSTRIA-SLOVAKIA 

Article 34(3) of the Agreement of 21 December 2001 on Social Security. 

34. PORTUGAL-UNITED KINGDOM 

Article 2(1) of the Protocol on medical treatment of 15 November 1978. 

35. FINLAND-SWEDEN 

Article 7 of the Nordic Convention on social security of 18 August 2003, concerning 
coverage of extra travel expenses in case of sickness during stay in another Nordic 
country making more expensive return travel to the country of residence necessary. 

B. 

Provisions  of  conventions  remaining  applicable  which  do  not  extend  to  all 
persons to whom the Regulation applies 

1. BULGARIA-AUSTRIA 

Article 38(3) of the Convention on social security of 14 April 2005. 

2. CZECH REPUBLIC-CYPRUS 

Article 32(4) of the Agreement on Social Security of 19 January 1999. 

3. CZECH REPUBLIC-AUSTRIA 

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Article 32(3) of the Convention on social security of 20 July 1999. 

4. GERMANY-AUSTRIA 

Article  14(2)(g),  (h),  (i)  and  (j)  of  the  Convention  on  social  security  of  4  October 
1995 concerning the division of competencies between both countries with regard to 
past insurance cases and acquired insurance periods. 

5. GERMANY-SLOVENIA 

Article 42 of the Convention on social security of 24 September 1997. 

6. ITALY-SLOVENIA 

(a) Agreement on regulation of mutual obligations in social insurance with reference 
to paragraph 7 of Annex XIV to the Peace Treaty (concluded by exchange of notes 
on 5 February 1959); 

(b) Article 45(3) of the Convention on social security of 7 July 1997 concerning ex-
Zone B of the Free Territory of Trieste. 

7. HUNGARY-AUSTRIA 

Article 36(3) of the Convention on social security of 31 March 1999. 

8. HUNGARY-SLOVENIA 

Article 31 of the Convention on social security of 7 October 1957. 

9. HUNGARY-SLOVAKIA 

Article 34(1) of the Convention on social security of 30 January 1959. 

10. AUSTRIA-POLAND 

Article 33(3) of the Convention on social security of 7 September 1998. 

11. AUSTRIA-ROMANIA 

Article 37(3) of the Agreement on social security of 28 October 2005. 

12. AUSTRIA-SLOVENIA 

Article 37 of the Convention on social security of 10 March 1997. 

13. AUSTRIA-SLOVAKIA 

Article 34(3) of the Agreement of 21 December 2001 on Social Security.”. 

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(3) 

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is amended as follows: 

1. 

2. 

After the entry “DENMARK”, the entry “ESTONIA” is inserted. 

After the entry “IRELAND”, the following entries are inserted: 

“ITALY 

LITHUANIA 

HUNGARY”.

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(4) 

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is amended as follows: 

1. 

After the entry “BELGIUM”, the following entries are inserted: 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

“BULGARIA 

CZECH REPUBLIC”. 

The entry “ITALY” is deleted. 

After the entry “FRANCE”, the entry “CYPRUS” is inserted. 

After the entry “LUXEMBOURG”, the entry “HUNGARY” is inserted. 

After the entry “AUSTRIA”, the following entries are inserted: 

“POLAND 

SLOVENIA”. 

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(5) 

Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is amended as follows: 

1. 

At the beginning of the Annex the following entries are added: 

“A. CZECH REPUBLIC 

Full  disability  pension  for  persons  whose  total  disability  arose  before  reaching 
eighteen years of age and who were not insured for the required period (Section 42 of 
the Pension Insurance Act No 155/1995 Coll.). 

B. ESTONIA 

(a) Invalidity pensions granted before 1 April 2000 under the State Allowances Act 
and which are retained under the State Pension Insurance Act. 

(b)  National  pensions  granted  on  the  basis  of  invalidity  according  to  the  State 
Pension Insurance Act. 

(c) Invalidity pensions granted according to the Defence Forces Service Act, Police 
Service  Act,  Prosecutor's  Office  Act,  Status  of  Judges  Act,  Members  of  the 
Riigikogu  Salaries,  Pensions  and  Other  Social  Guarantees  Act  and  President  of  the 
Republic Official Benefits Act.”. 

