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  "legislation": "eudn/2005/965",
  "legislation_title": "Decision No 203 of 26 May 2005 amending Decision No 170 of 11 June 1998 concerning the compilation of the lists provided for in Articles 94(4) and 95(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 (Text of relevance to the EEA and to the EU/Switzerland Agreement) (2005/965/EC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2005-965",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "Decision No 203\nof 26 May 2005\namending Decision No 170 of 11 June 1998 concerning the compilation of the lists provided for in Articles 94(4) and 95(4) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72\n(Text of relevance to the EEA and to the EU/Switzerland Agreement)\n(2005/965/EC)\nTHE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION 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 the terms of which it is responsible for dealing with any administrative question arising from Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and subsequent regulations,\nHaving regard to Article 36(2) of the aforementioned Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71,\nHaving regard to Articles 17(1) to (4), 29(1) to (3), 30(1) and (3), 94(4) and (5), 95(4) and (5) and 102(2) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72,\nHaving regard to Decision No 170, as amended by Decision No 185,\nWhereas:\n(1)\nThe introduction of the European Health Insurance Card, whose period of validity may substantially exceed that of the old form E 111, is giving rise to difficulties in compiling, in accordance with the provisions of Decision No 170, the lists provided for in Articles 94(4) and 95(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72.\n(2)\nIn order to ensure that the members of the family of a worker (employed or self-employed) or a pensioner and/or the members of their family are able to fully enjoy the entitlements conferred by Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 in the event of a change of place of residence to a Member State other than the competent State, the date indicated on forms E 109 and E 121 must automatically have priority over the date of expiry of entitlements indicated on forms E 106 and E 112, the European Health Insurance Card or the new model for form E 111, and form E 128 which were issued to these persons.\n(3)\nIn order to avoid double payments by the competent institution (lump sums and actual costs), procedures should be put in place which prevent the members of the family of a worker (employed or self-employed) or a pensioner and/or the members of their family, who have moved their place of residence to another Member State, from continuing to use the European Health Insurance Card issued by the competent institution beyond the start date from which the lump sums are to be calculated.\n(4)\nProcedures should also be put in place to avoid a situation where, in the event that the members of the family of a worker (employed or self-employed) or a pensioner and/or the members of their family move their place of residence within the competent State or to a Member State other than the State of residence, these persons continue to use the European Health Insurance Card issued by the institution of the place of residence beyond the date from which the lump sums are no longer to be calculated,\nHAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS:",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 647/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 117, 4.5.2005, p. 1)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 74, 27.3.1972, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 647/2005."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "OJ L 275, 10.10.1998, p. 40."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "OJ L 55, 1.3.2003, p. 74."
    }
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  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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