Agricultural Social Insurance FundBasic Information

About KRUSAgricultural Social Insurance Fund is an Independent public institution separated from social insurance system ZUSKRUS was established in 1990 to realize tasks connected with full servicing farmers social insuranceKRUS is supervised by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentThe President of KRUS is appointed by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland on application of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development*

Legal basesThe act of 20 December 1990 on farmers' social insurance (full text: Official Journal No.50 of 2008, item291 with later amendments).The basic legal acts of the European Community are: Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community,Council Regulation (EEC) No. 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No. 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community.

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Managment and organizationManagmentPresidentDeputy Presidents

StructureHead office in Warsaw 16 regional branches256 local offices 7 Farmers Rehabilitation Centres

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TasksCovering by social insurancePayment of insurance benefits Leading medical certification systemPrevention activityRehabilitation activityInitiating development of voluntary insuranceRealization of other tasks given by the state

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The Council of Farmers Social InsuranceThe interests of the insured persons and beneficiaries are represented in KRUS by the Council of Farmers Social Insurance whose members are appointed by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development among the candidates presented by the national farmers' social and professional organizations and trade unions. The Council of Farmers:consists of 25 members appointed by farmers organizations for 3 years,has control rights in relation to the President of KRUSsupervises the Contribution Fund,estimates the amount of quarterly contribution into accident, sickness and maternity insurance,represents affairs of insured persons and beneficiaries.

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Persons who subject farmers social insuranceFarmers and members of the households who work with them and who:have Polish citizenship,or stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland based on a visa, residence permit for a specified period of time, permit for settlement, permit for the stay of a long-term resident of the European Communities, a consent for tolerated stay or related to the obtaining of the refugee status in the Republic of Poland, or a supplementary protection, orare the citizens of the EU member states, the Swiss Confederation or member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) - parties to the agreement on the European Economic Area.

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Persons who are covered by both types of insurance obligatorilyFarmer residing and conducting a farming activity on his own account in the territory of the Republic of Poland on the farm being in his possession, of the area above 1 conversion ha of arable land (including also the group of agricultural producers) or a special section of agricultural production, i.e. activity related to farming, not requiring a farm, the size of which and production type are defined by the act,Spouse of the farmer,Member of the household, i.e. a person close to the farmer who is at least 16 years old, remains in a common household with the farmer or dwells in the area of his household, works in this household on a permanent basis and is not related to the farmer by a labor relation,if these persons are not subject to another social insurance and do not have a fixed right to old age or disability pension, or the right to social insurance benefits.

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2 types of insurance2 types of insurance coverage

Types of insurance:old age and disability insurance,accident, health and maternity insurance. Types of insurance coverage:obligatory,voluntary.

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Benefits from the old-age and disibility insuranceFarmers old-age pensionFarmers pension by virtue of incapacity for workFarmers training pensionFamily pensionOld-age and disibility pension from socila insurance for individual farmers and members of their familiesAllowances to old-age and disibility pensionsFuneral allowance

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Benefits from the accident, health and maternity insurance

A one-off indemnity by virtue of permanent or long-term detriment to health or death resulting from an accident at agricultural work or a farmers vocational diseaseSickness allowanceMaternity allowance*

