Treaty Series No. 15 (1993) Exchange of Notes

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1 The Agreement was previously published as Norway No. 1 (1992) Cm 2107 NORWAY Treaty Series No. 15 (1993) Exchange of Notes between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway amending the Convention on Social Security signed at Oslo on 19 June 1990 London, 30 September and 5 November 1992 (The Agreement entered into force on 31 December 1992] Presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs by Command of Her Majesty March 1993 LONDON : HMSO 2.00 net Cm 2234

2 N EXCHANGE OF NOTES BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF NORWAY AMENDING THE CONVENTION ON SOCIAL SECURITY SIGNED AT OSLO ON 19 JUNE 1990 No. I The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs to the Ambassador for the Kingdom of Norway at London Foreign and Commonwealth Office London 30 September 1992 Your Excellency I have the honour to refer to the Convention on Social Security between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway, signed at Oslo on 19 June (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention ") and to recent discussions between the Department of Social Security and the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs concerning the need to amend the Convention. Accordingly, I have the honour to propose that the following should be inserted in Article 1(1) of the Convention: " (aa) `Agreement' means the agreement dated 2 May 1992 and made between the European Community, its Member States and the European Free Trade Association establishing the European Economic Area';" " (bb) `Regulation EEC 1408/71' means the Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 of the Council on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and includes amendments and adaptations from time to time applicable thereto;" " (cc) `Implementing Regulation' means the Regulation (EEC) No. 574/72 of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to their families moving within the Community and includes amendments and adaptations from time to time applicable thereto;" and that the following should be inserted as Article 2A into the Convention: " ARTICLE 2A (1) Subject to paragraph (2), this Convention (but not the Protocol thereto concerning medical treatment) shall as from the date of entry into force of the Agreement and as regards relations between England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Norway cease to apply to all persons to whom the provisions of Regulation EEC 1408/71 and the Implementing Regulation are at that date or subsequently become applicable. Any rights in course of acquisition under this Convention immediately before the date of entry into force of the Agreement shall as regards persons to whom the Convention is dis-applied by the provisions of this paragraph be determined in accordance with the provisions of those Regulations. (2) The provisions of this Convention shall continue to apply to: (a) (b) (c) any award of a benefit, pension or allowance made prior to the date upon which the Agreement comes into force; any claim to a benefit, pension or allowance made but not determined at the date upon which the Agreement comes into force; any claim to a benefit, pension or allowance made after the date the Agreement comes into force but only where that claim relates to entitlement to such benefit, pension or allowance for a period prior to the date upon which the Agreement comes into force." Treaty Series No. 53 (1991), Cm European Communities No. 7 (1992), Cm

3 If the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of the Kingdom of Norway, I have the honour to propose that this Note and your reply to that effect shall constitute an Agreement between our two Governments which shall enter into force on 31 December I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to your Excellency the assurance of my highest consideration. e MARCUS L. H. HOPE (for the Secretary of State) 4

4 Herr utenriksminister, No. 2 The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway at London to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Embassy of Norway London 5 November 1992 Jeg har den axe a erkjenne mottakelsen av Deres note av 30. September 1992 som lyder slik: "Deres Eksellense, Jeg har den wre a vise til Avtalen om Sosial Trygd mellom Regjeringen i Det Forente Kongeriket Storbritannia og Nord-Irland og Regjeringen i Kongeriket Norge, undertegnet i Oslo 19. juni 1990 (heretter kalt "denne Avtale ") og til de dreftinger som nylig har funnet sted mellom Departementet for Sosial Trygd og Sosialdepartementet om behovet for a endre denne Avtale. I samsvar med disse droftingene har jeg den a=rea foresla folgende tilfoyelse til denne Avtales artikkel 1 nr. 1: "(aa) "Overenskomst" betyr overenskomsten av 2. mai 1992 inngatt mellom Det europeiske fellesskaps medlemsstater og Det europeiske frihandelsforbunds stater som oppretter Det europeiske okonomiske samarbeidsomrade; " " (bb) " Forordning EOF 1408/71 " betyr radsforordning (EOF) at. 1408/71 om anvendelse av trygdeordninger pa arbeidstakere, selvstendig nmringsdrivende og deres familier som flytter innenfor Fellesskapet og omfatter de endringer og tillempinger som til enhver tid far anvendelse; " "(cc) "Gjennomforingsforordning" betyr radforordning (EOF) nr. 574/72 som fastsetter reglene for gjennomforing av forordning (EOF) nr. 1408/71 om anvendelse av trygdeordninger pa arbeidstakere, selvstendig na;ringsdrivende og deres familier som flytter innenfor Fellesskapet og omfatter de endringer og tillempinger som til enhver tid far anvendelse; " og at felgende tilfoyes som artikkel 2A i denne Avtale; "ARTIKKEL 2A -J 1. Nar ikke annet felger av nr. 2, skal denne Avtale (men ikke den tilherende Protokoll om sykehjelp) fra datoen for Overenskomstens ikrafttreden og nar det gjelder forholdet mellom England, Skottland, Wales, Nord-Irland og Norge, opphere a fa anvendelse pa personer som bestemmelsene i forordning EOF 1408/71 og gjennomforingsforordningen eaten pa denne dato eller senere far anvendelse pa. For personer som denne Avtale, etter bestemmelsene i dette nummer, opphorer a fa anvendelse pa, skal rettigheter som i henhold denne Avtale er under opptjening umiddelbart for datoen for overenskomstens ikrafttreden, avgjores i henhold til bestemmelsene i disse forordningene. 2. Bestemmelsene i denne Avtale skal fortsatt fa anvendelse pa: (a) (b) enhver tilstaelse av en stonad, pensjon eller ytelse som bar funnet sted for datoen for Overenskomstens ikrafttreden; ethvert krav om en stonad, pensjon eller ytelse som er satt fram, men ikke avgjort pa datoen for Overenskomstens ikrafttreden; (c) ethvert krav om en stonad, pensjon eller ytelse som er satt fram etter datoen for Overenskomstens ikrafttreden, men bare nar kravet gjelder rett til slik stonad, pensjon eller ytelse for et tidsrom for datoen for Overenskomstens ikrafttreden." Dersom ovennevnte kan godtas av Regjeringen i Kongeriket Norge, har jeg den a're a foresla at denne note og Deres bekreftende svar skal etablere en avtale mellom vare to regjeringer, som skal tre i kraft den 31. desember Jeg benytter denne anledningen, Deres Eksellense, til A fornye forsikringen om min hoyeste aktelse." 5

5 Jeg har den are a bekrefte overfor Dem at ovennevnte kan godtas av Regjeringen i Kongeriket Norge, som derfor er enig i at Deres note og dette svar skal etablere en avtale mellom vare to regjeringer pa dette omrade, som skal tre i kraft den 31. desember Jeg benytter anledningen, Herr utenriksminister, til a fornye forsikringer om min heyeste aktelse. KJELL ELIASSEN A 6

6 Translation of No. 2 w 4 Sir Embassy of Norway London 5 November 1992 I have the honour to acknowledge receipt of your Note of 30 September 1992 which reads as follows: [As in No. 1] I have the honour to inform you that the foregoing is acceptable to the Government of the Kingdom of Norway who therefore agree that your Note and this reply shall constitute an Agreement between our two Governments in this matter, which shall enter into force on 31 December I avail myself of this opportunity to renew to you the assurance of my highest consideration. KJELL ELIASSEN V w Printer in the UK by HMSO W Cl

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