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SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) OF THE PHILIPPINES ) Second Regular Session ^ ■17 etc 11 P6-.32 SENATE
COMMITTEE REPORT NO. J r.) .'3
Submitted by the Committee on Foreign Relations on__DEC 1 1 ?017 Re: P.S. Res. No. ,f) ' " . prepared by the Committee Recommending its approval without amendment. Sponsor: Sen. Loren Legarda
MR. PRESIDENT:
The Committee on Foreign Relations, to which was referred the Agreement entitled: ’
AGREEMENT ON .SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN las considered the same and has the honor to report it back to the Senate with the t - » I <) recommendation that Proposed Senate Resolution No. ; . prepared by the Committee, entitled:
RESOLUTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OE' THE AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN be approved without amendment.
Respectfully submitted:
LORRbfLEGARUA- Chair . t Committee on Foreign Relations Vice-Chairs:
EMMANlI^:L^™NV,, D. PACQUIAO JOEL/YILLANUEVA
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Members.
SONf ^OVNGARA GREGORfO'n. 11 ONA sa
C]IAR ORDQ JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO
—— UEL F. ZUDIRI MARIA LOURDES NANCY S. RINAY
FRANC ISG. ESCUHERO ANTONIO “SONNY” F. TRILLANES IV
FRANCI5 I^ANGILINAN
Ex-Officio Members:
RALPH G. RECTO Presi(f( lit Pro-T/n)nore
VICENTE C. SOTTO HI Majority leader
RLINM. DRIXON Minority Leader
\ AQUILINO “KOKO” PIMENTEL III President Senate of the Philippines Pasay City SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC ) OF THE PHILIPPINES ) Second Regular Session ^ •17 l e i l P6:32 SENATE
P.S. RES.NO. r>72 If I ( ‘ '^Y:
Piepared by the Committee on Foreign Relations
RFSOr.UTION CONCURRING IN THE RATIFICATION OF THE ACREEIMEN I ON SOCIAL SECURITY BE I WEEN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE KINGDOM OFS^^'EDEN
ctnt .!SxTII#ERf:AS’the Constl,u,lon of tlie Republic of the Philippines, Article VII, Section 21 states No treaty or international agreement shall be valid and effective unless concurred in bv at least two-thirds of all the Members of the Senate"; ^
11R RF AS, the Agreement on Social Security hcOveen the Republic of the Philippines and the Kingdom of Sweden(Agreement) was signed on 15 October 2015 in Stockholm; ^
WHEREAS, the Agreement is similar to Social Security Agreements of the Philippines widi other countries, and contains standard provisions that are consistent with 101601^00001 I^bor Organization Convention No. 118 (Equality of Treatment) and Convention No 157 (Maintenance of Social Security Rights);
WHEREAS, the Agreement provides for ctiuality ortre,itment which entitles a covered person tn one State, including his family members and .survivors, to soeial security benellts under the same conditions as nationals of the other State; ^
WHEREAS, Article 26 of the Agreement provides that it shall enter into force on the irst day ot the fourth month following the month in which each Contracting State shall have received from the other Contracting State written notification that it has complied with all the requirements for the entry into force of the Agreement;
P I ' VI,'f;l!F'AL 'he 0f ",e PI,iliPPil'es ll'e Agreemeni on the 21” day of C™ 7nL‘m !,m 15 11 ,0 ll'e Se"'lte f0r conc'"Te',ce’ in acc°rdance wilh the
WHEREAS, in the hearing coiuliictcd by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on 7 “ ecember 2017' lhe following government agencies endorsed the concurrence to the ratification of the Agreement:
1. Department of Foreign Affairs 2. Department of Justice 3. Department of Labor and Employment 4. Social Security System 5. Government Service Insurance System 6. Philippine Overseas Employment Administration
WHEREFORE. RE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, that the Philippine Senate concur, as it hereby concurs, lit the Philippine ratification of tlieAgreement on Social Seairirv benvecn the Republic of the Philippines ami the Kingdom of Sweden.
Adopted,
LQRLNLKCARDA Chair Committee on Foreign Relations t ■■ V ■':>- • ; r■;,.- ^ ;/-'■-;
Republic of the Philippines S e n a te Pusa v City
ATTY. LUTGARDO B. BARBO Secretary of the Senate
For Deputy Secretary Edwin B. Bellen L e g is la tio n
Date : 1 March 2017
We transmit herewith for appropriate action the letter of Executive Secretary Medialclea dated 21 February 2017 transmitting the letter of President Rodrigo R. Duterte which submits the Agreement on Social Security between the Republic of the Philippines and the Kingdom of Sweden for the consideration and concurrence of the Senate.
LUTGARDO B. BARBO Senate Secretary LEG. f/ALZ AMD iM:DCc SERVICE r*'1 ^ !*'4m 9 ^K U_, "V Ti r - WL , ... / t! 'r V- h - J.1 " n U
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6 Floor, New GSIS I Ie^Jc|u;mers nuikluig . Fin.ndal Center. Koxns Boulevard. Pnsay Cilv OII,ce Phone Nos.: (632) 3526601 ,o SO (Trunk Line) Local 6123 to 6125 ' Oi l ic i: o r THE s e n a i i; i,k e s ii )i;iM A Q L IIL IN O ■■||\ ()>l<0 ” N^IF.^TFL III <-/AL
TO: ATTY. LUTGARDO B. BARBO Senate Secretary r DATE; FEBRUARY 28, 2017
RE: AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITN' BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE KINGDOM OF SWEDEN ^ivii^uuuAi
Respect fully transmitting to your good ofnee, for your information and appropnale nction, tlie attached letter of President Rodrigo Ron Dute^e siibmitting lor the Senate’s consideration and concurrence, the Agreente t on S o d Secunty between the Republic ofthe Philippines and the kinodom of Sweden, which was signed on October 15, 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden."
