Status Of Totalization Agreements
September 29, 2000
AGREEMENTS
IN FORCE
Legal
citations refer to the United States Treaties and Other
International Agreements Series (UST) and the Treaties
and Other International Acts Series (TIAS); both published
by the U.S. Department of State. In the case of agreements
that have not yet been published in the UST or TIAS series,
citations are to the House of Representatives Document
number assigned when the agreements were transmitted to
Congress for review.
|
COUNTRY
|
AGREEMENT
|
DATE
OF SIGNING
|
EFFECTIVE
DATE
|
LEGAL
CITATION
|
AUSTRIA
|
Agreement
on Social Security
|
July
13, 1990
|
Nov.
1, 1991
|
H.R.
Doc. 102-54
|
Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security
|
July
13, 1990
|
Nov.
1, 1991
|
H.R.
Doc. 102-54
|
Supplementary
Agreement Amending the Agreement on Social Security
|
Oct.
5, 1995
|
Jan.
1, 1997
|
H.R.
Doc. 104-217
|
BELGIUM
|
Agreement
on Social Security, with Final Protocol
|
Feb.
19, 1982
|
July
1, 1984
|
TIAS
11175
|
Administrative
Agreement for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social
Security
|
Nov.
23, 1982
|
July
1, 1984
|
TIAS
11175
|
Additional
Protocol to the Agreement on Social Security
|
Nov.
23, 1982
|
July
1, 1984
|
TIAS
11175
|
CANADA
|
Agreement
with Respect to Social Security
|
March
11, 1981
|
Aug.
1, 1984
|
TIAS
10863
|
Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security
|
May
22, 1981
|
Aug.
1, 1984
|
TIAS
10863
|
Supplementary
Agreement Amending the Agreement with Respect to Social
Security
|
May
10, 1983
|
Aug.
1, 1984
|
TIAS
10863
|
COUNTRY
|
AGREEMENT
|
DATE
OF SIGNING
|
EFFECTIVE
DATE
|
LEGAL
CITATION
|
CANADA
(Continued)
|
Understanding
and Administrative Arrangement with the Government of
Quebec
|
March
30, 1983
|
Aug.
1, 1984
|
TIAS
10863
|
Second
Supplementary Agreement Amending the Agreement with Respect
to Social Security
|
May
28, 1996
|
October
1,1997
|
H.R.
Doc. 105-49
|
FINLAND
|
Agreement
on Social Security
|
June
3, 1991
|
Nov.
1, 1992
|
TIAS
12105
|
Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security
|
June
3, 1991
|
Nov.
1, 1992
|
TIAS
12105
|
FRANCE
|
Agreement
on Social Security
|
March
2, 1987
|
July
1, 1988
|
TIAS
12106
|
Administrative
Arrangement Concerning the Application of the Agreement
on Social Security
|
Oct.
21, 1987
|
July
1, 1988
|
TIAS
12106
|
GERMANY
|
Agreement
on Social Security, with Final Protocol
|
Jan.
7, 1976
|
Dec.
1, 1979
|
30
UST 6099, TIAS 9542
|
Administrative
Agreement for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social
Security
|
June
21, 1978
|
Dec.
1, 1979
|
30
UST 6099, TIAS 9542
|
Supplementary
Agreement Amending the Agreement on Social Security
|
Oct.
2, 1986
|
March
1, 1988
|
TIAS
12115
|
Supplementary
Administrative Agreement
|
Oct.
2, 1986
|
March
1, 1988
|
TIAS
12115
|
Second
Supplementary Agreement Amending the Agreement on Social
Security
|
March
6, 1995
|
May
1, 1996
|
H.R.
Doc. 104-123
|
Second
Supplementary Administrative Agreement
|
March
6, 1995
|
May
1, 1996
|
H.R.
Doc. 104-123
|
NOTE:
The above instruments apply to the territory of the former
German Democratic Republic effective October 3, 1990.
|
COUNTRY
|
AGREEMENT
|
DATE
OF SIGNING
|
EFFECTIVE
DATE
|
LEGAL
CITATION
|
GREECE
|
Agreement
on Social Security
|
June
22, 1993
|
Sept.
1, 1994
|
H.R.
Doc. 103-198
|
Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security
|
June
22, 1993
|
Sept.
1, 1994
|
H.R.
