TITLE IV U.K. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPECIAL PROVISIONS OF THE REGULATION RELATING TO THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF BENEFITS

CHAPTER 4 U.K. ACCIDENTS AT WORK AND OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

Submission and investigation of pension claims, excluding pensions in respect of occupational diseases covered by Article 57 of the Regulation U.K.

Article 75 U.K.

1. In order to receive a pension or supplementary allowance under the legislation of a Member State, an employed or self-employed person or his survivors residing in the territory of another Member State shall make a claim either to the competent institution, or to the institution of the place of residence, which shall forward such claim to the competent institution. The submission of the claim shall be subject to the following rules:

(a) the claim must be accompanied by the required supporting documents and made on the form provided for by the legislation administered by the competent institution;

(b) the accuracy of the information supplied by the claimant must be established by official documents attached to the claim form, or confirmed by the competent bodies of the Member State in whose territory the claimant resides.

2. The competent institution shall notify the claimant of its decisions directly or through the liaison body of the competent State; it shall send a copy of that decision to the liaison body of the Member State in whose territory the claimant resides.