- 1
- An employed person who, being in the service of an employer with an office on which he normally depends in the territory of one of the Contracting States and paying contributions under the legislation of that Contracting State, is posted by that employer in the territory of the other Contracting State to work on its account, shall remain subject to the legislation of the former Contracting State and continue to pay contributions under the legislation of this Contracting State, as if he continued to be employed in his territory on the condition that the foreseeable duration of his work does not exceed 60 months. The family members who accompany the employed person will be subject to the legislation of that former Contracting State unless they exercise professional activities.
- 2
- If the detachment referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article continues beyond 60 months, the competent authorities of the two Contracting States or the competent institutions designated by those competent authorities may agree that the employee remains subject only to the legislation of the first Contracting State.
- 3
- Paragraph 1 of this Article shall apply where a person who has been sent by his employer from the territory of one Contracting State to the territory of a third country and who remains subject to the legislation of first Contracting State, is subsequently sent by that employer from the territory of the third country to the territory of the other Contracting State.
