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ISL-2006-L-91316
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Title_of_text
Law on Unemployment Benefits No. 54/2006.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Iceland
Subjects (Classification)
Unemployment benefit
Adopted on (Date of text)
2006-06-03
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Lög um atvinnuleysistryggingar
Abstract/Citation
Chapter I - Scope, objectives and definitions
Chapter II - Administration
Chapter III - Conditions for workers' unemployment insurance
Chapter IV - Conditions for self-employed individuals unemployment insurance
Chapter V - Circumstances resulting in the maintenance of unemployment benefits
Chapter VI - Period during which unemployment benefit is paid
Chapter VII - The amount of unemployment benefits
Chapter VIII - Jobseeker and employment in another Member State of the European Economic Area and European Free Trade Association or the Faeroe Islands
Chapter IX - Circumstances leading to reduction of unemployment benefits
Chapter X - Waiting period for unemployment benefits
Chapter XI - Sanctions
Chapter XII - Miscellaneous provisions
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
2006-07-01
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2012-05-11 (ISL-2012-R-91315)
Regulation on entry into force of the EU Directives on Social Security No. 442/2012.
Repealed Text region
Repealed text(s)
1997-03-13 (ISL-1997-L-53066)
Act No. 12 of 1997 on Unemployment Insurance.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Parliament website - Althingi
Country
Iceland
URL
http://www.althingi.is
File
ISL91316 Isl.pdf (PDF of Law in Icelandic)
Electronic source title
National Website
Author
http://www.eures.is/
Publisher
Eures in Iceland
URL
http://www.eures.is/
File
ILS91316 Brochure.pdf (PDF of Brochure in English - The Right to Employment Benefits)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Ministry of Welfare
Country
Iceland
URL
https://eng.velferdarraduneyti.is/
File
ISL91316 Eng 2015.pdf (PDF of Act in English as amended to Act No. 88/2015)