Article 15 Medical examinations

At the request of the competent institution of a Contracting Party, the medical examination regarding a beneficiary or a member of his family residing or staying in the territory of the other Contracting Party shall be arranged for by the competent institution of the latter Contracting Party.

In order to determine the capacity to work of a beneficiary or a member of his family, the competent institution of a 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 first Contracting Party may request a beneficiary or a member of his family to undergo a medical examination by a doctor of its own choice or in the territory where the competent institution is situated.

The beneficiary or the member of his family shall comply with any request to present himself for medical examination. If the person concerned, for medical reasons, 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 certificate issued by a doctor designated for this purpose by the competent institution in whose territory he resides or stays. This certificate shall prove the medical reasons for his unfitness to travel as well as its expected duration.

The costs of the examination and, as the case may be, the expenses for travel and accommodation shall be paid for by the competent institution at whose request the examination is carried out.