Definitions
Article 1
1. For the purposes of this Decision: (a) ‘Agreement’ means the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part; (b) ‘Regulation’ means Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems ( 3 ) as applicable in the Member States of the European Union; (c) ‘implementing Regulation’ means Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems ( 4 ) ; (d) ‘Member State’ means a Member State of the European Union; (e) ‘worker’ means, (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; (ii) for the purposes of the legislation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a person pursuing an activity as an employed person within the meaning of that legislation; (f) ‘member of the family’ means, (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; (ii) for the purposes of the legislation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, a member of the family within the meaning of that legislation; (g) ‘legislation’ means, (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; (ii) in relation to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the relevant legislation as applicable in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia relating to the benefits covered by this Decision; (h) ‘benefits’ means, — old-age pensions, — survivors’ pensions, — pensions in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases, — invalidity pensions related to accidents at work and occupational diseases, — family allowances; (i) ‘exportable benefits’ means, (i) in relation to the Member States: — old-age pensions, — survivors’ pensions, — pensions in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases, — invalidity pensions related to accidents at work and occupational diseases, within the meaning of the Regulation, with the exception of special non-contributory cash benefits as listed in Annex X to the Regulation; (ii) in relation to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the corresponding benefits provided under the legislation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, with the exception of special non-contributory cash benefits as set out in Annex I to this Decision; 2. Other terms used in this Decision shall have the meaning which is assigned to them: (a) in relation to the Member States, in the Regulation and the implementing Regulation; (b) in relation to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, in the relevant legislation as applicable in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.