Regulation 15
1. Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 is amended as follows.
2. In Article 4, omit paragraph 9.
3. Omit Article 17(1).
4. Omit Articles 19 to 23(2) and the headings “Implementation of Article 20 of the Regulation”, “Application of the second indent of Article 21(2) of the Regulation” and “Implementation of Article 22 of the Regulation”.
5. In Article 24, for “Article 22(1)(a)(ii)” substitute “Article 22(1)”.
6.—(1) Article 26(3) is amended as follows.
(2) Omit paragraph 1.
(3) Omit paragraph 3.
(4) In paragraph 6, for “benefit in cash and in kind” substitute “cash benefits”.
(5) In paragraph 7, for “Article 18(2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (8) and (9)” substitute “Article 18(2), (3), (4), (4A), (5), (6) and (8)”.
7. Omit Articles 27 to 31 and the headings “Implementation of Article 25(3) of the Regulation”, “Implementation of Article 26 of the Regulation”, “Implementation of Articles 28 and 28a of the Regulation”, “Implementation of Article 29 of the Regulation” and “Implementation of Article 31 of the Regulation”.
8. Omit Article 34.
9. Omit Article 60.
10. Omit Articles 62 and 63.
11. Omit Article 66.
12.—(1) Article 93(4) is amended as follows.
(2) for paragraph 1 substitute—
“1. Where cash benefits are paid in accordance with the provisions of the second sentence of Article 18(8) of the implementing Regulation, the actual amount of benefits shall be refunded by the competent institution in the United Kingdom to the institution which provided the said benefits as shown in the accounts of that institution.”.
(3) In paragraph 2, for “In the cases referred to in the second paragraph of Article 21(2), the second subparagraph of Article 22(3) and in Article 31 of the Regulation, and for” substitute “For”.
(4) Omit paragraphs 3 to 6.
13. Omit Articles 94 to 96(5) and the heading “Implementation of Article 63(2) of the Regulation”.
14. Omit Article 99.
15. In Article 100, omit paragraph 2.
16. Omit Article 113.
17.—(1) Annex 2 is amended as follows.
(2) Under the heading A. BELGIUM(6)—
(a)in paragraph 1(a), for “29” substitute “26”;
(b)in paragraph 4—
(i)omit point (a)(i);
(ii)omit point (b)(i).
(3) Under the heading B. BULGARIA—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 3(a).
(4) Under the heading C. CZECH REPUBLIC—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 3(a).
(5) Under the heading D. DENMARK—
(a)omit point (a)(i);
(b)in point (d)(i), omit “benefits in kind and”.
(6) Under the heading E. GERMANY in paragraph 1—
(a)omit point (c);
(b)for “Sections 4 and 5” substitute “Section 5”.
(7) Under the heading I. FRANCE, omit paragraphs 1 and 2.
(8) Under the heading J. IRELAND, omit paragraph 1.
(9) Under the heading K. ITALY—
(a)in paragraph 1—
(i)in part A, omit point (a);
(ii)in part B, omit point (a).
(b)in paragraph 2—
(i)in part A, omit points (a) and (b);
(ii)in part B, omit points (a) and (b).
(10) Under the heading L. CYPRUS, omit paragraph 1.
(11) Under the heading M. LATVIA, omit paragraph 2.
(12) Under the heading N. LITHUANIA—
(a)in paragraph 1, omit points (a)(i) and (b)(i);
(b)in paragraph 4, omit point (a).
(13) Under the heading O. LUXEMBOURG—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 6.
(14) Under the heading P. HUNGARY—
(a)in paragraph 1, omit “benefits in kind and”;
(b)omit paragraph 2(a);
(c)omit paragraph 4(a).
(15) Under the heading Q. MALTA, omit paragraph 2.
(16) Under the heading R. NETHERLANDS, omit paragraph 1(a).
(17) Under the heading S. AUSTRIA, omit paragraph 1(b).
(18) Under the heading T. POLAND—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 3(a);
(c)omit paragraph 5(a).
(19) Under the heading U. PORTUGAL, in part B, omit the words from “for benefits in kind” to “civil service staff), Lisboa”.
(20) Under the heading V. ROMANIA—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 4(a).
(21) Under the heading W. SLOVENIA, omit paragraph 2.
(22) Under the heading X. SLOVAKIA—
(a)in paragraph 1, omit part B;
(b)in paragraph 3, omit part B.
(23) Under the heading Y. FINLAND, omit paragraph 1(b).
