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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persons and to their families moving within the Community (Consolidated version — OJ No L 28 of 30. 1. 1997, p. 1 ) (repealed) (revoked)
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TITLE II IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATION
Implementation of Article 12 of the Regulation
Article 7 (11).General rules on the application of the provisions designed to prevent overlapping
Article 8 (5).Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to sickness or maternity benefits under the legislation of several Member States
Article 8a.Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to sickness benefits, benefits with respect to accidents at work or occupational disease under Greek legislation and the legislation of one or more other Member States
Article 9 (5).Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to death grants under the legislation of several Member States
Article 9a.Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to unemployment benefits
Article 10 (12) (13).Rules applicable in the case of overlapping of rights to family benefits or family allowances for employed or self-employed persons
Article 10a (8).Rules applicable where an employed or self-employed person is subject successively to the legislation of several Member States during the same period or part of a period
Implementation of Articles 13 to 17 of the Regulation
Article 10b (9).Formalities pursuant to Article 13 (2) (f) of the Regulation
Article 10c.Formalities laid down in the event of the application of Article 13(2)(d) of the Regulation to civil servants and persons treated as such
Article 11.Formalities in the case of the posting elsewhere of an employed person pursuant to Articles 14 (1) and 14b 81) of the Regulation and in the case of Agreements concluded under article 17 of the Regulation
Article 11a.Formalities pursuant to Articles 14a (1) and 14b (2) of the Regulation and in the case of Agreements concluded under Article 17 of the Regulation in the case of work carried out in the territory of a Member State other than that in which the person concerned is normally self-employed
Article 12.Special provisions concerning insurance of employed persons under the German social security scheme
Article 12 a (5).Rules applicable in respect of the persons referred to in Article 14(2) and (3), Article 14a(2) to (4) and Article 14c of the Regulation who normally carry out an employed or self-employed activity in the territory of two or more Member States
Article 12b.Rules applicable in respect of persons referred to in Articles 14e or 14f of the Regulation
Article 13.Exercise of the right of option by persons employed by diplomatic missions and consular posts
Article 14.Exercise of right of option by auxiliary staff of the European Communities
CHAPTER 2 SICKNESS AND MATERNITY
Application of the second indent of Article 21 (2) of the Regulation
Implementation of Article 22 of the Regulation
Article 20.Benefits in kind in the case of a stay in a Member State other than the competent State — Special case of persons employed in international transport and members of their families
Article 21.Benefits in kind in the case of a stay in a Member State other than the competent State
Article 22.Benefits in kind for employed or self-employed persons who transfer their residence or return to their country of residence, and for employed or self-employed persons authorized to go to another Member State for medical treatment
Article 24.Cash benefits for employed or self-employed persons in the case of a stay in a Member State other than the competent State
CHAPTER 3 INVALIDITY, OLD-AGE AND DEATH (PENSIONS)
Submission and investigation of claims for benefits
Article 35 (11).Applications for invalidity benefits where an employed person or a self-employed person has been subject only to the legislations mentioned in part A of Annex IV to the Regulation and also in the case referred to in Article 40 (2) of the Regulation
Article 36.Claims for old-age and survivors' benefits (excluding orphans' benefits) and invalidity benefits in cases not referred to in Article 35 of the implementing Regulation
Article 37.Documents and information which should accompany claims to the benefits referred to in article 36 of the implementing Regulation
Article 38.Certified statements of the members of the family to be taken into account when establishing the amount of the benefit
Article 39 (11).Investigation of applications for invalidity benefits where an employed person or a self-employed person has been subject only to the legislations mentioned in part A of Annex IV to the Regulation
Article 42.Forms to be used for the investigation of claims for benefits
Article 43.Procedure to be followed by the institution concerned in the investigation of a claim
Article 44.Institution empowered to take a decision relating to the degree of invalidity
Article 45.Provisional payment of benefits and advance payments of benefits
Article 46 (11).Amounts due for periods of voluntary insurance or optional continued insurance, which must not be taken into consideration under Article 15 (1) (b) of the implementing Regulation.
