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19.12.2012 Official
Journal
of
the
European
Union L
349/45
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 1224/2012
of 18 December 2012
amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the
coordination of social security systems and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European
Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No
883/2004
(Text with relevance for the EEA and for Switzerland)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
(b) the invalidity benefit.
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
SLOVAKIA
Union,
Invalidity pension for a person who became invalid as a
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European
dependent child or during full-time doctoral studies
Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coor
while under the age of 26 years and who is always
dination of social security systems ( 1 ),
deemed to have fulfilled the required period of
insurance (Article 70(2), Article 72(3) and Article 73(3)
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European
and (4) of Act No 461/2003 on social insurance, as
Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying
amended).’;
down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No
883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems ( 2 ),
(b) in section ‘SWEDEN’, ‘(Act 1962:381 as amended by Act
and in particular Article 92 thereof,
2001:489)’ is replaced by ‘(Chapter 34 of the Social
Insurance Code (2010:110)).’;
Whereas:
(1) In
order
to
take
into
account
certain
changes
in
the
(c) section ‘UNITED KINGDOM’ is replaced by the following:
legislation of some Member States, or their wish to
simplify the application of the system of coordination
‘UNITED KINGDOM
of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC)
Employment and Support Allowance
No 987/2009, requests were made by the Member
States to the Administrative Commission for the Coor
(a) Great Britain
dination of Social Security Systems to amend certain
Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and to Regu
Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007.
lation (EC) No 987/2009.
(b) Northern Ireland
(2) The
Administrative
Commission
for
the
Coordination
of
Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act (Northern Ireland)
Social Security Systems has agreed to the requested
2007.’;
amendments and has made relevant proposals to the
Commission for technical adaptations of the Annexes.
(2) Annex VIII is amended as follows:
(3) The
Commission
can
agree
to
the
relevant
proposals.
(a) in Part 1, section ‘AUSTRIA’ is amended as follows:
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No
987/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly,
(i) point ‘(c)’ is replaced by the following: ‘(c) All appli
cations for survivors’ pensions based on a pension
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
account pursuant to the General Pensions Act (APG)
of 18 November 2004, with the exception of cases
Article 1
under Part 2.’;
Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 is amended as follows:
(ii) the following new point ‘(g)’ is added: ‘(g) All appli
(1) Annex VI is amended as follows:
cations for benefits under the Notary Insurance Act
of 3 February 1972 – NVG 1972.’;
(a) the following new sections are added after section
‘LATVIA’:
(b) in Part 1, section ‘SWEDEN’ is replaced by the following:
‘HUNGARY
‘SWEDEN
As from 1 January 2012 pursuant to the Act CXCI of
2011 on the benefits for persons with changed working
(a) Applications for a guarantee pension in the form of
capacity and amendments of certain other acts:
an old-age pension (Chapter 66 and 67 of the Social
Insurance Code (2010:110));
(a) the rehabilitation benefit;
(b) Applications for a guarantee pension in the form of
( 1 ) OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
a survivor’s pension (Chapter 81 of the Social
( 2 ) OJ L 284, 30.10.2009, p. 1.
Insurance Code (2010:110)).’;

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(c) in Part 2, the following new section is added after
‘SWEDEN
section ‘BULGARIA’:
Sickness compensation and activity compensation in the
form of guarantee compensation (Chapter 35 of the
‘DENMARK
Social Insurance Code (2010:110))
(a) Personal pensions;
Widow’s pension calculated on the basis of credited
(b) Benefits in the event of death (accrued based on
insurance periods (Chapter 84 of the Social Insurance
contributions to Arbejdsmarkedets Tillgspension
Code (2010:110)).’
related to the time before 1 January 2002);
(c) Benefits in the event of death (accrued based on
Article 2
contributions to Arbejdsmarkedets Tillgspension
Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 is amended as follows:
related to the time after 1 January 2002) referred
to in the Consolidated Act on Labour Market
Supplementary Pension (Arbejdsmarkedets Tillg
(1) in Annex 1, in section ‘SPAIN-PORTUGAL’, point (a) is
spension) 942:2009.’;
deleted;
(d) in Part 2, section ‘SWEDEN’ is replaced by the following:
(2) Annex 3 is amended as follows:
‘SWEDEN
(a) sections ‘ITALY’ and ‘MALTA’ are deleted;
Income pensions and premium pensions (Chapters 62
and 64 of the Social Insurance Code (2010:110)).’;
(b) a new section ‘CYPRUS’ is added after section ‘SPAIN’;
(3) Annex IX is amended as follows:
(3) in Annex 5, a new section ‘DENMARK’ is added after section
(a) in Part I, in section ‘SWEDEN’, ‘(Act 1962:381)’ is
‘CZECH REPUBLIC’.
replaced by ‘(Chapter 34 of the Social Insurance Code
(2010:110)).’;
Article 3
(b) in Part II, in section ‘SLOVAKIA’, point (b) is deleted;
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day
following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the
(c) in Part II, section ‘SWEDEN’ is replaced by the following:
European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 18 December 2012.
For the Commission
The President
José Manuel BARROSO

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