Thank you and wami regards.
Very truly yours.
Lhvj. liiLLS Ano INDEXSC k VILE A1TY. i)/VNIEL TTSA LOM ON Chief of Staff ^ E C E I V E I H l ^ -Wn MAR 1) 1 ?i]l7] ^
Room 606, GSI3 BuiWinrj, Financial Center CCP Complex, Pasay City, 1303 Tel no +63 2 552 6601 local 5543 Direct line +63 2 322 9753 [email protected](j O' / U /-T'
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21 February 2017
Senator AQUILINO PIMENTEL III Senate President Senate of the Philippines Pasay City
Dear Senate President Pimentel;
M em beTs'ofT hrienate " r ig n e T t' Pr: s11aCtheRd : f ,ter '° ,he Serate Pre-<^en, and ‘Agreement on S o c lT s lZ lty ROfa .Du,erte' submil,i'19 lhe Kingdom oA Sweden, ■ for the Senate’s considera,ton"“ d clcurreP“ r ' neS 'te
For your information and appropriate action.
Very truly yours,
SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA Executive Secretaiy
C.C.; Office of Legal Affairs Department of Foreign Affairs Manila
GGAO t s p /l 6 m /a m g
Enel.; a/s1 m a l a c a n a n g MANILA
INSTRUMENT OF RATIFICATION
TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, GREETINGS:
Republic ol me Social Sec"''ly between the 2015 in Stockholm, Sweden 9 o f Slverfen wa= signed on 15 October
Philippines with other counlrierand ra nliillL slin rl0? 1 secunly a9reernents of the with International Labor Orqan'allon C o ^ ln , ^f L Po^OT that are conasteot Convention No 157 (Maintenance of Socal Secunrily0R,ghl)Eaqnda"ly 0f Trea,menl> and
covered person in one S^LLLnclLtLo'hr! l° r ^<,uallly of ,reat,nent which entitles a security benefits under . h e '^ r m r ^ ^ L s ^ ^ r o n '^ r s - ^ r e :r e r Ssr e 0rS' ,0 50031
Presiden?^f' theHRrpE|bN!rof the p'Llippii^s * r h a R0DR'G° R° A DUTERTE' Agreement on SoctuI Secunly belleSn «in R o L ^ ^ r o fT o " Pr"? Considered lhe a " r r n d 0cf|aS:s:;re^^^^^^^ ra,l,y a0d Cd''f- - ^ e a r ^ X n ^ ' t ' ' ; 9
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By the President:
I V. SALVADOR C. MEDIALDEA Executive Secretary /\ u _ ^ - n r a ^
KKPUBLIC o p t h e PHILIPPINES PHRD 2016 - 001870 MAI.ACANAN PALACE MANILA
21 February 2017
The Honorable Senate President and Members of the Senate Senate of the Philippines Pasay City
Gentlemen and Ladies of the Senate:
the Agreement on SocL/Vea/rffy ^b e tw Z n lh e ^5 C°l?Sld®ration and concurrence, Kingdom o, S.oden, which was s.gned ch ,5
Other countries and conStaSilnsllpro°isSions'th^ agreements of the Philippines with Organization Convention No n e (Equality of TrenlS'5 Wlth lnternaf'onal Labor (Maintenance of Social Security Rights). V T eatment) and Convention No. 157
person^neo^e rsfaT^TnclLidirf^ his°fa^lv^ °h trea^m®n^ which entitles a covered benefits under ihe sanreCS i o ; r s a T ^ a ^ i^ r o T ^ r . h r s r a 1;"^ ,0 S0C'al SeCUri'y
Philippine Healih Insuranee3 Corporation '""and'' me r '6 S0C'al Security s Vs,em. the System have been consrrited and r r e - o n ^ u ^ r w i t ^ : : ; ^ eSd^ ; - a; r anCe
Social Seciirily advisable to ratify the Agreement on and seek ,he lena.e's c o tu S e Iherela W "'eS md "'9 Kin<>d0m of
RODRKJ 'i^oK DUTERTE^^
REPUBLIC or THE PHILIPPINES PRRD 2016 - 001871
' rm I'l’i siDi N ro r riiii p i i i u i 'I'i n i s CERTIFICATION
JESUS I. YABES Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs
i_i SUB^ CR,BED AND SWORN to before me this day of 2016 by the Honorable JESUS I. YABES, Acting Secretary of Foreign Affairs?
