TITLE IGENERAL PROVISIONSTITLE IIIMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATIONTITLE IIIIMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATIONS FOR DETERMINING THE LEGISLATION APPLICABLETITLE IVIMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATION RELATING TO THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF BENEFITSCHAPTER 1GENERAL RULES FOR THE AGGREGATION OF PERIODSCHAPTER 2SICKNESS AND MATERNITYCHAPTER 3INVALIDITY, OLD-AGE AND DEATH (PENSIONS)CHAPTER 4ACCIDENTS AT WORK AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASESCHAPTER 5DEATH GRANTSCHAPTER 6UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSCHAPTER 7 (8)FAMILY BENEFITSCHAPTER 8BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF PENSIONERS AND FOR ORPHANSTITLE VFINANCIAL PROVISIONSTITLE VIMISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONSTITLE VIa PROVISIONS GOVERNING ELECTRONIC DATA PROCESSING TITLE VIITRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
A.BELGIUM B.CZECH REPUBLIC C.DENMARK D.GERMANY E.ESTONIA F.GREECE G.SPAIN H.FRANCE I.IRELAND J.ITALY K.CYPRUS L.LATVIA M.LITHUANIA N.LUXEMBOURG O.HUNGARY P.MALTA Q.NETHERLANDS R.AUSTRIA S.POLAND T.PORTUGAL U.SLOVENIA V.SLOVAKIA W.FINLAND X.SWEDEN Y.UNITED KINGDOM A.BELGIUM B.CZECH REPUBLIC C.DENMARK D.GERMANY E.ESTONIA F.GREECE G.SPAIN H.FRANCE F.GREECE I.IRELAND J.ITALY K.CYPRUS L.LATVIA M.LITHUANIA N.LUXEMBOURG O.HUNGARY P.MALTA Q.NETHERLANDS R.AUSTRIA S.POLAND T.PORTUGAL U.SLOVENIA V.SLOVAKIA W.FINLAND X.SWEDEN Y.UNITED KINGDOM A.BELGIUM B.CZECH REPUBLIC C.DENMARK D.GERMANY E.ESTONIA F.GREECE G.SPAIN H.FRANCE I.IRELAND J.ITALY K.CYPRUS L.LATVIA M.LITHUANIA N.LUXEMBOURG O.HUNGARY P.MALTA Q.NETHERLANDS R.AUSTRIA S.POLAND T.PORTUGAL U.SLOVENIA V.SLOVAKIA W.FINLAND X.SWEDEN Y.UNITED KINGDOM General observations I.Whenever the provisions set out in this Annex refer to...II.The denunciation clause contained in a Convention, certain provisions of...1.BELGIUM-CZECH REPUBLIC 2.BELGIUM-DENMARK 3.BELGIUM-GERMANY 4.BELGIUM-ESTONIA 5.BELGIUM-GREECE 6.BELGIUM-SPAIN 7.BELGIUM-FRANCE 5.BELGIUM-GREECE 8.BELGIUM-IRELAND 9.BELGIUM-ITALY 10.BELGIUM-CYPRUS 11.BELGIUM-LATVIA 12.BELGIUM-LITHUANIA 13.BELGIUM-LUXEMBOURG 14.BELGIUM-HUNGARY 15.BELGIUM-MALTA 16.BELGIUM-NETHERLANDS 17.BELGIUM-AUSTRIA 18.BELGIUM-POLAND 19.BELGIUM-PORTUGAL 20.BELGIUM-SLOVENIA 21.BELGIUM-SLOVAKIA 22.BELGIUM-FINLAND 23.BELGIUM-SWEDEN 24.BELGIUM-UNITED KINGDOM 25.CZECH REPUBLIC-DENMARK 26.CZECH REPUBLIC-GERMANY 27.CZECH REPUBLIC-ESTONIA 28.CZECH REPUBLIC-GREECE 29.CZECH REPUBLIC-SPAIN 30.CZECH REPUBLIC-FRANCE 31.CZECH REPUBLIC-IRELAND 32.CZECH REPUBLIC-ITALY 33.CZECH REPUBLIC-CYPRUS 34.CZECH REPUBLIC-LATVIA 35.CZECH REPUBLIC-LITHUANIA 36.CZECH REPUBLIC-LUXEMBOURG 37.CZECH REPUBLIC-HUNGARY 38.CZECHREPUBLIC-MALTA 39.CZECH REPUBLIC-NETHERLANDS 40.CZECH REPUBLIC-AUSTRIA 41.CZECH REPUBLIC-POLAND 42.CZECH