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The new Austrian exhibition at Auschwitz
Decisions of the Arbitration Panel
Monetary Compensation
Background
The systematic withdrawal of assets was part of the National Socialist persecution and destruction policy in Austria from 1938 to 1945. MORE Background
Eligibility
Both survivors of National Socialist persecution and their heirs are eligible to file applications with the General Settlement Fund. MORE Eligibility
Categories of Property
The General Settlement for Victims of National Socialism takes account of those categories of property which correspond to the range of property confiscations due to persecution during the NS period. MORE Categories of Property
Insurance policies (§ 14 item 5 of the General Settlement Fund Law)
Subject to the General Settlement Fund Law, the Austrian Insurance Association (VVO) is obligated - as far as available - to publish lists of policy holders which may be victims of National Socialist property confiscation. Here you will find the according list as well as the explanatory text of the VVO: MORE Insurance policies (§ 14 item 5 of the General Settlement Fund Law)
Processing
The closing payments of the General Settlement Fund
On 7 July 2009, the Board of Trustees of the General Settlement Fund, to which both the presidency of the National Council and representatives of the Federal Government, as well as victims' associations and representatives of the religious communities belong, unanimously determined the final payment quotas. These quotas regulate the shares of the established losses which will de facto be disbursed. MORE The closing payments of the General Settlement Fund
Statistics on Application Processing
Statistics on Application Processing of the Claims Committee of the General Settlement Fund MORE Statistics on Application Processing
Payment quotas and the payment process
The payment quotas for payments from the General settlement Fund were calculated on the basis of the decisions reached by the Claims Committee by 1 July 2009 and the means at the Fund's disposal. The aliquot distribution of the available means is regulated by these quotas on the basis of the determined property losses. MORE Payment quotas and the payment process
Claims Committee
An independent Claims Committee consisting of three persons decides on applications filed with the General Settlement Fund for Victims of National Socialism. MORE Claims Committee