^TEO TITO L AUSAN, JR. ActincfAssistant Secretary ------CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ______Regular Session
S e n a t e r e s o l u t io n n o ------
PmPines2The slZl cZZcZTZZ 'nZlZt ",e
cAo: : tz n,.he p : ii r to .socr secumy A9reements °f contains standard provisions that are rnnci "If en Soc'al Security Agreement Convention No. 118 (Equality of Treatment)Saennd r " lnlemal'onal Labor Organization Rights of Social Security Righfs). Convent,on No. 157 (Maintenance of
c o v e r e d T e S ; r e \ f r r 'u d i n o T id,e5 ^ eqUa'i,y 0f ,rea,ment which - « ' a3 a benefits under the same conditions as n a L l * orthro m eraSnt‘iatSeUrV'VOrS 10 S0Cia' SeCUr" y
force on^the^fV^^a'y^rthefourlh mon^^ Agreement provides that it shail enter into State shall have received from the othpr r ° ° Win9 { 6 month in which each Contracting complied With all requirements for the entry ^ 0^ ^ A^ree^ 'hat ' haS
NOW, THEREFORE, be it -
ratification of the Agreement (fneSoda?Stp(' P.hlli5)pines concur. as it hereby concurs, in the the Kingdom of s S e n "y be'Ween lhe RePublic of lba Philippines and
Adopted,
AQUILINO PIMENTEL III President of the Senate This Resolution was adopted by the Senate on
Secretary of the Senate Salion, Features and Benafits of the Phi.ippine (PH) - Sweden (SE) Social Security Agreement (SSA)
Denma? r ,FTal0ceSSpoSrt0u,gn';e S w S r d t p a m T ' n 6'91™ ' Canada and QuebeC' Ireland, the PH-SE SSA contains standard oro 6 ■ K'nSdom and Northern Internationa, Labor Or9,animation pLO, c o L e n T o n s T ir ,
f a L ir L 7 b ,7 r r n 7 7 r v 7 7 r s enir 7 c ia 7 VOr0d7 liPiTO WOrker' inClUdin5 his conditions as nationals of SE (A/iiclo 4)- ^ SeCUr'ly be,ln,|ls under the same
or even In a third Stale (Art/c/e 51; S'd" in PH. in SE
periods (excludin7ov7laps77°cov7edC7 o 7 7 7 u n 7 rClthpd'n'n9 Cred'iabie ct^o n 0 rt::;:, “ 77; ^ ~ 15): and y 0n a nrPPPrtional-sharing basis (Anidos 12 and
" - t 7 , : i r 7 : n c 7 : i: ; 7 cHoa n 7 7 ,aci“k?i8s coOTdi- ' 10" — workers and handle matters pertaininn "in rl " 6X endln9 assi5t:ince to covered ra;, pertaining to the implementation of the SSA (Article
The SSA covers the following laws (Article 2):
1. With regard to Sweden, it covers le-^qislaNon on- c- u and activity pension; li) income-based old-age and ” COmp'!nsa,i°n survivor's pension and surviving children's'a?io ' d SUaran,'!e Ponsions; Hi) and occupational diseases: and v) social security co7ibut!ons; and"'5
2 - x rt7 s7 7 T erirr7 trrrr,: -> - s- ' r7,rsm7eteri::aXrr tsLc; - - survivorship benefits: iii, the Portability CZ aV^ldra'ggrgali^n and, iV) EmPl°y0eS' CcmP-=«i°n Sickness and death. ' ^ e . as it relates to work-related injury, countr/wLTeTheywork^^^^^^^^^ Sha,, be Subject ,0 lhe legislation of the Of workers sech as de,ac'"aT:o?kers rU'eS aPPlV ,0 “ rtai" r vosse. oM so„aols, o, a (;ui :i:mf.nt on so ciai . sf.c i'ritv hkiwkfn
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TIk - Governrnont of (|,e Republic of ll,e Philippines and the Gove iovernment of tlie Kinudom of Sueilen.
heiny desirous of regulaiine tlieir mutual relati.ms in the Held of social securitv
have decided to conclude an aereement for this piirpnse, and
have agreed as follows;
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Article I Defim'tinns
I. For the purposes ol titis Aftreoment:
a) "Contracting Stale" means the Repuhlie of the Philippines hereinafter referred to ns tlie Philippines or the Kingdom of Sueden hereinafter referred to as Sweden;
b) •henelit" means, as regards a Contracting Slate, any of the henellts specif,ed in the legislation referred to in Anicle 2;
Cl "ccp..,..,,, :inII)ori,y" „,ra„s. ;K rcccals ,hc l'hiliri,i„es. ,l,c I'rcside.,, ;,„d n,icf Icu-cdvc Otllccr or die Socidl Sccinilc Syclom an,IiIk - I'rccidenI and General Manacer nf the Gnvemmem Serviee Insurance Sysle.n: and. as recards Sweden. ,he Government or the authority nominated hv the Government;
dl -competent institnlion" means, as regards the Philippines, the Social Securil. Svsten, tttt.1 tile Goeermnent Serviee Insnranee Systenr an,l. as regards Swerlen. the anthoritv responsible for the implementation of the legislalicn specilled in Article 2;
e) "creditaNe period" mean.s. as regards a Contracting State, a period of contribntions. insurance or residence used to acqtiire the right to a henelit under the legislation of that Contracting Slate;
I) -legislation" means, ns regards a Contracting St.ne. ll,e laws and regulations specilled in Article 2 with respect to that Contracting State.
