Social Insurance Law

1. If a pensioner who is entitled to receive a pension under the provisions of Article 16(3) of this Law re-engages in employment covered by the provisions of this Law prior to reaching the legal age of entitlement, such pensioner shall be treated in accordance with the following provisions: a) If his contributory wage or salary from his new employment is equal to or greater than 100 percent of the average wages and salaries of contributors to the social insurance branches, he shall have the right to combine his wage or salary with 50 percent of his pension. b) If his contributory wage or salary from his new employment is greater than 50 percent of the average wages and salaries of contributors to the social insurance branches but less than 100 percent of such average, he shall have the right to combine his wage or salary with 75 percent of his pension. c) If his contributory wage or salary from his new employment is equal to or less than 50 percent of the average wages and salaries of contributors to the social insurance branches, he shall have the right to combine his wage or salary with his full pension. 2. If a pensioner's contribution period from his last employment terminates, his pension shall be re- computed in accordance with the provisions of Article 17(1) of this Law. The Regulations shall specify the rules necessary for the application of the provision of this paragraph. 3. If the contribution period terminates due to non-occupational disability or death, the pension amount payable to the contributor or to his family members, as the case may be, shall be computed pursuant to the provision of Article 19(2) of this Law.