Lovvalg Domain

Lovvalg (law determination/applicable legislation) handles determining which country's social security legislation applies to a person working across EU/EEA borders. This is governed by EU regulations 883/2004 and 987/2009, and involves BUC (Business Use Case) processes with other EU/EEA institutions.

Quick Reference

Domain Model Hierarchy

Behandlingsresultat
├── lovvalgsperioder: List<Lovvalgsperiode>   (@Table "lovvalg_periode")
│   ├── fom/tom: LocalDate
│   ├── lovvalgsland: Land_iso2
│   ├── bestemmelse: LovvalgBestemmelse
│   ├── tilleggsbestemmelse: LovvalgBestemmelse?
│   ├── innvilgelsesresultat: InnvilgelsesResultat
│   ├── medlemskapstype: Medlemskapstyper
│   ├── dekning: Trygdedekninger
│   ├── kilde: PeriodeKilde?
│   └── trygdeavgiftsperioder: Set<Trygdeavgiftsperiode>
└── vedtakMetadata: VedtakMetadata

Unntak (registered exception) is not a separate entity. It is stored as the unntak_fra_lovvalgsland and unntak_fra_bestemmelse columns on the lovvalg_periode table (mapped on the Lovvalgsperiode entity). The only Unntaksperiode type in the codebase is a trivial service record record Unntaksperiode(LocalDate fom, LocalDate tom).

Key Articles (EU Regulation 883/2004)

Article	Scope	Description
Art. 11	General rule	Work in one country - subject to that country's legislation
Art. 11.3.a	Employed	Working in one country as employee
Art. 11.3.b	Civil servant	Tjenestemann in public administration
Art. 11.4	Maritime	Work on ship - flag state or employer state
Art. 12.1	Posted worker	Employee posted to another country (max 24 months)
Art. 12.2	Self-employed	Self-employed working temporarily in another country
Art. 13	Multi-state	Working in two or more countries
Art. 13.1	Employee multi	Employee working in multiple countries
Art. 13.2	Self-employed multi	Self-employed in multiple countries
Art. 13.3	Both	Employee and self-employed in different countries
Art. 16.1	Exception	Agreed exception from art. 11-15
Art. 16.2	Pensioner exception	Exception for pensioners

LA_BUC Types

BUC	Purpose	Key SEDs
LA_BUC_01	Exception request (Art. 16)	A001, A002, A005, A006, A008, A011
LA_BUC_02	Multi-state decision (Art. 13)	A003, A004, A005, A006, A007, A008, A012
LA_BUC_03	Relevant information	A008
LA_BUC_04	Posted worker notification (Art. 12)	A009
LA_BUC_05	Legislation notification (Art. 11)	A010
LA_BUC_06	Information request	A005, A006

Lovvalgsbeslutning Flow

┌─────────────────┐
│ Søknad mottas   │
│ (søknad-altinn) │
└────────┬────────┘
         │
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ Journalføring   │
│ → Behandling    │
└────────┬────────┘
         │
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ Vurdere vilkår  │
│ (regelmodul)    │
└────────┬────────┘
         │
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐
│ Fatt vedtak     │────►│ Send SED        │
│ (fattVedtak)    │     │ (via EUX)       │
└────────┬────────┘     └────────┬────────┘
         │                       │
         ▼                       ▼
┌─────────────────┐     ┌─────────────────┐
│ Lagre MEDL      │     │ Generer A1      │
│ lovvalgsperiode │     │ attest          │
└─────────────────┘     └─────────────────┘

Service Layer

LovvalgsperiodeService

Location: service/src/main/kotlin/.../LovvalgsperiodeService.kt

Key operations:

• hentLovvalgsperioder() - Get all periods for behandling
• lagreLovvalgsperioder() - Save periods
• oppdaterLovvalgsperiode() - Update period
• hentTidligereLovvalgsperioder() - Get previous periods from fagsak

LovvalgsbestemmelseService

Location: service/src/main/kotlin/.../lovvalgsbestemmelse/LovvalgsbestemmelseService.kt

Key operations:

• hentLovvalgsbestemmelser() - Get valid bestemmelser for context
• mapLovvalgsbestemmelse() - Map between regulation types

