EUROPEAN COMMISSION
EMPL/-/12 - EN
AC 475/12
Draft Agenda of the 333rd meeting
of the Administrative Commission
SECRETARIAT – 26.11.2012
Orig. EN
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION
FOR THE COORDINATION OF SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEMS
Draft Agenda of the
333rd meeting of the Administrative Commission
18-19 December 2012 at 10:00
Filoxenia Conference Centre
Aglantzia Avenue, 1311 Lefkosia (Nicosia), Cyprus
AC*
A.
Agenda................................................................................................................ 475/12
B.
Approval of Minutes
 Minutes of the 331st meeting of the Administrative Commission on 12-13 June
2012 (BG, CS, DA, DE, EL, EN, ES, ET, FI, FR, HU, IT, LT, LV, MT, NL, PL,
PT, RO, SK, SL, SV)...................................................................................... 230/12
C.
Communications and Questions
a) Presidency
b) Secretariat/Commission
 New procedure regarding the implementation of Article 9 of Regulation (EC)
No 883/2004
 Outcome of the call for proposals 2012
c) Other Communications and Questions
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Numbers until 188/10 refer to CA.SS.TM. notes.
I.
Cross-border healthcare
(for discussion)
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Note from the Hungarian Presidency, France and Greece of 4 May 2011 .... 235/11
Note from the Hungarian Presidency, France and Greece of 10 June 2011 .. 310/11
Joint Note from DG EMPL and DG SANCO of 22 September 2011 ........... 422//11
Note from the Secretariat and the Polish Presidency of 6 October 2011 ....... 468/11
Joint Note from DG EMPL and DG SANCO of 21 May 2012 ..................... 246/12
Note from Denmark of 10 July 2012.............................................................. 310/12
Note from Belgium of 13 July 2012 ............................................................... 471/12
Note from Austria of 20 August 2012 ............................................................ 343/12
 Further discussion of issues relating to the implementation of Directive
2011/24/EU on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare and
its relationship to the social security coordination rules which were raised by the
delegations.
II.
Healthcare in third countries on the basis of bilateral agreements for family
members of frontier workers
(for discussion)
 Note from the Netherlands of 5 December 2012 ........................................... 476/12
 Discussion about an issue raised by the Dutch delegation concerning healthcare
in third countries on the basis of bilateral agreements for family members of
frontier workers.
III.
Changes in the Spanish healthcare system
(for information)
 Note from Spain of 26 September 2012 ......................................................... 400/12
 The Spanish delegation will inform about changes in the Spanish healthcare
system.
IV.
Forum on the international dimension of social security coordination
(for information)
 Note from the Secretariat of 30 November 2012 ........................................... 470/12
 The Secretariat will present its plans for the upcoming forum on the international
dimension of social security coordination.
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V.
Issues relating to the implementation of decisions by association councils on the
coordination of social security systems
(for discussion and approval)
 Note from the Secretariat of 30 November 2012 ........................................... 477/12
 Note from the Secretariat of 30 November 2012 ........................................... 478/12
 Mr Bernhard SPIEGEL will present a proposal for implementing arrangements
relating to decisions by association councils on the coordination of social
security systems.
The Secretariat will present a note on the results of its discussions with Israel
which also includes proposals from Israel for a new recital and entries into the
annexes to the proposed decision of the Association Council established by the
agreement with Israel with a view to their approval by the Administrative
Commission.
VI.
Document from the Mission of Chile to the European Union “Towards a Social
Security Framework Convention between Latin America, Caribbean and
European Union countries”
(for discussion)
 Note from the Secretariat of 30 November 2012 ........................................... 479/12
 Discussion about a document from the Mission of Chile to the European Union
entitled “Towards a Social Security Framework Convention between Latin
America, Caribbean and European Union countries” which will be discussed at
the EU-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) summit
in January 2013.
VII.
EESSI
(for information and approval)
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Note from the EESSI Project Steering Committee of 7 November 2012 ...... 406/12
Note from the Technical Commission of 29 November 2012 ....................... 462/12
Note from the Secretariat of 3 December 2012 .............................................. 480/12
Note from the Secretariat of 3 December 2012 .............................................. 481/12
 The Secretariat will present a note on the status of the reflection period and an
overview of planned activities which will result in a final report on the outcomes
of the reflection period beginning May 2013. This report should allow the
Technical and Administrative Commission to decide, in June 2013, on the
course of the project and the technical option to be implemented. The Secretariat
will also present a first draft version of the vision of the EESSI Project to allow
for a first feedback. This will be followed by a presentation of the
recommendations to the Administrative Commission made by the EESSI Project
Steering Committee and the Technical Commission.
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VIII.
trESS reports on the coordination of unemployment and long-term care benefits
(for information and discussion)
 Note from the Secretariat of 5 December 2012 .............................................. 482/12
 Note from the Secretariat of 3 December 2012 .............................................. 483/12
 The Commission will inform on the state of play of the impact assessment with a
view to a first revision of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 and (EC) No 987/2009
Ms Essi RENTOLA will present the trESS report on the coordination of
unemployment benefits. Mr Yves JORENS will present the trESS report on the
coordination of long-term care benefits. Both reports will then be discussed.
