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- At the request of the competent institution of one Contracting State, the medical examination of an applicant, a beneficiary or a member of his family residing or staying in the territory of the other Contracting State shall be carried out through the competent institution of the latter Contracting State.
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- In order to determine incapacity to work of an applicant, a beneficiary or a member of his family, the competent institution of one Contracting State shall use the medical reports and the administrative data provided by the competent institution of the other Contracting State. However, the competent institution of the first Contracting State may request the applicant, beneficiary or the member of his family to undergo a medical examination by a doctor of its own choice or in its territory.
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- The applicant, the beneficiary or the member of his family shall comply with any request to present himself for medical examination. If the applicant, the beneficiary or the member of his family feels that, for medical reasons, he is unfit to travel to the territory of the other Contracting State, he shall inform the competent institution of that Contracting State immediately. He shall, in that case, submit a medical certificate issued by a doctor designated for this purpose by the competent institution in whose territory he resides or stays. This certificate shall include the medical reasons for his unfitness to travel as well as its expected duration.
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- The costs of the examination shall be paid for by the competent institution at whose request the examination is carried out.
