Extract of the table for Albania: overview of coordination agreements

(version June 2017)

Country

Date of signature

(dd/mm/yyyy)

Date of entry into force

(dd/mm/yyyy)

Personal scope

Material Scope

Comments/any other relevant information (optional)

Nationals

All insured citizens

Applicable legislation/
Posting

Anti-discrimination

Pensions

Unemployment benefits

Family benefits

Sickness

Invalidity

Accidents at work & occupational diseases

Export

Aggregation

Federal Republic of Germany  

23.9.2016

            X

All persons who are or have been subject to the legislation of either or both Contracting States as well as to other persons who derive their rights from those persons.

       X

General rule: Lex loci laboris

Specific rules for posted workers, personnel in international transport undertakings, members of diplomatic missions, civil servants

          X

The persons shall be subject to the obligations and shall benefit from the legislation of the Contracting State under the same conditions as nationals of that State.

       X

All of type of pensions ; old age, invalidity, survivor pension

X

Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of  aggregation of relevant periods

Assimilation of relevant facts

     X

See the rules under pensions

      X

See the rules under Pensions

        X

-See the rules under pensions 

Republic of Austria

25.1.2017

               X

All persons who are covered, or used to be covered, by the legislation of one or both   Contracting Parties.

Other persons who derive their entitlements from these persons.

        X

General rule: Lex loci laboris

Specific rules for posted workers, personnel in international transport undertakings, members of diplomatic missions, civil servants

           X

The persons shall be subject to the obligations and shall benefit from the legislation of the Contracting State under the same conditions as nationals of that State

       X

All of type of pensions ; old age, invalidity, survivor pension

X

Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of  aggregation of relevant perio Assimilation of relevant facts

          X

Aggregation of periods, unless they overlap

Indication of competent country providing and paying out  cash benefits to insured citizens, family members, pensioners  who reside/temporary stay in the other country

      X             

Same rules under Pensions

         X

Cash benefits –

See the rules under Accidents at work & occupational diseases

Indication of competent country paying out the benefits, including in case of aggravation of

Professional disease

Romania

27.02.2015

1.9.2016

               X

All persons who are covered, or used to be covered, by the legislation of one or both   Contracting Parties.

Other persons who derive their entitlements from these persons.

        X                 

General rule: Lex loci laboris

Specific rules for posted workers, personnel in international transport undertakings, members of diplomatic missions, civil servants

          X

The persons shall be subject to the obligations and shall benefit from the legislation of the Contracting State under the same conditions as nationals of that State

        X

All of type of pensions ; old age, invalidity, survivor pension

X

Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of  aggregation of relevant periods

          X

Aggregation of periods, unless they overlap

Indication of competent country providing and paying out in-kind and cash benefits to insured citizens, family members, pensioners  who reside/temporary stay in the other country

       X

See the rules under Pensions

         X

-Benefits in kind

-  Rule for Sickness apply

Cash benefits -Indication of competent country paying out the benefits, including in case of aggravation of

Professional disease

Czech Republic

13.10.2015

01.02.2017

                X

All persons who are covered, or used to be covered, by the legislation of one or both   Contracting Parties.

         X

General rule: Lex loci laboris

Specific rules for posted workers, personnel in international transport undertakings, members of diplomatic missions, civil servants

           X

The persons shall be subject to the obligations and shall benefit from the legislation of the Contracting State under the same conditions as nationals of that State

        X

All of type of pensions ; old age, invalidity, survivor pension

X

Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of  aggregation of relevant periods

           X

Aggregation of periods, unless they overlap

Indication of competent country providing and paying out in-kind and cash benefits to insured citizens, family members, pensioners  who reside/temporary stay in the other country

       X

See the rules under Pensions

          X

Benefits in kind

--  See the Rules under accidents at work and occupational diseases  Cash benefits -Indication of competent country paying out the benefits, including in case of aggravation of

Professional disease

The agreement  on  Social Security between Albania and Canada  is in signing process. The agreement with Federal Republic of Germany has been  ratified and and it is expected the procedure of entry into force. The agreement with Republic of Austria is in the process of ratification.


Information concerning completion of the table

Country: country (or region within country) with which your state concluded a coordination agreement.

Date of signature: date on which the agreement has been signed.

Date of entry into force: date on which the agreement started to become applicable.

Personal scope:

Indicate with an “X” in the table:

whether the agreement is covering only national of the countries which are party to the agreement; or

whether the agreement is open to all citizens, whatever their citizenship/nationality, as long as they are/have been insured in the concerned countries (party to the agreement).

In case the agreement is of a mixed type – some clauses only for citizens, some other clauses for all socially insured regardless of their citizenship - try to indicate shortly for which clauses you apply the one or the other method for delineating your scope.

Material scope

Applicable legislation:

Indicate with an “X” in the table whether the agreement includes a section on rules governing the applicable legislation.

Give the main principle governing these rules (e.g. lex loci laboris, lex loci domicilii, ….).

Indicate whether exceptions to the rules apply, and in particular whether you have foreseen in the exception of posting provisions.

Anti-discrimination:

Indicate with an “X” whether the agreement includes a general rule on non-discrimination.

If not foreseen as a general rule, try to indicate shortly for which coordination sections a non-discrimination clause is guaranteed.

Pensions

Indicate with an “X” whether the principle of exportation (acquired rights) is guaranteed for the coordination of pensions.

Indicate with an “X” whether use is made of the principle of aggregation of insurance records for the coordination of pensions.

Unemployment benefits/Family benefits/Sickness/Invalidity, Accidents at work & occupational diseases

For each of these risks/schemes:

Indicate with an “X” whether specific coordination rules are foreseen for this risk.

If possible, indicate shortly which principles govern the coordination of this risk.

Comments

Other elements you want to highlight.