# The Social Security Coordination (Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, EEA Agreement and Swiss Agreement) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Paragraph 6


For Article 81 substitute—
“Article 81
Claims, declarations or appeals
1. In the event that an authority, institution or tribunal in the United Kingdom receives a claim, declaration or appeal which should have been submitted to an authority, institution or tribunal in a Member State, reasonable steps shall be taken to forward that claim, declaration or appeal to the correct authority, institution or tribunal in the Member State. Alternatively the claim, declaration or appeal shall be returned to the individual with a request that they forward it to the correct authority, institution or tribunal in the Member State.
2. In the event that a claim, declaration or appeal which should have been submitted to an authority, institution or tribunal in the United Kingdom is submitted to an authority, institution or tribunal in a Member State, the date on which such claim, declaration or appeal was submitted to the authority, institution or tribunal in the Member State shall be considered as the date of its submission to the competent authority, institution or tribunal in the United Kingdom.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111179710/schedule/4/paragraph/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-social-security-coordination-regulation-ec-no-8832004-eea-agreement-and-swiss-agreement-amendment-eu-exit-regulations-2019/schedule-4/paragraph-6
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