Any term not defined in this Article has th.^Wg;„1ine assigned to it in the applicable legislation. Infi f0‘:r
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' IJ'"' ,i' ■lelo’.nooc, M Article 2 I.eoishtion to Which the Af-rccmcnt Applies
I. This Agreement shall apply to the Ibllowing legislation;
a) with respect to the I’hilippines:
(I) the Social Security Law and the regulations made thereunder as they relateto retirement, disability and death benelus-
fii) th. Govemmom Service l„sl,r:,nee Ac, anj ,l,o mailo ndcr „ they relate to retirement, disability, death and survivorship benents;
('■» the I’oftability Law as it relates to totalizing the uorkers' creditable services or contnbutions under the laws specitled in (i) and (ii) of this subparagraph; and
(iv) the limplovees' Compensation and State Insurance Fund Law. as amended, as it relates to work-related injury, sickness and death.
b) with respect to Sweden;
(il the Icciskuion „n sickness cnn,rcns,„i„„ sn.l ac.ivhv con,ncnsa,i(,„:
olJs,cc pensions nnj pnarnmee pensions;
(iii, .Ik - lecislaiinn on survivors- pensions a.ul sun ivine cMklren's allowance;
(ivl II,e lecislaiinn on aecklems a, work anj occnpalional iliseascs; an,I
(VI llic lecislaiinn on Ihe social securi.v conirihnions as rccarjs Ihe legislalion specitled in (i) tii (iv )o l this suhpar;igr;iph. CT'inrn r»uc r, BfP/VHTMr-VT Ok k0 j ,r r r-Or'ami#n r r nr, rEB } I pnje fOK rtit oiatcio.fi^.'.Yp 'o- Lu,5 Hf^GOUA 2. Subject t.. pnnsrarl, 3 of ,h» Article, ,l,is Aereenrcm stall also apply |lros m i regulations rclticl, amend, supplement, eon,solidtuo or supersede the legi,,latio„ specified it, pjiniuniph I of this Arlicle.
3, This Aereemeiit shall further apply to larvs and regulations ,yhid, e.stend the legislation of a Contrttcting,State to new categories oflvnellcittries or to nerv Ivnclits ttnicss an ohjecion on the p.trt ol that Comracttng Slate has heen communicated to the other Conlracliiig Stale n.u later than six months following the ctttry into force ofsitch laws and rcgitlalions,
4, This Agreement shall no, apply legislation tha, establishes a new social secttritv branch unless the competent authorities ofthe Contneting Sttttes agree on this application.
Article* 3 Persons to Wluim ||,e Agreement Applies
This Agree,nen, shall apply...... person who is „r has been...... legishuion of .he Phtltppines or Sweden, ami ,o other persons who derir e rights from snel, a person.
.Article -I n*|ii:ility of I reiitmcnt
Unless ollierwiso proviJeil in this Aerecment. in app|\ 'no the IcL'islation of a Conlracthu: State, the persons speeilioJ in Article 3 .s|1; ill receive eipial treatment with nationals of that Contractin': .State.
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■ itriuGOL'A Article 5 Export of Renents
I. Unless otherwise provided in this Aereement, heneflts pnvable under the legislation of a Contracting State to any person described in Article 1 inri r u f , . ■ lcle J> incIuding benefits acquired bv virtue th Agreentent. shall not be sub.iect to any reduction, modification, suspension nnvel at.on or confiscation by reason only of the fact that the person resides in the territory' K otter Contracting State, and these benefits shall be paid when that person stavs or resides in the territory of the other Contracting State.
2- " Cnt S nayaNe ',mler ASrCemem S"a" " « person e.i.iMc for ■, benen,. sliiys nr in ,l,e .nrri.orv „f , ,„irJ slilIt, S',Ch •'
3. The provisions of pomoropl,, | al,j o s|laM nol y |o Sweden: following benefits as regards
a) sickness compensation in the form ,-.r o. . gll'lr:,nlee compensation or activity mpensation in the form of guarantee compensation; and
h) guarantee pensions andsurviving children’s allowance.
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Article 6 Cenera! Provisions
Unless othenvise provided in this Agreement, an employed person or a self-emploved person
,n ,erri,0ry 0ra COntraCtinC^ _ c ..... 1411 v*-*! n.UI ■ work, he subject only lo the legislation of that Contracting State ' VffCHO • rerhnoj., ----- rcD ,rr rr oi'..... J , EB 1 1 ^016 r''‘ u'^iCJOKOMIC«0: Ft. n£f\ACiOD \ ' A rticle 7 Detachments
1. A P.rs„„ >vl,„ n„rmal|v ptlrslli.s :m act.vii y an cmp|o>aj ih_ ^ Comrucling S,.ltc „„ K-hniror.™ ™ployCT nom,„,|y t|)ett >v... 1S sa„ by ,l,n, empl„yer „,l,„ r„„,r.lcti„g Smie pcrform wrk ^ i|ni .mp .jy r s bel,»l,. s„n„ rc„,lin s,ll,jec| 1|w |egisI:ition o|, ihe formCT Cm (rKii S(
provided .he nnlieipa.ed di.mio,, ofsl,ch work does „0, exceed 24 m„ml,s, 3„d dni person is not sent to replace another detached pers-m.
