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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1998-441/introduction",
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  "legislation": "eudn/1998/441",
  "legislation_title": "Decision No 166 of 2 October 1997 on the amending of forms E 106 and E 109 (Text with EEA relevance) (98/441/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-1998-441",
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  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Decision No 166\nof 2 October 1997\non the amending of forms E 106 and E 109\n(Text with EEA relevance)\n(98/441/EC)\nTHE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS,\nHaving regard to Article 81(a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community, under which it is the duty of the Administrative Commission to deal with all administrative matters arising from Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and subsequent Regulations,\nHaving regard to Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972, under which it is the duty of the Administrative Commission to draw up models of certificates, certified statements, declarations, applications and other documents necessary for the application of the Regulations,\nHaving regard to Decision No 153 of 7 October 1993 on the model forms necessary for the application of Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 (E 001, E 103 to E 127),\nWhereas Council Regulation (EC) No 3095/95 of 22 December 1995 has amended Article 17(2) and Article 30(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 by limiting to one year the peirod of validity of forms E 106 and E 109 issued by German, Italian or Portuguese institutions;\nWhereas forms E 106 and E 109 must therefore be adapted;\nWhereas the Agreement of the European Economic Area of 2 May 1992, as amended by the Protocol of 17 March 1993, Annex VI, implements Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 within the European Economic Area;\nWhereas by Decision of the EEA Joint Committee the model forms necessary for the application of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 will be adapted and implemented within the European Economic Area;\nWhereas for practical reasons identical forms should be used within the Community and within the European Economic Area;\nWhereas the language in which forms should be issued is the subject of Recommendation No 15 of the Administrative Commission,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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