OpprettLovvalgsperiodeService

Location: service/src/main/kotlin/.../lovvalgsperiode/OpprettLovvalgsperiodeService.kt

Key operations:

• opprettLovvalgsperiode() - Create period from request
• Maps OpprettLovvalgsperiodeRequest to Lovvalgsperiode

Kodeverk

Bestemmelse values implement the LovvalgBestemmelse interface (domain.kodeverk). The main concrete enums are Lovvalgbestemmelser_883_2004 and Tilleggsbestemmelser_883_2004, plus Lovvalgbestemmelser_987_2009, Overgangsregelbestemmelser (1408/71) and the EFTA/Storbritannia konvensjon enums. Note the constant spelling has no underscore before the article letter/sub-number: it is FO_883_2004_ART11_3A, not FO_883_2004_ART11_3_A.

Lovvalgbestemmelser_883_2004

FO_883_2004_ART11_1     - General rule
FO_883_2004_ART11_3A    - Employed in one country
FO_883_2004_ART11_3B    - Civil servant
FO_883_2004_ART11_3C    - Unemployed
FO_883_2004_ART11_3D    - Military service
FO_883_2004_ART11_3E    - Other non-employed
FO_883_2004_ART11_4     - Maritime worker
FO_883_2004_ART12_1     - Posted worker
FO_883_2004_ART12_2     - Posted self-employed
FO_883_2004_ART13_1A    - Multi-state employee
FO_883_2004_ART13_1B1   - Multi-state employee (sub-case i)
FO_883_2004_ART13_1B2   - Multi-state employee (sub-case ii)
FO_883_2004_ART13_1B3   - Multi-state employee (sub-case iii)
FO_883_2004_ART13_1B4   - Multi-state employee (sub-case iv)
FO_883_2004_ART13_2A    - Multi-state self-employed
FO_883_2004_ART13_2B    - Multi-state self-employed
FO_883_2004_ART13_3     - Multi-state both employed and self-employed
FO_883_2004_ART13_4     - Multi-state civil servant
FO_883_2004_ART15       - EU contract staff
FO_883_2004_ART16_1     - Exception agreement
FO_883_2004_ART16_2     - Pensioner exception
FO_883_2004_ANNET       - Other

Art 14 nr. 11 (business/employer outside EU/EEA, multi-state work) belongs to the implementing regulation 987/2009, so the constant lives in Lovvalgbestemmelser_987_2009 as FO_987_2009_ART14_11 (not 883/2004).

Tilleggsbestemmelser_883_2004

FO_883_2004_ART11_2     - Receiving cash benefits
FO_883_2004_ART11_4_1   - Maritime - flag state
FO_883_2004_ART11_5     - Air crew
FO_883_2004_ART87A      - Transitional
FO_883_2004_ART87_8     - Transitional

A1 Attestation

Generation Flow

Vedtaksfatting
    │
    ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ Generer A1      │
│ (A1Mapper /     │
│  BrevDataByggerA1)│
└────────┬────────┘
         │
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ Send til EUX    │
│ (via SED-steg)  │
└────────┬────────┘
         │
         ▼
┌─────────────────┐
│ Journalfør      │
│ (Joark)         │
└─────────────────┘

A1 Content

The A1 certificate confirms:

• Person identity
• Applicable legislation (which country)
• Period of validity
• Employer information
• Article/legal basis

SED Processing

Outgoing SEDs

SED	Trigger	Content
A001	Exception request	Request for art. 16 exception
A003	Art. 13 decision	Multi-state legislation decision
A009	Art. 12 notification	Posted worker notification
A010	Art. 11 notification	General legislation notification

Incoming SEDs

SED	Source	Action
A011	Response to A001	Approval (full agreement) of the art. 16 exception
A002	Response to A001	Full or partial rejection of the exception request
A004	Response to A003	Objection to the art. 13 decision
A007	Objection	Dispute of legislation decision

Debugging Queries

Key schema facts (verified against Flyway migrations):

• The table is lovvalg_periode; its FK to behandlingsresultat is beh_resultat_id.
• behandlingsresultat has no id column — its PK is behandling_id (shared with behandling.id), so beh_resultat_id effectively equals behandling.id.
• behandling references fagsak via the saksnummer column (no fagsak_id); fagsak's PK is saksnummer, not id.
• There are no buc_case, sed or dokumentproduksjon tables. BUC/SED state lives in RINA (queried via EUX, not the DB). The saksrelasjon linking a behandling/arkivsak to a RINA case is owned by melosys-eessi and reached through EessiClient (see EessiService.finnSakForRinasaksnummer / lagreSaksrelasjon), not stored in the melosys-api Oracle DB.

