Overview coordination agreements – Serbia
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) |
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Nationals |
All insured citizens |
Applicable legislation/ |
Anti-discrimination |
Pensions |
Unemployment benefits |
Family benefits |
Sickness |
Invalidity |
Accidents at work & occupational diseases |
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Export |
Aggregation |
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Austria |
1/12/2012 |
Х Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
Х Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months; Air-lines company employees; Ship crew and other persons who are not just temporarily employed at such ship; Civil servants; Persons employed in diplomatic missions and consulates who are not civil servants or other equal staff and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions and consulates if posted |
Х The equality of treatment applies to nationals Exceptions: Agreements with third countries Administrative participation Insurance representations abroad |
Х Exceptions: minimum pension (Serbia) and protective pension allowance (Austria) |
Х Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
X No export of benefits Aggregation of periods, conditional upon the completion of periods of 26 weeks of insurance during 12 months before making the request in the country which legislation applies Duration of receiving benefits is reduced for the period during which the unemployed person received benefit in cash for unemployment in the other Contracting State in the last 12 months prior to the date of application |
- |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Benefits in cash are granted by the competent insurance authority under the legislation which applies Cost reimbursment between competent authorities Benefits in cash are exported |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in kind provided Benefits in cash are exported If the right to cash benefit exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed. Professional disease- aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease |
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Belgium |
15/7/2010 |
1/9/2014 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months (extension possible for additional 36 months); Self-employed temporarily conducting their activity in the other state for up to 24 months (extension possible for additional 36 months); Posted employees of the transport companies; Posted civil servants and persons equated with them; Accredited members of the diplomatic missions and consulates |
X |
X Exception: minimum pension (Serbia) Extension of equal treatment obligation to the export of benefits to third countries |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods Aggregation of periods from third country if both contracting countries or only Belgium have concluded bilateral agreements with the third country |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Duration of receiving benefits is reduced for the period during which the unemployed person received benefit in cash for unemployment in the other Contracting State in the last 12 months prior to the date of application No export of benefits |
X Aggregation of insurance records A person employed in the territory of one Contracting State and subject to the legislation of that State shall be entitled, in accordance with its legislation, to a child allowance for children ordinarily resident in the territory of the other Contracting State as if the children ordinarily resided in the territory of the first-mentioned Contracting State If the right to benefits exists according to the legislation of both Contracting States, only the legislation of the Contracting State of the residence of the child shall apply No export of benefits |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Cash benefits provided by competent authority where the person concerned is insured Cash benefits are exported Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X If the right to cash benefit exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, legislation of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed will be applicable Aggregation of relevant periods, accidents at work and other facts for discovering the disease or the accident at work Cash benefits are exported Benefits in kind provided Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
Self-employed persons covered |
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Bulgaria |
19/9/2011 |
1/2/2013 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted workers for up to 24 months; Self-employed temporarily conducting their activity in the other state for up to 12 months; Road and air transport companies posted crew; Ship crew and other ship staff; Civil and public servants, official representatives and corresponding persons; Posted persons: employed in diplomatic missions and consulates, their family members and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions and consulates |
X The equality of treatment applies to nationals |
Х Exceptions: minimum pension (Serbia) and funeral assistance (both states) Extension of equal treatment obligation to the export of benefits to third countries |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods Aggregation of periods from third country if both contracting countries have concluded bilateral agreements with the third country |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap No export of benefits |
X Childcare allowance paid according to the the legal regulations of the state where the child permanently resides |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Cash benefits provided by competent authority where the person concerned is insured under the legislation which applies Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X Export of benefits Benefits in kind provided Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State where the person concerned was insured when the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Professional disease- aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease Injury on the way to the workplace covered |
Assimilation of facts Self-employed persons covered If the right to funeral assistance exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State in whose territory the deceased person had residence shall apply |
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Czech Republic |
17/1/2002 |
1/12/2002 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months; Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted civil and public servants, official representatives and corresponding persons; Officers in the diplomatic and consular missions and persons equated with them; Posted persons employed in diplomatic and consular missions, and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X The equality of treatment applies to nationals Exceptions: Agreements with third countries Administrative participation Insurance representations abroad |
X Exceptions: Benefits based on the remaining work capacity and minimum pension (Serbia) Full disability pension to persons who, because the disability incurred before them turning 18, do not met the requirements in respect of pension (Czech republic) |
