Division 2 For the purposes of Article 10(1) of Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 there shall be regarded as ‘carrying out a professional or trade activity’ in particular:

the actual exercise of any professional or trade activity, whether salaried or not; and also

the temporary suspension of such professional or trade activity

1. (i)

   as a result of sickness, maternity, accident at work, occupational disease or unemployment, as long as wages or benefits, excluding pensions, are payable in respect of these contingencies; or

2. (ii)

   during paid leave, strike or lock-out; or

3. (iii)

   during unpaid leave for the purpose of child-raising, as long as this leave is deemed equivalent to such professional or trade activity in accordance with the relevant legislation.