Council Regulation (EU) No 517/2013Show full title

2. FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT OF PERSONS U.K.

Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is amended as follows:

(a)

in Part I of Annex I, the following is inserted after the entry for FRANCE:

‘CROATIA

Temporary advances paid by Centres for Social Welfare on the basis of the obligation to provide temporary maintenance pursuant to the Family Act (OG 116/03, as amended)’;

(b)

in Part II of Annex I, the following is inserted after the entry for FRANCE:

‘CROATIA

One-off cash benefit for a newborn child under the Maternity and Parental Benefits Act (OG 85/08, as amended)

One-off cash benefit for an adopted child under the Maternity and Parental Benefits Act (OG 85/08, as amended)

One-off cash benefits for a newborn child or an adopted child provided by regulations on local and regional self-government pursuant to Article 59 of the Maternity and Parental Benefits Act (OG 85/08, as amended)’;

(c)

in Annex II, the following entries are inserted:

(i)

after the entry for BULGARIA-GERMANY:

‘BULGARIA-CROATIA

Article 35(3) of the Convention on Social Security of 14 July 2003 (recognition of periods of insurance completed until 31 December 1957 at the expense of the contracting state in which the insured person resided on 31 December 1957).’;

(ii)

after the entry for GERMANY-FRANCE:

‘GERMANY-CROATIA

Article 41 of the Convention on Social Security of 24 November 1997 (settlement of rights acquired before 1 January 1956 under the social security scheme of the other contracting state); the application of that provision remains restricted to the persons covered by it.’;

(iii)

after the entry for SPAIN-PORTUGAL:

‘CROATIA-ITALY

(a)

The Agreement between Yugoslavia and Italy on Regulation of Mutual Obligations in Social Insurance with Reference to Paragraph 7 of Annex XIV to the Peace Treaty, concluded by exchange of notes on 5 February 1959 (reckoning of periods of insurance completed before 18 December 1954); the application remains restricted to the persons covered by that Agreement;

(b)

Article 44(3) of the Convention on Social Security between the Republic of Croatia and the Italian Republic of 27 June 1997, concerning ex Zone B of the Free Territory of Trieste (reckoning of periods of insurance completed before 5 October 1956); the application of that provision remains restricted to persons covered by that Convention.

CROATIA-HUNGARY

Article 43(6) of the Convention on Social Security of 8 February 2005 (recognition of periods of insurance completed until 29 May 1956 at the expense of the contracting state in which the insured person resided on 29 May 1956).

CROATIA-AUSTRIA

Article 35 of the Convention on Social Security of 16 January 1997 (reckoning of periods of insurance completed before 1 January 1956); the application of that provision remains restricted to the persons covered by it.

CROATIA-SLOVENIA

(a)

Article 35(3) of the Agreement on Social Security of 28 April 1997 (recognition of periods with bonus under the legislation of the former common State);

(b)

Articles 36 and 37 of the Agreement on Social Security of 28 April 1997 (benefits acquired before 8 October 1991 remain the obligation of the contracting state that granted them; pensions granted between 8 October 1991 and 1 February 1998, the date of entry into force of the said Agreement, in respect of the periods of insurance completed in the other contracting state until 31 January 1998, are subject to recalculation).’;

(d)

in Annex III, the following is inserted after the entry for SPAIN:

‘CROATIA’;

(e)

in Annex VI, the following is inserted after the entry for GREECE:

‘CROATIA

(a)

Invalidity pension due to occupational injury or disease according to Article 52(5) of the Pension Insurance Act (OG 102/98, as amended).

(b)

Physical damage allowance according to Article 56 of the Pension Insurance Act (OG 102/98, as amended).’;

(f)

in Part 2 of Annex VIII, the following is inserted after the entry for FRANCE:

‘CROATIA

Pensions from the compulsory insurance scheme based on the individual capitalised savings according to the Compulsory and Voluntary Pension Funds Act (OG 49/99, as amended) and the Act on Pension Insurance Companies and Payment of Pensions Based on Individual Capitalised Savings (OG 106/99, as amended), except in the cases provided by Articles 47 and 48 of the Compulsory and Voluntary Pension Funds Act (invalidity pension based on general incapacity to work and survivor’s pension).’.