Х Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods Aggregation of periods from third country if both contracting countries have concluded bilateral agreements with the third country |
X Aggregation of periods, conditional upon the completion of periods of 26 weeks of insurance during 12 months before making the request in the country where the request was made Duration of receiving benefits is reduced for the period during which the unemployed person received benefit in cash for unemployment in the other Contracting State in the last 12 months prior to the date of application No export of benefits |
X If the right to benefits exists according to the legislation of both Contracting States, only the legislation of the Contracting State of the residence of the child shall apply No export of benefits |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Benefits in cash are granted by the competent insurance authority under the legislation which applies Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in kind provided Cost reimbursment between competent authorities Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Professional disease- aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease Benefits in cash are exported |
Self-employed persons covered If the right to funeral assistance exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State in whose territory the deceased person had residence shall apply |
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Slovak Republic |
2/3/2012 |
1/3/2013 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months; Self-employed temporarily conducting their activity in the other Contracting state for up to 24 months; Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted civil and public servants and persons equated with them; Posted persons employed in diplomatic and consular missions, and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X The equality of treatment applies to nationals Exceptions: Agreements with third countries |
X Exception: minimum pension (Serbia) Extension of equal treatment obligation to the export of benefits to third countries |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods Aggregation of periods from third country if both contracting countries have concluded bilateral agreements with the third country |
X Aggregation of periods, conditional upon the completion of periods of insurance in the country where the request was made Indication of competent country paying out benefit No export of benefits |
X A person employed in the territory of one Contracting State and subject to the legislation of that State shall be entitled, in accordance with its legislation, to a child allowance for children ordinarily resident in the territory of the other Contracting State as if the children ordinarily resided in the territory of the first-mentioned Contracting State If the right to benefits exists according to the legislation of both Contracting States, only the legislation of the Contracting State of the residence of the child shall apply |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Benefits in cash are granted by the competent insurance authority under the legislation which applies Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions Slovak invalidity pension is granted to a person irrespective of period of insurance completed if invalidity occurred before the end of his/her education and no later than having completed 26 years of age, under condition the person resides in Slovakia |
X Benefits in kind provided Cost reimbursment between competent authorities Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in whose territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Professional disease- aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease Benefits in cash are exported |
Self-employed persons covered |
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Denmark |
22/6/1977 |
1/2/1979 |
X |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 12 months, extension is possible; Posted employees of transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Officers in the diplomatic and consular missions and persons equated with them |
X The equality of treatment applies to nationals |
X Exceptions: Denmark - Pension allowance; wife allowance; marriage allowance; personal allowances; Additional assistance allowance; Attendance allowance; Disability allowance (body damage allowance) |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
X No export of benefits |
X No export of benefits Childcare allowance paid according to the the legal regulations of the state where the child permanently resides |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Benefits in cash provided Benefits are exported |
X Same as for pensions |
X When determining the degree of disability caused by industrial accident or occupational disease under legislation of one Contracting State, any previous injury or disease covered by the insurance of the other Contracting State shall be taken into account Benefits in cash provided |
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France |
5/1/1950 |
1/4/1951 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months; Posted employees of transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Officers in the diplomatic and consular missions and other staff members of such missions |
X |
X Exception: supplementary benefits under French miners’ scheme |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
- |
X Aggregation of insurance records A person employed in the territory of one Contracting State and subject to the legislation of that State shall be entitled, in accordance with its legislation, to a child allowance for children ordinarily resident in the territory of the other Contracting State as if the children ordinarily resided in the territory of the first-mentioned Contracting State |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Indication of competent country Benefits in kind provided Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Aggregation of periods, unless they overlap Indication of competent country paying out the pension Rules for conversion of invalidity to old age pension No export of French work incapacity pension to miners |
X Export of benefits in cash Benefits in kind provided Professional disease- aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease |
Funeral assistance covered |
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Italy |
14/11/1957 |
1/1/1961 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees and self-employed for up to 12 months, extension is possible; Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew; Posted civil and public servants and persons equated with them; Officers in the diplomatic and consular missions and other staff members of such missions |
X |
X |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
X Aggregation of insurance records Export of benefits in cash for up to six months |
