Pending the European Parliament's opinion at first reading, the Council reached a partial general approach on a draft Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and determining the content of Annex XI on the coordination of the social security systems.
While the proposal for a Regulation implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 (the "basic Regulation") provides for horizontal rules, the draft Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 833/2004 and determining the content of Annex XI, for its part, provides for supplementary provisions regarding specific aspects of individual Member States' legislation in order to ensure that the basic Regulation is smoothly applied in the Member States concerned.
The examination of this proposal will be pursued in parallel with the examination of the implementing Regulation.