Medlemsstaterne giver opholdsret til enhver statsborger fra en medlemsstat, som i Faellesskabet har udoevet beskaeftigelse som loenmodtager eller selvstaendig, samt til medlemmerne af den paagaeldendes familie, som defineret i stk. 2, naar den paagaeldende modtager invalide-, foertids- eller alderspension eller erstatning i anledning af arbejdsulykke eller erhvervssygdom, der er af en saadan stoerrelse, at vedkommende ikke under opholdet vil falde vaertsmedlemsstatens sociale system til byrde, og naar de paagaeldende personer er omfattet af en sygeforsikringsordning, der daekker samtlige risici i vaertsmedlemsstaten.
Member States shall grant the right of residence to nationals of Member States who have pursued an activity as an employee or self-employed person and to members of their families as defined in paragraph 2, provided that they are recipients of an invalidity or early retirement pension, or old age benefits, or of a pension in respect of an industrial accident or disease of an amount sufficient to avoid becoming a burden on the social security system of the host Member State during their period of residence and provided they are covered by sickness insurance in respect of all risks in the host Member State.