Art. 13 Partial retirement
1 If the insured member reduces their degree of employment after reaching the age of 58, they can apply for partial retirement of corresponding scope. The lump-sum retirement benefit may be drawn in a maximum of three steps. One step comprises all retirement benefits received in lump-sum form within a calendar year. The proportion of the retirement benefit received before the reference age may not exceed the proportion of the wage reduction. The responsibility for ascertaining the tax consequences of this portion rests solely with the insured member.
2 In the event of partial retirement, the retirement account, the supplementary account and the pre-financing account are reduced pro rata according to the degree of retirement.
3 The retirement pension is calculated in accordance with Art. 10, Art. 10a and Art. 11 on the basis of the degree of retirement.