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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-773/attachment-1/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/773",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 6 December 2012 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Stabilisation and Association Council established by the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part, with regard to the adoption of provisions on the coordination of social security systems (2012/773/EU)",
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  "path": "attachment/1/article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "1. For the purposes of this Decision:\n(a) ‘Agreement’ means the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Albania, of the other part;\n(b) ‘Regulation’ means Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, as applicable in the Member States of the European Union;\n(c) ‘implementing Regulation’ means Regulation (EC) No 987/2009;\n(d) ‘Member State’ means a Member State of the European Union;\n(e) ‘worker’ means:\n(i) for the purposes of the legislation of a Member State, a person pursuing an activity as an employed person within the meaning of Article 1(a) of the Regulation;\n(ii) for the purposes of the legislation of Albania, a person pursuing an activity as an employed person within the meaning of that legislation;\n(f) ‘member of the family’ means:\n(i) for the purposes of the legislation of a Member State, a member of the family within the meaning of Article 1(i) of the Regulation;\n(ii) for the purposes of the legislation of Albania, a member of the family within the meaning of that legislation;\n(g) ‘legislation’ means:\n(i) in relation to the Member States, legislation, within the meaning of Article 1(l) of the Regulation, as applicable to the benefits covered by this Decision;\n(ii) in relation to Albania, the legislation, as applicable in Albania, relating to the benefits covered by this Decision;\n(h) ‘benefits’ means:\nold-age pensions,\nsurvivors’ pensions,\npensions in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases,\ninvalidity pensions relating to accidents at work and occupational diseases,\nfamily allowances;\n(i) ‘exportable benefits’ means:\n(i) in relation to the Member States:\nold-age pensions,\nsurvivors’ pensions,\npensions in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases,\ninvalidity pensions relating to accidents at work and occupational diseases,\nwithin the meaning of the Regulation, with the exception of special non-contributory cash benefits as listed in Annex X to the Regulation;\n(ii) in relation to Albania, the corresponding benefits as provided for under the legislation of Albania, with the exception of special non-contributory cash benefits as set out in Annex I to this Decision.\n2. Other terms used in this Decision shall have the meaning which is assigned to them:\n(a) in relation to the Member States, in the Regulation and the implementing Regulation;\n(b) in relation to Albania, in the relevant legislation as applicable in Albania.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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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