If the doctors treating the worker concerned in the country of residence do not issue certificates of incapacity for work, the worker shall apply directly to the institution of the place of residence within the time-limit fixed by the legislation which it administers.

They correspond in particular to wages and salaries which employers continue to pay on a provisional basis to their employees in the event of illness, maternity, accidents at the workplace, invalidity or redundancy, in so far as the amounts concerned can be separately identified.

The legislation relating to the general invalidity scheme, to the special invalidity scheme for miners and to the special scheme for sailors in the Merchant Navy and the legislation concerning insurance against incapacity for work for self-employed persons."

However, without prejudice to the obligation to submit a certificate of incapacity for work, a worker who is staying in the territory of a Member State without pursuing any professional or trade activity there shall not be required to submit the notification of having ceased work referred to in Article 61 (1) of the Implementing Regulation.

indicate the duration of such right, taking into account Article 69 (1) (c) of the Regulation; and specify the amount of cash benefits to be provided, where appropriate, by way of sickness insurance during the abovementioned period, in the case of incapacity for work or hospitalization.

In order to assess the degree of incapacity in the case referred to in Article 61 (5) of the Regulation, a worker shall supply the competent institution of the Member State to whose legislation he was subject at the time when the accident at work was sustained or the occupational disease was first diagnosed, with all information on previous accidents at work sustained or occupational diseases contracted by him when he was subject to the legislation of any other Member State, whatever the degree of incapacity caused by those previous cases.

For the purposes of Article 46 (2) of the Regulation, periods of old-age insurance completed by self-employed persons under Belgian legislation, prior to the entry into force of the legislation on the incapacity for work of self-employed persons, shall be considered as periods completed under the latter legislation.

insurance periods completed after the age of 15 under the law of 11 December 1975 on incapacity for work (AAW), provided that they do not coincide with insurance periods completed by the person concerned under the abovementioned law of 18 February 1966 (WAO), and

SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 1, A STAFF MEMBER AGED LESS THAN 65 YEARS WHO AT ANY TIME DURING THE PERIOD IN WHICH HE IS ACQUIRING PENSION RIGHTS IS RECOGNIZED BY THE INVALIDITY COMMITTEE PROVIDED FOR IN ANNEX I TO BE SUFFERING FROM TOTAL PERMANENT INVALIDITY AND WHO IS OBLIGED ON THESE GROUNDS TO END HIS SERVICE WITH THE FOUNDATION SHALL BE ENTITLED, FOR SO LONG AS SUCH INCAPACITY PERSISTS, TO INVALIDITY PENSION AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE 41B OF THE CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT.

Whereas, to determine the conditions under which the right to remain arises, account should be taken of the reasons which have led to the termination of employment in the territory of the Member State concerned and, in particular, of the difference between retirement, the normal and foreseeable end of working life, and incapacity to work which leads to a premature and unforeseeable termination of activity;

Member States may reserve the right to participate in public contract award procedures to sheltered workshops or provide for such contracts to be performed in the context of sheltered employment programmes where most of the employees concerned are handicapped persons who, by reason of the nature or the seriousness of their disabilities, cannot carry on occupations under normal conditions.

That certified statement must testify the existence of the right to the benefits in question under the conditions set out in Article 69(1) (a) of the Regulation, indicate the duration of such right taking into account the provisions of Article 69(1)(c) of the Regulation and, in the case of incapacity for work or hospitalisation, specify the amount of cash benefits to be provided, where appropriate, by way of sickness insurance during the abovementioned period."

"serious adverse event" means any untoward occurrence associated with the procurement, testing, processing, storage and distribution of tissues and cells that might lead to the transmission of a communicable disease, to death or life-threatening, disabling or incapacitating conditions for patients or which might result in, or prolong, hospitalisation or morbidity;

Where the legislation of a Member State expressly or by implication provides that accidents at work or occupational diseases which have occurred or have been confirmed previously shall be taken into consideration in order to assess the degree of incapacity, the competent institution of that State shall also take into consideration accidents at work or occupational diseases which have occurred or have been confirmed previously under the legislation of another Member State, as if they had occurred or had been confirmed under the legislation which it administers.

