ANNEX IV (B) (11) (13) (15)U.K.(Articles 37 (2), 38 (3), 45 (3), 46 (1) (b) and 46 b (2) of the Regulation)

A.Legislations referred to in Article 37 (1) of the Regulation under which the amount of invalidity benefits is independent of the length of periods of insuranceU.K.

A.

BELGIUM

(a)

Legislation relating to the general invalidity scheme, the special invalidity scheme for miners and the special scheme for merchant navy mariners.

(b)

Legislation on insurance for self-employed persons against incapacity to work.

(c)

Legislation relating to invalidity in the overseas social insurance scheme and the invalidity scheme for former employees of the Belgian Congo and Rwanda-Urundi.

B.

[F1BULGARIA

None.]

C.

[F2 [F3CZECH REPUBLIC]

[F4Full disability pension for persons whose total disability arose before reaching eighteen years of age and who were not insured for the required period (Section 42 of the Pension Insurance Act No 155/1995 Coll.).] ]

D.

[F3DENMARK]

None.

E.

[F3GERMANY]

None.

F.

[F2 [F3ESTONIA]

(a)

Invalidity pensions granted before 1 April 2000 under the State Allowances Act and which are retained under the State Pension Insurance Act.

(b)

National pensions granted on the basis of invalidity according to the State Pension Insurance Act.

(c)

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.]

G.

[F2 [F3GREECE]

Legislation relating to the agricultural insurance scheme.]

H.

[F5 [F3SPAIN]

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.]

I.

[F3FRANCE]

1.

Employed persons

All legislations on invalidity insurance, except for the legislation concerning the invalidity insurance of the social security scheme for miners.

2.

Self-employed persons

The legislation on invalidity insurance for persons self-employed in agriculture.

F.

[F6. . . . .]

J.

[F7 [F3IRELAND]

[F8Part 2, Chapter 17, of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005.] ]

K.

[F3ITALY]

None.

L.

[F2 [F3CYPRUS]

None.

M.

[F3LATVIA]

Article 16 (1) (2) of the Law on State Pensions of 1 January 1996 .

N.

[F3LITHUANIA]

None.]

O.

[F3LUXEMBOURG]

None.

P.

[F2 [F3HUNGARY]

None.

Q.

[F3MALTA]

None.]

R.

[F3THE NETHERLANDS]

(a)

The law of 18 February 1966 on insurance against incapacity for work, as amended.

(b)

[F7Law of 24 April 1997 on insurance against incapacity for work by self-employed persons (WAZ), as amended.]

(c)

[F9de Wet werk en inkomen naar arbeidsvermogen (the Work and Income according to Labour Capacity Act) (WIA) of 10 November 2005 .]

S.

[F3AUSTRIA]

None.

T.

[F2 [F3POLAND]

None.]

U.

[F3PORTUGAL]

None.

V.

[F1ROMANIA

None.]

W.

[F2 [F3SLOVENIA]

None.

X.

[F10 [F3SLOVAKIA]

Invalidity pension for a person who became invalid as a dependent child and who is always deemed to have fulfilled the required period of insurance (Article 70(2), Article 72(3) and Article 73(3) and (4) of Act No 461/2003 on social insurance, as amended).] ]

Y.

[F3FINLAND]

National pensions to persons who are born disabled or become disabled at an early age (the National Pensions Act (547/93)).

Z.

[F3SWEDEN]

[F4The legislation on earnings-related benefits for longā€term incapacity for work (Chapter 8 of Law 1962: 381 on General Insurance, as amended).]

AA.

[F3UNITED KINGDOM]

(a)

Great Britain

Sections 15 and 36 of the Social Security Act 1975.

Sections 14, 15 and 16 of the Social Security Pensions Act 1975.

(b)

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.

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