X Aggregation of insurance records A person employed in the territory of one Contracting State and subject to the legislation of that State shall be entitled, in accordance with its legislation, to a child allowance for children ordinarily resident in the territory of the other Contracting State as if the children ordinarily resided in the territory of the first-mentioned Contracting State |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in kind provided Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Injury occured on the way to the workplace covered When determining the degree of disability caused by industrial accident or occupational disease under legislation of one Contracting State, any previous injury or disease covered by the insurance of the other Contracting State shall be taken into account |
Self-employed persons covered Funeral assistance covered |
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Luxembourg |
7/6/2013 |
1/11/2014 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months; Self-employed temporarily conducting their activity in the other Contracting state for up to 24 months; Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew; Posted civil and public servants and persons equated with them; Posted persons employed in diplomatic and consular missions, and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X |
X |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods Assimilation of pension and invalidity insurance obligations from agreements concluded with third countries |
X No export of benefits Aggregation of insurance records Duration of receiving benefits is reduced for the period during which the unemployed person received benefit in cash for unemployment in the other Contracting State in the last 12 months prior to the date of application |
X Aggregation of insurance records Childcare allowance paid according to the the legal regulations of the state where the child permanently resides No export of benefits |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Benefits in cash are granted by the competent insurance authority under the legislation which applies Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X Export of benefits Benefits in kind provided Benefit in cash provided When determining the degree of disability caused by industrial accident or occupational disease under legislation of one Contracting State, any previous injury covered by the insurance of the other Contracting State shall be taken into account Injuries occurred during travelling to work covered Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
Self-employed persons covered Funeral assistance covered |
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Hungary |
29/11/2013 |
1/12/2014 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months (extension possible for up to 24 months); Self-employed temporarily conducting their activity in the other Contracting state for up to 24 months (extension possible for up to 24 months); Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted civil and public servants and persons equated with them; Posted officers in diplomatic and consular missions, and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X |
X Exception: minimum pension (Serbia) |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods Assimilation of pension and invalidity insurance obligations from agreements concluded with third countries |
X Aggregation of periods, For Serbia, aggregation is conditional upon the completion of periods of insurance in Serbia No export of benefits |
- |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Cost reimbursment between competent authorities Cash benefits provided by competent authority where the person concerned is insured |
X Same as for pensions |
X Aggregation of insurance records Benefits in kind provided When determining the degree of disability caused by industrial accident or occupational disease under legislation of one Contracting State, any previous injury covered by the insurance of the other Contracting State shall be taken into account Cost reimbursment between competent authorities Cash benefits provided by competent authority where the person concerned is insured Export of cash benefits Injury occured on the way to the workplace covered |
Self-employed persons covered |
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Netherlands |
11/5/1977 |
1/4/1979 |
X Exception: Career diplomatic or consular personnel, including chancellery officials Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees; Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted civil and public servants and persons equated with them; |
X |
X |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap No export of benefits |
X Aggregation of insurance records No export of benefits Entitlement to child allowance shall be defined according to legislation of the Contracting State that the person was insured under and for children residing in the other Contracting State |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Cash benefits provided by competent authority where the person concerned is insured Cost reimbursment between competent authorities No export of bebefits |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in cash are exported Benefits in kind provided |
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Norway |
22/11/1974 |
1/9/1976 |
X |
X Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 12 months, extension is possible as well as their family members if not employed; Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted officers in diplomatic and consular missions, their family members if not employed and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X |
X |
X |
X No export of benefits |
X Equal treatment No export of benefits |
X No export of benefits |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in kind provided If an occupational disease occurs after the patients were employed in both countries to work to cause the same disease benefit shall provide social insurance in that country where such activities were last performed When determining the degree of disability caused by industrial accident or occupational disease under legislation of one Contracting State, any previous injury covered by the insurance of the other Contracting State shall be taken into account |
If the right to funeral assistance exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State in whose territory the deceased person had residence shall apply |
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Poland |
16/1/1958 |
1/1/1959 |
X |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew; Posted officers in diplomatic and consular missions and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions; Posted civil and public servants |
X |
X |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
- |
X Family benefits are paid by the insurance authority of the Contracting State obliged to provide benefits in the case where family members, for which the family benefits are granted, reside in the territory of another Contracting Party. |
X Aggregation of insurance records Benefits in kind provided Cash benefits provided by competent authority where the person concerned is insured Cost reimbursment between competent authorities Benefits in cash are exported |
X Same as for pensions |
X If an occupational disease occurs after the patients were employed in both countries to work to cause the same disease benefit shall provide social insurance in that country where such activities were last performed |
The right to funeral assistance is covered Assimilation of facts from agreements concluded with third countries |
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Germany |
