Under the EU Regulation (EC) No. 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems in EU / EEA and Switzerland each person is only subject to the legislation of social security of one country at any one time.
The Certificate (PD) A1, is issued by the social security institution of the Member State to whose social security legislation you are/will be a subject.
Criteria for determining a state of which legislation of social security you are a subject when moving and working in Europe are stipulated in the following legal acts:
- Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (Text with relevance for the EEA and for Switzerland)
- Regulation (EC) No 987/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems (Text with relevance for the EEA and for Switzerland)
You can find more information:
- Moving & working in Europe
- EU social security coordination
- Which rules apply to you?
- Standard forms for social security rights
- Contacts for Social Security Coordination institutions in EU/EEA,Switzerland and United Kingdom
- Information about Certificate A1
- Certificate_A1
- Practical Guide on the Applicable Legislation in the EU/EEA and in Switzerland
- Praktický průvodce použitelnými právními předpisy v EU/EHP a Švýcarsku
In the Czech Republic the Czech Social Security Administration (ČSSZ) provides social security for citizens.
- Contacts for all Social Security Coordination institutions in the Czech Republic
- The EU provisions on social security (PDF 598,56 kB)
- State of Insurance, PD A1, Posting
- Koordinace sociálního zabezpečení
- Joint application of the employee and the employer for the issuance of a certificate PD A1 in the Czech Republic