Pension contribution periods for medium disability: assimilated and pre-2001 seniority included in full stage

art. 58 lit. c) din Legea nr. 263/2010, art. 17 alin. (1) din Legea nr. 263/2010, art. 49 alin. (1) lit. b) şi c) din Legea nr. 263/2010, art. 521 alin. (3) din Codul de procedură civilă; Pension contribution periods for medium disability: assimilated and pre-2001 seniority included in full stage: 263/2010, the full contribution period required for medium-disability beneficiaries includes both assimilated periods defined in Article 49(1)(b) and (c) and supplementary seniority periods granted for work in Group I or II prior to April 1, 2001, pursuant to Article 17(1). The dispute concerned the interpretation of pension legislation regarding which specific periods count toward the mandatory contribution threshold for disability pensions, specifically whether non-contributory or special-condition work periods are eligible for inclusion in the calculation. The decisive legal basis is the joint application of Articles 58(c), 49(1)(b)-(c), and 17(1) of Law No. 263/2010 on the unified public pension system, clarifying that these diverse categories of service time collectively satisfy the statutory requirement for a complete contribution stage.