Council Regulation (EC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (8) (9) (10) (11) (Consolidated version — OJ No L 28 of 30. 1. 1997, p. 1See appendix. ) (repealed) (c. 1408)

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.

[F1 CZECH REPUBLIC

Childbirth allowance.]

C.

[F2 DENMARK]

None.

D.

[F2 GERMANY]

None.

E.

[F3 ESTONIA

(a)

Childbirth allowance;

(b)

Adoption allowance.]

F.

[F1 GREECE]

None.

G.

[F2 SPAIN]

[F4 Childbirth 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.

[F2 FRANCE]

[F4 Birth or adoption grant (early childhood benefit).]

F.

[F5 . . . . .]

I.

[F2 IRELAND]

None.

J.

[F2 ITALY]

None.

K.

[F1 CYPRUS

None.

L.

[F3 LATVIA

(a)

Childbirth grant;

(b)

Adoption allowance.]

M.

LITHUANIA

Childbirth grant.]

N.

[F2 LUXEMBOURG]

(a)

antenatal allowance;

(b)

childbirth allowance.

O.

[F1 HUNGARY

Maternity grant.

P.

MALTA

None.]

Q.

[F2 NETHERLANDS]

None.

R.

[F6 AUSTRIA

[F2 None] ]

S.

[F3 POLAND

Childbirth supplement (Act of 28 November 2003 on family benefits).]

T.

[F2 PORTUGAL]

None.

U.

[F1 SLOVENIA

Childbirth grant.

V.

SLOVAKIA

Childbirth allowance.]

W.

[F2 FINLAND]

[F4 Maternity 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.

[F2 SWEDEN]

None.

Y.

[F2 UNITED KINGDOM]

None.

Textual Amendments

F1 Inserted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.

F2 Substituted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.

F3 Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 629/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 amending Council 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 and Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (Text with EEA relevance).

F4 Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 647/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 April 2005 amending Council Regulations (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 and (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71.

F5 Deleted by Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded.

F6 Inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1223/98 of 4 June 1998.