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- For the implementation of Article 27 of the Convention the competent authority or competent institution which has overpaid an amount of benefit and wishes to recover that overpayment from the arrears of benefit held by the other Party, will notify the latter Party of its request either by the appropriate form or by letter.
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- The arrears of benefit available when the request is received or which later become available after the request, will be sent to the competent authority or competent institution which is to make the recovery. After recovering the appropriate amount under Article 27 of the Convention the balance of the arrears, if any, will be paid to the beneficiary. Confirmation of the amount received and the amount paid to the beneficiary will be notified to the competent authority or competent institution which sent the arrears.