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

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.

[F4. . . . .]

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.

[F5AUSTRIA

[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.

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