E1994X1231(02)

Declarations of the EFTA States provided for in Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (94/C 398/04)

AUSTRIA

I. LEGISLATION AND SCHEMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 (1) AND (2) OF THE REGULATION

The following legislation (with the exception of the provisions mentioned in Article 4 (2b) and (4) of the Regulation) including the provisions provided for the application of this legislation in that extent in which this legislation contains provisions concerning the branches of social security mentioned in Article 4 (1) of the Regulation:

- Act on general social insurance/Allgemeines Sozialversicherungsgesetz (ASVG) of 9 September 1955, BGBl. Nr. 189/1955, as amended

- Act on social insurance for persons engaged in trade and commerce/Gewerbliches Sozialversicherungsgesetz (GSVG) of 11 October 1978, BGBl. Nr. 560/1978, as amended

- Act on social insurance for farmers/Bauern-Sozialversicherungsgesetz (BSVG) of 11 October 1978, BGBl. Nr. 559/1978, as amended

- Act of social insurance for free-lance self-employed persons/Bundesgesetz über die Sozialversicherung freiberuflich selbständig Erwerbstätiger of 30 November 1978, BGBl. Nr. 624/1978, as amended

- Act on sickness and accident insurance for civil servants/Beamten-Kranken- und Unfallversicherung (B-KUVG) of 31 May 1967, BGBl. Nr. 200/1967, as amended

- Act on social insurance of notaries 1972/Notarversicherungsgesetz 1972 (NGV 1972) of 3 February 1972, BGBl. Nr. 66/1972, as amended

- Act on assistance in the enterprise/Betriebshilfegesetz (BHG) of 30 June 1982, BGBl. Nr. 359/1982, as amended

- Act on continued payment of the wage/Entgeltsfortzahlungsgesetz (EFZG) of 26 June 1974, BGBl. Nr. 399/1974, as amended as well as other legislation concerning the continued payment of the wage in the case of sickness and maternity as well as in the case of accidents at work and occupational diseases

- Act on heavy work during nighttime/Nachtschwerarbeitsgesetz (NSchG) of 5 August 1992, BGBl. Nr. 473/1992, as amended

- Act on the federal care allowance/Bundespflegegeldgesetz (BPGG) of 19 January 1993, BGBl. Nr. 110/1993, as amended in relation to the care allowance granted from accident insurance institutions where the handicap is caused by an accident at work or an occupational disease

- Act on unemployment insurance/Arbeitslosenversicherungsgesetz (AlVG) of 13 December 1977, BGBl. Nr. 609/1977, as amended

- Act on special benefits for older unemployment persons/Sonderunterstützungsgesetz (SUG) of 30 November 1973, BGBl. Nr. 642/1973, as amended

- Act to meet family expenses 1967/Familienlastenausgleichsgesetz 1967 of 24 October 1967, BGBl. Nr. 376/1976, as amended with the exception of the general part of the childbirth allowance

- Legislation converning sickness- and accident-welfare institutions for civil servants/Kranken- und Unfallfürsorgeeinrichtungen für öffentlich-rechtlich Bedienstete

- Legislation concerning the insurance and welfare institutions (Versicherungs- und Versorgungswerke) for dispensing chemists including welfare (Fürsorgeeinrichtungen)

- Act on supplementary provisions for the applciation of the Regulations (EEC) in the field of social security/Bundesgesetz betreffend ergänzende Regelungen zur Anwendung der Verordnungen (EWG) im Bereich der sozialen Sicherheit, BGBl. Nr. 154/1994, as amended.

II. SPECIAL NON-CONTRIBUTORY BENEFITS

REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 (2A) OF THE

REGULATION

1. Compensatory supplement/Ausgleichszulage

- Act on general social insurance/Allgemeines Sozialversicherungsgesetz (ASVG) of 9 September 1955, BGBl. Nr. 189/1955, as amended

- Act on social insurance for persons engaged in trade and commerce/Gewerbliches Sozialversicherungsgesetz (GSVG) of 11 October 1978, BGBl. Nr. 560/1978, as amended

- Act on social insurance for farmers/Bauern-Sozialversicherungsgesetz (BSVG) of 11 October 1978, BGBl. Nr. 559/1978, as amended

2. Care allowance/Pflegegeld

- Act on the federal care allowance/Bundespflegegeldgesetz (BPGG) of 19 January 1993, BGBl. Nr. 110/1993, as amended with the exception of care allowance granted from accident insurance institutions where the handicap is caused by an accident at work or an occupational disease.

