BELGIUM
Legislation relating to the general invalidity scheme, the special invalidity scheme for miners and the special scheme for merchant navy mariners.
Legislation on insurance for self-employed persons against incapacity to work.
Legislation relating to invalidity in the overseas social insurance scheme and the invalidity scheme for former employees of the Belgian Congo and Rwanda-Urundi.
[F1ESTONIA
Invalidity pensions granted before 1 April 2000 under the State Allowances Act and which are retained under the State Pension Insurance Act.
National pensions granted on the basis of invalidity according to the State Pension Insurance Act.
Invalidity pensions granted according to the Defence Forces Service Act, Police Service Act, Prosecutor's Office Act, Status of Judges Act, Members of the Riigikogu Salaries, Pensions and Other Social Guarantees Act and President of the Republic Official Benefits Act.]
Legislation relating to invalidity insurance under the general scheme and under the special schemes, except the special schemes for civil servants, the armed forces and the judicial administration.]
[F2FRANCE]
Employed persons
All legislations on invalidity insurance, except for the legislation concerning the invalidity insurance of the social security scheme for miners.
Self-employed persons
The legislation on invalidity insurance for persons self-employed in agriculture.
[F4. . . . .]
LATVIA
Article 16 (1) (2) of the Law on State Pensions of 1 January 1996 .
LITHUANIA
None.]
MALTA
None.]
[F2THE NETHERLANDS]
The law of 18 February 1966 on insurance against incapacity for work, as amended.
[F5Law of 24 April 1997 on insurance against incapacity for work by self-employed persons (WAZ), as amended]
SLOVAKIA
None.]
[F2FINLAND]
National pensions to persons who are born disabled or become disabled at an early age (the National Pensions Act (547/93)).
[F2UNITED KINGDOM]
Great Britain
Sections 15 and 36 of the Social Security Act 1975.
Sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.
Northern Ireland
Sections 15 and 36 of the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Act 1975.
Articles 16, 17 and 18 of the Social security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975.
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 Inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1606/98 of 29 June 1998.
F4 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.
F5 Inserted by Council Regulation (EC) No 1223/98 of 4 June 1998.
BELGIUM
None.
[F2SPAIN]
Scheme for lowering the retirement age of self-employed persons engaged in seafaring activities as described in Royal Decree No 2309 of 23 July 1970.
[F4. . . . .]
[F2ITALY]
[F6Pension insurance schemes for (Assicurazione pensioni per):
medical practitioners (medici)
pharmacists (farmacisti)
veterinarians (veterinari)
nurses, medical auxiliaries, children's nurses (infermieri, assistenti sanitari, vigilatrici infanzia)
psychologists (psicologi)
engineers and architects (ingegneri ed architetti)
surveyors (geometri)
solicitors (avvocati)
economists (dottori commercialisti)
accountants and business experts (ragionieri e periti commerciali)
employment consultants (consulenti del lavoro)
notaries (notai)
customs agents (spedizionieri doganali)
biologists (biologi)
agricultural technicians and scientists (agrotecnici e periti agrari)
sales representatives (agenti e rappresentanti di commercio)
journalists (giornalisti)
industrial technicians (periti industriali)
actuaries, chemists, agronomists, foresters, geologists (attuari, chimici, dottori agronomi, dottori forestali, geologi).]
LATVIA
None.
LITHUANIA
None.]
MALTA
None.]
[F2AUSTRIA]
[F6Pension schemes of pension institutions of liberal profession associations (Kammern der Freien Berufe).]
SLOVAKIA
None.]
Textual Amendments
F6 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.
BELGIUM
None.
[F1CZECH REPUBLIC
Invalidity (full and partial) and survivors' (widows', widowers' and orphans') pensions.]
[F2DENMARK]
All applications for pensions referred to in the law on social pensions, except for pensions mentioned in Annex IV part D.
[F2FRANCE]
[F7All applications for pension benefits or survivor's benefits under supplementary pension schemes for employees, with the exception of applications for old-age pensions or surviving partner's pensions under the supplementary pension scheme for flying personnel employed in civil aviation.]
[F4. . . . .]
[F2IRELAND]
[F5All applications for retirement pensions, old age (contributory) pensions, widow's (contributory) pension and widower's (contributory) pension]
[F2ITALY]
Invalidity, retirement and survivors pensions for employed persons and for the following categories of self-employed persons: farmers farming directly, share-croppers, farmers, craftsmen and persons engaged in commercial activities.
LATVIA
None.
LITHUANIA
None.]
[F1HUNGARY
Claims for old-age pension and invalidity pension when the applicant obtained at least 20 years of insurance in Hungary. Claims for survivors' benefits when the deceased person obtained a full pension exclusively under Hungarian law.
MALTA
None.]
[F2THE NETHERLANDS]
All applications for old-age pensions under the law of 31 May 1956 governing general old-age insurance, as amended.
SLOVAKIA
None.]
[F2SWEDEN]
All applications for old-age basic and supplementary pensions except pensions mentioned in Annex IV D.
[F2UNITED KINGDOM]
All applications for retirement and widow's pension determined pursuant to the provisions of Title III, Chapter 3 of the Regulation, with the exception of those for which:
during a tax year beginning on or after 6 April 1975:
the party concerned had completed periods of insurance, employment or residence under the legislation of the United Kingdom and of another Member State; and
one (or more) of the tax years referred to in (i) was not considered a qualifying year within the meaning of the legislation of the United Kingdom;
the periods of insurance completed under the legislation in force in the United Kingdom for the periods prior to 5 July 1948 would be taken into account for the purposes of Article 46 (2) of the Regulation by application of the periods of insurance, employment or residence under the legislation of another Member State.
Textual Amendments
F7 Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 1386/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 June 2001 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 (Text with EEA relevance).
The invalidity benefits provided for by the legislation referred to in part A of this Annex.
The full Danish national old-age pension acquired after 10 years' residence by persons who will have been awarded a pension by 1 October 1989 at the latest.
The Estonian national pension granted according to the State Pension Insurance Act, old-age pensions granted according to the State Audit Act, Police Service Act and Prosecutor's Office Act and old-age and survivors' pensions granted according to the Legal Chancellor Act, Defence Forces Service Act, Status of Judges Act, Members of the Riigikogu Salaries, Pensions and Other Social Guarantees Act and President of the Republic Official Benefits Act.
The Spanish death allowances and survivors' pensions granted under the general and special schemes.
The widows' allowance under the widowhood insurance of the French general social security system or the agricultural workers' system.
The widowers' or widows' invalidity pension under the French general social security system or the agricultural workers' system, when calculated on the basis of the invalidity pension of a deceased spouse, paid in accordance with Article 46(1)(a)(i).
The Netherlands survivors' pension under the Law of 21 December 1995 on general insurance for surviving dependants.
Finnish national pensions determined according to the National Pensions Act of 8 June 1956 and awarded under the transitional rules of the National Pensions Act (547/93) and the additional amount of the child's pension in accordance with the Survivors' Pension Act of 17 January 1969 .
The full Swedish basic pension awarded under the basic pension legislation which applied before 1 January 1993 and the full basic pension awarded under the transitional rules to the legislation applying from that date.]