Number of insured in 1991-2012*

Wykres1

1750000

1650000

1567848

1475133

1426595

1387241

1418116

1414942

1428172

1452368

1502088

1559534

1589325

1540158

1581929

1615272

1598197

1574394

1570328

1535461

1516308

1501775

No. of insured

Arkusz1

No. of insured

19911750000

19921650000

19931567848

19941475133

19951426595

19961387241

19971418116

19981414942

19991428172

20001452368

20011502088

20021559534

20031589325

20041540158

20051581929

20061615272

20071598197

20081574394

20091570328

20101535461

20111516308

20121501775

Number of benificiaries in 1991-2012*

Wykres1

1790640

1989966

2027046

2046187

2049177

2027885

2000557

1968843

1928914

1887258

1841827

1797897

1755312

1708600

1661800

1585970

1508082

1455800

1425500

1374647

1326638

1295772

No. of beneficiaries

Arkusz1

No. of beneficiaries

19911790640

19921989966

19932027046

19942046187

19952049177

19962027885

19972000557

19981968843

19991928914

20001887258

20011841827

20021797897

20031755312

20041708600

20051661800

20061585970

20071508082

20081455800

20091425500

20101374647

20111326638

20121295772

Prevention activityKRUS:is obligated by the Law in the farmers social insurance to run comprehensive activity aiming at prevention of work injuries in agriculture and farmers occupational diseases,organizes trainings and courses for farmers, and competitions about the principles of safe work.

*Prevention activities carried out by the KRUS resulted in reduction in a number accidents at work on a farm.

Number of accidents in 2008-2012*

Wykres1

25899

24372

23494

22642

22370

Kolumna1

Arkusz1

Kolumna1

200825899

200924372

201023494

201122642

201222370

Number of accidents per 1000 insured in 1993-2012*

Wykres1

24.6

29.3

20.1

20

13.3

12.9

11.6

11.3

11.2

10.9

10.9

11

No. of accidents per 1 000 insured people

Arkusz1

No. of accidents per 1 000 insured people

199324.6

199729.3

200120.1

200320

200513.3

200612.9

200711.6

200811.3

200911.2

201010.9

201110.9

201211

KRUS Safety Mark KRUS makes efforts to introduce production and distribution of safe technical means for farmers.President of KRUS awards the fair prizes KRUS Safety Mark and the statue Dobrosaw Product which improves safty of work on the farm to the safest products.By the end of 2011 25 producers had the right to attach the KRUS Mark to 187 products, and the fair distinction was received by 58 suppliers for 98 types of products.

Dobrosaw*Krus Safety Mark

Rehabilitation activityKRUS:

conducts activities on prevention of work injuries connected with agricultural work and occupational illness,

assists the insured persons and those who have a right to insurance benefits, presently enable to work on the farm or threatened with such incapacity, with different forms of rehabilitation or with a possibility of qualifying for a new job.*

Forms of rehabilitation7 Farmers Rehabilitation Centers that specializes in rehabilitation of the locomotion system diseases.

From 1993 more than 269.000 farmers and 25.000 children have taken advantage of KRUS treatment rehabilitation.

KRUS provided above 400 local health service centres with rehabilitation equipment to help farmers in continuing rehabilitation.

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*Number of children who underwent medical rehabilitation in 1993-2012

Farmers Rehabilitation Centers*

Farmers Rehabilitation Centers:Iwonicz ZdrjHoryniec ZdrjSzklarska PorbaJedlecKoobrzeg

Training and Rehabilitation Centre: Teresin

Recreation and Rehabilitation Centre: winoujcie

Farmers Rehabilitation Centre in Iwonicz ZdrjRecreation and Rehabilitation Centre in winoujcieFarmers Rehabilitation Centre in JedlecTraining and Rehabilitation Centre in Teresin*

Farmers Rehabilitation Centre in KoobrzegFarmers Rehabilitation Centre in HoryniecFarmers Rehabilitation Centre in Szklarska Porba*

ISO Standards in KRUS*Since 2004 KRUS has been one of few Government Administration offices which initiated the International Organization for Standarizations System in Poland, in accordance with the European Union ISO Standards.

International cooperation*KRUS is an institutional partner of:SODRA State Social Insurance Fund Board of the Republic of LithuaniaSVB Austrian Institution of Farmers Social InsuranceLSV-SPv German Federation of Agricultural Proffesional AssociationsMELA Farmers' Social Insurance Institution in FinlandMSA Mutualit Sociale Agricole in France

For more information please visit our website: www.krus.gov.pl or call: +(48) 22 592 65 90