Periods of insurance, self-employment or employment completed in accordance with the legislation of a special scheme for civil servants or periods which are regarded by the legislation of that Member State as equivalent to such periods, shall, where appropriate, be taken into account for the acquisition, retention or recovery of the rights to benefit in accordance with the legislation of that general scheme.`
Zavarovalne dobe, dobe zaposlitve ali samozaposlitve, dopolnjene v skladu s predpisi posebnega sistema za javne uslužbence, ali dobe, ki jih zakonodaja te države članice šteje za enakovredne tem dobam, se, kadar je to ustrezno, upoštevajo za pridobitev, ohranitev ali ponovno pridobitev pravic do dajatve v skladu s predpisi tega splošnega sistema."