Social security: coordination of the national systems to promote the free movement of persons (repeal. Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71)

The Council was asked to take a decision on the first part of the proposal for a Regulation aimed at reforming the coordination of social security systems (Regulation 1408/71/EEC), and reached broad consensus on Titles I and II. However, as one delegation had not yet been able to withdraw its general scrutiny reservation on that part of the text, the Council instructed the Permanent Representatives Committee to continue discussing the dossier so that a general approach could be agreed before the Seville European Council (21 and 22 June 2002). To recall, the aim of the proposal, the need for which is acknowledged by all delegations, is to simplify Community legislation in order to remove obstacles to the free movement of persons created by the coexistence of different national social security systems within the internal market.