The headings “A. GREECE” and “B. IRELAND” are reordered with their respective 
entries and become “C. IRELAND” and “D. GREECE”. 

After the entry under the heading “D. GREECE” the following entry is inserted: 

“E. LATVIA 

Invalidity pensions (third group) under Article 16(1)(2) of the Law on State Pensions 
of 1 January 1996.”. 

The  headings  “C.  FINLAND”,  “D.  SWEDEN”  and  “E.  UNITED  KINGDOM”  are 
reordered with their respective entries and become “F. FINLAND”, “G. SWEDEN” 
and “H. UNITED KINGDOM”. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

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(6) 

Annex VII to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is amended as follows: 

1. 

2. 

In the tables headed “BELGIUM” and “FRANCE”, the rows relating to Luxembourg 
are deleted. 

The table headed “LUXEMBOURG” is deleted. 

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(7) 

Part 2 of Annex VIII to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is amended as follows: 

1. 

At the beginning of Part 2 the following entry is added: 

“N. BULGARIA 

Old age pensions from the Supplementary Compulsory Pension Insurance, under Part 
II, Title II, of the Social Insurance Code.”. 

2. 

The headings “N. FRANCE”, “O. LATVIA”, “P. HUNGARY”, “Q. AUSTRIA” and 
“R.  POLAND”  are  reordered  with  their  respective  entries  and  become  “O. 
FRANCE”, “P. LATVIA”, “Q. HUNGARY”, “R. AUSTRIA” and “S. POLAND”. 

3. 

After the entry under the heading “S. POLAND” the following entry is inserted: 

“T. ROMANIA 

Schemes in which pensions are calculated on the basis of pension points.”. 

4. 

The  headings  “S.  SLOVENIA”,  “T.  SLOVAKIA”,  “U.  SWEDEN”  and  “V. 
UNITED  KINGDOM”  are  reordered  with  their  respective  entries  and  become  “U. 
SLOVENIA”, “V. SLOVAKIA”, “W. SWEDEN” and “X. UNITED KINGDOM”. 

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(8) 

Annex IX to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is amended as follows: 

1. 

In Part I: 

(a) After the entry under the heading “F. IRELAND ” the following entry is inserted: 

“G. LATVIA 

Invalidity pensions (third group) under Article 16(1)(2) of the Law on State Pensions 
of 1 January 1996.”; 

(b)  The  heading  “G.  NETHERLANDS”  is  renumbered  “H.  NETHERLANDS”  and 

in the entry under this heading the following is added: 

“The  law  of  10  November  2005  on  work  and  income  according  to  labour  capacity 
(WIA).”; 

(c)  The  headings  “H.  FINLAND”  and  “I.  SWEDEN”  are  reordered  with  their 

respective entries and become “I. FINLAND” and “J. SWEDEN”; 

(d) The entry under the heading “J. SWEDEN” is replaced by the following: 

“Swedish  income-related  sickness  compensation  and  activity  compensation  (Act 
1962:381). 

Swedish  guarantee  pension  and  guaranteed  compensation  which  replaced  the  full 
Swedish  state  pensions  provided  under  the  legislation  on  the  state  pension  which 
applied  before  1  January  1993,  and  the  full  state  pension  awarded  under  the 
transitional rules of the legislation applying from that date.”. 

2. 

In Part II: 

(a) After the entry under the heading “C. ITALY” the following entries are inserted: 

“D. LATVIA 

Survivors’  pension  calculated  on  the  basis  of  assumed  insurance  periods  (Article 
23(8) of the Law on State Pensions of 1 January 1996). 

E. LITHUANIA 

(a) State social insurance incapacity for work pensions, paid under the Law on State 
Social Insurance Pensions. 

(b) State social insurance survivors’ and orphans’ pensions, calculated on the basis of 
the  incapacity  for  work  pension  of  the  deceased  under  the  Law  on  State  Social 
Insurance Pensions.”. 

