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"Mr President, I will try to answer some of the questions raised very quickly.
Firstly, the system of taxation and social security. The tax system is the responsibility of the Member States and it is decided in accordance with the place of residence. That is how it is and treatment varies depending on the Member State. The social security system is regulated at Community level by means of Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 and is defined in accordance with the place of work. We do not have fiscal harmonisation and that is the reason why the system I referred to earlier is applied, basically taking the agreements of the OECD into consideration.
The second point raised relates to what our objective is in relation to social security. Our objective is, clearly, to apply the same social security system and the same rights to all citizens of the Union, but also for all legal residents.
With regard to the problem of the opting out by Ireland and the United Kingdom, as the honourable Member knows, it is true that the intention is to use the new legal basis. Ireland has indicated that it is going to participate. In the case of the United Kingdom, the issue is still open and it will be until the beginning of May, which is when it intends to adopt its decision.
Finally, with regard to the nature of the new text, it is intended to be more modern than the previous one, with a simpler and more accessible definition for users of the current legal system. The new text is intended to include both the conclusions arising from the judgements of the Court of Justice and the various amendments which have been introduced since 1971.
It is true that there is a debate on the legal basis, but we believe, of course, that the one used is the correct legal basis in accordance with the current system, and it has clearly never been the Commission’s intention to affect Parliament’s rights in any way."@en1
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