If ,he work refereed in rilra„r,lph , c„ntjm,cs |wyiHii) ;J insliiiitions bo,h Con.roe.ing S,,ltes m.ly nsree, wi)K |hc end ef||K fim Pof, 4 n.o„.bs th.lt die employee, for .o f„rd.er period of no. more ,h,ln 24 mon.lis, L ,|| reov,; suh|ect ,o die legisLrdon of dieHr,, ...... mein,. S,,r,e. provided dm, siicl, ex.eosion|, rupiLsikd jointly hy tlie employee and the employer.
Article S Travcllin|.j I’crsonncl
'■ trrj'b "’ T * "" ...... a ShiP ,h!" fli” N l df a Con,ne,ine S,.„v. simll be subject ,o ,he lepisitiiion of dm, Con,n,e,i„g S,.i,e.
A person being employed by „„ enipioyer ivid, a registered ofliee in one Con.rticiiie St.rle nn Jn .iirerni, llymo ,l„ern.n,i„na| ,r!,mc shn|| k. suhjtci i)|e |ei!isbi.on of (ha ontntcmg S,;„e ,n whose ,erri,ory die employer li.ts iis regislered ofllce.
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R. HtrAGot.M Article 9 rc™ „, Enangcl in Covcrnmcl Tn.pl.,. L„ca|,v Ens,gcd C„vl.r„„,ont
Kmpl„ytc, and Mamban .flMplnro,,|a Mi,,,i„„, Cnanlar P.,,i
1. A rarspn being employed by ,he govem„,en,. ,o whom paneraph 3 of lhis Artic,c doe, no. npplv end who ,s Sen. .0 work in ,he .erri.ory of ,he o.her Con.rncing S.a.e, is subject only to the legislation of the first Contracting State.
2. A per,™ rvho i, iocnHy engaged in ,l.e .em.ory ofa Con,racing S,a,e in g„ver„n,en. employment for the o.her Contracting Slate shall, in respex. of that emplovment. he MJbject to the legislation of the first Contracting Stale.
■V This Agreemem shall no, .affect the provisions of IIk. Vienna Convention on D.piomatic Rehnons of April lR. lOr,,. or ,he Vienna Convention on Constd.ar Rel.nion, of ,ypri, 24.
Article 10 Acenmpanying Spouse and Children
The .accompanying spouse or children of a person who works in the territorv of one
COn' T m S'a,° ...... -’r ....er Contracting” State in accordance w „h ,yr„cle 7 or paragraph I o f Article 7, shall be subject to the legislation o f the ...er Contr,acting .State nnless they are then,selves gainfnily occupied in the tetritory of „.e first Contracting State.
Article 11 F.xccpfions to Mandatory Social Security ContrilMilions in flic Philippines
Fora person who will be siihject to the Swedish leuisl; ition in accordance with Articles 7 to lO and I2 of this Agreen.ent, it shall no, he mandatory to pay social sccnri.v contribntion, in ,hc Philippines m relation to the applicable legislation coneer„ingiSick„css and maternitv
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'■ r. Cl ,'i.\r;t')eA Article 12 Kxceptions
The compeen, nmhori.iee or ,he comperen, insHpoio,,, „r c„„,rnc,i„g s.oro, mav „ common oereement, mnkc exceptions ,o ,he provisions of Article 6 to Aoicle 10 with respect to any person or cateiiories of persons.
PART III i’ ron'i .s io .ns roNrKRNi vr; nr,.\['/Frrs
CIIAPTF.R I (.’K.NTTUI, PROVrsiOXs
Article 1.1 Totalization of CreditaMe Periods
'• Un,eSS 0",mViSe prm i'1"1 i" l,’i' «•» person tins compieter, cretlimhle periotl, iiccordine to the legisln,ion of both Co„,r,,eting St.ttes, these periods shall be totalired if necessarw lor the ent.tlement to a heneflt.insofar as they do not coincide.