(b) The heading “D. LUXEMBOURG” is renumbered “F. LUXEMBOURG”; 

(c)  After the entry under the heading “F. LUXEMBOURG” the following entry is 

inserted: 

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“G. SLOVAKIA 

(a) Slovak invalidity pension and survivors’ pension derived therefrom; 

(b) Invalidity pension for a person who became invalid as a dependent child and who 
is  always  deemed  to  have  fulfilled  the  required  period  of  insurance  (Article  70(2), 
Article 72(3) and Article 73(3) and (4) of Act No 461/2003 on social insurance, as 
amended).”; 

(d)  The  headings  “E.  FINLAND”  and  “F.  SWEDEN”  are  reordered  with  their 

respective entries and become “H. FINLAND” and “I. SWEDEN”. 

3. 

In  Part  III,  the  entry  “Nordic  Convention  of  15  June  1992  on  social  security”  is 
replaced by the following: 

“Nordic Convention on social security of 18 August 2003.”. 

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(9) 

Annex X to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is replaced by the following: 

“ANNEX X 

SPECIAL NON-CONTRIBUTORY CASH BENEFITS  

(Article 70(2)(c)) 

A. BELGIUM 

(a) Income replacement allowance (Law of 27 February 1987); 

(b) Guaranteed income for elderly persons (Law of 22 March 2001). 

B. BULGARIA 

Social Pension for old age (Article 89 of the Social Security Code). 

C. CZECH REPUBLIC 

Social allowance (State Social Support Act No 117/1995 Sb.). 

D. DENMARK 

Accommodation  expenses  for  pensioners  (Law  on  individual  accommodation 
assistance, consolidated by Law No 204 of 29 March 1995). 

E. GERMANY 

Basic  subsistence  income  for  the  elderly  and  for  persons  with  reduced  earning 
capacity under Chapter 4 of Book XII of the Social Code. 

Benefits  to  cover  subsistence  costs  under  the  basic  provision  for  jobseekers  unless, 
with  respect  to  these  benefits,  the  eligibility  requirements  for  a  temporary 
supplement following receipt of unemployment benefit (Article 24 (1) of Book II of 
the Social Code) are fulfilled. 

F. ESTONIA 

(a) Disabled adult allowance (Social Benefits for Disabled Persons Act of 27 January 
1999); 

(b) State unemployment allowance (Labour Market Services and Support Act of 29 
September 2005). 

G. IRELAND 

(a) Jobseekers’ Allowance (Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, Part III, Chapter 
2); 

(b)  State  Pension  (non-contributory)  (Social  Welfare  Consolidation  Act  2005,  Part 
III, Chapter 4); 

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(c)  Widow's  (non-contributory)  pension  and  widower's  (non-contributory)  pension 
(Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, Part III, Chapter 6); 

(d)  Disability  allowance  (Social  Welfare  Consolidation  Act  2005,  Part  III,  Chapter 
10); 

(e) Mobility allowance (Health Act 1970, Section 61); 

(f) Blind pension (Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005, Part III, Chapter 5). 

H. GREECE 

Special benefits for the elderly (Law 1296/82). 

I. SPAIN 

(a) Minimum income guarantee (Law No 13/82 of 7 April 1982); 

(b) Cash benefits to assist the elderly and invalids unable to work (Royal Decree No 
2620/81 of 24 July 1981); 

(c) Non-contributory invalidity and retirement pensions as provided for in 

Article  38(1)  of  the  Consolidated  Text  of  the  General  Law  on  Social  Security, 
approved by Royal Legislative Decree No 1/1994 of 20 June 1994; 

(d) Allowances to promote mobility and to compensate for transport costs (Law No 
13/1982 of 7 April 1982). 

J. FRANCE 

(a)  Supplementary  allowances  of  the  Special  Invalidity  Fund  and  the  Old  Age 
Solidarity Fund (Law of 30 June 1956, codified in Book VIII of the Social Security 
Code); 

(b) Disabled  adults' allowance (Law  of 30 June 1975, codified in Book VIII of  the 
Social Security Code); 

(c)  Special  allowance  (Law  of  10  July  1952,  codified  in  Book  VIII  of  the  Social 
Security Code). 