30/9/1974 |
1/9/1969 |
X Refugees Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the nationals, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months; Posted employees of transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; A national of one Contracting State employed by that State or by a director, staff member or officer of an official mission or post of that Contracting State in the territory of the other Contracting State |
X |
X |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
- |
X Entitlement to child allowance shall be defined according to legislation of the Contracting State that the person was insured under and for children residing in the other Contracting State |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Cash benefits provided by competent authority where the person concerned is insured Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X Aggregation of insurance records Benefits in kind provided Cost reimbursment between competent authorities Professional disease- aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease |
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Sweden |
30/3/1978 |
1/1/1979 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the nationals |
X Lex loci laboris when working in Serbia , lex loci domicili when residing in Sweden (lex loci laboris for accidents at work insurance) Specific rules: Posted employees for up to 24 months, extension is possible; Posted employees of transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted officers in diplomatic and consular missions and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X |
X Exception: Swedish handicap related allowances, means-tested pensions |
X Aggregation of periods Pro rata calculation of the Serbian pension |
- |
X Indication of competent country paying out benefit |
X Aggregation of periods unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in cash are exported Benefits in kind provided Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Professional disease - aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease |
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Switzerland |
8/6/1962 |
1/3/1964 |
X |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 12 months, extension is possible for up to 20 months; Posted employees of transport companies; Posted officers in diplomatic and consular missions and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X |
X Exception: I) invalidity pension and other benefits are paid only to persons with residence in Switzerland; II) specific rules for payment of old-age/survivorship pension under the Swiss old-age and invalidity insurance to Serbian citizens not residing in Switzerland, III) enefits in kind under Serbian invalidity insurance provided only when residing in Serbia |
X Aggregation of periods |
- |
X Entitlement to child allowance wherever child reside If the right to childcare allowance exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State where the father of the child is employed shall apply |
- |
X Aggregation of periods and pro-rata calculation Additional specific rules for claiming Swiss invalidity pension linked with the period of insurance and residence |
X Benefits in kind provided Cost reimbursment between competent authorities Aggregation of insurance records Assimilation of relevant facts and events Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed |
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UK |
24/5/1958 |
1/9/1958 |
X |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 12 months, extension is possible; Posted employees of ship and air transport companies; Posted officers in diplomatic and consular missions and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X The equality of treatment applies only to nationals of the contracting states |
X |
X Aggregation of periods Payment of national pension or pro-rata pensions from both contacting countries |
X Aggregation of periods, provided that the person concerned was insured in the other country or was its citizen/resident No export of benefits |
X Aggregation of periods Entitlement to child allowance shall be defined according to legislation of the Contracting State that the person was insured under and for children residing in the other Contracting State |
X Aggregation of periods unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in kind provided Aggregation of insurance records Assimilation of facts Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Benefits in cash are exported |
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Libya |
6/4/1989 |
1/6/1990 |
X |
X Full-time employees of a Contracting Party shall be exempt in the territory of another Party from paying contributions for pension and disability insurance and insurance carrier single administration of the country, as subject to the regulations on social security of the country of origin |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X Same as for pensions |
- |
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Romania |
20/3/1976 |
1/12/1976 |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X Benefits in kind provided Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
- |
- |
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Cyprus |
20/5/2010 |
1/11/2010 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured citizens |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months; Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted officers and other persons employed in diplomatic and consular missions |
X |
X Exception: minimum pension (Serbia) Extension of equal treatment obligation to export of benefits to third countries |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods Exception: Supplementary pension provided by Cyprus |
X Aggregation of insurance records No export of benefits Duration of receiving benefits from the Cyprus is reduced for the period during which the unemployed person received benefit in cash for unemployment in the Republic of Serbia in the last 12 months prior to the date of application |
- |
X Aggregation of insurance records Cash benefits provided No export of benefits If the right to cash benefit exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State in which territory where the person concerned was last insured will be applicable |
X Same as for pensions |
X Aggregation of insurance records Assimilation of facts Cash benefits provided Benefits are exported |
If the right to funeral assistance exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State in whose territory the deceased person had residence shall apply Aggregation of insurance records completed in third country only if both states have an agreement with the country concerned |
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Turkey |
26/10/2009 |
1/12/2013 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months (Extension possible for up to 60 months); Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted civil and public servants; Posted officers in diplomatic and consular missions and their family members |
X |