IX.
Application of Decision No U4 – reimbursement of unemployment benefits for
former frontier workers
(for discussion)
 Discussion of an issue raised by a number of delegations at the 332nd meeting of
the Administrative Commission on 17-18 October 2012 relating to the nonapplication of the rules on the reimbursement of unemployment benefits for
former frontier workers reaffirmed by Decision No U4 by one Member State.
X.
Interim report of the Ad-hoc Group on the habitual residence test
(for information)
 Note from the Secretariat of 22 May 2012 ........................................... 191/12REV2
 Note from the Ad-hoc Group of 10 December 2012...................................... 484/12
 Ms Dominique D’HAENE, Rapporteur of the Ad-hoc Group on the habitual
residence test will present an interim report.
XI.
Applicable legislation in case of parental leave
(for information and discussion)
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Note from Austria of 6 May 2009 .................................................................. 245/09
Note from Czech Republic of 9 September 2011........................................... 480/11
Note from Denmark of 18 November 2011 ................................................... 640/11
Note from Slovakia of 25 November 2011 .................................................... 647/11
Note from the Secretariat of 29 May 2012 ..................................................... 255/12
Note from Slovakia of 27 June 2012 .............................................................. 344/12
Note from the Secretariat of 14 September 2012 ........................................... 358/12
Note from Austria of 10 October 2012 .......................................................... 409/12
Note from the Secretariat of 30 November 2012 ........................................... 485/12
 The Secretariat will present a note about the state of play of the discussions.
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XII.
Interpretation of Article 85 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
(for discussion and approval)
 Note from Spain of 31 January 2012.............................................................. 024/12
 Note from the Secretariat of 1 October 2012 ................................................. 374/12
 Note from the Secretariat of 30 November 2012 ........................................... 486/12
 Discussion and if possible approval of a draft decision on the interpretation of
Article 85 of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 prepared by the Secretariat.
XIII.
Claims situation as at 31 December 2011 between social security institutions in
the Member States (annual statement of claims)
(for approval)
 Note from the Rapporteur of 15 October 2012 .............................................. 348/12
 Note from the Rapporteur of 26 September 2012…………………. ............. 351/12
 Note from the Rapporteur of 18 October 2012 ............................................. 352/12
 Presentation of the annual statement of claims by the Chair of the Audit Board
with a view to its required approval by the Administrative Commission.
XIV.
Average costs of benefits in kind
(for discussion and approval)
 Note from the Secretariat of 26 November 2012 ........................................... 000/12
 Note from the Secretariat of 26 November 2012 ........................................... 000/12
 The Administrative Commission is requested to approve the average costs of
benefits in kind which were not submitted for approval by way of written
procedure following the 119th meeting of the Audit board on 21-22 November
2012.
XV.
Appointment of new members of Ad-hoc Groups of the Administrative
Commission
(for approval)
 The Administrative Commission is requested to approve the appointment of the
following persons as new members of the indicated Ad-hoc Groups:
 Ms Radka TESOLINOVA (CZ) – Ad-hoc Group on SEDs and flows in the
pensions sector
 Ms Susan KINGHORN (UK) – Ad-hoc Group on SEDs and flows in the
recovery sector
 Ms Sue Mary PARKER (UK) – Ad-hoc Group on SEDs and flows in the
accidents at work and occupational diseases sector
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XVI.
Constitution of the Conciliation Board for the period 2012-2014
(for discussion and approval)
 Note from the Conciliation Board of 4 December 2012 ................................ 487/12
 Presentation by the person put forward by the members of the Conciliation
Board as their Chair of the system of Chairmanship and the set-up and details of
the subdivision of the members in groups for approval by the Administrative
Commission.
XVII.
Continuation of a dialogue and conciliation procedure in accordance with
Decision No A1
(for discussion and approval)
 Note from France of 26 October 2012 ........................................................... 437/12
 Discussion on a request from the French delegation to continue a dialogue and
conciliation procedure in accordance with Decision No A1. The Secretariat
proposes to refer the matter to the Conciliation Board in accordance with Point
18 of Decision No A1 and Paragraph 3 of the mandate of the Conciliation Board.
XVIII. Recent case-law
(for information)
 Note from the Secretariat of 30 November 2012 ........................................... 488/12
 The Secretariat will present recent case-law of the Court of Justice, in particular
the judgments in Hudzinski, Partena, and Reichel-Albert.
XIX.
Information about the “SSCALA” and “H5NCP” projects
(for information)
 The Belgian delegation will inform about the state of play of the “SSCALA” and
“H5NCP” projects.
XX.
Changes in Member States’ legislation
(for information)
 Note from Cyprus of 26 November 2012 ....................................................... 493/12
 The Cyprus delegation will inform about changes in its national legislation.
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XXI.
Draft agendas of the meetings of the Administrative Commission in the first half
of 2013
(for information)
 Note from the Secretariat of 23 November 2012 ........................................... 474/12
 Note from the Secretariat of 10 December 2012 ............................................ 489/12
 Presentation of the draft agendas for the meetings in the first half of 2013.
XXII.
Other business
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