(24) Under the heading Z. SWEDEN, in paragraph 1—
(a)in point (d), for “Articles 60 to 77” substitute “Articles 61 to 77”;
(b)in point (e), for “Articles 60 to 77” substitute “Articles 61 to 77”.
(25) Under the heading AA. UNITED KINGDOM, in paragraph 1, omit the first indent.
18.—(1) Annex 3 is amended as follows.
(2) Under the heading A: BELGIUM(7), in part 1—
(a)in paragraph 1—
(i)in point (a), for “Articles 17, 18, 22, 25, 28, 29, 30 and 32” substitute “Articles 18, 25 and 32”;
(ii)omit point (b);
(b)omit paragraph 4.
(3) Under the heading B. BULGARIA—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 3(a).
(4) Under the heading C. CZECH REPUBLIC, omit paragraph 1.
(5) Under the heading D. DENMARK—
(a)in part 1, in point (a), for “Articles 17, 18, 22, 25, 28, 29 and 30” substitute “Articles 18 and 25”;
(b)in part 2, omit point (a)(i).
(6) Under the heading H. SPAIN, omit paragraph 1.
(7) Under the heading I. FRANCE, in Part A, omit paragraph 1(b).
(8) Under the heading J. IRELAND, omit paragraph 1.
(9) Under the heading K. ITALY—
(a)in paragraph 1—
(i)in part A, omit point (a);
(ii)omit part B;
(b)in paragraph 2—
(i)omit part A (including the heading);
(ii)in part B, omit points (a) and (b).
(10) Under the heading L. CYPRUS, omit paragraph 1.
(11) Under the heading M. LATVIA, omit paragraph 2.
(12) Under the heading N. LITHUANIA—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a)(i) and (b)(i);
(b)omit paragraph 4(a).
(13) Under the heading O. LUXEMBOURG, in paragraph 1(a), for “Articles 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 29, 30 and 31” substitute “Articles 18 and 24”.
(14) Under the heading P. HUNGARY—
(a)in Part 1—
(i)in paragraph 1, omit “Benefits in kind and”;
(ii)omit paragraph 2(a);
(iii)omit paragraph 4(a);
(b)in Part 2—
(i)in paragraph 1, omit “Benefits in kind and”;
(ii)omit paragraph 2(a);
(iii)omit paragraph 4(a).
(15) Under the heading Q. MALTA, omit paragraph 2.
(16) Under the heading R. NETHERLANDS, omit paragraph 1(a).
(17) Under the heading S. AUSTRIA, omit paragraph 3(a).
(18) Under the heading T. POLAND—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 3(a);
(c)omit paragraph 5(a).
(19) Under the heading U. PORTUGAL—
(a)in part 1, in paragraph 1, omit “(for sickness and maternity benefits in kind see also Annex 10)”;
(b)in part 2, in paragraph 1, omit “(for sickness and maternity benefits in kind see also Annex 10)”;
(c)in part 3, in paragraph 1, omit “(for sickness and maternity benefits in kind see also Annex 10)”.
(20) Under the heading V. ROMANIA, omit paragraph 1.
(21) Under the heading W. SLOVENIA, omit paragraph 2.
(22) Under the heading X. SLOVAKIA, in paragraph 1, omit part B.
(23) Under the heading Y. FINLAND, omit paragraph 1(b).
(24) Under the heading AA. UNITED KINGDOM, in paragraph 1, omit the first indent.
19.—(1) Annex 4 is amended as follows.
(2) In the words in brackets under the heading, for “Articles 3(1), 4(4) and 122” substitute “Articles 3(1) and 4(4)”(8).
(3) Under the heading B. BULGARIA—
(a)omit paragraph 1(a);
(b)omit paragraph 3(a).
(4) Under the heading C. CZECH REPUBLIC, omit paragraph 1.
(5) Under the heading D. DENMARK, omit paragraph 1(a).
(6) Under the heading J. IRELAND, omit paragraph 1.
(7) Under the heading K. ITALY—
(a)in paragraph 1, in part A, omit point (a);
(b)in paragraph 2—
(i)omit part A;
(ii)in part B, omit points (a) and (b).
(8) Under the heading L. CYPRUS, omit paragraph 1.
(9) Under the heading M. LATIVIA, omit paragraph 2.
(10) Under the heading N. LITHUANIA, omit paragraph 1(a).
(11) Under the heading O. LUXEMBOURG, in paragraph 6—
(a)omit point (a);
(b)in point (b), omit “in other cases:”.