K. ITALY 

(a) Social pensions for persons without means (Law No 153 of 30 April 1969); 

(b) Pensions and allowances for the civilian disabled or invalids (Laws No 118 of 30 
March 1974, No 18 of 11 February 1980 and No 508 of 23 November 1988); 

(c) Pensions and allowances for the deaf and dumb (Laws No 381 of 26 May 1970 
and No 508 of 23 November 1988); 

(d) Pensions and allowances for the civilian blind (Laws No 382 of 27 May 1970 and 
No 508 of 23 November 1988); 

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(e)  Benefits  supplementing  the  minimum  pensions  (Laws  No  218  of  4  April  1952, 
No 638 of 11 November 1983 and No 407 of 29 December 1990); 

(f) Benefits supplementing disability allowances (Law No 222 of 12 June 1984); 

(g) Social allowance (Law No 335 of 8 August 1995); 

(h) Social increase (Article 1(1) and (12) of Law No 544 of 29 December 1988 and 
successive amendments). 

L. CYPRUS 

(a) Social Pension (Social Pension Law of 1995 (Law 25(I)/95), as amended); 

(b) Severe motor disability allowance (Council of Ministers' Decisions Nos 38210 of 
16 October 1992, 41370 of 1 August 1994, 46183 of 11 June 1997 and 53675 of 16 
May 2001); 

(c)  Special  grant  to  blind  persons  (Special  Grants  Law  of  1996  (Law  77(I)/96),  as 
amended). 

M. LATVIA 

(a) State Social Security Benefit (Law on State Social Benefits of 1 January 2003); 

(b) Allowance for the compensation of transportation expenses for disabled persons 
with restricted mobility (Law on State Social Benefits of 1 January 2003). 

N. LITHUANIA 

(a) Social assistance pension (Law of 2005 on State Social Allowances, Article 5); 

(b)  Special  relief  compensation  (Law  of  2005  on  State  Social  Allowances,  Article 
15); 

(c)  Transport  compensation  for  the  disabled  who  have  mobility  problems  (Law  of 
2000 on Transport Compensation, Article 7). 

O. LUXEMBOURG 

Income for the seriously disabled (Article 1(2), Law of 12 September 2003), with the 
exception  of  persons  recognised  as  being  disabled  workers  and  employed  on  the 
mainstream labour market or in a sheltered environment. 

P. HUNGARY 

(a)  Invalidity  annuity  (Decree  No  83/1987  (XII  27)  of  the  Council  of  Ministers  on 
Invalidity Annuity); 

(b)  Non-contributory  old  age  allowance  (Act  III  of  1993  on  Social  Administration 
and Social Benefits); 

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(c)  Transport  allowance  (Government  Decree  No  164/1995  (XII  27)  on  Transport 
Allowances for Persons with Severe Physical Handicap). 

Q. MALTA 

(a)  Supplementary  allowance  (Section  73  of  the  Social  Security  Act  (Cap.  318) 
1987); 

(b) Age pension (Social Security Act (Cap. 318) 1987). 

R. NETHERLANDS 

(a)  Disablement  Assistance  Act  for  Handicapped  Young  Persons,  of  24  April  1997 
(Wajong); 

(b) Supplementary Benefits Act of 6 November 1986 (TW). 

S. AUSTRIA 

Compensatory  supplement  (Federal  Act  of  9  September  1955  on  General  Social 
Insurance — ASVG, Federal Act of 11 October 1978 on Social insurance for persons 
engaged in trade and commerce — GSVG  and Federal Act of 11 October  1978 on 
Social insurance for farmers — BSVG). 

T. POLAND 

Social pension (Act of 27 June 2003 on social pensions). 

U. PORTUGAL 

(a) Non-contributory State old-age and invalidity pension (Decree-Law No 464/80 of 
13 October 1980); 

(b)  Non-contributory  widowhood  pension  (Regulatory  Decree  No  52/81  of  11 
November 1981). 

