EUROPEAN REGULATIONS ON WORKERS OF MEMBER STATES
EUROPEAN REGULATIONS ON WORKERS OF MEMBER STATES

Summary/Abstract: Social security schemes in countries belonging to the European Union (EU) or the European Economic Area (EEA) are co-ordinated by Council Regulations (EEC) Nos. 1408/71 and 574/72. The aim of the regulations is to protect the acquired social security rights of those moving within the European Union and European Economic Area. The Regulations do not harmonize the different Member States’ schemes. Instead, Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 contains detailed rules which co-ordinate rights granted under the different national legislation (e.g. by requiring one State to take into account contributions paid in another) while Regulation (EEC) No. 574/72 contains detailed rules for implementing Regulation No. 1408/71.

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