REPUBLIC-PORTUGAL 43.CZECH REPUBLIC-SLOVENIA 44.CZECH REPUBLIC-SLOVAKIA 45.CZECH REPUBLIC-FINLAND 46.CZECH REPUBLIC-SWEDEN 47.CZECH REPUBLIC-UNITED KINGDOM 48.DENMARK-GERMANY 49.DENMARK-ESTONIA 50.DENMARK-GREECE 51.DENMARK-SPAIN 52.DENMARK-FRANCE 53.DENMARK-IRELAND 54.DENMARK-ITALY 55.DENMARK-CYPRUS 56.DENMARK-LATVIA 57.DENMARK-LITHUANIA 58.DENMARK-LUXEMBOURG 59.DENMARK-HUNGARY 60.DENMARK-MALTA 61.DENMARK-NETHERLANDS 62.DENMARK-AUSTRIA 63.DENMARK-POLAND 64.DENMARK-PORTUGAL 65.DENMARK-SLOVENIA 66.DENMARK-SLOVAKIA 67.DENMARK — FINLAND 68.DENMARK-SWEDEN 69.DENMARK-UNITED KINGDOM 70.GERMANY-ESTONIA 71.GERMANY-GREECE 72.GERMANY-SPAIN 73.GERMANY-FRANCE 74.GERMANY-IRELAND 75.GERMANY-ITALY 76.GERMANY-CYPRUS 77.GERMANY-LATVIA 78.GERMANY-LITHUANIA 79.GERMANY-LUXEMBOURG 80.GERMAN-HUNGARY 81.GERMANY-MALTA 82.GERMANY-NETHERLANDS 83.GERMANY-AUSTRIA 84.GERMANY-POLAND 85.GERMANY-PORTUGAL 86.GERMANY-SLOVENIA 87.GERMANY-SLOVAKIA 88.GERMANY-FINLAND 89.GERMANY-SWEDEN 90.GERMANY-UNITED KINGDOM 91.ESTONIA-GREECE 92.ESTONIA-SPAIN 93.ESTONIA-FRANCE 94.ESTONIA-IRELAND 95.ESTONIA-ITALY 96.ESTONIA-CYPRUS 97.ESTONIA-LATVIA 98.ESTONIA-LITHUANIA 99.ESTONIA-LUXEMBOURG 100.ESTONIA-HUNGARY 101.ESTONIA-MALTA 102.ESTONIA- NETHERLANDS 103.ESTONIA-AUSTRIA 104.ESTONIA-POLAND 105.ESTONIA-PORTUGAL 106.ESTONIA-SLOVENIA 107.ESTONIA-SLOVAKIA 108.ESTONIA-FINLAND 109.ESTONIA-SWEDEN 110.ESTONIA-UNITED KINGDOM 111.GREECE-SPAIN 112.GREECE-FRANCE 113.GREECE-IRELAND 114.GREECE-ITALY 115.GREECE-CYPRUS 116.GREECE-LATVIA 117.GREECE-LITHUANIA 118.GREECE-LUXEMBOURG 119.GREECE-HUNGARY 120.GREECE-MALTA 121.GREECE-NETHERLANDS 122.GREECE-AUSTRIA 123.GREECE-POLAND 124.GREECE-PORTUGAL 125.GREECE-SLOVENIA 126.GREECE-SLOVAKIA 127.GREECE-FINLAND 128.GREECE-SWEDEN 129.GREECE-UNITED KINGDOM 130.SPAIN — FRANCE 131.SPAIN-IRELAND 132.SPAIN-ITALY 133.SPAIN-CYPRUS 134.SPAIN-LATVIA 135.SPAIN-LITHUANIA 136.SPAIN-LUXEMBOURG 137.SPAIN-HUNGARY 138.SPAIN-MALTA 139.SPAIN-NETHERLANDS 140.SPAIN-AUSTRIA 141.SPAIN-POLAND 142.SPAIN — PORTUGAL 143.SPAIN-SLOVENIA 144.SPAIN- SLOVAKIA 145.SPAIN-FINLAND 146.SPAIN — SWEDEN 147.SPAIN-UNITED KINGDOM 148.FRANCE-IRELAND 149.FRANCE-ITALY 150.FRANCE-CYPRUS 151.FRANCE-LATVIA 152.FRANCE-LITHUANIA 153.FRANCE-LUXEMBOURG 154.FRANCE-HUNGARY 155.FRANCE-MALTA 156.FRANCE-NETHERLANDS 157.FRANCE-AUSTRIA 158.FRANCE-POLAND 159.FRANCE-PORTUGAL 160.FRANCE-SLOVENIA 161.FRANCE-SLOVAKIA 162.FRANCE-FINLAND 163.FRANCE-SWEDEN 164.FRANCE-UNITED KINGDOM 165.IRELAND-ITALY 166.IRELAND-CYPRUS 167.IRELAND-LATVIA 168.IRELAND-LITHUANIA 169.IRELAND-LUXEMBOURG 170.IRELAND-HUNGARY 171.IRELAND-MALTA 172.IRELAND-NETHELRANDS 173.IRELAND-AUSTRIA 174.IRELAND-POLAND 175.IRELAND-PORTUGAL 176.IRELAND-SLOVENIA 177.IRELAND-SLOVAKIA 178.IRELAND-FINLAND 179.IRELAND-SWEDEN 180.IRELAND-UNITED KINGDOM 181.ITALY-CYPRUS 182.ITALY-LATVIA 183.ITALY-LITHUANIA 184.ITALY-LUXEMBOURG 185.ITALY-HUNGARY 186.ITALY-MALTA 