THE CONTRIBUTION PERIOD - ESSENTIAL CONDITION OF ACCESSING SOCIAL INSURANCE BENEFITS IN THE PUBLIC PENSION SCHEME
THE CONTRIBUTION PERIOD - ESSENTIAL CONDITION OF ACCESSING SOCIAL INSURANCE BENEFITS IN THE PUBLIC PENSION SCHEME

Summary/Abstract: The pension, the most important social insurance benefit provided under thepublic pension system, is conditioned by the completion of a certain contribution period.Two main requirements are necessary to ensure the social protection of the differentcategories of insured individuals within the unitary pension system. The firstrequirement is the correct interpretation and application of the rules of substantive lawgoverning the legal institution of the contribution period. The second one isrepresented by the understanding of the purpose for which special conditions for thecalculation of the contribution period have been established, The analysis of legalprovisions in the field, in the context of important legislative social security changes,aims at identifying the existing vulnerabilities and formulating the proposals for theirremediation, in order to respect the principle of equal treatment of public pensionbeneficiaries.

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