III. MINIMUM BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 50 OF THE REGULATION

None

IV. BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 77 AND 78 OF THE REGULATION

1. Benefits referred to in Article 77 of the Regulation

(a) Supplements in respect of children in so far as they are granted to pensions for old age or invalidity:

- Act on general social insurance/Allgemeines Sozialversicherungsgesetz (ASVG) of 9 September 1955, BGBl. Nr. 189/1955, as amended

- Act on social insurance for persons engaged in trade and commerce/Gewerbliches Sozialversicherungsgesetz (GSVG) of 11 October 1978, BGBl. Nr. 560/1978, as amended

- Act on social insurance for farmers/Bauern-Sozialversicherungsgesetz (BSVG) of 11 October 1978, BGBl. Nr. 559/1978, as amended

- Act on social insurance of notaries 1972/Notarversicherungsgesetz 1972 (NVG 1972) of 3 February 1972, BGBl. Nr. 66/1972, as amended.

(b) Family allowances in so far as they are granted for recipients of pensions for old age, for invalidity, for an accident at work or occupational disease:

- Act to meet family expenses 1967/Familienlastenausgleichsgesetz 1967 of 24 October 1967, BGBl. Nr. 376/1976, as amended.

2. Benefits referred to in Article 78 of the Regulation

(a) Orphans' pensions except those granted under insurance schemes for accidents at work and occupational diseases:

- Act on general social insurance/Allgemeines Sozialversicherungsgesetz (ASVG) of 9 September 1955, BGBl. Nr. 189/1955, as amended

- Act on social insurance for persons engaged in trade and commerce/Gewerbliches Sozialversicherungsgesetz (GSVG) of 11 October 1978, BGBl. Nr. 560/1978, as amended

- Act on social insurance for farmers/Bauern-Sozialversicherungsgesetz (BSVG) of 11 October 1978, BGBl. Nr. 559/1978, as amended

- Act on social insurance of notaries 1972/Notarversicherungsgesetz 1972 (NVG 1972) of 3 February 1972, BGBl. Nr. 66/1972, as amended

- Legislation concerning the insurance and welfare institutions (Versicherungs- und Versorgungswerke) for dispensing chemists including welfare (Fürsorgeeinrichtungen).

(b) Family allowances for orphans:

- Act to meet family expenses 1967/Familienlastenausgleichsgesetz 1967 of 24 October 1967, BGBl. Nr. 376/1976, as amended.

FINLAND

I. LEGISLATION AND SCHEMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 (1) AND (2) OF THE REGULATION

(a) Sickness and maternity benefits:

The Sickness Insurance Act

The Act on Rehabilitation Services Provided by the Social Insurance Institution

The Rehabilitation Allowance Act

The Basic Health Care Scheme

The Hospital Care Scheme

(b) Invalidity benefits:

The Employment Pensions Scheme:

- The Employees' Pensions Act

- The Freelance Employees' Pensions Act

- the Temporary Employees' Pensions Act

- the Self-employed Persons' Pensions Act

- the Farmers' Pensions Act

- the Seamen's Pensions Act

- the State Employees' Pensions Act

- the Local Government Employees' Pensions Act

- the Evangelical-Lutheran Church Pensions Act

The National Pension Act

The Disability Allowances Act

(c) Old-age benefits:

The Employment Pensions Scheme:

- the Employees' Pensions Act

- the Freelance Employees' Pensions Act

- the Temporary Employees' Pensions Act

- the Self-employed Persons' Pensions Act

- the Farmers' Pensions Act

- the Seamen's Pensions Act

- the State Employees' Pensions Act

- the Local Government Employees' Pensions Act

- the Evangelical-Lutheran Church Pensions Act

The National Pensions Act

(d) Survivor's benefits:

The Employment Pensions Scheme:

- the Emoloyees' Pensions Act

- the Freelance Employees' Pensions Act

- the Temporary Employees' Pensions Act

- the Self-employed Persons' Pensions Act

- the Farmers' Pensions Act

- the Seamen's Pensions Act

- the State Employees' Pensions Act

- the Local Government Emoloyees' Pensions Act

- the Evangelical-Lutheran Church Pensions Act

The Survivors' Pensions Act

(e) Benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases:

