Austria

Unless otherwise stated in this Annex, Austrian laws and regulations determine the competent institution.

1. Sickness and maternity

Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger (Central Association of the Austrian Social Insurance Institutions), Vienna, it being understood that the refund of expenses in pursuance of Article 24, paragraph 2, of the Convention shall be effected from contributions to sickness insurance of the pensioners, paid by the pension insurance institutions to the said Central Association.

2. Invalidity, old age death (pensions)

The competence of Austrian pension insurance institutions concerning the decision on claims and provision of pensions is exclusively determined by Austrian laws and regulations. The determination of the Austrian competent institution is the responsibility of the Hauptverband der österreichischen Sozialversicherungsträger (Central Association of the Austrian Social Insurance Institutions), Vienna.

3. Unemployment

Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit (Federal Mininster for Economic Affairs and Labour), Vienna.

4. Family benefits

Bundesministerium für soziale Sicherheit und Generationen (Federal Minister of Social Security and Generations), Vienna.

Belgium

1. Sickness and maternity

a) Application of Articles 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25 of this Agreement:

(i) as a general rule: the insurance institution to which the worker is affiliated;

(ii) with regard to seamen: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins (Welfare Fund for Seamen), Antwerp;

b) Application of Article 30 of this Agreement:

(i) as a general rule: l'Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité (the national sickness and invalidity insurance institution), Brussels, together with the insurance body to which the worker is affiliated;

(ii) with regard to seamen: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins (Welfare Fund for Seamen), Antwerp.

2. Invalidity

a) With regard to general invalidity (wage-earners, salaried employees, self-employed persons and miners insofar as the latter are not entitled under the special scheme): Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institution), Brussels, together with the insuring bodies;

b) with regard to miners' special invalidity: Fonds national de retraite des ouvriers-mineurs (National Retirement Fund for Mine-Workers), Brussels;

c) with regard to seamen's invalidity: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins (Welfare Fund for Seamen), Antwerp.

3. Old-age – death (pensions)

a) With regard to wage-earners: l'Office national des Pensions (National Pension Board), Brussels;

b) with regard to self-employed workers: Institut national d'assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendants (National Social Insurance Institute for Self-Employed Workers), Brussels;

4. Occupational injury

a) With regard to claims for pension supplements: Fonds des accidents du travail (Occupational Injury Fund), Brussels;

b) in any other case

(i) as a general rule: the insurance body;

(ii) in respect of seamen: Fonds des accidents du travail (Occupational Injury Fund), Brussels.

5. Occupational diseases

Fonds des maladies professionelles (Occupational Diseases Fund), Brussels.

6. Death grants

a) Sickness and invalidity insurance

(i) as a general rule: Institut national d'assurance maladie-invalidité (National Sickness and Invalidity Insurance Institution) Brussels, together with the insurance institution to which the worker was affiliated;

(ii) in respect of seamen: Caisse de secours et de prévoyance en faveur des marins (Welfare Fund for Seamen), Antwerp;

b) Occupational injuries

(i) as a general rule: the insurance body;

(ii) in respect of seamen: le Fonds des accidents du travail (Occupational Injury Fund);

c) Occupational diseases: Fonds de maladies professionelles (Occupational Diseases Fund), Brussels.

7. Unemployment

(i) as a general rule: Office national de l'emploi (National Employment Board), Brussels;

(ii) in respect of seamen: Pool des marins de la marine marchande (Merchant Navy Seamen's Pool), Antwerp.

8. Family benefits

a) in respect of wage-earners: the body responsible for the provision of family allowances to wage-earners to which the employer is affiliated;

b) in respect of self-employed workers: Caisse libre d'assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendents (Free Social Insurance Fund for Self-Employed Workers) or Caisse nationale auxiliaire d'assurances sociales pour travailleurs indépendants (Supplementary National Social Insurance Fund for Self-Employed Workers) to which the insured person is affiliated.

Cyprus

The Department of Social Insurance of the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, Nicosia.

Denmark

1. Sickness

Den stedlige anerkendte sygekasse (the local public sickness fund).

2. Maternity

a) benefits in kind: Den stedlige anerkendte sygekasse (the local sickness fund);

b) cash benefits: Kommunen (the local district council, or, where the administration of such benefits has been assigned to it by that authority, Den stedlige anerkendte sygekasse (the local public sickness fund).

3. Invalidity, old-age and death pensions

Kommunen (the local district council).

4. Labour market supplementary pension

Arbejdsmarkedets Tillaegspension (Labour Market Supplementary Pension Board), Hillerød.

5. Occupational injuries and diseases

Direktoratet for ulykkesforsikringen (Directorate of Occupational Injuries Insurance), Copenhagen.

6. Death

Den stedlige anerkendte sygekasse (the local public sickness fund).

7. Unemployment

Arbejdsdirektoratet (Directorate of Labour), Copenhagen.

8. Family benefits

Kommunen (the local district council).

France

I. Metropolitan area

A. Wage-earners

1. General scheme

a) Sickness, maternity, death (grant), invalidity: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Sickness Insurance Primary Fund).

In cases other than invalidity:

– for the Paris area: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie (Sickness Insurance Regional Fund), Paris;

– for the Strasbourg area: Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie (Sickness Insurance Regional Fund), Strasbourg.

b) Old-age and survivors' benefits:

– Caisse régionale d'assurance maladie (section vieillesse)(Regional Sickness Insurance Fund – Old-Age Section), other than for the Paris area;

– Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse des travailleurs salariés (National Old-Age Insurance Fund for Wage-Earners), Paris, for Paris and the Paris region.

– Caisse régionale d'assurance vieillesse des travailleurs salariés (Regional Old-Age Insurance Fund for Wage-Earners), Strasbourg, for the Strasbourg area.

c) Occupational injuries and diseases:

(i) in respect to temporary incapacity: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Sickness Insurance Primary Fund);

(ii) in respect to permanent incapacity:

– pensions: Caisse primaire d'assurance maladie (Sickness Insurance Primary Fund) in respect of injuries sustained before 1 January 1947; the employer or the subrogated insurance body in respect

– pension supplements: Caisse primaire de Sécurité sociale (Social Security Primary Fund) in respect of injuries sustained after 1 January 1947; Caisse des dépôts et consignations (Deposit and Consignment Office) in respect of injuries sustained before 1 January 1947.

d) Unemployment: Direction départementale du travail et de la main-d'oeuvre (Departmental Directorate of Labour and Manpower).

e) Family benefits: Caisse d'allocations familiales (Family Allowances Fund).

2. Scheme for agricultural workers

a) Sickness, maternity, death (grant), invalidity, family benefits: Caisse départementale de mutualité sociale agricole (Departmental Mutual Fund for Agricultural Workers).

b) Old-age and survivors' benefits: caisse centrale de secours mutuels agricoles (Central Agricultural Mutual Assistance Fund).