Contract between the Republic of Belarus and Republic of Lithuania on social security

of February 4, 1999

The Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Lithuania which are hereinafter referred to as by the Parties

being guided by the Contract on neighborliness and cooperation between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Lithuania signed on February 6, 1995 in Vilnius

The agreement between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Lithuania on guarantees of the rights of citizens in the field of provision of pensions signed on April 14, 1994 in Vilnius

aiming to expand and deepen relations on preserving the rights of citizens in the field of social security,

agreed as follows:

PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

1. For the purposes of this Agreement stated below terms mean:

1) "legislation" - the laws and other legal acts regulating the types of social security specified in Article 2;

2) "competent authorities of management":

in the Republic of Belarus - the Ministry of social protection, the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Health;

in the Republic of Lithuania - the Ministry of social protection and work;

3) "competent organization" - organization which by the applied legislation is authorized to provide pensions and benefits;

4) "permanent residence" - the permanent residence determined as that by the legislation of each of the Parties;

5) "person which is independently engaged in labor activity" person who individually is engaged in labor activity for the purpose of income acquisition and to which provisions of Article 2 of this Agreement extend;

6) "working (insurance) life" - the periods of payment of fees of the national social insurance, work for hire or independent labor activity determined or recognized as those by the legislation according to which they are saved up, and also any periods equated by this legislation to working (insurance) life;

7) "pensions" and "benefits" - cash pensions and benefits, including all their parts and increases, allowances and surcharges;

8) "indemnification":

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