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- For the purpose of the present Convention,
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- 1)"Netherlands" means the Kingdom of the Netherlands and "Israel" the State of Israel;
- 2),,territory" means in relation to the Netherlands the territory of the Kingdom in Europe, in relation to Israel its territory;
- 3)"legislation" means current laws, ordinances and administrative regulations relating to the branches and schemes of social security covered by Article 2;
- 4)"competent authority" means in relation to the Netherlands the Minister for Social Affairs and Employment, in relation to Israel the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs;
- 5)"insurance institution" means the body or authority charged with the implementation of the legislation specified in Article 2;
- 6)"competent insurance institution" means the insurance institution which is competent under the applicable legislation;
- 7)"competent state" means the state in whose territory the competent insurance institution is situated;
- 8)"liaison body" means an institution for liaison and information between the insurance institutions of the two Contracting Parties with a view to simplifying the implementation of this Convention and for informations of the persons affected concerning their rights and obligations under the Convention;
- 9)"member of the family" means a member of the family according to the legislation of the Contracting Party in whose territory the competent insurance institution is based, at whose expense the benefits are granted;
- 10)"periods of insurance" means periods of contribution, employment, occupational activity or residence defined or recognized as periods of insurance by the legislation under which they were completed, and any other periods, in so far as they are regarded by this legislation as equivalent to periods of insurance;
- 11)"benefit’’ or ‘‘pension" means a cash benefit or pension under the applicable legislation, including all the constituent parts thereof as well as all increases and additional payments by virtue of this legislation.
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- Other terms used in this Convention have the meaning given to them under the legislation which is being applied.