When a person who is normally resident in Gibraltar, or who has been required, since he last arrived in Gibraltar, to pay contributions under the legislation of Gibraltar as an employed person, applies, as a result of incapacity to work, maternity or unemployment, for exemption from the payment of contributions over a certain period, and asks for contributions for that period to be credited to him, any period during which that person has been working in the territory of a Member State other than the United Kingdom shall, for the pursposes of his application, be regarded as a period during which he has been employed in Gibraltar and for which he has paid contributions as an employed person in accordance with the legislation of Gibraltar.

In view of the current political situation in Burma/Myanmar, as witnessed by the failure of the military authorities to enter into substantive discussions with the democratic movement concerning a process leading to national reconciliation, respect for human rights and democracy, the continuing detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy and the continuing serious violations of human rights, including the failure to take action to eradicate the use of forced labour in accordance with the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation's High-Level Team report of 2001, Common Position 2004/423/CFSP stipulates that the restrictive measures against the military regime in Burma/Myanmar and those who benefit most from its misrule and those who actively frustrate the process of national reconciliation, respect for human rights and democracy should be maintained.

That institution shall immediately have the incapacity for work medically confirmed and the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 drawn up. Such certificate shall state the probable duration of the incapacity, and shall be forwarded to the competent institution forthwith.

Temporary disablement benefits

long-term occupational incapacity of the grower;

if, when incapacity for work and the resultant invalidity occurred, the person concerned was not an employed person within the meaning of Article 1 (a) a of the Regulation, the competent institution shall fix the amount of cash benefits in accordance with the provisions of the law of 11 December 1975 on incapacity for work (AAW), taking account of:

That institution shall forthwith have the incapacity for work medically confirmed and the certificate referred to in paragraph 1 drawn up. Such a certificate shall state the probable duration of the incapacity and shall be forwarded to the competent institution forthwith.

Application of the Netherlands legislation on insurance against incapacity for work

old age benefits awarded in the event of unfitness for work,

When a previous incapacity for work was caused by an accident substained while the worker was subject to the legislation of a Member State which makes no distinction as to the origin of the incapacity for work, the institution competent in respect of the previous incapacity for work or the body designated by the competent authority of the Member State concerned shall, at the request of the competent institution of another Member State, supply information on the degree of the previous incapacity for work and, as far as possible, any information which would make it possible to determine whether the incapacity was the result of an accident at work within the meaning of the legislation administered by the institution of the second Member State.

The official concerned shall notify his institution of his incapacity as soon as possible and at the same time state his current address.

Monthly allowances for continuous personal assistance for those receiving pensions for incapacity for work (Law No 222 of 12 June 1984).

if, when incapacity for work or the resultant invalidity occured, the person concerned was an employed person within the meaning of Article 1 (a) of the Regulation, the competent institution shall fix the amount of cash benefits in accordance with the provisions of the law of 18 February 1966 on insurance against incapacity for work (WAO), taking account of:

Sickness benefits refer to cash benefits that replace in whole or in part loss of earnings during temporary inability to work due to sickness or injury.

As soon as it establishes that the worker is fit to resume work, it shall forthwith notify the worker and the competent institution thereof, stating the date on which the worker's incapacity ceased.

- cash benefits that replace loss of earnings during temporary inability to work as a result of disability (these benefits are included under "Disability benefits" (PY130G)),

flat-rate or earnings-related payments intended to compensate the protected person in full or in part for the loss of earnings caused by temporary inability to work due to sickness or injury.