(12) Under the heading P. HUNGARY—
(a)in paragraph 1, omit “Benefits in kind and”;
(b)omit paragraph 2(a);
(c)omit paragraph 4(a).
(13) Under the heading R. NETHERLANDS, omit paragraph 1(a).
(14) Under the heading T. POLAND, omit paragraph 1.
(15) Under the heading V. ROMANIA, omit paragraph 1.
(16) Under the heading X. SLOVAKIA, omit paragraph 2.
(17) Under the heading AA. UNITED KINGDOM—
(a)under the heading “Great Britain”, for point (a) substitute—
“(a)contributions: HM Revenue and Customs, PT Operations, North East England, BX9 1AN, United Kingdom;”;
(b)under the heading “Northern Ireland”, for point (a) substitute—
“(a)contributions: HM Revenue and Customs, PT Operations, North East England, BX9 1AN, United Kingdom;”.
20.—(1) Annex 5 is amended as follows.
(2) In the words in brackets under the heading, for “Articles 4(5), 5, 53(3), 104, 105(2), 116, 121 and 122” substitute “Articles 53(3), 105(2), 116 and 121”(9).
(3) Under the heading 26. BELGIUM-UNITED KINGDOM, omit point (b).
(4) Under the heading 98. DENMARK-UNITED KINGDOM, in paragraph 1—
(a)omit “Articles 36(3), 63(3) and 70(3) of the Regulation and”;
(b)omit point (a).
(5) Under the heading 120. GERMANY-UNITED KINGDOM, omit point (b).
(6) Under the heading 141. ESTONIA-UNITED KINGDOM, for the text substitute “No relevant convention”.
(7) Under the heading 180. SPAIN-UNITED KINGDOM, for the text substitute “No relevant convention”.
(8) Under the heading 198. FRANCE-UNITED KINGDOM, omit point (b).
(9) Under the heading 215. IRELAND-UNITED KINGDOM, for the text substitute “No relevant convention”.
(10) Under the heading 231. ITALY-UNITED KINGDOM, for the text substitute “No relevant convention”.
(11) Under the heading 285. LUXEMBOURG-UNITED KINGDOM—
(a)omit point (a);
(b)omit point (b).
(12) Under the heading 315. NETHERLANDS-UNITED KINGDOM, omit point (b).
(13) Under the heading 336. PORTUGAL-UNITED KINGDOM, for the text substitute “No relevant convention”.
(14) Under the heading 350. FINLAND-UNITED KINGDOM, for the text substitute “No relevant convention”.
(15) Under the heading 351 SWEDEN-UNITED KINGDOM, for the text substitute “No relevant convention”.
21. In Annex 6, in the text in brackets under the heading, for “Articles 4(6), 53(1) and 122” substitute “Articles 4(6) and 53(1)”(10).
22. In Annex 7(11), in paragraph (b), for “55(3) and 122” substitute “and 55(3)”.
23. Omit Annex 9.
24.—(1) Annex 10 is amended as follows.
(2) Under the heading A. BELGIUM(12), omit paragraph 6 and 7.
(3) Under the heading B. BULGARIA, omit paragraph 6.
(4) Under the heading C. CZECH REPUBLIC, omit paragraphs 3 and 4.
(5) Under the heading D. DENMARK—
(a)in paragraph 1, omit the second paragraph;
(b)omit paragraph 6.
(6) Under the heading E. GERMANY—
(a)in paragraph 8—
(i)omit point (a);
(ii)omit point (b);
(iii)in point (c), omit “and Article 102(2) of the implementing Regulation”;
(b)omit paragraph 9.
(7) Under the heading F. ESTONIA, omit paragraph 4.
(8) Under the heading G. GREECE—
(a)omit paragraph 7;
(b)omit paragraph 9.
(9) Under the heading H. SPAIN—
(a)in paragraph 2, omit “Article 102(2) (except in respect of mariners and unemployment benefits),” and “and Article 113(2)”;
(b)in paragraph 3, omit “Article 102(2) (except in respect of unemployment benefits) and”;
(c)omit paragraph 6.
(10) Under the heading I. FRANCE, omit paragraphs 8 and 9.
(11) Under the heading J. IRELAND—
(a)omit paragraph 3;
(b)omit paragraph 4(b).
(12) Under the heading K. ITALY, omit paragraphs 6 and 7.
(13) Under the heading L. CYPRUS, omit paragraph 3.