187.ITALY-NETHERLANDS 188.ITALY-AUSTRIA 189.ITALY-POLAND 190.ITALY-PORTUGAL 191.ITALY-SLOVENIA 192.ITALY-SLOVAKIA 193.ITALY-FINLAND 194.ITALY-SWEDEN 195.ITALY-UNITED KINGDOM 196.CYPRUS-LATVIA 197.CYPRUS-LITHUANIA 198.CYPRUS-LUXEMBOURG 199.CYPRUS-HUNGARY 200.CYPRUS-MALTA 201.CYPRUS-NETHERLANDS 202.CYPRUS-AUSTRIA 203.CYPRUS-POLAND 204.CYPRUS-PORTUGAL 205.CYPRUS-SLOVENIA 206.CYPRUS-SLOVAKIA 207.CYPRUS-FINLAND 208.CYPRUS-SWEDEN 209.CYPRUS-UNITED KINGDOM 210.LATVIA-LITHUANIA 211.LATVIA-LUXEMBOURG 212.LATVIA-HUNGARY 213.LATVIA-MALTA 214.LATVIA-NETHERLANDS 215.LATVIA-AUSTRIA 216.LATVIA-POLAND 217.LATVIA-PORTUGAL 218.LATVIA-SLOVENIA 219.LATVIA-SLOVAKIA 220.LATVIA-FINLAND 221.LATVIA-SWEDEN 222.LATVIA-UNITED KINGDOM 223.LITHUANIA-LUXEMBOURG 224.LITHUANIA-HUNGARY 225.LITHUANIA-MALTA 226.LITHUANIA-NETHERLANDS 227.LITHUANIA-AUSTRIA 228.LITHUANIA-POLAND 229.LITHUANIA-PORTUGAL 230.LITHUANIA-SLOVENIA 231.LITHUANIA-SLOVAKIA 232.LITHUANIA-FINLAND 233.LITHUANIA-SWEDEN 234.LITHUANIA-UNITED KINGDOM 235.LUXEMBOURG-HUNGARY 236.LUXEMBOURG-MALTA 237.LUXEMBOURG-NETHERLANDS 238.LUXEMBOURG-AUSTRIA 239.LUXEMBOURG-POLAND 240.LUXEMBOURG-PORTUGAL 241.LUXEMBOURG-SLOVENIA 242.LUXEMBOURG-SLOVAKIA 243.LUXEMBOURG-FINLAND 244.LUXEMBOURG-SWEDEN 245.LUXEMBOURG-UNITED KINGDOM 246.HUNGARY-MALTA 247.HUNGARY-NETHERLANDS 248.HUNGARY-AUSTRIA 249.HUNGARY-POLAND 250.HUNGARY-PORTUGAL 251.HUNGARY-SLOVENIA 252.HUNGARY-SLOVAKIA 253.HUNGARY-FINLAND 254.HUNGARY-SWEDEN 255.HUNGARY-UNITED KINGDOM 256.MALTA-NETHERLANDS 257.MALTA-AUSTRIA 258.MALTA-POLAND 259.MALTA-PORTUGAL 260.MALTA-SLOVENIA 261.MALTA-SLOVAKIA 262.MALTA-FINLAND 263.MALTA-SWEDEN 264.MALTA-UNITED KINGDOM 265.NETHERLANDS-AUSTRIA 266.NETHERLANDS-POLAND 267.NETHERLANDS-PORTUGAL 268.NETHERLANDS-SLOVENIA 269.NETHERLANDS-SLOVAKIA 270.NETHERLANDS-FINLAND 271.NETHERLANDS-SWEDEN 272.NETHERLANDS-UNITED KINGDOM 273.AUSTRIA-POLAND 274.AUSTRIA-PORTUGAL 275.AUSTRIA-SLOVENIA 276.AUSTRIA-SLOVAKIA 277.AUSTRIA-FINLAND 278.AUSTRIA-SWEDEN 279.AUSTRIA-UNITED KINGDOM 280.POLAND-PORTUGAL 281.POLAND-SLOVENIA 282.POLAND-SLOVAKIA 283.POLAND-FINLAND 284.POLAND-SWEDEN 285.POLAND-UNITED KINGDOM 286.PORTUGAL-SLOVENIA 287.PORTUGAL-SLOVAKIA 288.PORTUGAL-FINLAND 289.PORTUGAL-SWEDEN 290.PORTUGAL - UNITED KINGDOM 291.SLOVENIA-SLOVAKIA 292.SLOVENIA-FINLAND 293.SLOVENIA-SWEDEN 294.SLOVENIA-UNITED KINGDOM 295.SLOVAKIA-FINLAND 296.SLOVAKIA-SWEDEN 297.SLOVAKIA-UNITED KINGDOM 298.FINLAND — SWEDEN 299.FINLAND-UNITED KINGDOM 300.SWEDEN-UNITED KINGDOM General observation A.BELGIUM B.CZECH REPUBLIC C.DENMARK D.GERMANY 1.Pension insurance for manual workers (invalidity, old-age, death): 2.Pension insurance for clerical staff and miners (invalidity, old-age, death):...3.Old-age insurance for farmers: direct payment. 4.Accident insurance: E.ESTONIA 1.In general: direct payment. 