Social security: employed persons, self-employed persons and their families (amend. regul. 1408/71/EEC, 574/72/EEC)

PURPOSE : to amend Regulations 1408/71/EEC and 574/72/EEC on the coordination of social security schemes in order to take account of the various national amendments. COMMUNITY MEASURE : Council Regulation 1399/1999/EC amending Regulation 1408/71/EEC relating to the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Regulation 574/72/EEC laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation 1408/71/EEC. CONTENT : this Regulation aims to bring up to date these two Community Regulations taking into account the changes put in place in national legislation, some bilateral agreements concluded between Member States, and the possibility to amend the annexes of the implementing regulation by the Commission. In addition, it amends Chapter 8 of Regulation 1408/71/EEC relating to orphans' pensions so that they are calculated in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3 of Title III of the same Regulation. These pensions will from now on be considered as "benefits" for the purpose of this Regulation, according to certain conditions listed in the amending Regulation. The calculation of these orphans' pensions will not affect the obligation to pay the differential payments of the orphans benefits as set out in Regulation 1408/71/EEC. ENTRY INTO FORCE : 01.09.1999.