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AUT-1978-L-93077
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Title_of_text
Federal Law on the Statutory Insurance of Self-employed Professionals (Self-Employed Social Security Act - FSVG).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Austria
Subjects (Classification)
Social security (general standards)
Adopted on (Date of text)
1978-11-30
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Bundesgesetz über die Sozialversicherung freiberuflich selbständig Erwerbstätiger (Freiberuflichen Sozialversicherungsgesetz - FSVG)
Abstract/Citation
Contains 33 articles providing for the modalities for the social protection of self-employed workers. Inter alia sets out the relationship between and extent of application of the Social Insurance (Small-Scale Industry) Act (GSVG).
Section I - General provisions
Section II - Special provisions
Section IIIa - Transfer of benefits and entitlements in the Pension Fund under the statutes of the welfare institutions of the Federal Chamber of Architects and Consulting Engineers
Section IV - Final provisions
The FSVG regulates the health, accident and pension insurance cover of self-employed professionals in Austria. These include doctors, pharmacists, commercial trustees, lawyers etc. At present, this law has only been extended to the following groups and insurance branches: Self-employed members of a medical association are provided with pension and accident insurance cover. Members of the Austrian Chamber of Pharmacists (independent pharmacists division), members of the Austrian Chamber of Patent Solicitors and members of the Chamber of Architects and Engineering Consultants (starting 1 January 2013) are insured for pension purposes under the FSVG.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1984-11-27 (AUT-1984-L-935)
Law amending the Law on Social Insurance of Freelance Self-employed Workers (Freelancers Social Security Act) (No. 487/1984).
Amending text(s)
1979-12-04 (AUT-1979-L-12432)
Law amending the Law on Social Insurance of Freelance Self-employed Workers (Freelancers Social Security Act) (No. 533/1979).
Amending text(s)
1996-08-20 (AUT-1996-L-45665)
Federal Act amending the Act on Social Insurance of Freelance Self-employed Workers (Freelancers Social Security Act) (No. 415/1996).
Amending text(s)
2015-12-28 (AUT-2015-L-101921)
Social Law Amendment Act (BGBl. I Nr. 162/2015)
Amending text(s)
2018-12-22 (AUT-2018-L-109159)
Social Insurance Organization Act (BGBl I 100/2018)
Related Text region
Related text(s)
1978-10-11 (AUT-1978-L-13064)
Social Insurance (Small-Scale Industry) Act (GSVG) (No. 560/1978).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Bundeskanzleramt, Rechtsinformationssystem (RIS)
Country
Austria
URL
http://www.ris.bka.gv.at/
File
AUT93077 Ger.pdf (PDF of Law in German as amended to BGBI I. No. 4/2013)