Where the EU development aid programmes are concerned, it is necessary that, on the basis of the requests from the beneficiary countries/regions, the share of energy in the overall annual volume of development aid should increase significantly in the medium term.

employed or self-employed workers and their spouse, registered partner or unmarried partner assisting them who, at the time of termination of their activity, have reached the age laid down by the law of that Member State for entitlement to an old-age pension or who cease paid employment to take early retirement, provided they have been working in that State for at least the preceding twelve months and have resided there continuously for at least three years. If the legislation of the Member State does not accord the right to an old-age pension to certain categories of self-employed persons, the age condition shall be deemed to have been ...[+++]met where the person has reached the age of 60;

2. Application of Netherlands legislation on general old-age insurance (a) Periods of insurance before 1 January 1957 during which a recipient, not satisfying the conditions permitting him to have such periods treated as periods of insurance, resided in the territory of the Netherlands after the age of 15 or during which, whilst residing in the territory of another Member State, he pursued an activity as an employed person in the Netherlands for an employer established in that country, shall also be considered as periods of insurance completed in application of Netherlands legislation for general old-age insurance.

Invalidity, old age or survivors' cash benefits, pensions for accidents at work or occupational diseases and death grants under the legislation of one or more Member States may not be subject to any reduction, modification, suspension, withdrawal or confiscation by reason of the fact that the recipient resides in the territory of another Member State.

3. The legislative provisions of a Member State for reduction, suspension or withdrawal of benefit in the case of a person in receipt of invalidity benefits or anticipatory old-age benefits pursuing a professional or trade activity may be invoked against such person even though he is pursuing his activity in the territory of another Member State.

1. Save as otherwise provided in this Regulation, invalidity, old-age or survivors' cash benefits, pensions for accidents at work or occupational diseases and death grants acquired under the legislation of one or more Member States shall not be subject to any reduction, modification, suspension, withdrawal or confiscation by reason of the fact that the recipient resides in the territory of a Member State other than that in which the institution responsible for payment is situated.