If.a person is not elieible for „ benelit on the basis of the creditable periods under the leijislation of the Contracting .States, tntalire.1 as pros ided in paragraph I of tltis Adicle t e eligibility „l tha, person for that bcnellt shall be determined by totaliaine t„ese periods and ered,table pertods eomplete.l un.ler the legislation of a third Slate, with which holh Con,tact,„g .States are bonnd hy social seenrity agreements or cnivaten, coordination instruments on soetal seenrity which proei.le for the totalirntion nf periods for tha, person
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...... ru ftj'li P. iT u a c o d ,', Article 14 Calcjilatioii of ncnefits TI.L, Agreement tthnil no, prevent the ttpplicnti.tn„ f legittintion ,>n henedts thnti, more favornhle to n person covered under Article 3 of this Acrcement. CIIAPTKR 2 RFNF.FITS I'NDFR TIIF LFCISI^ATION OF TMF I’niLIPI’FNFS Article 15 ( alciilatinn Ihe Amount of Rcncflt Payable 1. The provisions on ,ot,Nz.,tio„ „|-Chapter i shall no, he applied if ,l,e total dnration of credilahle pertods accnmulaled hy a person onder its legislation is less than 12 months. II a person is no, entitled to the payment of a K-nedt solely on the basis of the creditable pertods nnder the legislation of the Philippines, h„, is entitled to the pavntent of tint hened, throng,, the application of the totalization provisions of Chapter I, the competent institution o f the Philippine shall ealenlate the amount of hened, payable to that person in die lolliiwinii manner: al it shall drst rietermine the an.ortn, of the theoretical hened, rvhich wrntid he payable under the legislation of the Philippines solely on the basis of the mini, imum creditable periods required under that legislation; h) it shall then multiply the theoretical heued, b, the ratio that the creditable periods actually completed un.ler the legislation of the Philippines represent in relation to the minimum creditable periods required under that legislation. rFKT.r,Fo rv,)f r Ott»A/nv,£n-r 0i; k _ _n fEB I I FUI< r,,r ^ll'-' CTC.S Oi‘ I’CRO: L1JI^ It litHACOUA CHAI’TKU 3 nENERTS UNDER THE EECISEATION OF SWEDEN Arficle 16 , Calculating the Amount of FUmcHt Payalile I. The provisions „n ro.nli.n.ion of Chnn,„ I shall no, nppiv ,o ,ht. Knsic rcpoirenron, of II.,.w ars of rfsijonco in Soorlon for on,i,lo,„e„, 3 E„;,rsn.ee pension, „ sickness Conrpensnnon ,he forn, of gl,srnn.ee compenss.ion or ,0 an nc.ivi.y conrpensn.ion in .he lorni of yiiaramec compcns.ation. 1 Whr ' S,nMi5',mp ,hC Sick- - conirens.i,ion or scivi.v co.pensn.ion, s creditahic pennd under F’hilippino legislation shall he considered as coverage under Swedi.sh legislation. 3. When calculating the amount of income-related sickness compensationn r income-related activity compen.s;ition. only income earned during periods when Swedish legislationwas applicable shall be taken into account. 4' 'Vhen am0',m 0 r'hC pension in ,l,e form of snpp,eme„nrs. P07 ...... lk- ...... * of Chap.cr I, onlv credi.shle period, completed under Swedish legislation, shall be taken into account. M rr... rf:’' ri>'iro r«ur rpt>y '"''’-.Uio,. Wf,., , VW I U ! ': I’ART IV ADMI.MSTRATIVF, and MISCn.LA.VROUS PRON'ISlOiNS Arficlo 17 A(Iminisfr:itivc Arr;inj;erncn( '■ Th' C,'mre,em ...... n f ,|K *.11 conclude ;m ndnunis.nuive nrrnnsemcm ,1™ Se.S on. ,l,e mc.1SuroS ncccssucv f „ r ,lle .nnp|icu,i„n o f,h i, A ereemen,. The Unison .ifendes olThe Conirnclinu Stntes shall hedesiens ited in that arrangement. Article l.S I'.xchangc of Information and Mmnal Assistance 0r ""■S A?rCemCm- C"m^ek•n, a'"l’™ili" comr'-tem .) '" 'he esteni permitled hy ,he...... ,1kv ,lJminisk,r comniimi, ,mc ^ eKh ."I'cr uny .nlormmion necessary Tor ,he application „r,|,isApreontent; b| l;"‘l "’0ir S7 ' •1"d ...... ce ,o one another Tor the pn^ose of : : : C"r b" i,y f°r- - ,ht- -nder Aproement. or "Ct sr the leeishnion to tehich this Apreenten. apphes. as ir the nta.ter i„e„K,d the application ol tlioirown legislation; Cl comtttnnicate to each other, as soon as po„i|,|e. all i„rormation ttbo.tt the ntettsttres ■ en hy them for the application oh ,1,1s Aerecnten, or abott, changes in thoir P ciise legislation m so far as these changes alTect the application of this Agreement. CFxr- » ■ If If Q (C Ini. ^ 'etS ,.j,'rJ|«S 0r,nj''-"’ ...... ,iiiniVJnon7 nn...... / a ) , 7 ^ow ‘ 1 - : .aKO LU,Sk- /(f'--■•'CODA The essis.nnce referred in s„hnara(:rapl, I h) s|,r,„ be providcd free (,rch;,ree w ■iny prpvls,„n enn.n.ned in rhc Admi„is,rn,ive Arr.rnsen,e„, coneirrdejpurser,Abide 1 7 for the reimbursement nfcertnin types ofexpenses, 3. -nre curperen, insripninns a„n„allv „ c|,lnM wl.di s|uii| hc s|iedfed ^ tliL Admmistnitive Arronttcment 4- iS