V. ROMANIA 

Monthly allowance for persons with disabilities (Emergency Ordinance No 102/1999 
concerning special protection and employment of persons with disabilities, approved 
by Law No 519/2002). 

W. SLOVENIA 

(a) State pension (Pension and Disability Insurance Act of 23 December 1999); 

(b)  Income  support  for  pensioners  (Pension  and  Disability  Insurance  Act  of  23 
December 1999); 

(c)  Maintenance  allowance  (Pension  and  Disability  Insurance  Act  of  23  December 
1999). 

X. SLOVAKIA 

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(a)  Adjustment  awarded  before  1  January  2004  to  pensions  constituting  the  sole 
source of income; 

(b) Social pension which has been awarded before 1 January 2004. 

Y. FINLAND 

(a) Disability allowance (Disability Allowance Act, 124/88); 

(b)  Housing  allowance  for  pensioners  (Act  concerning  the  Housing  allowance  for 
pensioners, 591/78); 

(c) Labour market support (Act on Unemployment Benefits 1290/2002); 

(d)  Special  assistance  for  immigrants  (Act  on  Special  Assistance  for  Immigrants, 
1192/2002). 

Z. SWEDEN 

(a) Housing supplements for persons receiving a pension (Law 2001: 761); 

(b) Financial support for the elderly (Law 2001: 853). 

AA. UNITED KINGDOM 

(a) State Pension credit (State Pension Credit Act 2002 and State Pension Credit Act 
(Northern Ireland) 2002); 

(b)  Income-based  allowances  for  jobseekers  (Jobseekers  Act  1995  and  Jobseekers 
(Northern Ireland) Order 1995); 

(c) Income Support (Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 and Social 
Security Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992); 

(d) Disability Living Allowance mobility component (Social Security Contributions 
and  Benefits  Act  1992  and  Social  Security  Contributions  and  Benefits  (Northern 
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(10)  Annex XI to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is amended as follows: 

1. 

After the entry under the heading “A. BELGIUM” the following entry is inserted: 

“B. BULGARIA 

Article 33 of the Bulgarian Health Insurance Act shall apply to all persons for whom 
Bulgaria  is  the  competent  Member  State  under  Chapter  1  of  Title  III  of  this 
Regulation.”. 

2. 

“K.  CYPRUS”, 

“M.  LITHUANIA”, 

The  headings  “B.  CZECH  REPUBLIC”,  “C.  DENMARK”,  “D.  GERMANY”,  “E. 
ESTONIA”,  “F.  GREECE”,  “G.  SPAIN”,  “H.  FRANCE”,  “I.  IRELAND”,  “J. 
“N. 
“L.  LATVIA”, 
ITALY”, 
LUXEMBOURG”,  “O.  HUNGARY”,  “P.  MALTA”,  “Q.  NETHERLANDS”,  “R. 
AUSTRIA”,  “S.  POLAND”,  “T.  PORTUGAL”,  “U.  SLOVENIA”,  “V. 
SLOVAKIA”, “W. FINLAND”, “X. SWEDEN” and “Y. UNITED KINGDOM” are 
reordered  with  their  respective  entries  and  become  “C.  CZECH  REPUBLIC”,  “D. 
DENMARK”, “E. GERMANY”, “F. ESTONIA”, “G. IRELAND”, “H. GREECE”, 
“I.  SPAIN”,  “J.  FRANCE”,  “K.  ITALY”,  “L.  CYPRUS”,  “M.  LATVIA”,  “N. 
LITHUANIA”,  “O.  LUXEMBOURG”,  “P.  HUNGARY”,  “Q.  MALTA”,  “R. 
NETHERLANDS”,  “S.  AUSTRIA”,  “T.  POLAND”,  “U.  PORTUGAL”,  “W. 
SLOVENIA”,  “X.  SLOVAKIA”,  “Y.  FINLAND”,  “Z.  SWEDEN”  and  “AA. 
UNITED KINGDOM”. 

3. 

After the entry under the heading “U. PORTUGAL” the following entry is inserted: 

“V. ROMANIA 

None.”. 

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