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the fact that they are written in a foreign language, provided they are written in the official language of the other Party or in English.

4. The diplomatic and consular representations of a Contracting Party may request information direct from authorities and institutions in the territory of the other Contracting Party in order to safeguard the interests of their nationals.

Article 25. The competent authorities of the two Contracting Parties shall inform each other as soon as possible of any amendments to the legislation specified in article 2 of this Convention.

Article 26. The competent authorities of the two Contracting Parties shall keep each other informed of the measures taken to apply this Convention within their territories.

Article 27. Any exemption granted in the territory of one of the Contracting Parties from stamp duty, notarial or registration fees in respect of certificates and documents required to be submitted to authorities and institutions in the same territory, shall also apply to certificates and documents which, for the purposes of this Convention, have to be submitted to authorities and institutions in the territory of the other Contracting Party. Documents and certificates required to be produced for the purposes of this Convention shall be exempt from authentication by diplomatic or consular authorities.

Article 28. 1. Applications, appeals and other documents which, according to the legislation of a Contracting Party, have to be submitted to an authority or institution within a specified period shall be admissible if they are submitted within the same period to a corresponding authority or institution of the other Contracting Party.

2. An application for a benefit submitted in accordance with the legislation of one Contracting Party shall be considered as an application for the corresponding benefit under the legislation of the other Contracting Party. With respect to old-age pensions, however, this shall not apply if the applicant states that the application refers solely to pension benefits under the legislation of the former Contracting Party.

Article 29. 1. Payments under this Convention may legitimately be made in the currency of the Contracting Party making the payment.

2. Should currency restrictions be introduced by either of the Contracting Parties, the two Governments shall immediately and conjointly take steps to safeguard transfers between their territories of necessary amounts of money for the purpose of implementing this Convention.

Article 30. 1. If an insurance institution in the territory of one of the Contracting Parties has made an advance payment, then an amount accruing for the same period as the advance payment according to the legislation of the other Contracting Party may be withheld. If an insurance institution of one of the Contracting Parties has paid an excessive rate of benefits for a period for which an insurance institution of the other Contracting Party is to pay a corresponding amount of compensation, then the excess payment may similarly be withheld.

2. The advance payment or excess amount shall be deducted from compensation relating to the same period which has been paid subsequently. If there is no such subsequent payment, or if the payment is not sufficient for the clearance required, full clearance or deduction for the remaining amount can be made fromVol. 1332. 1-22358

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