Definitions
Article 1
Open ↗For the purposes of this Regulation, the definitions laid down in Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Article 1 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 apply.
Source
Regulation (EU) 2019/500 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2019 establishing contingency measures in the field of social security coordination following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (Text with EEA relevance.)
Regulation (EU) 2019/500 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 March 2019 establishing contingency measures in the field of social security coordination following the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union (Text with EEA relevance.)
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Persons covered
Article 2
Open ↗This Regulation applies to the following persons: (a) nationals of a Member State, stateless persons and refugees who are or have been subject to the legislation of one or more Member States and who are or have been in a situation involving the United Kingdom before the date of application of this Regulation, as well as members of their families and survivors; (b) nationals of the United Kingdom who are or have been subject to the legislation of one or more Member States before the date of application of this Regulation, as well as members of their families and survivors.
Matters covered
Article 3
Open ↗This Regulation applies to all branches of social security provided for in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004.
Equality of treatment
Article 4
Open ↗The principle of equality of treatment as laid down in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 shall apply to the persons referred to in Article 2 of this Regulation as regards any situation that has occurred before the date of application of this Regulation.
Assimilation and aggregation
Article 5
Open ↗1. The principle of assimilation as laid down in Article 5 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 shall apply as regards benefits or income acquired and facts or events that have occurred in the United Kingdom before the date of application of this Regulation. 2. The principle of aggregation as laid down in Article 6 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 shall apply as regards periods of insurance, employment, self-employment or residence in the United Kingdom that were completed before the date of application of this Regulation. 3. Any other provisions of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 necessary to give effect to the principles laid down under paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article shall apply.
Relations with other coordination instruments
Article 6
Open ↗1. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to the existing social security conventions and agreements between the United Kingdom and one or more Member States which are in compliance with Article 8 of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009. 2. This Regulation shall be without prejudice to social security conventions and agreements between the United Kingdom and one or more Member States concluded after the day on which the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 50(3) TEU and that cover the period before the date of application of this Regulation, provided that those conventions and agreements give effect to the principles laid down in Article 5(1) and (2) of this Regulation, apply the provisions referred to in Article 5(3) of this Regulation, are based on the principles of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004, and are in keeping with the spirit thereof.
Report
Article 7
Open ↗One year after the date of application of this Regulation, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the implementation of this Regulation. That report shall address, in particular, practical problems arising for the persons concerned, including those arising from the lack of continuity of the coordination of social security systems.
Entry into force and application
Article 8
Open ↗This Regulation shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union . It shall apply from the day following that on which the Treaties cease to apply to the United Kingdom pursuant to Article 50(3) TEU. However, this Regulation shall not apply if a withdrawal agreement concluded with the United Kingdom in accordance with Article 50(2) TEU has entered into force by the date of application of this Regulation.
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Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/897 of 8 June 2016 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus subtilis (C-3102) (DSM 15544) as a feed additive for laying hens and ornamental fish (holder of authorisation Asahi Calpis Wellness Co. Ltd) and amending Regulations (EC) No 1444/2006, (EU) No 333/2010 and (EU) No 184/2011 as regards the holder of the authorisation (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/898 of 8 June 2016 concerning the authorisation of a preparation of Bacillus licheniformis (ATCC 53757) and its protease (EC 3.4.21.19) as a feed additive for chickens for fattening, chickens reared for laying and minor poultry species for fattening and reared for laying and ornamental birds (holder of authorisation Novus Europe SA/NV) (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/899 of 8 June 2016 concerning the authorisation of a 6-phytase produced by Trichoderma reesei (ATCC SD-6528) as a feed additive for all poultry species and all porcine species (other than suckling piglets) (holder of authorisation Danisco (UK) Ltd) (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/900 of 8 June 2016 concerning the authorisation of benzoic acid as a feed additive for sows (holder of authorisation DSM Nutritional Product Sp. z o. o.) (Text with EEA relevance)Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/933 of 8 June 2016 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined NomenclatureCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/934 of 8 June 2016 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined NomenclatureCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/935 of 8 June 2016 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined NomenclatureCommission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/936 of 8 June 2016 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined NomenclatureRegulation (EU) 2016/1011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on indices used as benchmarks in financial instruments and financial contracts or to measure the performance of investment funds and amending Directives 2008/48/EC and 2014/17/EU and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 (Text with EEA relevance)Regulation (EU) 2016/1012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 on zootechnical and genealogical conditions for the breeding, trade in and entry into the Union of purebred breeding animals, hybrid breeding pigs and the germinal products thereof and amending Regulation (EU) No 652/2014, Council Directives 89/608/EEC and 90/425/EEC and repealing certain acts in the area of animal breeding (‘Animal Breeding Regulation’) (Text with EEA relevance)Regulation (EU) 2016/1013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 amending Regulation (EC) No 184/2005 on Community statistics concerning balance of payments, international trade in services and foreign direct investment (Text with EEA relevance)Regulation (EU) 2016/1014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2016 amending Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 as regards exemptions for commodity dealers (Text with EEA relevance)
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