- cash benefits that replace loss of earnings during temporary inability to work as a result of pregnancy (these benefits are included under "Family/children-related allowance" (HY050G)),

- benefits provided to replace in whole or in part earnings during temporary incapacity to work due to sickness or injury (these benefits are included under "Sickness benefits" (PY120G)),

The report of the examining doctor shall indicate, in particular, the probable duration of the incapacity for work, and shall be forwarded to the competent institution by the institution of the place of residence within the three days following the date of the examination.

(73) One exporter argued that the reason for any decrease in market share by the Community industry was not dumping but the inability to supply bicycles in accordance with demand due to a lack of investment.

Article 45 (1) shall not apply to the assessment of entitlement to benefits under the transitional provisions of the legislations on general old-age insurance (Article 46), on general insurance for widows and orphans and on general insurance against incapacity for work.

Disability is the full or partial inability to engage in economic activity or to lead a normal life due to a physical or mental impairment that is likely to be either permanent or to persist beyond a minimum prescribed period.

They correspond in particular to wages and salaries which employers continue to pay on a provisional basis to their employees in the event of illness, maternity, accidents at the workplace, invalidity or redundancy, in so far as the amounts concerned can be separately identified.

The legislation relating to the general invalidity scheme, to the special invalidity scheme for miners and to the special scheme for sailors in the Merchant Navy and the legislation concerning insurance against incapacity for work for self-employed persons.'

insurance periods completed under the law of 18 February 1966 on insurance against incapacity for work (WAO), provided that they do not coincide with insurance periods completed under the abovementioned law of 11 December 1975 (AAW), and

Employers' imputed social contributions include an amount equal in value to the wages and salaries which employers temporarily continue to pay in the event of the sickness, maternity, industrial injury, disability, redundancy, etc. of their employees, if that amount can he separated.

The amounts of wages and salaries which employers continue to pay to their employees temporarily in the case of sickness, maternity, industrial injury, disability, redundancy, etc. These payments are treated as unfunded employee social benefits (D. 623), with the same amounts being shown under employers' imputed social contributions (D. 122);

When a person who is normally resident in Gibraltar, or who has been required, since he last arrived in Gibraltar, to pay contributions under the legislation of Gibraltar as an employed person, applies, as a result of incapacity to work, maternity or unemployment, for exemption from the payment of contributions over a certain period, and asks for contributions for that period to be credited to him, any period during which that person has been working in the territory of a Member State other than the United Kingdom shall, for the purposes of his application, be regarded as a period during which he has been employed in Gibraltar and for which he has paid contributions as an employed person in accordance with the legislation of Gibraltar.

(2) In view of the current political situation in Burma/Myanmar, as witnessed by the failure of the military authorities to enter into substantive discussions with the democratic movement concerning a process leading to national reconciliation, respect for human rights and democracy, the continuing detention of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and other members of the National League for Democracy and the continuing serious violations of human rights, including the failure to take action to eradicate the use of forced labour in accordance with the recommendations of the International Labour Organisation's High-Level Team report of 2001, Common Position 2004/423/CFSP stipulates that the restrictive measures against the military regime in Burma/Myanmar and those who benefit most from its misrule and those who actively frustrate the process of national reconciliation, respect for human rights and democracy should be maintained.

'incapacity benefits for disabled young people (Law of 24 April 1997)`;

A staff member to whom the Invalidity Committee finds that the provisions of Article 41b apply shall automatically be retired on the last day of the month in which the director recognizes his permanent incapacity to perform his duties.

long-term disability benefits;

Application of the Netherlands laws relating to incapacity for work`;

"serious adverse reaction" shall mean an unintended response in donor or in patient associated with the collection or transfusion of blood or blood components that is fatal, life-threatening, disabling, incapacitating, or which results in, or prolongs, hospitalisation or morbidity;

"serious adverse reaction" means an unintended response, including a communicable disease, in the donor or in the recipient associated with the procurement or human application of tissues and cells that is fatal, life-threatening, disabling, incapacitating or which results in, or prolongs, hospitalisation or morbidity;