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The Committee notes the report provided by the Government in reply to its previous comments and the attached legislative texts. It wishes to draw the Government’s attention to the following point.

Article 1, paragraph 2, of the Convention. The Committee notes that, under the terms of article 36(7) of the Law on Social Insurance for Occupational Accidents and Occupational Diseases of 1999, issues relating to the provision of benefits to persons resident in another State are governed by international agreements. The Committee also notes that the Government refers in its report in this respect to the standard clause contained in the bilateral social security agreements to which Lithuania is a party, under the terms of which benefits for occupational accidents shall not be reduced or suspended on the grounds of the residence of the insured person on the territory of another party. In the event of residence in a third country, treatment equal to that provided to nationals of one party has to be granted to nationals of the other State party. The Committee requests the Government to indicate in this respect whether, in accordance with this provision of the Convention, the special arrangements entered into with certain countries respecting the transfer of benefits apply under the same conditions to all foreign workers who are nationals of a country that has ratified the Convention and their dependants.