Social security: employed, self employed persons and families

PURPOSE: to amend Council Regulation 1408/71/EEC and Council Regulation 574/72/EEC laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation 1408/71/EEC.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Regulation (EC) No 1992/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council 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.

CONTENT: the purpose of this Regulation is to update some of the annexes to Regulation 1408/71/EEC in order to reflect changes in Member States' national social security legislation. It will facilitate application of the Community legislation coordinating social security schemes by ensuring that it correctly reflects the national legislation in force.

In particular, the Regulation ensures that the fundamental reform of the Netherlands health insurance scheme, with effect from 1 January 2006, is correctly reflected in the European coordinating provisions from the date on which it took effect. This measure will provide legal certainty regarding the coordination of sickness benefits.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 2 January 2007.