Article 5.1 - Unless otherwise provided in this Article, a person employed within
the territory of one of the Contracting States shall with respect to that employment
be subject to the laws on compulsory coverage of only that Contracting State.
Article 5.2 - If a person in the service of an employer having a place of business
in the territory of one Contracting State is sent by that employer to the territory
of the other Contracting State for a temporary period, the person shall be subject
to the laws on compulsory coverage of only the first Contracting State, provided that
his employment in the territory of the other Contracting State is not expected to
last for more than 5 years. The preceding sentence shall apply regardless of whether
the remuneration for such service is paid by the employer in the first Contracting
State. The spouse and children who accompany a person sent by an employer located
in the territory of one Contracting State to the territory of the other Contracting
State shall be subject to the laws on compulsory coverage of only the first Contracting
State for any period in which they are not employed in the other Contracting State.
Article 5.3.(a) - The provisions of paragraph 1 shall also apply in cases where a
person is resident in Norway and employed on installations for the exploration and
exploitation of natural resources on the Norwegian continental shelf.
Article 5.3.(b) - The provisions of paragraph 2 shall also apply in cases where a
person is employed on installations for the exploration and exploitation of natural
deposits on the Norwegian continental shelf as if he were employed in the territory
of Norway.
Article 5.4 - A person who is self-employed in the territory of either Contracting
State and who is a resident of one Contracting State shall be subject to the laws
on compulsory coverage of only the Contracting State of which he is a resident.
Article 5.5.(a) - Part III of this agreement shall not apply to the categories of
persons mentioned in the provisions of the Vienna Convention or Diplomatic Relations
of April 18, 1961, or of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of April 24,
1963.
Article 5.5.(b) - Nationals of one of the Contracting States who are not mentioned
in the provisions of the Vienna Conventions referred to in subparagraph (a) and who
are employed by that Contracting State in the territory of the other Contracting State
shall be subject to the laws on compulsory coverage of only the first Contracting
State.
Article 5.6 - If a person is employed as an officer or member of a crew on a vessel
which flies the flag of one Contracting State and is subject to the laws on compulsory
coverage of both Contracting States, the person shall be subject to the laws on compulsory
coverage of only the Contracting State whose flag the vessel flies.
Article 5.7 - The Competent Authority of one Contracting State may grant an exception
to the provisions of this Article if the Competent Authority of the other Contracting
State agrees, provided that the affected person shall be subject to the laws of the
Contracting States.