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2. The Caisse suisse shall forward immediately to the Sociale Verzekeringsbank the notifications which it receives.

3. The Caisse suisse shall, on its own initiation, send to the Sociale Verzekeringsbank any similar information which may have come to its knowledge by other means.

1. The Caisse suisse shall cause to be carried out in Switzerland, at the request of and on the basis of particulars furnished by the Sociale Verzekeringsbank, medical examinations and other investigations necessary for determination of initial and continued entitlement to benefits.

2. Costs connected with medical examinations, expert medical opinions and reports, observations and necessary travel shall be reimbursed to the Caisse suisse by the Sociale Verzekeringsbank.

1. Swiss nationals who are resident neither in Switzerland nor in the Netherlands and who, by virtue of article 9, paragraph 3, of the Convention, are entitled to claim a benefit under the Netherlands invalidity, old age and survivors insurance shall submit their claims direct to the Sociale Verzekeringsbank, annexing thereto the supporting documents required by Netherlands legislation.

2. Netherlands nationals who are resident neither in the Netherlands nor in Switzerland and who, by virtue of article 9, paragraph 3, of the Convention, are entitled to claim a benefit under the old age and survivors insurance of Switzerland shall submit their claims direct to the Caisse suisse, annexing thereto the supporting documents required by Swiss legislation.

3. The Sociale Verzekeringsbank, in the cases referred to in paragraph 1, and the Caisse suisse, in the cases referred to in paragraph 2, shall rule on the claims, communicate their decisions and effect payment of benefits direct to the beneficiaries, in accordance with the payment agreements in effect between the country of the body responsible for payment and the third country. Articles 5 and 13 shall be applicable.