X Exceptions: minimum pension and long term care benefit |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods Aggregation of periods from third country if both contracting countries have concluded bilateral agreements with the third country |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Entitlement to child allowance shall be defined according to legislation of the Contracting State that the person was insured under and for children residing in the other Contracting State |
X Aggregation of insurance records Benefits in kind provided Benefits in cash are granted by the competent insurance authority under the legislation which applies Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in kind provided Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in whose territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Cost reimbursment between competent authorities Benefits are exported Professional disease - aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease |
If the right to funeral assistance exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State in whose territory the deceased person had residence shall apply |
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Canada |
12/4/2013 |
1/12/2014 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 36 months (extension possible for up to 24 months); Self-employed temporarily conducting their activity in the other Contracting state for up to 24 months (extension possible for up to 12 months); Ship crew and other ship staff; Civil and public servants; Official representatives; Officers in the diplomatic missions and consulates and their home attendants |
X |
X Extension of equal treatment obligation to export of benefits to third countries Exceptions from export of benefits: Оld-age pension subject to minimum residence conditions (Canada) Мinimum pension, long term care benefit and cash compensation for bodily damage (Serbia) |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods Aggregation of insurance records completed in the third country only if both states have an agreement with the country concerned |
- |
- |
- |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits are exported |
Self-employed persons are covered |
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Macedonia |
29/12/2000 |
1/4/2002 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months (extension possible for up to 24 months); Self-employed temporarily conducting their activity in the other Contracting state for up to 12 months (extension possible for up to 12 months); Employees of a company located in the territory of the first Contracting party posted to branch office or a permanent representative office in the territory of other Contracting State; Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted civil and public servants , official representatives and persons equated with them; Posted employees of diplomatic and consular missions, persons equated with them and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X The equality of treatment applies to nationals Exceptions: Agreements with third countries; Administrative participation; Insurance representations abroad |
X Exceptions: minimum pension; protection allowance; long term care benefit; benefits relating to residual work ability; any other benefit relating to pension and invalidity insurance earned in relation to the means test Extension of equal treatment obligation to export of benefits to third countries |
X Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
X Aggregation of periods, conditional upon the completion of periods of insurance in the country where the request was made Indication of competent country paying out benefit Duration of receiving benefits is reduced for the period during which the unemployed person received benefit in cash for unemployment in the other Contracting State in the last 12 months prior to the date of application No export of benefits |
X Entitlement to child allowance shall be defined according to legislation of the Contracting State that the person was insured under and for children residing in the other Contracting State If the right to benefits exists according to the legislation of both Contracting States, only the legislation of the Contracting State of the residence of the child shall apply |
X Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Benefits in cash are granted by the competent insurance authority under the legislation which applies Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in kind provided Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Injury occured on the way to the workplace covered Professional disease - aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease |
Self-employed persons are covered Aggregation of periods from third country if both contracting countries have concluded separate bilateral agreements with the third country |
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Croatia |
15/9/1997 |
1/5/2003 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months (extension possible for up to 24 months); Self-employed temporarily conducting their activity in the other Contracting state for up to 12 months (extension possible for up to 12 months); Employees of a company located in the territory of the first Contracting party posted to branch office or a permanent representative office in the territory of other Contracting State; Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted civil and public servants , official representatives and persons equated with them; Posted employees of diplomatic and consular missions, persons equated with them and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X The equality of treatment applies to nationals Exceptions: Agreements with third countries; Administrative participation; Insurance representations abroad |
X Exceptions: minimum pension; protection allowance; long term care benefit; benefits relating to residual work ability; any other benefit relating to pension and invalidity insurance earned in relation to the means test Extension of equal treatment obligation to export of benefits to third countries |
X Aggregation of periods from third country if both contracting countries have concluded separate bilateral agreements with the third country Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
X Aggregation of periods, conditional upon the completion of periods of insurance in the country where the request was made No export of benefits |
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X Benefits are exported Aggregation of insurance records Benefits in kind provided Benefits in cash are granted by the competent insurance authority under the legislation which applies Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in kind provided Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Injury occured on the way to the workplace covered Professional disease - aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease |
Self-employed persons are covered If the right to funeral assistance exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State in whose territory the deceased person had residence shall apply |
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Bosnia - Herzegovina |
29/10/2002 |
