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Article 5 of the Convention (in conjunction with Article 10)

The Committee notes with interest the statistical information supplied by the Government in reply to its previous direct request. It also notes the Government's statement that although there is no explicit provision in the internal rules of the Ecuadorian Social Security Institute (IESS) giving effect to this Article of the Convention, in the IESS "pensions budget" there is an item entitled "transfers abroad" which enables the IESS, at the request of the beneficiaries, to pay old-age, invalidity and survivors' benefit to nationals and foreigners residing abroad.

The Committee hopes that the Government will be able to confirm this practice in the legislation, in respect not only of the benefits mentioned above, but also of employment injury pensions and death grants, so as to give full statutory effect to Articles 5 and 10 of the Convention. These provisions ensure the payment of the above benefits both to the nationals of the Member as also to the nationals of any other Member which has accepted the obligations of the Convention in respect of the branch concerned, when they are resident abroad, as well as to refugees and stateless persons.