rt" " ired ''"‘k-r •X ' r . Coniraeline Srnie. a„y inform;,lion ah„„t P r on u llLh IS tnnsmitteci m accordance with this Agreement to that Coniractine State 1 , ° " "" n,n'C'mS S,ak- iS ^ '-or purposes of p oinentinp „„s Apreemen, nnd rl,e leeisir.rion rvhich rhi, A5a, men, n „ The itiformrilion, ereeP, nredicrd i„r„rn,ali,ln, ,MV |x. 1|sfJ ,|x rat. )n o),oi||er soc,ii secunrs ee,s „ h,oh ,|,0 c„nlre,cn, instit„|ioi,, !]pr|>, Mn|ess otK^ iK ,s Aereemen, or rhe Adminis.mpve Arrsneemen,. The infonnruion received hv „ l;; : cp:k■n, : u,"::i'v w -1 ...... ins",u,i" " s"-1" n n i i o n ,,,or ' nlr'“ "n t' lnk '"r Tuo'ucuon ol privacy and confidentiality of personal data. Article in F.vempti,,,, „ r ricdncti,,,, ofTas.,, n „ „ . Fees an,I Charge, ■■ AU.V ese-mplinn from or rednetion of rases, lepa, dues, consular fees and administrative r : ; '.VhlCl’ ...... m'd' ,h' ...... Conlraclinp .State in eonncdion v'lin Ino I.^SlKUlCe ol ;m\ ^ I . cert.liuitc or document required to he produced for the application ot that legislation shall he extended to certitk ites or I r . 1 . , ccniiicates or document.s required to he Pn duced for the application of the legislation of the other Contracting State. - Anv document ot an oftlcial nature required m he produced f.Tr the application o f this F urecmcnt s ta | he exempt from any authentication hy diplomatic or consular authorities and similar lomtalitv. niKs •• • »‘.TV- . . B J T m ' l' 1' o. 'f'./tO- ir II Lll’r I. Article 20 Lancuns.. of Coninn.nicatian hchvl.c„ ihc C„„,r e.P„, Aull.oriti.., an,I Compe.ont Institutions For tile application of ,hi., Apreemen,. ,he contpc.cn, a.nhoriUcs and con.pc,c„, inalipnion., of Ihc Contractinc S,a,cs may commnnieme directly with one another in the Cnslisl, lanncfe. Article 21 Siihmitting :i CI;iim, Notice or Appeal h Claims, notices an.1 appeals concerning cligthilitv for, „r the amonnt of. a benefit ttntler the legislation of a Contracting State which shonid. for the pnrposes of that legislation have been presen.etl within a prescribed period to a contpeten, anthoritv or competent insiitntion of that Contracting .State, b.t, which are presented within the same period to an anthortty or tnstitntion of the other Contracting State, shall he treated as if thev had been pre.scmed to the attthorily or institution of the first Contracting Stale. The dale of presentation of elaints. notices and appeals to the anthority or insti.ntlon of the other Contracting State shall be deemed to be the date of their preset,tatton to „.e authority nr insiitntion n( the lirst Contmciin-: sStntc. 2. An appheatton for benefit under the le.gidatton ,.f a Contracting State shall be deemed to he alSO ...... -hare ...... the legislation of the other Contracting State provided tha, the applicant...... a,,., provkfcs i„fonmSoo indicating tha, creditahle Petiods have been completed timler the legislation o f,h e othet Cnntncling State. 3. In any ease ,o which patactapl, I „t : applies the competent authority or competent institution to which Ihc claim, notice or appeal has heea submitted shall transmit i, withoii, delay to tlie authorityor institutiono f the other Contractinjt State. ■I. An application or document shall no, be reieeted by a competent anthoritv or a competent institution Ufa Contracting State solely becngejllh'lrpthc,official language of the other Contractinu State. ,n,e'’n,n(Jr, '--fC'-t fUM r”c w , nii M Article 22 Payment of Renefits I. Fk-nehts shall he paid to henendaries without any deduction for administrative expenses that may he iiic u iT e d in paying the henelils. Paymem, i„,„ ,|,e other Comncine Stale nriring from thi. Agree,item ahnil he made in freely convertible currency. .1. In the even, tha, a Contracting State impoSca cnrrency eontrola or other similar nteasnres that restrict payments, rentiltanees or transfers of ft.n.l, or financial instrt.mcnts to person, i,S U!rri"’r-'- "’■1' ...... ■'^'■ate shall, ...... delay, take snitahie measures to ensnre the paytnent of any am,„m, n„Bt faU accordmcc Agreement. Article 2d Resoliitiftn of Difllciilties I. The compete,,, anthorities and the oompeteo,ins,„f „,c Comn,c|ina S,a(cs 7 ° ,W - ...... C'i " m rM ,iih 'e- nnV ...... »ri« in inicqsreling or applving greemen, accord,ng to fi.ndantenlal principles and to the spirit of this Agreement. ’ TlK‘ C'’"'r:'C"l’!: S“ U” S"3" ro"S‘"' - "'e re'l'ics, of either Contractin.. State enneerntng matters tvhiC, hate no, lH-e„ resoKed hv the competent anthorities m the competent instmition.s in iiccorddnce with p.imenph I, -V Any dispote hetueen the Contracting States eoneenting the interpretation of thi, Agreement tthich has no, been resoived or settle,! hy ..... ,„ accordanw „,it|, paragraph , or : shall, a, ,he retmes, of either Contracting Staie, he stthmiticl to arbitration hy an arbitral tribunal. 