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PROTOCOL 16
on measures in the field of social security related to transitional periods on the free movement of persons ([F1Switzerland and] Liechtenstein)
Article 1U.K.
For the purposes of applying this Protocol and Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ No L 149, 5.7.1971, p. 416), ‘seasonal worker’ shall mean, as [F2regarding] [F1Switzerland and]Liechtenstein, any worker who is a national of an EC Member State or another EFTA State and who is the holder of a seasonal permit in the sense of the national legislation of [F1Switzerland and] Liechtenstein[F1, respectively], for a maximum period of nine months.
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F2 Substituted by Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
Article 2U.K.
During the period of validity of the permit, the seasonal worker shall be entitled to unemployment benefits according to [F1Swiss and] Liechtenstein legislation[F1, respectively], under the same conditions as a national of [F1Switzerland and] Liechtenstein[F1, respectively], and according to the provisions of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71.
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Article 3U.K.
Part of the unemployment contributions paid by seasonal workers shall be reimbursed by [F1Switzerland and] Liechtenstein[F1, respectively], to the States of residence of these Workers according to the following procedure:
(a)
For each State, the total amount of contributions shall be established according to the number of seasonal workers who are nationals of this State and present in [F1Switzerland and] Liechtenstein[F1, respectively], at the end of August, to the average length of the season, to the wages and to the rates of contribution to [F1Swiss and] Liechtenstein unemployment insurance[F1, respectively] (shares of the employer and of the worker).
(b)
The amount reimbursed to each State shall correspond to fifty per cent of the total amount of the contributions, calculated according to subparagraph (a).
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F1Article 4U.K.
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Article 5U.K.
The validity of this Protocol shall be limited to the length of the transitional periods as defined in Protocol 15.
Textual Amendments
F2 Substituted by Protocol adjusting the Agreement on the European Economic Area.
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