欧盟-英国贸易与合作协定社会保障协调专门委员会第五次会议

Minutes 1.Welcome, opening remarks and adoption of the agenda-Co-chairs Theco-chairs welcomedinperson and onlinemeeting participantsand thankedthem for their attendance.The in-person delegates from both sides introduced The agenda consisted ofsixitems andonematter for AOB. The agenda was formally adopted without modification. 2.Actions taken since last Specialised Committee, including adoption ofDecisionNo.1/2024 and cooperation on the correct application of the Theco-chairs commended the work of the Specialised Committee andtheSecretariats since lastyear'smeeting on 5thJune 2024. In particular, they highlightedthe adoption ofDecisionNo.1/2024,which updatedcertainannexestotheProtocol One of the key changes made by thisdecisionwas toincrease healthcarereimbursement from the default 15% to 20%in countries using an average costcharging model to recover healthcare costs from other countries. These countries Theco-chairs commented on theeffective use of the written procedure to adopt this 3.Update on state of play on the possibility to derogate from the rules on The UKand the EUwelcomedthe preparatory technical work carried out bytheSecretariats to explore the possibility to includea new provision in the implementingrules in Annex SSC-7 to the TCA Protocol, allowing States to derogate from the rules The UK suggested further use of the written procedure todeliverthe item,once the 4.Use of Forms and Documents-Modifications of Portable DocumentsandMinimum Changes to The UK recapped the previous Specialised Committee discussions onthe requiredminimal changes to PortableDocumentsand Structured Electronic Documents, todistinguish whether documents are issued under the Withdrawal Agreement(WA)or PreviousSpecialised Committee discussionsagreedthat any changes should beminimal and reduce administrative burdens.These discussionsalso notedthesechangeswould contribute toprotect citizens’rights. Aspreviouslyagreed,anychangeswillneed to go through thegovernance processesoftheAdministrative The EU reiterated the UK’s comments and further emphasised that this was a matterof concrete importance which would benefit citizens. Theynotedthat any changesshould be minimal andreiteratedtheimportance of following theestablishedprocedures of theAC. The EUconfirmed that there will be further discussionson the 5.Notifications Pursuant to Article SSC.59 The UK recalled previous discussions about thesimplification of the procedure forthe notification ofnational legislation,pursuant to Article SSC.59. The UK alsostated The EU explained that the current process should be simplified,stating that work onthis item had progressed since the lastmeeting of theSpecialised Committee. Theythanked the UK for their cooperation in this matter and stated that they aim tofind a The UK was pleased with this update andendorsed theambition to resolve this by 6.Implementation and Application of theProtocol: Update The UK commendedthe good working relationship andconstructive collaborationbetweenthe Secretariatsand theircommitment to deliveringimproved outcomes forcitizens.The most common issuesreportedregardedPortable DocumentsS1and The EU echoed the UK’s comments on the good natureofthe Secretariats’ workingrelationship and theimplementation of theTCAProtocol. They stated that thefrequent close contact between the teamswasbeneficial,and thatthe system ofadhoc cooperationthat was put in place with the UKoften resolvedindividual cases of The UK stated that they would endeavour to resolve these issues and that they were 7.Any Other Business The UK’s Department forHealth and Social Care(DHSC)raisedanitemconcerningmoving forward with acombined Financial ProvisionsDecisionconcerning ACDecisionsS1, S5, S6 and S11 for the purposesoftheTCAProtocol. The UK The EU confirmedreceipt ofthis draft andthat theywerecurrentlyassessing thisproposal. They stated that this matter was complexandonce analysis is complete,theymay take up theUKoffer of furthertechnicaldiscussions.They committed to 8.Concludingremarks-Co-chairs The UKcommented that the brevity of the meeting was a result of the continuousand effective contact between the twoSecretariats and that the meeting itself was The EU reiterated the UK’s sentiment and agreed that theSecretariatsshould andwill continue toliaisewith one another in an agile manner to continue to deliver Theco-chairs agreed that the EU would host the next meetingof the SpecialisedCommitteeat a similar time next year, operatingoffa 12-month cycle and that a date