26.5.76 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 138/1 I (Acts whose publication is obligatory) COUNCIL REGULATION (EEC) No 1209/76 of 30 April 1976 amending Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 and (EEC) No 574/72 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Articles 2, 7 and 51 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/ 71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community (1), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 1392/74 (?), and in particular Articles 95 and 97 thereof, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/ 72 of 21 March 1972 fixing the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons and their families moving within the Community (3), as last amended by Regulation (EEC) No 2639/74 (%), and in particular Article 121 thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission drawn up after consultation with the Administrative Commission on Social Security for Migrant Workers, Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (8), O] No L 149, 5. 7. 1971, p. 2. O] No L 152, 8. 6. 1974, p. 1. O] No L 74, 27. 3. 1972, p. 1. O] No L 283, 19. 10. 1974, p. 1. O] No C 280, 8. 12. 1975, p. 63. O] No C 35, 16. 2. 1976, p. 38. Whereas the changes that have been made in United Kingdom legislation call for special provisions to implement the rules relating to aggregation of periods so that, when determining the right to benefits provided for by this legislation, periods completed in the other Member States may be taken into account and, when determining rights under the legislation of other Member States, contributions paid in the United Kingdom may be taken into account; Whereas it is appropriate that certain provisions of bilateral conventions concluded between Member States should remain in force ; Whereas account must be taken of changes in the internal administrative' organization of the Member States, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 shall be amended as follows: 1. Annex I, point D. FRANCE: Subparagraph (b) shall be replaced by the following: ‘(b) postnatal allowances.’ 2. Annex II: (a) Part A: (1) Point 19 shall be replaced by the following: ‘19. GERMANY - LUXEMBOURG Articles 4, 5, 6 and 7 of the Treaty of 11 July 1959