(3) Where an insured person is employed on the basis of a contract for a period of 52 consecutive weeks and is paid insurable earnings under the contract in 22 pay periods, the earnings shall be allocated equally to the weeks ending in the period covered by the contract, and the amount of the employee's premiums payable shall be determined on the basis of the earnings paid in the 22 pay periods.

33. Calls on the Commission and Member States to link social security and social protection rights to the individual rather than the working contract, thereby enabling decent social protection for all, including self-employed and employed workers, regardless of their contract type or employment status;

20. Calls on the Agencies to pay special attention to procedures for the award and management of contracts; invites them to take all appropriate measures as regards their administrative structures in order to strengthen their internal control procedures, channels and management; takes the view that such measures may include, where necessary or feasible, the setting-up of specialised units entrusted with the task of advising, on the basis of risk analysis, on how best to prepare contract award procedures, to ensure monitoring and to carry out follow-up, as required; on this matter, calls on the Commission and the ECA to strengthen co-o ...[+++]peration with the Agencies;

22. Calls on the Agencies to pay special attention to procedures for the award and management of contracts; invites them to take all appropriate measures as regards their administrative structures in order to strengthen their internal control procedures, channels and management; takes the view that such measures may include, where necessary or feasible, the setting-up of specialised units entrusted with the task of advising, on the basis of risk analysis, on how best to prepare contract award procedures, to ensure monitoring and to carry out follow-up, as required; on this matter, calls on the Commission and the ECA to strengthen co-o ...[+++]peration with the Agencies;

23. Calls on the Agencies to pay special attention to procedures for the award and management of contracts; invites them to take all appropriate measures as regards their administrative structures in order to strengthen their internal control procedures, channels and management; takes the view that such measures may include, where necessary or feasible, the setting-up of specialised units entrusted with the task of advising, on the basis of risk analysis, on how best to prepare contract award procedures, to ensure monitoring and to carry out follow-up, as required; on this matter, calls on the Commission and the ECA to strengthen co-o ...[+++]peration with the Agencies;

We even developed a system to prevent the issuing of any cheque if it was not in relation to a duly signed contract that had been verified by our legal department and that had been signed by the persons responsible; furthermore, the person or line of activity that must perform the work must have the contract in hand to ensure that the service described in the contract is indeed provided.