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- If the legislation of a Contracting State applies to an employee or self-employed person pursuant to Article 7, Article 8, paragraph 2 of Article 9 or Article 10 of the Agreement, the liaison agency of that Contracting State, upon request of the persons concerned, will issue a certificate stating that the employee or self-employed person is subject to the legislation and indicating the duration for which the certificate will be valid. The certificate will be evidence that the employee or self-employed person is exempt from the legislation on compulsory coverage of the other Contracting State.
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- The liaison agency of a Contracting State which issues a certificate referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article will furnish a copy of the certificate, or information contained in the certificate if the liaison agencies of both Contracting States decide to do so, to the liaison agency of the other Contracting State as needed by the liaison agency of that other Contracting State.