(14) Under the heading M. LATVIA, omit points (c) and (d).
(15) Under the heading N. LITHUANIA—
(a)omit paragraph 4;
(b)omit paragraph 5(a);
(c)omit paragraph 6.
(16) Under the heading O. LUXEMBOURG, omit paragraphs 8 and 9.
(17) Under the heading P. HUNGARY—
(a)omit paragraph 9;
(b)omit paragraph 12.
(18) Under the heading Q. MALTA—
(a)omit “102(2),”;
(b)omit the second paragraph.
(19) Under the heading R. NETHERLANDS, omit paragraph 3.
(20) Under the heading S. AUSTRIA—
(a)omit paragraph 7;
(b)omit paragraph 9.
(21) Under the heading T. POLAND—
(a)omit paragraph 3(a);
(b)omit paragraph 4(a);
(c)omit paragraph 11;
(d)omit paragraph 12.
(22) Under the heading U. PORTUGAL—
(a)in part A, in part I—
(i)omit paragraph 7;
(ii)omit paragraph 11;
(b)in part A, in part II—
(i)omit paragraph 7;
(ii)omit paragraph 11;
(c)in part A, in part III—
(i)omit paragraph 7;
(ii)omit paragraph 11;
(d)in part B—
(i)omit paragraph 6;
(ii)omit paragraph 10.
(23) Under the heading V. ROMANIA—
(a)omit paragraph 2(b);
(b)omit paragraph 3;
(c)omit paragraph 4.
(24) Under the heading W. SLOVENIA, omit paragraphs 9 and 10.
(25) Under the heading X. SLOVAKIA—
(a)omit paragraph 3(b);
(b)omit paragraph 4(d);
(c)in paragraph 6, omit the words from “for benefits in kind” to the end of the paragraph;
(d)omit paragraph 12;
(e)omit paragraph 13(b);
(f)omit paragraph 14.
(26) Under the heading Y. FINLAND, omit paragraph 8.
(27) Under the heading Z. SWEDEN, omit paragraph 5.
(28) Under the heading AA. UNITED KINGDOM—
(i)in paragraph 1, for “Centre for Non-Residents, Benton Park View, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE98 1ZZ” substitute “PT Operations, North East England, BX9 1AN, United Kingdom”;
(ii)in paragraph 2, for “Articles 36 and 63 of the Regulation and Articles 8, 38(1), 70(1), 91(2), 102(2), 110 and 113(2)” substitute “Articles 8, 38(1), 70(1), 91(2) and 110”.
Article 17 was amended by Regulation No 631/2004.
Articles 19a, 22 and 23 were amended, Article 20 was revoked and Article 21 substituted, by Regulation No 631/2004.
Paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 26 were substituted, and paragraph 1a inserted, by Regulation No 631/2004.
Article 93(1) was last substituted by Regulation No 1386/2001 and amended by Regulation (EC) No 629/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006.
Article 95 was amended by Regulation No 1223/98.
Relevant amendments to Annex 2 were made by Regulation No 1290/97, Regulation No 1223/98, Regulation No 1606/98, Council Regulation (EC) No 1399/1999 of 29 April 1999 (“Regulation No 1399/1999”), the Act concerning the conditions of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic and the adjustments to the Treaties on which the European Union is founded (“the Accession Act”), Regulation No 647/2005 and Council Regulation (EC) No 1791/2006 of 20 November 2006 (“Regulation No 1791/2006”).
Relevant amendments to Annex 3 were made by Regulation No 1290/97, Regulation No 1223/98, Regulation No 1606/98, the Accession Act, Regulation No 647/2005 and Regulation No 1791/2006.
Relevant amendments to Annex 4 were made by Regulation No 1290/97, Regulation No 1223/98, Regulation No 1606/98, Regulation No 1399/1999, Regulation No 1791/2006 and the Accession Act.
Relevant amendments to Annex 5 were made by Regulation No 1290/97, Regulation No 1223/98, Regulation No 1399/1999, Regulation No 1791/2006 and the Accession Act.
Relevant amendments to Annex 6 were made by Regulation No 1290/97, Regulation No 1791/2006 and the Accession Act.
There are amendments to Annex 7 but none are relevant to these Regulations.
Relevant amendments to Annex 10 were made by Regulation No 1290/97, Regulation No 1223/98, Regulation No 1606/98, Regulation No 1399/1999, the Accession Act and Regulation No 647/2005.