Article 59 of Social Insurance Law

A retirement pension shall be payable in the following cases: 1 - The death or total disability of the insured person before the end of participation or within a period not exceeding two years from the date it ends, provided that he was not subject to the provisions of Part Three of this Law or the provisions of the Military Retirement Pensions and Gratuities Law No. )69( of 1980. In these circumstances, the pension shall be calculated on the basis of the participation period credited under this insurance or fifteen years, whichever is greater. In the event of death or total disability before the end of participation, the remaining period until the insured person would notionally reach the age of sixty shall be added to the insurance participation period. Where entitlement to a retirement pension arises after the end of service, any retirement gratuity paid shall be recovered pursuant to the provision of Article )17( of this Law. 2 - The insured person reaching the age of sixty, whenever his participation period credited under this insurance has reached fifteen years.( 3 - The insured person reaching the age of fifty-five, whenever his participation period credited under this insurance has reached twenty years. ( Entitlement to the pension pursuant to items )2 and 3 ( shall be upon the insured person’s request. 4 - When the insured person ceases to pursue his activity. A decision of the Minister, following approval by the Board of Directors, shall specify the conditions required for a state of cessation to exist and how it is to be proved. 5 - When the insured person reaches the age of sixty. 6 - In the other cases specified by a decision of the Minister following approval by the Board of Directors.