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88 United Nations - Treaty Series 1969
(2) A person who has been insured under the legislation of one of the
Contracting States and transfers his normal residence to the territory of the
other Contracting State may voluntarily continue the insurance under the
latter's legislation. Separation from a compulsory insurance scheme shall
in such cases be equivalent to separation from a voluntary insurance scheme.
The insurance coverage shall be continued
In the Republic of Austria:
With the Regional Sickness Fund for Manual and Salaried Workers
(Gebietskrankenkasse fur Arbeiter und Angestellte) competent for the place
of normal residence;
In the Federal Republic of Germany:
With the competent insurance authority.
(3) Paragraph (2) above shall apply mutadis mutandis to persons whose
right to continued insurance coverage derives from the insurance coverage
of another person.
Article 13
(1) So far as compulsory insurance, the right to voluntary insurance,
entitlement to benefits and the duration of benefits are concerned, the insurance
periods and periods of receipt of benefits completed under the legislation
of both Contracting States shall be aggregated, provided that they do
not overlap.
(2) Paragraph (1) above shall apply mutatis mutandis to benefits which
may be granted at the discretion of an insurance authority.
Article 14
(1) Article 4, paragraph (1), shall apply to a person
(a) Who transfers his residence to the territory of the other Contracting
State after the insurance contingency has arisen only if the competent
insurance authority has consented to the change of residence in advance;
(b) Who is temporarily resident in the territory of the other Contracting State
at the time the insurance contingency arises only if his condition necessitates
immediate benefits.
(2) The consent referred to in paragraph (1) above may be refused only
on the ground of the state of health of the person concerned. It may be
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