The Employment Accident Insurance Act

The Government Employees' Accident Compensation Act

The Occupational Diseases Act

The Farmers' Accident Insurance Act

The Military Accident Act

The Act on Compensation of Rehabilitation by Employment Accident Insurance

(f) Death grants:

The Employment Pensions Scheme:

Voluntary death grant

- the Employees' Pensions Act

- the Self-employed Persons' Pensions Act

- the Farmers' Pensions Act

The National Pensions Act

The Employment Accidents Insurance Act

(g) Unemployment benefits:

The Unemployment Allowances Act

(h) Family benefits:

The Child Benefit Act

The National Pensions Act

The Child Care Allowances Act

II. SPECIAL NON-CONTRIBUTORY BENEFITS

REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 (2A) OF THE

REGULATION

(a) Child care allowance (The Child Care Allowances Act, 444/69)

(b) Disability allowance (The Disability Allowances Act, 124/88)

(c) House allowance for pensioners (The Act concerning the Housing Allowance for Pensioners, 591/78)

(d) Basic unemployment allowance (The Unemployment Allowances Act, 602/84) in cases where a person does not fulfil the corresponding conditions for the earnings-related unemployment allowance.

III. MINIMUM BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 50 OF THE REGULATION

None

IV. BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 77 OF THE REGULATION

The National Pensions Act: Child increase

V. BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 78 OF THE REGULATION

Orphan's pension

The Employment Pensions Scheme:

- the Employees' Pensions Act

- the Freelance Employees' Pensions Act

- the Temporary Employees' Pensions Act

- the Self-employed Persons' Pensions Act

- the Farmers' Pensions Act

- the Seamen's Pensions Act

- the State Employees' Pensions Act

- the Local Government Employees' Pensions Act

- the Evanglical-Lutheran Church Pensions Act

The Survivors' Pensions Act

ICELAND

I. THE LEGISLATION AND SCHEMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 (1) AND (2) OF REGULATION (EEC) NO 1408/71

(a) Sickness and maternity benefits:

Act on Social Security (117/1993)

Health Services Act (97/1990 with later amendments)

Act on the Icelandic Ear Training and Speech Therapy Centre (35/1980)

Act on Icelandic Low Vision and Rehabilitation Centre (18/1984)

Act on Matters of the Elderly (82/1989 with later amendments)

Act on Immunization (38/1978 with later amendments)

Act on Sanitary Measures (34/1954 with later amendments)

Act on Epidemic Diseases (10/1958 with later amendments)

Act on Prevention of Tuberculosis (66/1939 with later amendments)

Act on Sex and Childbirth Education and on Abortion and Sterilization (25/1975)

Act on Prevention Against Venereal Diseases (16/1978 with later amendments)

(b) Invalidity benefits:

Act on Social Security (117/1993)

Act on Old-age Pension (2/1985)

Act on Farmers' Pension Fund (50/1984 with later amendments)

Act on Seamen's Pension Fund (49/1974 with later amendments)

Act on General Pension and Insurance Fund (95/1980 with later amendments)

(c) Old-age benefits:

Act on Social Security (117/1993)

Act on Matters of the Elderly (82/1989 with later amendments)

Act on Old-age Pension (2/1985 with later amendments)

Act on Farmers' Pension (50/1984 with later amendments)

Act on Seamen's Pension Fund (49/1974 with later amendments)

Act on General Pension and Insurance Fund (95/1980 with later amendments)

(d) Survivor's benefits:

Act on Social Security (117/1993)

Act on Old-age Pension (2/1985)

Act on Farmers' Pension Fund (50/1984 with later amendments)

Act on Seamen's Pension Fund (49/1974 with later amendments)

Act on General Pension and Insurance Fund (95/1980 with later amendments)

(e) Benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases:

Act on Social Security (117/1993)

(f) Death grants

None

(g) Unemployment benefits:

Act on Unemployment Insurance (93/1993 with later amendments)

(h) Family benefits:

Act on Income Tax and Taxes on Real Estate (Article 69, 75/1981 with later amendments)

(i) Registration, compulsory pension rights and insurance tax:

Act on Registration of Pension Rights (91/1980 with later amendments)

Act on Employees' Wages and Terms and Obligatory Insurance of Pension Rights (55/1980 with later amendments)

Act on Insurance Tax (113/1990 with later amendments)

II. MINIMUM BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 50 OF REGULATION (EEC) No 1408/71

None

III. BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 77 OF

REGULATION (EEC) No 1408/71

Act on Social Security (Article 14, 117/1993)

