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Official documents

The official documents on which the Administrative Commission for the Coordination of Social Security Systems has agreed and its decisions and recommendations are available on this website. 

Structured electronic documents (SEDs)

Modernised coordination regulations require data to be exchanged electronically between institutions by 1 May 2014. This will be done through the EESSI system. Structured Electronic Documents (SED) have been designed to make communication of data between institutions easier and more efficient. During the transitional period between 1 May 2010 and 1 May 2014, paper versions of the SEDs can be used. Download the official versions of paper SEDs on:

• Applicable legislation (A series)
• Pensions (P series)
• Sickness (S series)
• Family benefits (F series)
• Accidents at work and occupational diseases (DA series)
• Unemployment (U series)
• Horizontal issues (H series)
• Recovery (R series)

Portable documents (PDs)

Former paper ‘E-forms’ disappear under modernised coordination, but in some cases the information required by a citizen will be issued in the form of a portable document. There are ten portable documents altogether, including the European Health Insurance Card. Apart from the card, the others are paper forms. They will be issued from 1 May and even after the transitional period. 
>> Download the official versions of the PDs 

Decisions and recommendations

A number of decisions and recommendations of the Administrative Commission have been adopted on the provisions of the modernised coordination regulations (for older decisions, please refer to the related documents of this page).
>> Download the updated list of decisions and recommendations

Other official documents

• Practical guide Part 1 & 2 - The legislation that applies to workers in the EU, the EEA and Switzerland (ex-posting guide). Note: Regulations No 883/2004 and No 987/2009 have been amended, as from 28 June 2012, by Regulation (EU) No 465/2012 (Official Journal of the EU L 149 on 8.6.2012). Only the English version of the Guide has been updated. The amendments concern especially Part II of the Guide. Other language versions will be updated in due time. Until then, they reflect legal situation before 28 June 2012.  
• Member States wishing to be notified of all posting situations on their territory as referred to in Article 15(1) of Regulation (EC) No 987/2009
• List of long term care benefits (Regulation 883/2004 art. 34) 
• Additional or special family benefits for orphans payable under national legislation and which fall within the terms of Article 69 of Regulation 883/2004