13th Biennial Report of the Government of Cyprus
on the European Code of Social Security
on the position of national Law and practice in regard
to the matters dealt with in Parts of the European Code
of Social Security which have not been ratified
(Period covered 1.7.2016 - 30.6.2018)
I. - ΙΙ. List of Laws and Regulations
(a) As regards Part II (Medical care)
The Government Medical Institutions and Services (General) (Revised) Regulations of 2013 (Regulation 353/2017), (Copy enclosed)
(b) As regards Part VIII (Maternity Benefit )
No change
1. SCOPE
As regards Medical Care (Part II)
No change
Estimated number of residents protected: 650.000
Total number of residents at the end of 2016: 854.800
Percentage of the number of residents protected in relation to the total number of residents: 76%
As regards Maternity Benefit (Part VIII)
For the Year 2017, the number of economically active persons was 426.789[1] . At the end of 2016 the total number of residents was 854.800.[2]
The number of active insured persons is 472.527: 244.427 (51.73%) are males and 228.100 (48.27%) are females.
Maternity allowance is payable to all insured women either employed or self-employed.
The total number of females protected for maternity allowance (231.462), represents 27.1% of all residents (854.800).
The insured population (472.527) constitutes 55.28% of all residents (854.800).
2. CONDITIONS FOR ENTITLEMENT TO BENEFIT
As regards Medical Care
No change as regards medical care.
As regards Maternity Benefit (Part VIII)
Articles 47 and 51
No change.
Article 52 (Duration of Benefit)
3. LEVEL OF BENEFIT
As regards Medical Care
Article 10
No change.
As regards Maternity Benefit (Part VIII)
(a) Article 50
No change.
A. Recourse is had to Article 65 for the calculation of maternity benefit.
TITLE I (Article 65)
A. & B. No change.
C. The wage of the standard beneficiary will be available when the next Structure of Earnings Survey is published by Eurostat.
1-2 Not applicable.
TITLE V (Article 65)
D. Amount of benefit granted will be provided when the next Structure of Earnings Survey is published by Eurostat.
G. Amount of benefit: (D) per cent of the standard wage will be provided when the next Structure of Earnings Survey is published by Eurostat.
(c) Article 49
Maternity and Child Welfare Clinics
No change.
Immunization Services
No change.
Health Education Programs for future parents and pregnant women
No change.
Obstetric Care
No change.
As regards Maternity Benefit
(a) No change.
(b) and (c) No change.
Council of Europe 13th Report on the non-ratified parts/2018