decis decemb uniform applic articl council regul eec member state stai text relev eea eu switzerland agreement ec administr commiss social secur migrant worker regard articl council regul eec june applic social secur scheme emploi person famili move commun pursuant administr commiss respons deal administr matter question interpret aris provis regul eec subsequ regul regard articl regul eec benefit kind temporari stai member state compet state june commiss adopt propos regul amend regul eec council regul eec align right simplif procedur purpos propos regul align right categori insur person entitl benefit kind medic stai territori member state take account natur benefit length stai decis no administr commiss european health insur card start replac form june articl articl articl regul eec articl regul eec amend commiss propos regul june insur person entitl basi european health insur card equival receiv benefit kind medic take account natur benefit length stai benefit grant accord provis forc member state stai accord price system applic member state institut place stai reimburs compet institut benefit kind grant basi valid european health card valid equival reimburs oblig refer articl decis articl regul eec amend aforement commiss propos regul insur person benefit kind medic temporari stai member state approach health care provid directli contact social secur institut place stai defin scope articl articl articl amend aforement propos regul view adopt criteria ensur provis appli uniform balanc health care provid clarif appli situat aim temporari stai receiv medic treatment criteria set articl articl articl amend commiss propos interpret chronic exist ill exclud court justic rule concept quot treatment quot interpret quot mean benefit limit sole case treatment provid sudden ill circumst treatment necessit develop insur person state health temporari stai member state link pre exist patholog awar chronic ill condit applic provis fulfil quot decid benefit kind medic grant person stai temporarili member state cover provis articl articl articl view prevent insur person forc return end plan durat stai compet state obtain treatment requir purpos benefit type enabl insur person continu stai safe medic condit take account plan length stai situat aim temporari stai receiv medic treatment cover provis order determin benefit kind meet requir set articl articl articl medic factor context temporari stai take account medic condit past histori person consid consid decis publish offici journal european union forc dai month public effect june chairman administr commiss giusepp miccio oj final oj polici agreement propos conclud council meet octob oj footnot case ioannidi judgment februari