Regulation 2008/592 - Amendment of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the EC

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. Original proposal
  6. Sources and disclaimer
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Current status

This regulation has been published on July  4, 2008 and entered into force on July  7, 2008.

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Key information

official title

Regulation (EC) No 592/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2008 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community
 
Legal instrument Regulation
Number legal act Regulation 2008/592
Original proposal COM(2007)159 EN
CELEX number i 32008R0592

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Key dates

Document 17-06-2008
Publication in Official Journal 04-07-2008; Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 05 Volume 002,OJ L 177, 4.7.2008
Effect 07-07-2008; Entry into force Date pub. + 3 See Art 2
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

4.7.2008   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 177/1
 

REGULATION (EC) No 592/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 17 June 2008

amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Articles 42 and 308 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

After consulting the Committee of the Regions,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

 

(1)

To take account of legislative changes in certain Member States, certain annexes to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (3) need to be adapted.
 

(2)

Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Annexes I, II, IIa, III, IV, VI and VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Strasbourg, 17 June 2008.

For the European Parliament

The President

H.-G. PÖTTERING

For the Council

The President

  • J. 
    LENARČIČ
 
  • (2) 
    Opinion of the European Parliament of 15 January 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 14 May 2008.
 

ANNEX

The Annexes to Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 are amended as follows:

 

1.

Annex I is amended as follows:

 

(a)

in part I, under the heading ‘J. IRELAND’, the text is replaced by the following:

 

‘1.

Any person who is compulsorily or voluntarily insured pursuant to the provisions of Sections 12, 24 and 70 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 shall be considered an employed person within the meaning of Article 1(a)(ii) of the Regulation.
 

2.

Any person who is compulsorily or voluntarily insured pursuant to the provisions of Sections 20 and 24 of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 shall be considered a self-employed person within the meaning of Article 1(a)(ii) of the Regulation.’;
 

(b)

part II is amended as follows:

 

(i)

under the heading ‘J. IRELAND’, the text is replaced by the following:

‘In order to determine the right to benefits in kind for sickness and maternity in application of the Regulation, the term “member of the family” shall mean any person considered as being a dependent of an employed person or of a self-employed person for the application of the Health Acts 1947 to 2004.’;
 

(ii)

under the heading ‘P. HUNGARY’, the text is replaced by the following:

‘For the purpose of determining entitlement to benefits in kind pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 1 of Title III of the Regulation, “member of the family” shall mean a spouse or dependent child as defined by Article 685(b) of the Civil Code.’;
 

2.

Annex II is amended as follows:

 

(a)

in part I, under the heading ‘I. FRANCE’, the text is replaced by the following:

‘Supplementary benefit schemes for self-employed persons in craft trades, industrial or commercial occupations or the liberal...


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