declare that the Kingdom of Spain has failed to meet its obligations under Article 56 TFEU (formerly Article 49 TEC) and Article 36 of the EEA Agreement by adopting and maintaining in force Article 46(c) of the consolidated version of the Ley de Regulación de los Planes y Fondos de Pensiones, Article 86 of Real Decreto Legislativo 6/2004 of 29 October 2004 approving the consolidated version of the Ley de ordenación y supervisión de los seguros privados, Article 10 of Real Decreto Legislativo 5/2004 approving the consolidated version of the Ley del Impuesto sobre la renta de los no residentes, and Article 47 of Ley 58/2003 (General Tributaria) of 17 December 2003, pursuant to which foreign pension funds based in other Member States and which ...[+++] offer occupational pension schemes in Spain, and insurance companies which operate in Spain under the freedom to provide services, inter alia, are required to designate a tax representative who is resident in Spain.

Observes that the first-, second- and third-pillar pension schemes in Member States differ significantly from one another, that the EU lacks a set of common criteria, definitions and an in-depth analysis which would thoroughly explain the various pension systems and their capacity to meet the needs of citizens and that there is therefore a lack of transparent supervision applicable to all systems; stresses that the EU should primarily enhance the comparability of pension schemes and promote the exchange of good practices; is of the opinion that the Commission needs to make the necessary efforts to come up with a typology of pension systems in Member States as well as with a common set of definitions in order to make systems ...[+++]comparable;

Stresses that pensions and pension systems are the responsibility of the Member States; recognises that Member States’ economies are interdependent, and therefore calls on the EU and the Member States to properly coordinate their different pension policies and by using the Open Method of Coordination to guarantee the adequacy, safety and sustainability of pension systems;

8. The competent authorities of the host Member State shall inform the competent authorities of the home Member State of any significant change in the host Member State's requirements of social and labour law relevant to the field of occupational pension schemes which may affect the characteristics of the pension scheme insofar as it concerns the operation of the pension scheme sponsored by an undertaking in the host Member State and in any rules that have to be applied in accordance with Article 18(7) and with paragraph 7 of this Article.

* Ensure that pension systems, and in particular early retirement and invalidity schemes, and their interaction with tax-benefit systems, offer effective incentives for the participation of older workers; that workers are not encouraged to take up early retirement and are not penalised for staying in the labour market beyond the standard retirement age; and that pension systems facilitate the option of gradual retirement.

If you go after the same job in two companies, one that doesn't have a pension plan and one that does, the company that doesn't have a pension plan will have to pay a higher salary to attract the same person.