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General Pensions Act, 2004 (BGBl. I No. 142/2004).

Country(ies)

Austria

Subjects (Classification)

Social security (general standards); Old-age, invalidity and survivors benefit

Adopted on (Date of text)

2004

Scope of text

National

Type of legislation (Type of text)

Law, Act

Original title

Allgemeinen Pensionsgesetzes (APG)

Abstract/Citation

This Act governs the statutory pension insurance in Austria. It covers all employees and apprentices, workers without employment contracts who are otherwise carrying out work equivalent to normal employees (freie Dienstnehmer), family members assisting self-employed workers, and those voluntarily contributing to the insurance. It regulates the Pension fund, contributions and payments.

Amending text(s)

2011-12-06 (AUT-2011-L-90198)
Federal Act to amend the General Social Insurance Act, the Industrial Social Insurance Law, the Farmers Social Insurance Act, the General Pension Act, the Civil Servants Health and Accident Insurance Act, the Social Security Amendment Act, the Unemployment Insurance Act 1977, the Employment Service Law and the Construction Workers Bad Weather Compensation Act 1957 as amended (Sozialrechts-Änderungsgesetz 2011 (SRÄG 2011)).

Amending text(s)

2013-05-28 (AUT-2013-L-95882)
Federal Act to amend: the General Social Security Act, Social Insurance (Small-Scale Industry) Act, the Farmer Social Security Act, the General Pensions Act, the Public Servants' Sickness and Accident Insurance Act, the Notary Insurance Act 1972, the Labour and Social Courts Act, the Pensions Act 1965, the Federal Theatre Pension Act and the Federal Railroad Pension Act (Social Security Amendment Act 2013 - SVÄG 2013)

Amending text(s)

2013-07-30 (AUT-2013-L-95935)
Federal Act to amend: Employment Contract Law Harmonization Act, Corporate Staff and Self-Employment Provision Act, Federal Act to ensure firms' provision of pension benefit, Agricultural Employment Act, Federal Care Allowance Act, Maternity Protection Act 1979, Fathers Leave Act, Unemployment Insurance Act 1977, Federal Labour Market Service Act, General Social Security Act, General Pensions Act, General Pension Act, Federal Act concerning the employment of children and young persons, Federal Social Services Act, Family charges Equalisation Act 1967 (Labour Law Amendment Act)

Amending text(s)

2015-01-13 (AUT-2015-L-101851)
Social Security Amendment Act - SVAG (BGBl. I Nr. 2/2015)

Amending text(s)

2015-02-11 (AUT-2015-L-101855)
Act to amend Civil Servants (Employment) Act, Salaries Act, Contractual Public Employees Act, Judges and prosecutors Service Act, Teacher Service Act, Contract teachers Act, Pensions Act and some other Acts (BGBl. I Nr. 32/2015)

Amending text(s)

2017-01-18 (AUT-2017-L-106358)
Federal Act to amend: General Social Security Act; Social Insurance Act; Farmers' Social Insurance Act; General Pensions Act; Unemployment Insurance Act 1977; and to issue Old Age Insurance Commission Act (Social Security Amendment Act 2016 – SVÄG 2016)(BGBl I 29/2017)

Amending text(s)

2017-03-29 (AUT-2017-L-106375)
Federal Act to amend: General Social Security Act; Farmers' Social Insurance Act; General Pensions Act; Unemployment Insurance Act 1977; and Temporary Work Act (Social Security Amendment Act 2017 – SVÄG)(BGBl I 38/2017)

Electronic source title

Act on-line in German

Author

Bundeskanzleramt, Rechtsinformationssystem (RIS)

Country

Ausria

URL

http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/

File

AUT91025 Ger.pdf (PDF of Act in German as amended to BGBl. I Nr. 35/2012)