2.Dealings with Latvia and Lithuania: payment through liaison bodies. F.GREECE G.SPAIN H.FRANCE 1.All schemes with the exception of the mariners' scheme: direct...2.Mariners' scheme: payment by the paying authority of the Member...F.GREECE I.IRELAND J.ITALY K.CYPRUS L.LATVIA 1.Direct payment. 2.Dealings with the Republic of Estonia and the Republic of...M.LITHUANIA 1.Dealings with Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Spain,...2.Dealings with Estonia and Latvia: payment through the liaison bodies...N.LUXEMBOURG O.HUNGARY P.MALTA Q.NETHERLANDS 1.Dealings with Belgium, Denmark, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...2.Dealings with the Federal Republic of Germany: payment through liaison...R.AUSTRIA S.POLAND 1.General principle: direct payment of benefits; 2.Dealings with Germany on the basis of concluded Agreements: payment...T.PORTUGAL U.SLOVENIA V.SLOVAKIA W.FINLAND X.SWEDEN Y.UNITED KINGDOM A.BELGIUM B.CZECH REPUBLIC C.DENMARK D.GERMANY E.ESTONIA F.GREECE G.SPAIN H.FRANCE F.GREECE I.IRELAND J.ITALY K.CYPRUS L.LATVIA M.LITHUANIA N.LUXEMBOURG O.HUNGARY P.MALTA Q.NETHERLANDS R.AUSTRIA S.POLAND T.PORTUGAL U.SLOVENIA V.SLOVAKIA W.FINLAND X.SWEDEN Y.UNITED KINGDOM A.BELGIUM B.CZECH REPUBLIC C.DENMARK D.GERMANY E.ESTONIA F.GREECE G.SPAIN H.FRANCE I.IRELAND J.ITALY K.CYPRUS L.LATVIA M.LITHUANIA N.LUXEMBOURG O.HUNGARY P.MALTA Q.NETHERLANDS R.AUSTRIA S.POLAND T.PORTUGAL U.SLOVENIA V.SLOVAKIA W.FINLAND X.SWEDEN Y.UNITED KINGDOM A.BELGIUM B.CZECH REPUBLIC C.DENMARK D.GERMANY E.ESTONIA F.GREECE 1.. . . . . . . . . ....2.. . . . . . . . . ....3.Sickness Insurance Fund for Lawyers: 4.. . . . . . . . . ....G.SPAIN H.FRANCE I.IRELAND J.ITALY K.CYPRUS L.LATVIA M.LITHUANIA N.LUXEMBOURG O.HUNGARY P.MALTA Q.NETHERLANDS R.AUSTRIA S.POLAND T.PORTUGAL U.SLOVENIA V.SLOVAKIA W.FINLAND X.SWEDEN Y.UNITED KINGDOM A.Act of Accession of Spain and Portugal (OJ No L...B.Act of Accession of Austria, Finland and Sweden (OJ No...1.Made up to date by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2001/83...2.Council Regulation (EEC) No 1660/85 of 13 June 1985 amending...3.Council Regulation (EEC) No 1661/85 of 13 June 1985 laying...4.Commission Regulation (EEC) No 513/86 of 26 February 1986 amending...5.Council Regulation (EEC) No 3811/86 of 11 December 1986 amending...6.Council Regulation (EEC) No 1305/89 of 11 May 1989 amending...7.Council Regulation (EEC) No 2332/89 of 18 July 1989 amending...8.Council Regulation (EEC) No 3427/89 of 30 October 1989 amending...9.Council Regulation (EEC) No 2195/91 of 25 June 1991 amending...10.Council Regulation (EEC) No 1247/92 of 30 April 1992 amending...11.Council Regulation (EEC) No 1248/92 of 30 April 1992 amending...12.Council Regulation (EEC) No 1249/92 of 30 April 1992 amending...13.Council Regulation (EEC) No 1945/93 of 30 June 1993 amending...14.Council Regulation (EC) No 3095/95 of 22 December 1995 amending...15.Council Regulation (EC) No 3096/95 of 22 December 1995 amending...

Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72

of 21 March 1972

laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self employed persons, to self-employed persons and to their families moving within the Community

(Consolidated version — OJ No L 28 of 30. 1. 1997, p. 12) (repealed)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 51 and 235 thereof,

Having regard to 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 in particular Article 98 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee,

Whereas there is a need to lay down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 adapted to the basic rules and to the experience gained in applying these texts over the years;

Whereas it is necessary, in particular, to specify the competent authorities and institutions in each Member State as well as the liaison bodies entitled to exchange information directly between themselves;

Whereas it is necessary to specify the documents to be furnished and to be completed by the persons concerned in order to obtain benefits;

Whereas it is necessary to specify in detail the procedure for implementing the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 concerning the determination of the legislation applicable as well as the provisions concerning the different categories of benefits;

Whereas it is also necessary to specify the conditions for the refund of benefits provided by the institution of one Member State on behalf of the institution of another Member State, and the duties of the Audit Board;

Whereas it is necessary to lay down the methods of application for the procedure to be followed for currency conversion within the framework of the European Monetary System;

Whereas it is necessary, with a view to facilitating communication between the authorities and institutions of the Member State, to provide for the possibility of electronic data processing in connection with the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71;

Whereas it should be made possible for Annexes 1, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 to Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 to be amended by means of a regulation adopted by the Commission at the request of the Member State or Member States concerned or their competent authorities and after consultation of the Administrative Commission; whereas the sole aim of amending these Annexes is to incorporate into a Community instrument decisions adopted by the Member State concerned or by their competent authorities,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: