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Summary

Keywords

Social security for migrant workers - Equal treatment - National legislation making the grant of an unemployment allowance conditional upon payment by the person concerned of contributions to a retirement pension scheme over a minimum period - Whether permissible - Conditions

Summary

The qualifying period which must have been completed in order to be eligible for an unemployment allowance such as that introduced by national social security legislation for unemployed persons of over 52 years of age is determined by the legislation of that Member State, provided that contributions paid in whole or in part to the social security schemes of one or more other Member States are also deemed to count towards that period.