GENERAL SOCIAL INSURANCE ACT
| AUSTRIA |
| GENERAL SOCIAL INSURANCE ACT ALLGEMEINES SOZIALVERSICHERUNGSGESETZ |
Name of the Act of 9 September 1955 (also referred to by the initials ASVG) which constitutes the central enactment in Austria of social insurance and the welfare state as a whole. It regulates health insurance, industrial injuries insurance and pensions insurance for manual workers and white-collar workers. See also social security.))
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