Changes between two versions

What changed between the draft committee report and the plenary report

From · draft committee report· 20 Nov 2017

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on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004

To · plenary report· 23 Nov 2018

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AI:What changed, in short

Adds extensive new recitals on disability, long-term care, and social security cards, and deletes several recitals from the old version.2 Changes unemployment benefit rules: aggregation period reduced to one day, export extended to six months, and new provisions for cross-border workers.14 17 18 19 Introduces new provisions on long-term care benefits, including definitions, lists, and coordination rules.7 8 9 13 Modifies posting rules: duration limits, prior link periods, and substantial activity criteria.37 38 40 The other changes are formal or wording: updated references, punctuation, and rephrasing.1 27 28 30

41 changes of substance · 1 formal · 6 of wording only

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+345 added · −58 removed · 10 changed paragraphs, packaging included.

Part 5 of 11: Paragraphs 189–248

Change 21

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 23 a (new), Article 71 – paragraph 1: 23a. In Article 71, paragraph 1 shall be replaced by the following: / 1. The Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems (hereinafter called the Administrative Commission) attached to the European Commission shall be made up of a government representative from each of the Member States, assisted, where necessary, by expert advisers. A representative of the Commission, a representative of Parliament and, where appropriate, representatives of the social partners, beneficiaries and professional bodies concerned shall attend meetings of the Administrative Commission in an advisory capacity.

Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 k (new), Article 28 – paragraph 3: 14k. In Article 28, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: / “3. Paragraph 2 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the members of the family of a former frontier worker or his/her survivors if, during the periods referred to in paragraph 2, they were entitled to benefits in kind under Article 18(2), even if the frontier worker died before his/her pension commenced, provided he/she had been pursuing an activity as an employed or self-employed person as a frontier worker for at least two years in the ten years preceding his/her death.”

Removed:~~(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32004R0883)~~

Regulation (EC) No 883/2004

Change 22

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 24, Article 75a – paragraph 2: 2. In order to ensure the correct determination of the applicable legislation, the competent authorities shall promote cooperation between the institutions concerned, such as the labour inspectorates in their Member States.

Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 l (new), Article 30: 14l. Article 30 is replaced by the following: / 1. The institution of a Member State which is responsible under the legislation it applies for making deductions in respect of contributions for sickness, long-term care, maternity and equivalent paternity benefits, may request and recover such deductions, calculated in accordance with the legislation it applies, only to the extent that the cost of the benefits pursuant to Articles 23 to 26 is to be borne by an institution of the said Member State. / 2. Where in the cases referred to in Article 25, the acquisition of sickness, long-term care, maternity and equivalent paternity benefits is subject to the payment of contributions or similar payments under the legislation of a Member State in which the pensioner concerned resides, these contributions shall not be payable by virtue of such residence.

Regulation (EC) No 883/2004

Change 23

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25, Article 76a – paragraph 1 – indent 1: – the issuance, the forgery-proof electronic format and the contents, with mandatory information, of a portable document certifying the social security legislation which applies to the holder and including a single European social security number,

Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15, Article 32 – paragraph 3 – point a – point i: (i) rights available on the basis of an activity as an employed or self-employed person of the insured person, including rights existing in the application of Article 11(2) or (3)(c);

Added:The Proposal does not contain any provisions relating to circumstances in which a parent receives benefits relating to incapacity for work (or maternity benefit, paternity benefit), parental benefit or unemployment benefit. It is important to make clear that, in accordance with Article 11(2), persons receiving cash benefits because of or as a result of their activity as an employed or self-employed person are considered to be pursuing said employment or activity. If therefore a parent receives instance benefits relating to incapacity for work or unemployment benefit because of or as a result of their employment, the resulting derivative right is not to be treated differently than any resulting directly from the employment.

Regulation (EC) No 883/2004

Change 24

Removed:~~Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25, Article 76a – paragraph 1 – indent 3: – the elements to be verified before the document can be issued, rectified or withdrawn,~~

Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 15 a (new), Article 33 a (new): 15a. the following article is inserted: / “Article 33a / Long-term care benefits / “1. The Administrative Commission shall, after consulting the social partners, representative associations of beneficiaries and the professional bodies concerned, draw up a detailed list of long-term care benefits, specifying which benefits are in kind and which are in cash, and whether the benefit is provided to the person in need of care or to the person providing such care. / 2. Where a long-term care benefit falling under this Chapter also has the characteristics of benefits coordinated under another Chapter in Title III, Member States may, by way of derogation from paragraph 1, coordinate such benefits in accordance with the rules laid down in that other Chapter, specifying which Chapter applies, provided that: / (a) the outcome of such coordination is at least as favourable to the beneficiaries as it would have been had the benefit been coordinated as a long-term care benefit under this Chapter; and / (b) the long-term care benefit is listed in Annex XII.”

Regulation (EC) No 883/2004

Change 25

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25, Article 76a – paragraph 1 – indent 4: – the withdrawal of the document: / - when its accuracy and validity is contested by the competent institution of the Member State of employment, / - in the absence of a response from the issuing institution within the specified deadline.

Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16, Article 34: deleted

Regulation (EC) No 883/2004

Change 26

Removed:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 25 a (new), Article 79: 25a. Article 79 shall be replaced by the following: / ‘Article 79 / In connection with this Regulation and the Implementing Regulation, the European Commission: (a) shall contribute to the funding of: / (i) the establishment of an electronic networking system of competent institutions using the Crossroads Bank for Social Security* model as an example; / (ii) an EU-wide forgery-proof European social security card on which are stored all the data needed to verify the bearer’s employment relationship, such as details on his or her pay, social security status, working hours and, where applicable, specific rules on posting, and which would be subject to strict data-protection rules, particularly where privacy-sensitive personal data is processed; and / (b) may fund in full or in part: / (i) activities aimed at improving exchanges of information between the social security authorities and institutions of the Member States, particularly the electronic exchange of data; / (ii) any other activity aimed at providing information to the persons covered by this Regulation and their representatives about the rights and obligations deriving from this Regulation, using the most appropriate means. / * https://www.ksz-bcss.fgov.be/fr’

Added:Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16 a (new), Article 34: 16a. Article 34 is replaced by the following: / “1. If a recipient of long-term care benefits in cash, which is provided under Articles 21 or 29, is, at the same time and under this Chapter, entitled to claim benefits in kind intended for the same purpose from the institution of the place of residence or stay in another Member State, and an institution in the first Member State is also required to reimburse the cost of those benefits in kind under Article 35, the general provision on prevention of overlapping of benefits laid down in Article 10 shall be applicable, with the following restriction only: if the person concerned claims and receives the benefit in kind, the amount of the benefit in cash shall be reduced by the amount of the benefit in kind which is or could be claimed from the institution of the first Member State required to reimburse the cost. / 3. Two or more Member States, or their competent authorities, may agree on other or supplementary measures which shall not be less advantageous for the persons concerned than the principles laid down in paragraph 1.”

Removed:~~(http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex:32004R0883R(01))~~