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- At the request of the competent institution of a Contracting Party, verification of medical information regarding the beneficiary residing or staying in the territory of the other Contracting Party shall be carried out by the competent institution of that Contracting Party.
- 2
- In order to determine the sickness, the disability and partial disability of the beneficiary, the competent institutions of either Contracting Party shall use the medical reports and the administrative data provided by the competent institution of the other Contracting Party. However, the competent institution of the former Contracting Party may request the beneficiary to undergo a medical examination by a doctor of its own choice or a medical examination in its territory.
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- The beneficiary shall comply with any request referred to in paragraph 2 by presenting himself for medical examination. If the beneficiary feels that, for medical reasons, he is unfit to travel to the territory of the other Contracting Party, he shall inform the competent institution of that Contracting Party immediately. He shall, in that case, submit a medical statement issued by a doctor designated for this purpose by the competent institution in whose territory he resides or stays. This statement shall include the medical reasons for his unfitness for travelling as well as the expected duration of this unfitness.
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- The costs of the examinations under this Article and, as the case may be, expenses for travel and accommodation, shall be borne by the competent institution at whose request the examination is carried out.