Find Lovvalgsperiode by Behandling

SELECT lp.*, b.status
FROM lovvalg_periode lp
JOIN behandling b ON lp.beh_resultat_id = b.id
WHERE b.id = :behandlingId;

Find Lovvalgsperioder for Fagsak

SELECT lp.id, lp.fom_dato, lp.tom_dato, lp.lovvalgsland,
       lp.lovvalg_bestemmelse, lp.innvilgelse_resultat, lp.medlemskapstype,
       lp.trygde_dekning, lp.medlperiode_id, b.status
FROM lovvalg_periode lp
JOIN behandling b ON lp.beh_resultat_id = b.id
JOIN fagsak f ON b.saksnummer = f.saksnummer
WHERE f.saksnummer = :saksnummer
ORDER BY lp.fom_dato DESC;

Inspect a registered unntak (exception)

-- Unntak is stored as columns on lovvalg_periode, not a separate table
SELECT lp.id, lp.fom_dato, lp.tom_dato,
       lp.unntak_fra_lovvalgsland, lp.unntak_fra_bestemmelse,
       lp.lovvalg_bestemmelse, lp.innvilgelse_resultat
FROM lovvalg_periode lp
WHERE lp.beh_resultat_id = :behandlingId
AND (lp.unntak_fra_bestemmelse IS NOT NULL OR lp.unntak_fra_lovvalgsland IS NOT NULL);

Check the iverksett-vedtak prosessinstans (A1 / SED / MEDL steps)

-- Confirm the vedtak saga ran and which step it stopped on.
-- A1 sending and MEDL registration happen as saga steps, not as DB rows.
SELECT pi.uuid, pi.prosess_type, pi.sist_fullfort_steg, pi.status,
       pi.endret_dato
FROM prosessinstans pi
WHERE pi.behandling_id = :behandlingId
AND pi.prosess_type LIKE 'IVERKSETT_VEDTAK%'
ORDER BY pi.endret_dato DESC;

Common Issues

Issue	Symptoms	Investigation
Wrong article selected	Incorrect lovvalgsbestemmelse	Check vilkårsvurdering logic
A1 not generated	A1 step not completed	Check vedtak saga (IVERKSETT_VEDTAK prosessinstans) completed
SED not sent	BUC not updated	Check EUX integration logs
Lovvalgsland wrong	Wrong country in period	Check søknad arbeidsland data
Period overlap	Validation error	Check existing lovvalgsperioder
Missing MEDL registration	Not in register	Check LAGRE_LOVVALGSPERIODE_MEDL step

Article Decision Flow

Article 12 (Posted Worker)

1. Employee temporarily sent abroad
2. Employer must have substantial activity in Norway
3. Maximum 24 months
4. Employee previously subject to Norwegian legislation
5. Result: Norway remains applicable legislation

Article 13 (Multi-State)

1. Work in two or more countries
2. Determine substantial part (≥25%) in residence country
3. If yes: residence country legislation
4. If no: employer establishment country
5. Notify other countries via A003
6. Receiving country may object with A004; otherwise the BUC auto-closes passively after ~8 weeks and the decision stands
7. Result: One country's legislation applies

Article 16 (Exception)

1. Parties request exception from art. 11-15
2. Both countries must agree
3. Must be in worker's interest
4. Send A001 to other country
5. Wait for response: A011 = approval, A002 = full/partial rejection
6. Result: Agreed exception period

Detailed Documentation

• Articles: Detailed article explanations
• Debugging Guide: SQL queries and troubleshooting