Doc. 103-198
|
IRELAND
|
Agreement
on Social Security
|
April
14, 1992
|
Sept.
1, 1993
|
TIAS
12117
|
Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security
|
April
14, 1992
|
Sept.
1, 1993
|
TIAS
12117
|
ITALY
|
Agreement
on the Matter of Social Security
|
May
23, 1973
|
Nov.
1, 1978
|
29
UST 4263; TIAS 9058
|
Administrative
Protocol for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social
Security
|
Nov.
22, 1977
|
Nov.
1, 1978
|
29
UST 4263; TIAS 9058
|
Supplementary
Agreement on the Matter of Social Security
|
April
17, 1984
|
Jan.
1, 1986
|
TIAS
11173
|
NOTE:
U.S. and Italian officials have agreed to meet in the
near future to begin negotiating a new agreement to conform
the original U.S.-Italian agreement more closely to other
Social Security agreements the two countries have concluded.
|
LUXEMBOURG
|
Agreement
on Social Security
|
Feb.
12, 1992
|
Nov.
1, 1993
|
TIAS
12119
|
Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security
|
Feb.
12, 1992
|
Nov.
1, 1993
|
TIAS
12119
|
NETHERLANDS
|
Agreement
on Social Security
|
Dec.
8, 1987
|
Nov.
1, 1990
|
|
Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security
|
Dec.
8, 1987
|
Nov.
1, 1990
|
|
Protocol
to the Agreement on Social Security
|
Dec.
7, 1989
|
Nov.
1, 1990
|
State
Department Archives
|
COUNTRY
|
AGREEMENT
|
DATE
OF SIGNING
|
EFFECTIVE
DATE
|
LEGAL
CITATION
|
NORWAY
|
Agreement
on Social Security
|
Jan.
13, 1983
|
July
1, 1984
|
TIAS
10818
|
Administrative
Agreement for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social
Security
|
Jan.
13, 1983
|
July
1, 1984
|
TIAS
10818
|
NOTE:
Negotiations have been completed on a supplementary agreement
to improve Norwegian benefit rights under the original
U.S.-Norway Agreement and to update and clarify several
of its provisions. It is anticipated that the supplementary
agreement will be signed later this year.
|
PORTUGAL
|
Agreement
on Social Security
|
March
30, 1988
|
Aug.
1, 1989
|
TIAS
12121
|
Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security
|
March
30, 1988
|
Aug.
1, 1989
|
TIAS
12121
|
SPAIN
|
Agreement
on Social Security
|
Sept.
30, 1986
|
April
1, 1988
|
TIAS
12123
|
Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security
|
Sept.
30, 1986
|
April
1, 1988
|
|
SWEDEN
|
Agreement
on Social Security
|
May
27, 1985
|
Jan.
1, 1987
|
TIAS
11266
|
Administrative
Arrangement for the Implementation of the Agreement on
Social Security
|
May
27, 1985
|
Jan.
1, 1987
|
TIAS
11266
|
SWITZERLAND
|
Agreement
on Social Security, with Final Protocol
|
July
18, 1979
|
Nov.
1, 1980
|
32
UST 2165; TIAS 9830
|
Administrative
Agreement for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social
Security
|
Dec.
20, 1979
|
Nov.
1, 1980
|
32
UST 2165; TIAS 9830
|
Supplementary
Agreement Amending the Agreement on Social Security
|
June
1, 1988
|
Oct.
1, 1989
|
TIAS
12126
|
Supplementary
Administrative Agreement
|
June
1, 1988
|
Oct.
1, 1989
|
TIAS
12126
|
COUNTRY
|
AGREEMENT
|
DATE
OF SIGNING
|
EFFECTIVE
DATE
|
LEGAL
CITATION
|
UNITED
KINGDOM
|
Agreement on Social Security
|
Feb.
13, 1984
|
Jan.
1, 1985; provisions on totalization benefits effective
Jan. 1, 1988.
|
TIAS
11086
|
Administrative
Agreement for the Implementation of the Agreement on Social
Security
|
Feb.
13, 1984
|
Jan.
1, 1985
|
TIAS
11086
|
Supplementary
Agreement Amending the Agreement on Social Security
|
June
6, 1996
|
September
1, 1997
|
H.R.
Doc. 105-47
|
Supplementary
Administrative Agreement
|
June
6, 1996
|
September
1, 1997
|
H.R.
Doc. 105-47
|
|