Article 47 (11).Calculation of the amounts due corresponding to the periods of voluntary or optional continued insurance
Article 48 (11).Notification to the claimant of the decisions of the institutions
Article 50.Measures designed to accelerate the award of benefits
Article 54.Notification to the paying body of the detailed schedule of payments to be made
Article 55.Payment of amounts due into the account of the paying body
Article 56.Payment of amounts due by the paying body to persons entitled to benefits
Article 57.Settlement of accounts in respect of the payment referred to in Article 56 of the implementing Regulation
Article 58.Recovery of expenses incurred in the payment of benefits
Article 59.Notification of transfer of residence of the person entitled to benefits
CHAPTER 4 ACCIDENTS AT WORK AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES
Implementation of Article 55 of the Regulation
Article 62.Benefits in kind in the case of a stay in a Member State other than the competent State
Article 63.Benefits in kind for employed or self-employed persons who transfer their residence or return to their country of residence, and for employed or self-employed persons authorized to go to another Member State for medical treatment
Article 64.Cash benefits other than pensions in the case of a stay in a Member State other than the competent State
Implementation of Article 57 of the Regulation
Article 67 (7).Procedure in the case of exposure to the risk of an occupational disease in several Member States
Article 68 (7).Exchange of information between institutions in the event of an appeal against a decision to reject a claim — Payment of advances in the event of such an appeal
Article 69 (7).Apportionment of the cost of cash benefits in cases of sclerogenic pneumoconiosis
CHAPTER 6 UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
CHAPTER 8 BENEFITS FOR DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF PENSIONERS AND FOR ORPHANS
Article 93.Refund of sickness and maternity insurance benefits other than those provided for in Articles 94 and 95 of the implementing Regulation
Article 94.Refund of benefits in kind provided under sickness and maternity insurance to the members of the family of an employed or self-employed person not residing in the same Member State as the latter
Article 95.Refund on benefits in kind provided under sickness and maternity insurance to pensioners and to members of their families who do not reside in a Member State under whose legislation they receive a pension and are entitled to benefits
TITLE VI MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Article 110.Mutual administrative aid relating to the recovery of benefits which were not due
Article 111.Recovery by social security institutions of payments not due, and claims by assistance bodies
Article 113.Recovery of benefits in kind provided but not due to persons employed in international transport
Article 114.Provisional payments of benefits in cases of dispute over the legislation to be applied or the institution which should provide benefits
Article 115.Procedures for medical examinations carried out in a Member State other than the competent State
Article 116.Agreements relating to the recovery of contributions
TITLE VII TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 118 (6) (12).Transitional provisions relating to pensions for employed persons
Article 119 (6) (12).Transitional provisions relating to pensions for self-employed persons
Article 119a (5).Transitional provisions relating to pensions for the purpose of applying the last part of Article 15 (1) (a) of the implementing Regulation
Article 120.Persons who study or receive vocational training
Article 122.Special provisions concerning the amendment of the Annexes
ANNEX 2 (A) (B) (2) (3) (7) (8) (9) (13) (14) (15)
ANNEX 3 (A) (B) (2) (3) (7) (9) (12) (13) (14) (15)
INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF RESIDENCE AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE PLACE OF STAY
ANNEX 4 (A) (B) (2) (3) (7) (9) (12) (13) (14) (15)
ANNEX 5 (A) (B) (4) (7) (9) (12) (13) (14) (15)
IMPLEMENTING PROVISIONS OF BILATERAL CONVENTIONS WHICH REMAIN IN FORCE
ANNEX 6 (A) (B) (4) (7) (9) (13)
PROCEDURE FOR THE PAYMENT OF BENEFITS
CALCULATION OF THE AVERAGE ANNUAL COST OF BENEFITS IN KIND
ANNEX 10 (A) (B) (2) (3) (7) (8) (9) (12) (13) (14) (15)
INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES DESIGNATED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES
SCHEMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 35 (2) OF THE REGULATION
LISTS OF ACTS AMENDING REGULATIONS (EEC) No 1408/71 AND (EEC) No 574/72
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