IV. BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 78 OF

REGULATION (EEC) No 1408/71

Act on Social Security (Article 14, 117/1993)

NORWAY

I. LEGISLATION AND SCHEMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 4 (1) AND (2) OF THE REGULATION

(a) Sickness and maternity benefits:

Act of 28 April 1961 No 2 on Mental Health Care

Act of 17 June 1966 No 12 on National Insurance, except Articles 3A-8, 3A-14 and 10-2 third paragraph

Act of 19 June 1969 No 57 on Hospitals

Act of 19 November 1982 No 66 on Municipal Health Care

(b) Invalidity benefits:

Act of 17 June 1966 No 12 on National Insurance

Act of 19 June 1969 No 61 on Special Supplements to Benefits from the National Insurance Scheme

(c) Old age benefits:

Act of 3 December 1948 No 7 on the Pension Insurance Scheme for Seafarers

Act of 3 December 1951 No 2 on Pension Insurance for Forestry Workers

Act of 28 June 1957 No 12 on Pension Insurance for Fishermen

Act of 22 June 1962 No 12 on Pension Scheme for Nurses

Act of 17 June 1966 No 12 on National Insurance

Act of 19 June 1969 No 61 on Special Supplements to Benefits from the National Insurance Scheme

(d) Survivor's benefits:

Act of 17 June 1966 No 12 on National Insurance

Act of 19 June 1969 No 61 on Special Supplements to Benefits from the National Insurance Scheme

(e) Benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases:

Act of 17 June 1966 No 12 on National Insurance

Act of 16 June 1989 No 65 on Industrial Injury Insurance

(f) Death grants:

Act of 17 June 1966 No 12 on National Insurance

(g) Unemployment benefits:

Act of 17 June 1966 No 12 on National Insurance

(h) Family benefits:

Act of 24 October 1946 No 2 on Family Allowances

II. SPECIAL NON-CONTRIBUTORY BENEFITS

REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 (2A) OF THE

REGULATION

Act of 17 June 1966 No 12 on National Insurance (Articles 8 (2) and (4), cf. 7 (3) and 6 (6), 10 (2) and (3))

III. MINIMUM BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 50 OF THE REGULATION

Act of 17 June 1966 No 12 on National Insurance (Article 7 (2))

Act of 19 June 1969 No 61 on Special Supplements to Benefits from the National Insurance Scheme

IV. BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 77 OF THE REGULATION

Act of 17 June 1966 No 12 on National Insurance (Articles 7 (8) and (8A) and 8 (8))

V. BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 78 OF THE REGULATION

Act of 17 June 1966 No 12 on National Insurance (Article 10 (11))

Act of 19 June 1969 No 61 on Special Supplements to Benefits from the National Insurance Scheme

SWEDEN

I. LEGISLATION AND SCHEMES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 (1) AND (2) OF THE REGULATION

(a) Sickness and maternity benefits

Sickness and maternity benefits in kind

The National Insurance Act (1962:381) (Chapter 2 on Medical Benefits and Chapter 22 on Rehabilitation)

The Health and Medical Services Act (1982:763)

The Municipal Primary Care (Experimental Activities) Act (1991:1136)

The Dental Care Act (1985:125)

The Family Doctors Act (1993:588)

The Act Restricting the Cost of Medical Preparations, etc. (1981: 49)

The Travel Expenses Reimbursement (Medical Care) Act (1991:419)

The Ordinance (1984:908) Concerning Certain Payments to Medical Authorities from Sickness Insurance under the National Insurance Act (1962:381)

The Medical Care (Compensation) Act (1993:1652)

The Physiotherapy (Compensation) Act (1993:1652)

The Medical Care (Compensation) Ordinance (1993:1663)

The Physiotherapy (Compensation) Ordinance (1993:1664)

The Dental Charges Schedule (1973:638)

The Ordinance (1991:1046) Concerning Compensation of Sickness Insurance under the National Insurance Act (1962:381) in the form of grants towards workplace aids

The Workplace Aids Ordinance (1987:409)

The Merchant Seamen Act (1973:282)

The Frontier Medical Care Ordinance (1962:390)

The Car Allowance (Disabled Persons) Procedure Act (1988:360)

The Car Allowance (Disabled Persons) Ordinance (1988:890)

The Assistance Compensation Act (1993:389)

