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Paragraph 8 Instrument Permitting Enforcement of the Recovery

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Notwithstanding paragraph 7, the instrument permitting enforcement of the claim in Participant A may, where appropriate and in accordance with the provisions in force in Participant B, be accepted as, recognised as, supplemented with, or replaced by an instrument permitting enforcement in Participant B:

(a)

within three months of the date of receipt of the request for recovery, the competent authority in Participant B shall endeavour to complete the acceptance, recognition, supplementing or replacement, except in cases where paragraph 9 applies;

(b)

Participant B shall inform Participant A of the grounds for exceeding the three-month period;

(c)

the relevant competent authorities may not refuse to complete these actions where the instrument permitting enforcement is properly drawn up.