1/1/2004 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months (extension possible for up to 24 months); Self-employed temporarily conducting their activity in the other Contracting state for up to 12 months (extension possible for up to 12 months); Employees of a company located in the territory of the first Contracting party posted to branch office or a permanent representative office in the territory of other Contracting State; Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted civil and public servants , official representatives and persons equated with them; Posted employees of diplomatic and consular missions, persons equated with them and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X The equality of treatment applies to nationals Exceptions: Agreements with third countries; Administrative participation; Insurance representations abroad |
X Exceptions: minimum pension; protection allowance; long term care benefit; benefits relating to residual work ability; any other benefit relating to pension and invalidity insurance earned in relation to the means test Extension of equal treatment obligation to export of benefits to third countries |
X Aggregation of periods from third country if both contracting countries have concluded separate bilateral agreements with the third country Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
X Benefits are exported Aggregation of periods, conditional upon the completion of periods of insurance in the country where the request was made |
X Aggregation of insurance records Entitlement to child allowance shall be defined according to legislation of the Contracting State that the person was insured under and for children residing in the other Contracting State If the right to benefits exists according to the legislation of both Contracting States, only the legislation of the Contracting State of the residence of the child shall apply |
X Benefits in cash are exported Aggregation of insurance records Benefits in kind provided Benefits in cash are granted by the competent insurance authority under the legislation which applies Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in kind provided Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Injury occured on the way to the workplace covered Professional disease - aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease |
Self-employed persons are covered If the right to funeral assistance exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State in whose territory the deceased person had residence shall apply |
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Montenegro |
17/12/2006 |
1/1/2008 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months (extension possible for up to 24 months); Self-employed temporarily conducting their activity in the other Contracting state for up to 12 months (extension possible for up to 12 months); Employees of a company located in the territory of the first Contracting party posted to branch office or a permanent representative office in the territory of other Contracting State; Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted civil and public servants , official representatives and persons equated with them; Posted employees of diplomatic and consular missions, persons equated with them and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X The equality of treatment applies to nationals Exceptions: Agreements with third countries; Administrative participation; Insurance representations abroad |
X Exceptions: minimum pension; protection allowance; cash compensation for bodily damage; long term care benefit; benefits relating to residual work ability; any other benefit relating to pension and invalidity insurance earned in relation to the means test Extension of equal treatment obligation to the export of benefits to third countries |
X Aggregation of periods from third country if both contracting countries have concluded separate bilateral agreements with the third country Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
X No export of benefits Aggregation of periods, conditional upon the completion of periods of insurance in the country where the request was made |
X If the right to benefits exists according to the legislation of both Contracting States, only the legislation of the Contracting State of the residence of the child shall apply |
X Benefits in cash are exported Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in kind provided Benefits in cash are granted by the competent insurance authority under the legislation which applies Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in kind provided Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Injury occured on the way to the workplace covered Professional disease - aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease |
Self-employed persons are covered If the right to funeral assistance exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State in whose territory the deceased person had residence shall apply |
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Slovenia |
29/9/2009 |
1/11/2010 |
X Personal scope extents to persons whose rights derive from the insured, including family members |
X Lex loci laboris Exceptions: Posted employees for up to 24 months (extension possible for up to 24 months); Self-employed temporarily conducting their activity in the other Contracting state for up to 12 months (extension possible for up to 12 months); Posted employees of lend and air transport companies; Ship crew and other ship staff; Posted civil and public servants; Posted employees of diplomatic and consular missions and those employed as home attendants working for the staff members of such missions |
X The equality of treatment applies to nationals |
X Exceptions: minimum pension; cash compensation for bodily damage; long term care benefit; death grant (Serbia) Care and assistance allowance; cash benefits related to disability; state pension; welfare allowance; disability allowance; funeral allowance; death grants (Slovenia) Extension of equal treatment obligation to the export of benefits to third countries |
X Aggregation of periods from third country if both contracting countries have concluded bilateral agreements with the third country Pro-rata calculation of pensions in case of aggregation of relevant periods |
X No export of benefits Aggregation of insurance records |
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X Benefits in kind provided Aggregation of insurance records unless they overlap Benefits in cash are exported Benefits in cash are granted by the competent insurance authority under the legislation which applies Cost reimbursment between competent authorities |
X Same as for pensions |
X Benefits in kind provided Benefit in cash are granted, according to their legislation, by the insurance authority of the State in which territory the industrial accident occurred, or the activity that may cause the occupational disease was last performed Injury occured on the way to the workplace covered Professional disease - aggregation of relevant periods and facts for discovering the disease |
Assimilation of facts Self-employed persons are covered If the right to funeral assistance exists under the legislation of both Contracting States, only legislation of the State in whose territory the deceased person had residence shall apply |
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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 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 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
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