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- After receipt of a claim the Competent Institution or liaison agency of the Party will verify the information regarding the claimant and the relevant members of his or her household and, if applicable, forward this evidence along with other relevant documents to the Competent Institution or liaison agency of the other Party, so that the latter can process the application further.
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- Paragraph 1 also applies when the Competent Institution of a Party requests the other Party to conduct an investigation to verify the legitimacy of payments made to beneficiaries living or residing in the territory of that other Party.
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- The information referred to in the first and second paragraphs of this section also includes information regarding address, work, education, income, family and civil situation, ability for work or medical condition.
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- The Competent Institutions (Competent Authorities and liaison agencies) of the Parties may contact each other, as well as their respective beneficiaries or their representatives directly.
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- The diplomatic or consular representatives and the Competent Institutions of the Parties may contact the authorities in the territory of the other Party directly in order to determine entitlement to benefit and legitimacy of payments to their respective beneficiaries.
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- The term authorities mentioned in the previous paragraph are the tax authorities, population registers, marriage registers, employment agencies and schools.
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- In no case will the provisions of this section be construed so as to impose on the Competent Institution the obligation:
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- a)to carry out administrative measures at variance with the laws or the administrative practice of that or the other Party, or
- b)to supply particulars which are not obtainable under the laws or the normal course of administration of that or the other Party.
