Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057:schedule:33:p9
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00057
Segment Type: schedule
Provision Reference: sch 33 (pt 9/16)
Character Range: 1095669–1098606

soon as possible, all information about the measures taken by them for the application of this Agreement or about changes in their respective legislation insofar as these changes affect the application of this Agreement.

(2) The assistance referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be provided free of charge, subject to the Administrative Arrangement made pursuant to Article 19 of this Agreement.

(3) If the Competent Institution of a Contracting Party requires the applicant or beneficiary who is resident in the territory of the other Contracting Party to undergo a medical examination, the Competent Institution of the other Contracting Party shall, upon the request of the Competent Institution of the first Contracting Party, undertake measures for conducting such examination. If the medical examination is conducted solely at the request of the Competent Institution of one Contracting Party, that Competent Institution shall reimburse the cost of the examination to the Competent Institution of the other Contracting Party. However, if the medical examination is required by both Competent Institutions, the costs shall not be reimbursed.

(4) Any information about an individual which is transmitted in accordance with this Agreement to a Competent Authority or a Competent Institution of a Contracting Party by a Competent Authority or a Competent Institution of the other Contracting Party is confidential and shall be used only for the purposes of implementing this Agreement and the legislation to which this Agreement applies unless otherwise provided for in their respective national laws.

(5) In no case shall the provisions of paragraphs 1 and 4 of this Article be construed so as to impose on the Competent Authority or Competent Institution of a Contracting Party the obligation:

1. to carry out administrative measures at variance with the laws or the administrative practice of either Contracting Party; or

2. to supply information which is not ordinarily obtainable under the laws or in the normal administrative practice of either Contracting Party.

(6) In the application of this Agreement, the Competent Authority and the Competent Institution of a Contracting Party may communicate with the other in any of the official languages of the Contracting Parties.

(7) Documents submitted to a Competent Authority or Competent Institution of a Contracting Party shall not be rejected solely on the ground that they are written in the official language of the other Contracting Party.

(8) The Competent Institutions of the Contracting Parties shall supply to each other, according to an agreed schedule and format, relevant available information such as date of death, change of address, change of marital or relationship status and changes in the amount of benefits for beneficiaries.

Article 19
Administrative Arrangement

(1) The Competent Authorities of the Contracting Parties shall establish, by