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76 United Nations - Treaty Series 1969
2. "Nationals" means, in relation to the Republic of Austria, the
nationals of that State and,
in relation to the Federal Republic of Germany, a German within the meaning
of the Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany;
3. "Legislation" means the laws, ordinances and regulations relating to
the branches of social security specified in article 2, paragraph (1), which
are in force in the territory of one of the Contracting States or in part of
that territory;
4. "Competent public authority" means, in relation to the Republic of
Austria, the Federal Ministry of Finance in respect of family allowances
and the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs in respect of other matters and,
in relation to the Federal Republic of Germany, the Federal Minister of
Labour and Social Affairs;
5. "Frontier region" means the part of the territory of each Contracting
State extending, in general, to a depth of up to ten kilometres on each side
of the common frontier. The Austrian and German communes situated
in the said region are specified in the annex to this Convention, which forms
an integral part of the Convention; the competent public authorities may,
by agreement, revise the list when the designations of communes are changed
or when communes are subdivided or combined;
6. "Frontier commuter" means a person who is subject to the legislation
of one of the Contracting States by reason of his employment in the frontier
region of that State and who is normally resident in the frontier region of the
other Contracting State and returns there, as a rule, at least once a week;
7. "Insurance authority" means the institute or authority appropriate
for the application of the legislation, or any part thereof, specified in article 2;
8. "Competent insurance authority" means the insurance authority
which is competent under the relevant legislation;
9. "Employment" means an employment or occupation within the
meaning of the relevant legislation;
10. "Contribution periods" means periods in respect of which contributions
have been paid or are treated as having been paid under the legislation
of one of the Contracting States;
11. "Equivalent periods" means periods which are equivalent to contribution
periods;
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