PURPOSE: to amend Regulation 883/2004/EC on the coordination of social security systems and to determine the content of Annex XI.
PROPOSED ACT: Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council.
CONTENT: Regulation 883/2004/EC replaces Regulation 1408/71/EEC which currently provides for the coordination of social security systems. The new Regulation simplifies and modernises the existing legislation. The Regulation provides that the content of Annex XI must be determined before the date of application of the Regulation. This Annex is necessary in order to take into account the particularities of the various social security systems of Member States.
More specifically, Annex XI of Regulation 883/2004/EC sets out particular methods for applying the legislation of certain Member States. This Annex will facilitate the application of Regulation 883/2004/EC by ensuring the smooth interaction of Community legislation with national laws. Annex XI contains separate sections for each Member State containing, where necessary, supplementary provisions regarding specific aspects of that Member State's legislation. The purpose of each entry is to ensure that the Regulation can be smoothly applied in the Member State concerned.