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.

[F1BULGARIA

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

C.

[F2 [F3CZECH REPUBLIC]

Childbirth allowance.]

D.

[F3DENMARK]

None.

E.

[F3GERMANY]

None.

F.

[F4 [F3ESTONIA]

(a)

Childbirth allowance;

(b)

Adoption allowance.]

G.

[F3GREECE]

None.

H.

[F3SPAIN]

[F5Childbirth 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]

[F5Birth or adoption grant (early childhood benefit).]

F.

[F6. . . . .]

J.

[F3IRELAND]

None.

K.

[F3ITALY]

None.

L.

[F2 [F3CYPRUS]

None.

M.

[F4 [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.

[F7 [F3AUSTRIA]

[F8None] ]

T.

[F4 [F3POLAND]

[F9Single-payment birth grant (Family Benefits Act).] ]

U.

[F3PORTUGAL]

None.

V.

[F1ROMANIA

Childbirth allowance.]

W.

[F2 [F3SLOVENIA]

Childbirth grant.

X.

[F3SLOVAKIA]

Childbirth allowance.]

Y.

[F3FINLAND]

[F5Maternity 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.

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