[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 188 (Friday, September 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55890-55891]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22667]


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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

[Docket No. SSA-2008-0044]


Agreement on Social Security Between the United States and 
Denmark; Entry Into Force

AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Commissioner of Social Security gives notice that an 
agreement coordinating the United States (U.S.) and Danish social 
security programs will enter into force on October 1, 2008. The 
agreement with Denmark, which was signed on June 13, 2007, is similar 
to U.S. social security agreements already in force with 21 other 
countries--Australia, Austria, Belgium,

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Canada, Chile, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, 
Korea (South), Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, 
Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Agreements of this type are 
authorized by section 233 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 433).
    Like the other agreements, the U.S.-Danish agreement eliminates 
dual social security coverage--the situation that exists when a worker 
from one country works in the other country and is covered under the 
social security systems of both countries for the same work. Without 
such agreements in force, when dual coverage occurs, the worker, the 
worker's employer, or both may be required to pay social security 
contributions to the two countries simultaneously. Under the U.S.-
Danish agreement, a worker who is sent by an employer in the U.S. to 
work in Denmark for 5 years or less remains covered only by the U.S. 
social security program. Similarly, a worker who is sent by an employer 
in Denmark to work in the U.S. for 3 years or less remains covered only 
by the Danish social security program. The agreement includes 
additional rules that eliminate dual U.S. and Danish coverage in other 
work situations.
    The agreement also helps eliminate situations where workers suffer 
a loss of benefit rights because they have divided their careers 
between the two countries. Under the agreement, workers may qualify for 
partial U.S. benefits or partial Danish benefits based on combined 
(totalized) work credits from both countries.
    Individuals who wish to obtain copies of the agreement or want more 
information about its provisions may write to the Social Security 
Administration, Office of International Programs, Post Office Box 
17741, Baltimore, MD 21235-7741 or visit the Social Security Web site 
at http://www.socialsecurity.gov/international.

    Dated: September 19, 2008.
Michael J. Astrue,
Commissioner of Social Security.
[FR Doc. E8-22667 Filed 9-25-08; 8:45 am]
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