Legislation

The basic law defining farmers' social insurance obligations and entitlements to benefits is included in the act of 20 December 1990 on farmers' social insurance (full text: Official Journal No. 7 of 1998, item 25 with later amendments).

Beside the mentioned law, farmers receive their entitlements and benefits according to parliament acts listed below:

the law of 13 October 1998 on social insurance system (Official Journal No. 137, item 887 with later amendments),
the law of 28 November 1994 on family benefits (Official Journal No. 228, item 2255 with later amendments),
the law of 26 April 2001 on structural pensions (Official Journal No. 52 of 2001, item 539 with later amendments),
the law of 23 January 2003 on general health insurance (Official Journal No. 45 of 2003, item 391 with later amendments).

The basic legal acts of the European Community are:
Council 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,
Council Regulation (EEC) No. 574/72 of 21 March 1972 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 members of their families moving within the Community.

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