Article 11 Possibility of deferral as regards self-employed persons

As regards occupational social security schemes for self-employed persons, Member States may defer compulsory application of the principle of equal treatment with regard to:

1. (a)

   determination of pensionable age for the granting of old-age or retirement pensions, and the possible implications for other benefits:

   1. (i)

      either until the date on which such equality is achieved in statutory schemes,

   2. (ii)

      or, at the latest, until such equality is prescribed by a directive;

2. (b)

   survivors' pensions until Community law establishes the principle of equal treatment in statutory social security schemes in that regard;

3. (c)

   the application of Article 9(1)(i) in relation to the use of actuarial calculation factors, until 1 January 1999 or for Member States whose accession took place after that date until the date that Directive 86/378/EEC became applicable in their territory.