The Education Act (1985:1100) (Chapter 14 on School Health Care)

Sickness cash benefits

The National Insurance Act (1962:381) (Chapter 3 on Sickness Cash Benefit and Pregnancy Cash Benefit, Chapter 21 on Voluntary Sickness Cash Benefit Insurance and Chapter 22 on Rehabilitation Cash Benefit)

The Sick Pay Act (1991:1047)

The Compensation (Carriers of Infection) Act (1989:225)

The Rehabilitation Cash Benefit Ordinance (1991:1321)

Maternity cash benefits

The National Insurance Act (1962:381) (Chapter 4 on Parent's Cash Benefit with reference to childbirth and temporary parent's cash benefit under Section 10 (4))

(b) Invalidity benefits

The National Insurance Act (1962:381) (Chapters 7 and 13 on Disability Pension, and Chapter 9, Sections 2 and 3 on Handicap Allowance, concerning handicap allowance constituting a pension supplement)

The Pension Supplements Act (1969:205)

The Wife Supplement and Municipal Housing Supplement (Basic Pensions) Act (1962:392) concerning wife's supplement

(c) Old-age benefits

The National Insurance Act (1962:381) (Chapters 6 and 12 on Old-Age Pension)

The Pension Supplements Act (1969:205)

The Basic Pensions (Supplementation for Prolonged Care of a Sick or Disabled Child) Act (1990:773)

The Wife Supplement and Municipal Housing Supplement (Basic Pensions) Act (1962:392) concerning wife's supplement

The Ordinance (1989:996) Repealing the Proclamation (1972:412) Concerning Seamen's Pension, as regards transitional seamen's pension payments under the said Proclamation

(d) Survivors' benefits

The National Insurance Act (1962:381) (Chapters 8 and 14 on Survivors' Pensions for Adults)

The Pension Supplements Act (1969:205)

(e) Benefits in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases

The Work Injury Insurance Act (1976:380)

(f) Death grants

The Work Injury Insurance Act (1976:380) (Chapter 5, Section 1 concerning funeral assistance)

(g) Unemployment benefits

The Unemployment Insurance Act (1973:370)

The Cash Labour Market Assistance Act (1973:371)

(h) Family benefits

The Basic Child Allowances Act (1947:529)

The Extended Child Allowances Act (1986:378)

The Study Assistance Act (1973:349) (Chapter 3 for the Rules on Student Grants and Extra Supplements)

The Housing Allowance Act (1993:737) as regards housing allowances in the form of special allowances to families with children

The National Insurance Act (1962:381) (Chapters 8 and 14 on Child Pension and Chapter 9, Section 1 as worded before 1 January 1990, on Child Supplements)

(i) Insurance, charges, etc.

The National Insurance Act (1962:381) (Chapters 1, 5, 10, 11, 15 to 17 and 20)

The Act (1959:551) Concerning Computation of Pension-Carrying

Income under the National Insurance Act (1962:381)

The Ordinance Concerning Exemption from Swedish Social Insurance Legislation During Employment Abroad (1985:73)

The National Insurance Act (1962:381) (Chapter 19)

The Social Security Charges Act (1981:691)

The Social Security Charges (Reduction) Act (1990:912)

The National Sickness Insurance Charges Act (1992:1745)

The Unemployment Cash Benefits (General Financing Charge) Act (1993:1441)

The Social Security Charges (Collection from Employers) Act (1984:668)

The Tax Collection Act (1953:272)

II. SPECIAL NON-CONTRIBUTORY BENEFITS

REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 (2A) OF THE

REGULATION

1. Care Allowance (The National Insurance Act (1962:381) Chapter 9, Sections 4 to 4b).

2. Handicap Allowance when not paid as a pension supplement (The National Insurance Act (1962:381) Chapter 5, Section 2 and Chapter 9, Sections 2 and 3).

3. Municipal Housing Supplement (The Wife Supplement and Municipal Housing Supplement (Basic Pensions) (1962:392) Act)

III. MINIMUM BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 50 OF THE REGULATION

None

IV. BENEFITS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLES 77 AND 78 OF THE REGULATION

(a) Benefits under Article 77:

Family benefits as per point 1 (h).

(b) Benefits under Article 78:

Child Pension under Chapters 8 and 14 of the National Insurance Act (1962:381) and Child Supplement under Chapter 9, Section 1 of the same Act as worded before 1 January 1990.