TITLE IU.K.GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1U.K.Definitions
For the purposes of this Regulation:
‘Regulation’ means Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71;
‘implementing Regulation’ means this Regulation;
the definitions in Article 1 of this Regulation have the meaning assigned to them in the said Article.
Article 2U.K.Printed model forms — Information on legislations — Guides
[F11. Models of the documents necessary for application of the Regulation and of the implementing Regulation shall be drawn up by the Administrative Commission.
These documents may be transferred between institutions either in paper or other form or by means of telematic services as standardised electronic messages in accordance with Title VIa. The exchange of information by means of telematic services shall be subject to agreement between the competent authorities or the bodies designated by the competent authorities of the sending Member State and those of the receiving Member State.]
2.For the benefit of the competent authorities of each Member State, the Administrative Commission may assemble information on the provisions which come within the scope of this Regulation.
3.The Administrative Commission shall prepare guides for the purpose of advising persons concerned of their rights and of the administrative formalities to be completed for the exercise of those rights.
The AdvisoryCommittee shall be consulted before such guides are drawn up.
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 631/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 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, in respect of the alignment of rights and the simplification of procedures (Text with relevance for the EEA and for Switzerland).
Article 3 (7)U.K.Liaison bodies — Communications between institutions and between beneficiaries and institutions
1.The competent authorities may designate liaison bodies which may communicate directly with each other.
2.Any institution of a Member State, and any person residing or staying in the territory of a Member State, may make application to the institution of another Member State, either directly or through the liaison bodies.
3.Decisions and other documents emanating from an institution of a Member State and intended for persons residing or staying in the territory of another Member State may be communicated directly by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.
Article 4 (9)U.K.Annexes
1.The competent authority or authorities of each Member State are listed in Annex I.
2.The competent institutions of each Member State are listed in Annex 2.
3.The institutions of the place of residence and the institutions of the place of stay of each Member State are listed in Annex 3.
4.The liaison bodies designated pursuant to Article 3 (1) of the implementing Regulation are listed in Annex 4.
5.The provisions referred to in Articles 5, 53 (3), 104, 105 (2), 116 and 121 of the implementing Regulation are listed in Annex 5.
6.The procedure for the payment of benefits chosen by the institutions responsible for payment in each Member State, in accordance with Article 53 (1) of the implementing Regulation, is listed in Annex 6.
7.The names and registered offices or place of business of the banks referred to in Article 55 (1) of the implementing Regulation are listed in Annex 7.
8.The Member States to which the provisions of Article 10a (1) (d) of the implementing Regulation apply in their dealings with each other are listed in Annex 8.
9.The schemes to be taken into consideration when calculating the average annual cost of benefits in kind, in accordance with Articles 94 (3) (a) and 95 (3) (a) of the implementing Regulation, are listed in Annex 9.
10.Annex 10 lists the institutions or bodies designated by the competent authorities pursuant, in particular, to the following provisions:
(a)Regulation: Article 14c, Article 14d (3) and 17;
(b)implementing Regulation: Article 6 (1), Article 8, Articles 10b, 11 (1), 11a (1), 12a, 13 (3) and (3), 14 (1), (2) and (3), 38 (1), 70 (1), 80 (2), 81, 82 (2), 85 (2), 86 (2), 89 (1), 91 (2), 102 (2), 109, 110, 113 (2).
11.Annex 11 lists the scheme or schemes referred to in Article 35 (2) of the Regulation.