European Treaty Series - No.13

     
     
EUROPEAN INTERIM AGREEMENT ON SOCIAL SECURITY
OTHER THAN SCHEMES FOR OLD AGE, INVALIDITY AND
SURVIVORS  

     
     
Paris, 11.XII.53

The governments signatory hereto, being members of the Council of Europe,

Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve greater unity between its members for the purpose, among others, of facilitating their social progress;

Affirming the principles that the nationals of any one of the Contracting Parties to this Agreement should receive under the social security laws and regulations of any other Contracting Party equal treatment with the nationals of the latter, a principle sanctioned by Conventions of the International Labour Organisation;

Affirming also the principle that nationals of any one of the Contracting Parties should receive the benefits of agreements on social security concluded by any two or more of the other Contracting Parties;

Desirous of giving effect to these principles by means of an Interim Agreement, pending the conclusion of a general convention based on a network of bilateral agreements,