Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:7:p11
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 7 (pt 11/18)
Character Range: 235028–237719

payment under this Agreement or under its social security laws to a person who resides in the territory of the other Party, the first Party will disregard from the application of any income test it applies any income‑tested payment made by the other Party under this Agreement or under the other Party's social security laws to that person.
2. For the purposes of this Article, the Netherlands' invalidity benefits under WAO and WAZ shall be deemed to be income‑tested benefits and the Netherlands' rent subsidy shall be deemed to be paid under the Netherlands' social security laws.
3. The principles set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 will continue to apply when a beneficiary moves to reside in a third country as if the beneficiary had not moved to that third country, provided that the relevant benefit is payable in that third country.
4. Where a person residing in a third country lodges a valid claim for a benefit, the principles set out in paragraphs 1 and 2 will be applied as if that person was resident in the territory of the Party where he or she was last resident before moving to that third country provided that the relevant benefit is payable in that third country.

PART VI   MISCELLANEOUS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

ARTICLE 21
Lodgement of Documents

1. Any claim, notice or appeal concerning the determination or payment of a benefit under the legislation of one Party which should for the purposes of that legislation, have been presented within a prescribed period to a Competent Authority, Competent Institution or Tribunal of that Party, but which is presented within the same period to a Competent Authority, Competent Institution or Tribunal of the other Party, shall be treated as if it had been presented to the Competent Authority, Competent Institution or Tribunal of the first Party.  The date on which such a claim, notice or appeal was submitted to that Competent Authority, Competent Institution or Tribunal of the first Party shall be considered only for the purposes of assessing entitlement to benefit as the date of its submission to that Competent Authority, Competent Institution or Tribunal of the other Party.
2. A claim for a benefit under the legislation of one Party shall be deemed to be a claim for the corresponding benefit under the legislation of the other Party, provided that the applicant:
a) requests that it be considered an application under the legislation of the other Party, or
b) provides information at the time of application indicating that periods of residence or periods of insurance have been completed under the legislation of the other Party and the claim is received by the Competent Institution of the other Party within