TITLE VU.K.FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Common provisions for the payment of cash benefitsU.K.

Article 106U.K.

The competent authorities of every Member State shall notify the Administrative Commission, within the time limits allowed and in accordance with the procedures laid down by that Commission, of the amount of cash benefits paid by the institutions falling within their jurisdiction to recipients residing or staying in the territory of any other Member State.

Article 107 (9) (11) (12) (14)U.K.Currency conversion

[F11. For the purposes of the following provisions:

(a) Regulation: Article 12(2), (3) and (4), Article 14d(1), Article 19(1)(b), last sentence, Article 22(1)(ii), last sentence, Article 25(1)(b), penultimate sentence, Article 41(1)(c) and (d), Article 46(4), Article 46a(3), Article 50, Article 52(b), last sentence, Article 55(1)(ii), last sentence, Article 70(1), first subparagraph, Article 71(1)(a)(ii) and (b)(ii), penultimate sentence;

(b) implementing Regulation: Article 34(1), (4) and (5),

the rate for the conversion into a currency of amounts denominated in another currency shall be the rate calculated by the Commission and based on the monthly average, during the reference period specified in paragraph 2, of reference rates of exchange of currencies published by the European Central Bank.]

2.The reference period shall be:

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4.The date to be taken into account for determining the rates of conversion to be applied in the cases referred to in paragraph 1 shall be fixed by the Administrative Commission on a proposal from the Audit Board.

5.The rates of conversion to be applied in the cases referred to in paragraph 1 shall be published in the Official Journal of the European Communities in the course of the last month but one preceding the month from the first day of which they are to apply.

6.In cases not covered by paragraph 1, the conversion shall be made at the official rate of exchange on the day of payment both for the payment and refund of benefits.