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- In order to determine whether a beneficiary or a member of his or her family is unable to work, the competent institution of a Party may use the medical reports and other information provided by the competent institution of the Party in whose country the beneficiary resides. The first mentioned competent institution may request the beneficiary or the member of his or her family 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 1 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 Party, he shall inform the competent institution of that 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. This statement shall include the medical reasons for his unfitness for traveling 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.
