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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-776/attachment-1/article-1",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2012/776",
  "legislation_title": "Council Decision of 6 December 2012 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union within the Association Council set up by the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Turkey, with regard to the adoption of provisions on the coordination of social security systems (2012/776/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2012-776",
  "path": "attachment/1/article/1",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": "Definitions",
  "text": "1. For the purposes of this Decision:\n(a) ‘Agreement’ means the Agreement establishing an association between the European Economic Community and Turkey;\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 Turkey, 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 Turkey, 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 Turkey, the legislation, as applicable in Turkey, relating to the benefits covered by this Decision;\n(h) ‘benefits’ means:\n(i) in relation to the Member States, benefits within the meaning of Article 3 of the Regulation;\n(ii) in relation to Turkey, the corresponding benefits applying within Turkey;\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,\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 Turkey, the corresponding benefits as provided for under the legislation of Turkey, 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 Turkey, in the relevant legislation as applicable in Turkey.",
  "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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