+CHAPTER 2 Equal treatment in occupational social security schemes
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CHAPTER 2 Equal treatment in occupational social security schemes

1. Forbhreathnú

Teideal	Rialáil
Article 5 Prohibition of discrimination	Article 5 Prohibition of discrimination Without prejudice to Article 4, there shall be no direct or indirect discrimination on grounds of sex in occupational social security schemes, in particular as regards: (a) the scope of such schemes and the conditions of access to them; (b) the obligation to contribute and the calculation of contributions; (c) the calculation of benefits, including supplementary benefits due in respect of a spouse or dependants, and the conditions governing the duration and retention of entitlement to benefits.
Article 6 Personal scope	Article 6 Personal scope This Chapter shall apply to members of the working population, including self-employed persons, persons whose activity is interrupted by illness, maternity, accident or involuntary unemployment and persons seeking employment and to retired and disabled workers, and to those claiming under them, in accordance with national law and/or practice.
Article 7 Material scope
Article 8 Exclusions from the material scope
Article 9 Examples of discrimination
Article 10 Implementation as regards self-employed persons
Article 11 Possibility of deferral as regards self-employed persons	Article 11 Possibility of deferral as regards self-employed persons As regards occupational social security schemes for self-employed persons, Member States may defer compulsory application of the principle of equal treatment with regard to: (a) determination of pensionable age for the granting of old-age or retirement pensions, and the possible implications for other benefits: (i) either until the date on which such equality is achieved in statutory schemes, (ii) or, at the latest, until such equality is prescribed by a directive; (b) survivors' pensions until Community law establishes the principle of equal treatment in statutory social security schemes in that regard; (c) the application of Article 9(1)(i) in relation to the use of actuarial calculation factors, until 1 January 1999 or for Member States whose accession took place after that date until the date that Directive 86/378/EEC became applicable in their territory.
Article 12 Retroactive effect
Article 13 Flexible pensionable age	Article 13 Flexible pensionable age Where men and women may claim a flexible pensionable age under the same conditions, this shall not be deemed to be incompatible with this Chapter.

1.1 Tagairtí

1.2 Ceanglais aitheanta

1.3 Caighdeáin ghaolmhara

2. Ceanglais aitheanta

Ceanglais
Foinse	Ceanglas

3. Caighdeáin ghaolmhara

Caighdeáin
Foinse	Ceanglas

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