Social security: employed, self employed persons and families

 The committee adopted the report by Maria MATSOUKA (PES, GR) broadly approving the proposed regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community. It adopted a few technical amendments - under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure - aimed at simplifying the proposal, correcting errors and omissions and updating the annexes to Regulation 1408/71.