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166 United Nations - Treaty Series 1969
1. Artificial parts of the body, orthopaedic appliances and braces, including
orthopaedic corsets lined with fabric, together with replacement
parts, accessories and instruments;
2. Orthopaedic footwear and, where appropriate, the corresponding normal
(non-orthopaedic) shoe;
3. Prosthesis of the jaw and face, wigs;
4. Anatomical models (reproductions of various parts of the body) used to
ensure the correct fitting of the articles referred to in items 1 to 3 above;
5. Artificial eyes, contact lenses, magnifying and telescopic spectacles;
6. Hearing aids, especially acoustic and phonetic appliances;
7. Dental prosthesis (fixed and removable) and occlusion prosthesis for the
oral cavity;
8. Invalid carriages, wheel chairs and other mechanical means of locomotion;
9. Guide-dogs for the blind;
10. Replacement of the articles referred to in items 1 to 8 above;
11. All other curative and protective appliances and similar articles the
cost of which exceeds, in Austria, 1,500 schillings and, in the Federal
Republic of Germany, 220 DM.
Where such benefits have been granted in cases of absolute urgency, the
insurance authority of the place of residence shall notify the competent insurance
authority accordingly without delay.
Article 6
(1) In implementation of article 17, paragraph (3) or paragraph (4),
of the Convention, the pensions (or annuities) insurance authority or the
liaison office for the pensions (or annuities) insurance scheme of the State
in which the beneficiary was hitherto normally resident shall issue him a
certificate concerning his status at the time in question.
(2) The calculation of the amount to be withheld from the German
annuity for pensioner's sickness insurance, the deduction of the amount
from the annuity and the apportionment under paragraph 9 (c) of the Final
Protocol to the Convention shall be carried out by the Austrian liaison office.
Article 7
(1) In the implementation of- article 18 of the Convention, repayment
shall be claimed through the liaison offices, either after the termination
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