- 1
- The competent institution of the Contracting Party with which an application for benefits has been filed shall verify the accuracy of the information pertaining to the applicant and his family member and provide such evidence and other documentation as may be necessary for the institution of the other Contracting Party to complete action on the claim.
- 2
- Paragraph 1 of this Article applies mutatis mutandis if the competent institution of one of the Contracting Parties makes a request for verification of information with the institution of the other Contracting Party for the purpose of establishing the legitimacy of payments to the pensioners residing in the territories of the respective Contracting Parties.
- 3
- The information referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article also includes information on income, household status and medical state.
- 4
- The competent institutions of the Contracting Parties may communicate directly with each other and with their respective pensioners or their representatives.
- 5
- The diplomatic and consular representatives and the institutions of the Contracting Parties may request information directly from authorities in the territory of the other Contracting Party for the purpose of establishing entitlement to benefit and the legitimacy of payments in respect of the respective pensioners of the Contracting Parties.
