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- If a competent authority or competent institution of a Contracting State receives an application for a benefit, an appeal or any other declaration under the legislation of the other Contracting State pursuant to Article 26 of the Agreement, that competent authority or competent institution of that Contracting State will send without delay, through its liaison agency, that application, appeal or declaration to the liaison agency of the other Contracting State, indicating the date on which it has been received.
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- With respect to an application, the competent institution of the first Contracting State will provide, through its liaison agency, the liaison agency of the other Contracting State with any available information in its possession, which may be necessary for the competent institution of that other Contracting State to determine entitlement to the benefits.
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- The competent institution of the Contracting State which receives an application that was first filed with a competent institution of the other Contracting State will, upon the request of the competent institution of that other Contracting State, provide without delay, through its liaison agency, the liaison agency of that other Contracting State with any available information in its possession, which may be necessary for the competent institution of that other Contracting State to determine entitlement to benefits.
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- When an application for benefits under the legislation of a Contracting State or any other declaration necessary for the payment of a benefit is submitted to the competent institution of the other Contracting State, that competent institution checks, within the limits of its authority, whether the documents attached to that application fulfilled the formalities of the certifications issued by the relevant authority. The liaison agencies of both Contracting States decide upon the documents to be checked in a manner consistent with the laws and regulations under its authority.
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- In addition to the application and information referred to in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, the liaison agency of the first Contracting State will send to the liaison agency of the other Contracting State a liaison form which will indicate, in particular, the periods of coverage under the legislation of the first Contracting State.
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- When an application for benefits under the legislation of a Contracting State or any other declaration necessary for the payment of a benefit is submitted to the competent institution of the other Contracting State, the competent institution of that other Contracting State will inform the competent institution of that Contracting State that the identity of the claimant has been verified properly.
