decis june replac form european health insur card text relev eea eu switzerland agreement ec administr commiss regard administr commiss decis june aim introduc european health insur card replac form applic council regul eec eec access health care temporari stai member state compet state state resid regard administr commiss decis june technic specif european health insur card regard administr commiss decis june model form applic regul eec eec commun februari introduct european health insur card commiss outlin plan progress replac stage form requir purpos receiv treatment temporari stai member state compet state state resid stage june entail introduct european card replac form commonli european citizen move commun avoid withdraw form issu entri forc european card valid ensur form continu accept basi european card decemb latest stand council regul eec differ right access health care temporari stai member state compet state state resid depend categori insur person belong make distinct quot immedi care quot quot care quot long distinct remain card quot quot quot quot divers nation situat health social insur card essenti member state present health insur card request transit period institut introduc european card circumst period oblig institut member state continu process paper form parallel card limit event end decemb latest member state afford transit period arrang inform administr commiss desir benefit transit period june decid articl effect june european health insur card hereinaft refer quot european card quot replac form refer decis purpos entitl reimburs cost care provid temporari stai member state compet state state resid form issu remain valid decemb latest earlier expiri date articl european card quot quot entitl holder receiv care temporari stai quot quot entitl holder receiv immedi care temporari stai articl member state lai practic technic arrang introduc european card june arrang consist progress replac current nation health insur card card incorpor european card articl member state inform administr commiss march plan introduc european card articl notwithstand articl member state institut health insur card time adopt decis benefit transit period extend decemb member state wish benefit transit period inform administr commiss decemb latest administr commiss draw list member state institut continu issu paper form establish date transit period request end expiri transit period grant member state compet institut resid form recognis accept condit european card institut member state inform care provid territori articl decis repeal effect januari articl decis publish offici journal european union applic dai month public chairman administr commiss theodora tsotsor page offici journal page offici journal oj final oj english special edit seri ii