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Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the… Article 7

Directive 2010/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the… Article 7

Social protection

Article 7

1.   Where a system for social protection for self-employed workers exists in a Member State, that Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that spouses and life partners referred to in Article 2(b) can benefit from a social protection in accordance with national law. 2.   The Member States may decide whether the social protection referred to in paragraph 1 is implemented on a mandatory or voluntary basis.

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