[F1ANNEX VIII U.K. CASES IN WHICH THE PRO RATA CALCULATION SHALL BE WAIVED OR SHALL NOT APPLY (Article 52(4) and 52(5))

Part 1: U.K. Cases in which the pro rata calculation shall be waived pursuant to Article 52(4)

DENMARK U.K.

All applications for pensions referred to in the law on social pensions, except for pensions mentioned in Annex IX.

IRELAND U.K.

All applications for state pension (transition), state pension (contributory), widow's (contributory) pension and widower’s (contributory) pension.

CYPRUS U.K.

All applications for old age, invalidity, widow’s and widower’s pensions.

LATVIA U.K.

(a)

All applications for invalidity pensions (Law on State Pensions of 1 January 1996 );

(b)

All applications for survivor’s pensions (Law on State pensions of 1 January 1996 ; Law on State funded pensions of 1 July 2001 ).

LITHUANIA U.K.

All applications for State social insurance survivor’s pensions calculated on the basis of the basic amount of survivor’s pension (Law on State Social Insurance Pensions).

NETHERLANDS U.K.

All applications for old-age pensions under the law on general old-age insurance (AOW).

AUSTRIA U.K.

(a)

All applications for benefits under the Federal Act of 9 September 1955 on General Social Insurance – ASVG, the Federal Act of 11 October 1978 on social insurance for self-employed persons engaged in trade and commerce – GSVG, the Federal Act of 11 October 1978 on social insurance for self-employed farmers – BSVG and the Federal Act of 30 November 1978 on social insurance for the self-employed in the liberal professions (FSVG);

(b)

All applications for invalidity pensions based on a pension account pursuant to the General Pensions Act (APG) of 18 November 2004 ;

(c)

All applications for survivors’ pensions based on a pension account pursuant to the General Pensions Act (APG) of 18 November 2004 , if no increase in benefits is to be applied in respect of additional months of insurance pursuant to Article 7(2) of the General Pensions Act (APG);

(d)

All applications for invalidity and survivors’ pensions of the Austrian Provincial Chambers of Physicians (Landesärztekammer) based on basic provision (basic and any supplementary benefit, or basic pension);

(e)

All applications for permanent occupational invalidity support and survivors’ support from the pension fund of the Austrian Chamber of Veterinary Surgeons;

(f)

All applications for benefits from occupational invalidity, widows and orphans pensions according to the statutes of the welfare institutions of the Austrian bar associations, Part A.

POLAND U.K.

All applications for disability pensions, old-age pensions under the defined benefits scheme and survivors’ pensions.

PORTUGAL U.K.

All applications for invalidity, old-age and survivors’ pension claims, except for the cases where the totalised periods of insurance completed under the legislation of more than one Member State are equal to or longer than 21 calendar years, the national periods of insurance are equal or inferior to 20 years, and the calculation is made under Article 11 of Decree-Law No 35/2002, 19 February.

SLOVAKIA U.K.

(a)

All applications for survivors’ pension (widow’s pension, widower’s and orphan’s pension) calculated according to the legislation in force before 1 January 2004 , the amount of which is derived from a pension formerly paid to the deceased;

(b)

All applications for pensions calculated pursuant to Act No 461/2003 Coll. on social security as amended.