Artikel 9.7 Legal Status (Local Employees) Regulations 2020

Article 9.7 Supplementation of orphan’s benefits 1 Without prejudice to article 9.5, paragraph 2, the supplementation ceiling that applies to the supplement to surviving dependants’ benefits for dependent children, as referred to in article 9.5, paragraph 1, equals 14% of the supplementation ceiling referred to in article 9.4, paragraph 2. If there is no partner on the date of the employee’s or ex-employee’s death, the percentage referred to in the previous sentence is 28%. 2 For the purposes of this article, the provisions referred to in article 9.1, paragraph 1 (a) 2° are deemed to include at least: a.orphans’ benefits to which entitlement exists under the applicable social security system; b.other orphans’ benefits to which the employer has contributed in any way. 3 The supplement referred to in paragraph 1 is granted to a child as referred to in that paragraph with effect from the first day of the month following the month in which the employee or ex-employee dies. The provision of the supplement ends: a.on the first day of the month following the month in which the child reaches the age of eighteen years; b.on the first day of the month following the month in which the child dies.