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ANNEX II (A) (B) (8) (10) (15)U.K.(Article 1 (j) and (u) of the Regulation)

I.Special schemes for self-employed persons excluded from the scope of the Regulation pursuant to the fourth subparagraph of Article 1 (j)U.K.

A.

BELGIUM

Does not apply.

B.

[F1CZECH REPUBLIC

Does not apply.]

C.

[F2DENMARK]

Does not apply.

D.

[F2GERMANY]

[F3Does not apply.]

E.

[F1ESTONIA

Does not apply.]

F.

[F1GREECE]

Does not apply.

G.

[F2SPAIN]

1.

[F4Self-employed persons as referred to in Article 10 (2) (c) of the Consolidated Text of the General Law on Social Security (Royal Legislative Decree No 1/1994 of 20 June 1994 ) and in Article 3 of Decree No 2530/1970 of 20 August 1970 regulating the special scheme for self-employed persons who join a professional association and decide to become members of the mutual insurance society set up by the said association instead of joining the special social security scheme for self-employed persons.]

2.

Welfare system and/or with the character of social assistance or a charity, managed by the institutions not subject to the General Law on Social Security or to the Law of 6 December 1941.

H.

[F2FRANCE]

1.

Self-employed persons outside the agricultural sphere:

(a)

The supplementary old-age insurance schemes and the invalidity and death insurance schemes for self-employed persons, such as are mentioned in Articles L 658, L 659, L 663-11, L 663-12, L 682 and L 683-1 of the Social Security Code.

(b)

The additional benefits referred to in Article 9 of Law No 66.509 of 12 July 1966.

2.

Self-employed persons in agriculture:

The types of insurance set out in Articles 1049 and 1234.19 of the Rural Code, concerning, on the one hand, sickness, maternity and old-age, on the other, accidents at work and occupational diseases of self-employed persons in agriculture.

F.

[F5. . . . .]

I.

[F2IRELAND]

Does not apply.

H.

ITALY

Does not apply.

K.

[F1CYPRUS

1.

Pension scheme for doctors in private practice set up under the Medical (Pensions and Allowances) Regulations of 1999 (P.I. 295/99) issued under the Medical (Associations, Discipline and Pension Fund) Law of 1967 (Law 16/67), as amended.

2.

Advocates' pension scheme set up under the Advocates (Pensions and Allowances) Regulations of 1966 (P.I. 642/66), as amended, issued under the Advocates Law, Cap. 2, as amended.

L.

LATVIA

Does not apply.

M.

LITHUANIA

Does not apply.]

N.

[F2LUXEMBOURG]

Does not apply.

O.

[F1HUNGARY

Does not apply.

P.

MALTA

Does not apply.]

Q.

[F2NETHERLANDS]

Does not apply.

R.

[F2AUSTRIA]

[F3Does not apply.]

S.

[F1POLAND

Does not apply.]

T.

[F2PORTUGAL]

Does not apply.

U.

[F1SLOVENIA

Does not apply.

V.

SLOVAKIA

Does not apply.]

W.

[F2FINLAND]

Does not apply.

X.

[F2SWEDEN]

Does not apply.

Y.

[F2UNITED KINGDOM]

Does not apply.

Textual Amendments

II.Special childbirth or adoption allowances excluded from the scope of the Regulation under the terms of Article 1 (u) (i)U.K.

A.

BELGIUM

(a)

Childbirth allowance;

(b)

Adoption premium.

B.

[F1CZECH REPUBLIC

Childbirth allowance.]

C.

[F2DENMARK]

None.

D.

[F2GERMANY]

None.

E.

[F1ESTONIA

Childbirth allowance.]

F.

[F1GREECE]

None.

G.

[F2SPAIN]

[F3Childbirth allowances (one-off cash benefits for the birth of the third child and subsequent children and one-off cash benefits in the event of a multiple birth).]

H.

[F2FRANCE]

[F3Birth or adoption grant (early childhood benefit).]

F.

[F5. . . . .]

I.

[F2IRELAND]

None.

J.

[F2ITALY]

None.

K.

[F1CYPRUS

None.

L.

LATVIA

Childbirth grant.

M.

LITHUANIA

Childbirth grant.]

N.

[F2LUXEMBOURG]

(a)

antenatal allowance;

(b)

childbirth allowance.

O.

[F1HUNGARY

Maternity grant.

P.

MALTA

None.]

Q.

[F2NETHERLANDS]

None.

R.

[F6AUSTRIA

[F2None]

S.

[F1POLAND

One-time social assistance childbirth benefit (Act of 29 November 1990 on social assistance).] ]

T.

[F2PORTUGAL]

None.

U.

[F1SLOVENIA

Childbirth grant.

V.

SLOVAKIA

Childbirth allowance.]

W.

[F2FINLAND]

[F3Maternity package, maternity lump-sum grant and assistance in the form of a lump sum intended to offset the cost of international adoption pursuant to the Maternity Grant Act.]

X.

[F2SWEDEN]

None.

Y.

[F2UNITED KINGDOM]

None.

III.Special non-contributory benefits within the meaning of Article 4 (2b) which do not fall within the scope of the RegulationU.K.

A.

BELGIUM

None.

B.

[F1CZECH REPUBLIC

None.]

C.

[F2DENMARK]

None.

D.

[F2GERMANY]

(a)

Benefits granted under Länder legislation for the disabled, and in particular for the blind.

(b)

[F7. . . . .]

E.

[F1ESTONIA

None.]

F.

[F1GREECE

None.]

G.

[F2SPAIN]

None.

H.

[F2FRANCE]

None.

F.

[F5. . . . .]

I.

[F2IRELAND]

None.

J.

[F2ITALY]

None.

K.

[F1CYPRUS

None.

L.

LATVIA

None.

M.

LITHUANIA

None.]

N.

[F2LUXEMBOURG]

None.

O.

[F1HUNGARY

None.

P.

MALTA

None.]

Q.

[F2NETHERLANDS]

None.

R.

[F2AUSTRIA]

Benefits granted under Bundesländer legislation for disabled persons and persons in the need of care.

S.

[F1POLAND

None.]

T.

[F2PORTUGAL]

None.

U.

[F1SLOVENIA

None.

V.

SLOVAKIA]

None.

W.

[F2FINLAND]

None.

X.

[F2SWEDEN]

None.

Y.

[F2UNITED KINGDOM]

None.