4. The deci.sion of the arbitral tribunal shall be llw«l f.SbiSnIJ'f 'nforta, 1(li n r ■ 1 nm >r-‘« r,„ t'it.icI j.1, OlMJ I U If/ fy. . J. r 0/\ PART \ ' TRANSrnONAI. AND FINAL PROVISIONS Article 24 Transitional Provisions I. Tins Agreement shall not create any entitlement to benefits for r any period prior to its entry into force. This Ayreemoni .tall nlSo .-.ppiv ev,„,s „ hicl, „cc„rr„l prior ,n i,., er„rv imp force, -V All credi.nhle period., compleK-,1 onder ,l,e leyisl.rrion of one of .he Comr.-.cine ^..^e, poor ,0 ,lte dole on which ,hi, Aereenren, en.c, into force shnil he ,nlre„ i-.p, coiisidcralion ,n deler„.i„ins en.l.lemcn, ,o nnv henen, in accordance with ,he provision, of this Aureement. 4. The applicalion of ,hi., Ayrccn.cn, stall no, r«„„ in an. redneion in the a amount of beneht to which entitlement has been establishedprior to Its entry into force. A rticle 25 Revision of or Amendment to the Aurcement r:,ach Con,racing S.a.c ma. rc.,„cs. a revision of or an an.cnd,nen, ,hi, Acrcen.cn, Such revision or a,..e,.d„.cn, n,ay. alicr...... acrccn.cn,. he made hv an e.schancc of Official Notes. rt ‘•ru .co T'l’jr nce.MrvovTow:.,,.;'. . rrAi1i ------i.'ii , , ,, f£B ' I 2016 .A rticle 2r> res me i i l .uj; Lntry into Force LUI5 R. Rfct-/,CODA Th„ Ayrccmonl shall cmer inlo force on ,he llrs, da, of ,hc foonh monll, following ,l,c n.on,h in which each Con.racing S,a,o shall have received from ,l.e o,l,er Contracling State written notification tluit it has complied with all re qiiirements for the entry into force ol this Agreement. 2. The seme procedure applies if,he Apreemem Is revised or ameiKicd accordio.. according to Article 25. Article 27 nnrafinn and Termination of the Agreement I. This Agreement shall remain in force without anv limit:ition on its duration. 2, TIus Aereemen, „,.,v he ier.uiaa.ed by eirher r„„,ne,i„s S,a,e piviug a roelvcmon,,. prior nouee ihroiigh an Offieial Nole lo ihe o,her Contractins Stare. -V If .bis Agrceniem is terminated, ngbts regarding entitlement or pavmet„ of heneli.s net,tttred under I, shall he retained. The Contracting States shall mahe amangements ,o deal with rights in Ihe process of being acquired. IN WITNESS WIIFRFOF. the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto hy their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement. DONF in duplicate at Stockholm on 15 October 2015, in the Fnglish and Swedish languages. each tc.\t being equally authentic. In ca.se ot any divergence of inferpret.uion. the Fngli.sh text shall prevail. FOR THF GOVERNMFNT FUR THE government OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PI IIMPPINFS OF THE KINGDO.M OF SWEDEN Cl fnriril rnut co|rrr C rsl) fnfiirrn.inon r ^ TT ^— r, fQw iMt Ol.irCTCn11.2016 Ui ifuKD; ~D*-~ Utl'-. ACOCA o nEPARTMFNT OP |C Pl'llil’pi"" l" .™ n l° M tT EMP'-0YMENT 5EBTI£|CATE_gF_COTCUR Employment (DOLE) has b^n c^suhcd T d t" 1 °f Lab°r and the ratification of the d d haS concun-ed with BSTW EEK t h e r e p u b l ic t h ^ °N C0CMX SECURir/ ICIPIGDOM OP SWSDEn J J : IjL ^HIMPPIHES AlfD THE ARHAUGEMEriT FOR THE J Jr,, - C ^^^^TRATIVE AGREEMEfTT q u -orrAT 3MPLaMEKTATIOrr OF t h ^ O P B ETP,T ,EII PHILIPPIKE3 which wll be sicneT REPUBLIC OP THE Stockholm, Sweden. ° ° n 15 October 2015 in rOR lHt -''HCT Jo-Ot irCRO: k o s a l ih d / S S S ^ l i s -b a l u o z LU'S R.'S'^ vgcda se c re ta ry D'h' nrL s n r ? l P.Ubc'Lof the PhiliP P '" « certificate o f coimcurrence This is to certify that the Soci!! <:= •• heen consulted and has co ^ SeCUr'ty SyS(em (^^S) has has concurred with the ratification of the '‘Agreement on Snrini • tne PM,PpinesPf.,yfDD- ond the l<.ngdom y fcetlveffn of thc Administrative Arrangement far the lmPl We Sn ° nd tHe A ’ e lmPlcmentotion of the ^jm ent on Social Security between Kingdom o f Sweden and the Republic of the Philippines -> d • ^ ^ e S z r ° ^ -,« j^ L 1 0 20I6 X . LU'S R. REHAGODA EMILIO S. DE QUir^65xR. pff?sident and CEO 22 July 2015 !) S nee System ■ rasaV City, Metro Manila 1308 CSRTIFJCATEOTLCOJicURREN; :e This is to certify that the Government tteT, ' r System (GSIS) has been consulted a i h Ura"Ce the ratification of the AGREEMENT O N " ' th BETtVEEN THE Re p u BLIC o j, t h e PHr°°^ SECURITY k in g d o m o r sw v D- H ^ in e s a n d t h e arrangement e o r t h e T p the ADWImSTIlATIVS a g r e e m e n t on sSOCIAL o c ia l SECURITYr EHTATIOfI or THE k in g d o m o f SWEDEN AND THE RrPUBLI r PHILIPPINES. r--HBLIC o f THE DFPARTMfll'0? l'^!!\Cc0Jr rORFO .rT hi OhUCIG-I F E e , 0 irCRC; ^°16 tU/S R. RtSAGOCA KOEERT G. 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