Paragraph Article 17 Unemployment Benefit

Subject to paragraph (3), where a person has, since his last arrival in the territory of one Party, completed a contribution period under the legislation of that Party, then for the purpose of any claim to unemployment benefit made under the legislation of that Party, any insurance period, or period of employment, completed under the legislation of the other Party shall be treated in accordance with Article 11 as if it were an insurance period, or period of employment, completed under the legislation of the former Party, in so far as those periods do not coincide, and any unemployment benefit paid to that person for any period by the latter Party during the last twelve months before the day for which his claim is made shall be treated, for the purpose of determining the duration of the payment, as if it were unemployment benefit paid for the same period by the former Party.

Periods of employment in the territory of either Party shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining whether a person who has previously exhausted his right to unemployment benefit under the legislation of either Party re-qualifies for it.

This Article shall not apply to a person who claims unemployment benefit under the legislation of Guernsey and who has not paid twenty-six contributions as an employed person under the legislation of Guernsey.