1. “The coordination of social security in Europe”
Seminar in Tallinn, 24.09.2010
Implementation of Regulations No
883/2004 and No 987/2009 of the
European Parliament and of the
Council
Estonian case studies

2. New Regulations
• Previous examining of the U-forms
• Internal rules of procedure
• Implementation of the Regulations in
Estonia is being carried out without
problems

3. Estonian case studies
1. Elements for determining residence (art 11,
Reg No 987/2009
• Clarification of criteria –
 Purposes of leaving abroad
 Years spent in abroad
 Type and length of the employment contract
(temporary or open-ended contract)?
 One employer or different employers?

4. Estonian case studies
• Case regarding art 11, Reg No 987/2009 and art 65 p. 2 Reg
No 883/2004 – Estonia as state of residence?
 Estonian citizen studied in Estonia, and then left to Ireland. He
did not work in Estonia and gained no unemployment
insurance periods. He worked in Ireland for 4+ years, under
open-ended contracts for various employers. He went to
Ireland to earn money for paying his bank loan which he has
in Estonia. During his stay in Ireland he visited Estonia twice a
year, meeting his parents and friends. He has no family of his
own yet and no real estate in Estonia. Now he is back in
Estonia and applies for Estonian unemployment benefit.
Additional circumstance: In Ireland he received unemployment
benefit.

5. Estonian case studies
2. Extending the period of registration in another
member state under art 64 p 1 (b) Reg No 883/2004
 On what cases the extension of the period is justified?
3. Extending the period of entitlement to benefit under
art 64 p 1 (c) Reg No 883/2004
 On what cases the extension of the period is justified?
Is it necessary to take into account other member
state`s opinion (where the person is registered as an
unemployed)?

6. Estonian case studies
3. The meaning and purpose of art 62, Reg No
883/2004
• Salary received in respect of last activity
If the person worked in Finland for a year and
after that in Estonia for four months under
different employers – is it appropriate to take
into account only the salary paid only by the
last employer or both employers?