ANNEX IX U.K.BENEFITS AND AGREEMENTS WHICH ALLOW THE APPLICATION OF ARTICLE 54

I. Benefits referred to in Article 54(2)(a) of the Regulation, the amount of which is independent of the length of periods of insurance or residence completed U.K.

[F1 BELGIUM] U.K.

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

Benefits on insurance for self-employed persons against incapacity to work

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

Textual Amendments

F1 Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 988/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, and determining the content of its Annexes (Text with relevance for the EEA and for Switzerland).

[F1 DENMARK] U.K.

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

[F2 IRELAND U.K.

Type A Invalidity pension]

Textual Amendments

F2 Inserted by Regulation (EC) No 988/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, and determining the content of its Annexes (Text with relevance for the EEA and for Switzerland).

[F1 GREECE] U.K.

Benefits under Law No 4169/1961 relating to the agricultural insurance scheme (OGA)

[F1 SPAIN] U.K.

Survivors' pensions granted under the general and special schemes, with the exception of the Special Scheme for Civil Servants

[F1 FRANCE] U.K.

Invalidity pension under the general social security system or under the agricultural workers scheme

Widower's or widow's invalidity pension under the general social security system or under the agricultural workers scheme where it is calculated on the basis of the deceased spouse's invalidity pension settled in accordance with Article 52(1)(a)

[F2 LATVIA U.K.

Invalidity pensions (third group) under Article 16(1)(2) of the Law on State Pensions of 1 January 1996]

F3 IRELAND U.K.

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Textual Amendments

F3 Deleted by Regulation (EC) No 988/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, and determining the content of its Annexes (Text with relevance for the EEA and for Switzerland).

[F1 NETHERLANDS] U.K.

The law of 18 February 1966 on invalidity insurance for employees, as amended (WAO)

The law of 24 April 1997 on invalidity insurance for self-employed persons, as amended (WAZ)

The law of 21 December 1995 on general insurance for surviving dependants (ANW)

[F2 The law of 10 November 2005 on work and income according to labour capacity (WIA)]

[F1 FINLAND] U.K.

[F1 National pensions to persons who are born disabled or become disabled at an early age (the National Pensions Act, 568/2007)

National pensions and spouse's pensions determined according to the transitional rules and awarded prior to the 1 of January 1994 (Act on Enforcement of the National Pensions Act, 569/2007)

The additional amount of child’s pension when calculating independent benefit according to the National Pension Act (the National Pension Act, 568/2007)]

[F1 SWEDEN] U.K.

[F1 Swedish income-related sickness compensation and activity compensation (Act 1962:381)

Swedish guarantee pension and guaranteed compensation which replaced the full Swedish state pensions provided under the legislation on the state pension which applied before 1 January 1993 , and the full state pension awarded under the transitional rules of the legislation applying from that date]