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Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 Article 59

Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 Article 59

Article 59

Costs of transporting a person who has sustained an accident at work or is suffering from an occupational disease 1. The competent institution of a Member State whose legislation provides for meeting the costs of transporting a person who has sustained an accident at work or is suffering from an occupational disease, either to his place of residence or to a hospital, shall meet such costs to the corresponding place in the territory of another Member State where the person resides, provided that that institution gives prior authorisation for such transport, duly taking into account the reasons justifying it. Such authorisation shall not be required in the case of a frontier worker. 2. The competent institution of a Member State whose legislation provides for the costs of transporting the body of a person killed in an accident at work to the place of burial shall, in accordance with the legislation which it administers, meet such costs to the corresponding place in the territory of another Member State where the person was residing at the time of the accident. Section 2 Aggravation of an occupational disease for which the benefit has been awarded

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CitationArticle 59 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

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