Social security: employed persons, self-employed persons and their families (amend. Regul. 1408/71/EEC)

In its amended proposal, the Commission incorporated several of the amendments tabled by the EP: - family members of frontier workers could now choose to receive social security benefits in the competent State or the State of residence, as could the frontier worker himself. As a result, previous authorisation was no longer required; - persons other than employed persons, self-employed persons and subjects of third countries, insured under the legislation of a Member State, could benefit from the provisions of the regulation concerning immediate health care; - persons entitled to a pension, who were formerly frontier workers, and members of their families could benefit from health care in the Member State of residence and in the State in whose territory they worked. �