4.7.2008 Official Journal of the European Union L1771 (Acts adopted under the EC Treaty/Euratom Treaty whose publication is obligatory) REGULATIONS REGULATION (EC) No 592/2008 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 17 June 2008 amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu- nity, and in particular Articles 42 and 308 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1), After consulting the Committee of the Regions, Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (3, Whereas: (1) To take account of legislative changes in certain Member States, certain annexes to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (%) need to be adapted. (2) Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 should therefore be amended accordingly, HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annexes I, I, IIa, IIT, IV, VI and VIII to Regulation (EEC) No 1408/ 71 shall be amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation. Article 2 This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. Done at Strasbourg, 17 June 2008. For the European Parliament The President H.-G. POTTERING (") Opinion of 25 October 2007 (O] C 44, 16.2.2008, p. 106). () Opinion of the European Parliament of 15 January 2008 (not yet published in the Official Journal) and Council Decision of 14 May 2008. For the Council The President J. LENARCIC (®) OJL 149, 5.7.1971, p. 2. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1992/2006 (O] L 392, 30.12.2006, p. 1).