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.

[F1BULGARIA

Does not apply.]

C.

[F2 [F3CZECH REPUBLIC]

Does not apply.]

D.

[F3DENMARK]

Does not apply.

E.

[F3GERMANY]

[F4Does not apply.]

F.

[F2 [F3ESTONIA]

Does not apply.]

G.

[F3GREECE]

Does not apply.

H.

[F3SPAIN]

1.

[F5Self-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.

I.

[F6 [F3FRANCE]

[F7Supplementary benefit schemes for self-employed persons in craft trades, industrial or commercial occupations or the liberal professions, supplementary old-age insurance schemes for self-employed persons in the liberal professions, supplementary insurance schemes for self-employed persons in the liberal professions covering invalidity or death, and supplementary old-age benefit schemes for contracted medical practitioners and auxiliaries, as referred to respectively in Articles L.615-20, L.644-1, L.644-2, L.645-1 and L.723-14 of the Social Security Code.] ]

F.

[F8. . . . .]

J.

[F3IRELAND]

Does not apply.

K.

[F3ITALY]

Does not apply.

L.

[F2 [F3CYPRUS]

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.

M.

[F3LATVIA]

Does not apply.

N.

[F3LITHUANIA]

Does not apply.]

O.

[F3LUXEMBOURG]

Does not apply.

P.

[F2 [F3HUNGARY]

Does not apply.

Q.

[F3MALTA]

Does not apply.]

R.

[F3NETHERLANDS]

Does not apply.

S.

[F3AUSTRIA]

[F4Does not apply.]

T.

[F2 [F3POLAND]

Does not apply.]

U.

[F3PORTUGAL]

Does not apply.

V.

[F1ROMANIA

Does not apply.]

W.

[F2 [F3SLOVENIA]

Does not apply.

X.

[F3SLOVAKIA]

Does not apply.]

Y.

[F3FINLAND]

Does not apply.

Z.

[F3SWEDEN]

Does not apply.

AA.

[F3UNITED 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.

[F1BULGARIA

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

C.

[F2 [F3CZECH REPUBLIC]

Childbirth allowance.]

D.

[F3DENMARK]

None.

E.

[F3GERMANY]

None.

F.

[F6 [F3ESTONIA]

(a)

Childbirth allowance;

(b)

Adoption allowance.]

G.

[F3GREECE]

None.

H.

[F3SPAIN]

[F4Childbirth 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).]

I.

[F3FRANCE]

[F4Birth or adoption grant (early childhood benefit).]

F.

[F8. . . . .]

J.

[F3IRELAND]

None.

K.

[F3ITALY]

None.

L.

[F2 [F3CYPRUS]

None.

M.

[F6 [F3LATVIA]

(a)

Childbirth grant;

(b)

Adoption allowance.]

N.

[F3LITHUANIA]

Childbirth grant.]

O.

[F3LUXEMBOURG]

(a)

antenatal allowance;

(b)

childbirth allowance.

P.

[F2 [F3HUNGARY]

Maternity grant.

Q.

[F3MALTA]

None.]

R.

[F3NETHERLANDS]

None.

S.

[F9 [F3AUSTRIA]

[F10None] ]

T.

[F6 [F3POLAND]

[F7Single-payment birth grant (Family Benefits Act).] ]

U.

[F3PORTUGAL]

None.

V.

[F1ROMANIA

Childbirth allowance.]

W.

[F2 [F3SLOVENIA]

Childbirth grant.

X.

[F3SLOVAKIA]

Childbirth allowance.]

Y.

[F3FINLAND]

[F4Maternity 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.]

Z.

[F3SWEDEN]

None.

AA.

[F3UNITED 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.

[F1BULGARIA

None.]

C.

[F2 [F3CZECH REPUBLIC]

None.]

D.

[F3DENMARK]

None.

E.

[F3GERMANY]

(a)

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

(b)

[F11. . . . .]

F.

[F2 [F3ESTONIA]

None.]

G.

[F2 [F3GREECE]

None.]

H.

[F3SPAIN]

None.

I.

[F3FRANCE]

None.

F.

[F8. . . . .]

J.

[F3IRELAND]

None.

K.

[F3ITALY]

None.

L.

[F2 [F3CYPRUS]

None.

M.

[F3LATVIA]

None.

N.

[F3LITHUANIA]

None.]

O.

[F3LUXEMBOURG]

None.

P.

[F2 [F3HUNGARY]

None.

Q.

[F3MALTA]

None.]

R.

[F3NETHERLANDS]

None.

S.

[F12 [F3AUSTRIA]

None.]

T.

[F2 [F3POLAND]

None.]

U.

[F3PORTUGAL]

None.

V.

[F1ROMANIA

None.]

W.

[F2 [F3SLOVENIA]

None.

X.

[F3SLOVAKIA] ]

None.

Y.

[F3FINLAND]

None.

Z.

[F3SWEDEN]

None.

AA.

[F3UNITED KINGDOM]

None.