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hereinafter referred to as the “Parties”,

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HAVE AGREEDas follows:

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• 1 For the purposes of this Agreement:

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  • (d)  creditable period means:

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    for Bulgaria, any period of insurance and any other period recognized as equivalent to a period of insurance under the legislation of Bulgaria;

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• 1 This Agreement shall apply to the following legislation:

  • (a) with respect to Canada:

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    • (b) with respect to Bulgaria, the Social Insurance Code and regulations regarding pensions from the State Social Insurance for periods of insurance and age, invalidity due to general disease and resulting survivors’ pensions, as well as the relevant contributions.

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Persons described in Article 3 shall be subject to the obligations of the legislation of the other Party and shall be eligible for the pensions of that legislation under the same conditions as citizens of the other Party.

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• 2 As regards Canada, an allowance and a guaranteed income supplement shall be payable to a person who is outside Canada only to the extent permitted by the Old Age Security Act.

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An employed person who is subject to the legislation of a Party and who is sent by their employer to work in the territory of the other Party shall, in respect of that work, be subject only to the legislation of the first Party as though that work was performed in its territory. A detachment shall not exceed 60 months, unless the designated competent institutions of both Parties consent to an extension.

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A person who is subject to the legislation of both Parties in respect of employment as a member of the crew of a ship shall, in respect of that employment, be subject only to the legislation of Canada if that person resides in the territory of Canada and only to the legislation of Bulgaria if the employer’s registered office or place of business is in the territory of Bulgaria. In any other case the competent authorities or the designated competent institutions of both Parties shall determine, by mutual consent, the legislation applicable to the person concerned.

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• 2 To determine eligibility for:

  • (a) A pension under the Old Age Security Act of Canada, a creditable period under the legislation of Bulgaria shall be considered as a period of residence in Canada;

  • (b) A pension under the Canada Pension Plan, a calendar year with at least three months or 90 days which are creditable periods under the legislation of Bulgaria shall be considered as a year which is creditable under the Canada Pension Plan.

• 3 To determine eligibility for old age, early retirement, or resulting survivor pensions under the legislation of Bulgaria:

  • (a) A calendar year which is a creditable period under the Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as one year which is creditable under the legislation of Bulgaria;

  • (b) A creditable period under the Old Age Security Act of Canada and which does not overlap with a creditable period under the Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a creditable period under the legislation of Bulgaria.

• 4 To determine eligibility for a disability pension or survivor pension derived from the right to a disability pension under the legislation of Bulgaria, a calendar year which is a creditable period under the Canada Pension Plan shall be considered as a year which is creditable under the legislation of Bulgaria.

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• 1 The competent authorities and the competent institutions responsible for the application of this Agreement shall:

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  • (b) Provide assistance to one another for the application and administration of this Agreement as if the matter involved the application of their own legislation;

  • (c) Communicate to each other, as soon as possible, all information about the measures taken by them for the application of this Agreement or about changes in the respective legislation of the Parties when these changes affect the application of this Agreement.

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• 1 A claim, notice or appeal regarding eligibility for a pension, or, the amount of, a pension, under the legislation of a Party which should, for the purposes of that legislation, have been submitted within a prescribed period to a competent authority or competent institution of that Party, but which is submitted within the same period to a competent authority or competent institution of the other Party, shall be treated as if it had been submitted to the competent authority or institution of the first Party. The date of submission of a claim, notice or appeal to the competent authority or institution of the other Party shall be deemed to be the date of its submission to the competent authority or institution of the first Party.

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• 1 The competent authorities designate the following organizations as their liaison agencies:

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• 1 In the cases set out in Article 6(b), Article 7, Article 8 and Article 11 of the Agreement on Social Security, the responsible liaison agency whose legislation is applicable shall, on request, issue a certificate of fixed duration certifying that, in respect of the work in question, the employed person and that person’s employer or the self-employed person are subject to that legislation. The employed person as well as that person’s employer or the self-employed person and the liaison agency shall receive a copy of the certificate from the issuing liaison agency.

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• 2 On receipt of a detailed annual statement of the costs incurred, to be issued by 1 January of each year, each liaison agency shall, by 31 March of the same year, reimburse the other liaison agency for the amounts due as a result of applying the provisions of paragraph 1.

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