Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Staat Israël inzake sociale zekerheid, met Protocol, betreffende herziening van het op 25 april 1984 te Jeruzalem ondertekende Verdrag tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Staat Israël

1. After receipt of an application, the competent institution of the Contracting Party shall verify the information regarding the applicant and, if applicable, his or her family members and forward this evidence along with other relevant documents to the competent institution of the other Party, so that the latter can process the application further.
2. Section 1 also applies when the competent institution of a Contracting Party requests the other Party to conduct an investigation to verify the legitimacy of payments made to beneficiaries living or residing in the territory of that other Party.
3. The information referred to in the first and second section also includes information regarding address, work, education, income, family situation, ability for work or medical condition.
4. The competent institutions of the Contracting Parties may contact each other, as well as their respective beneficiaries or their representatives, directly.

In order to determine the entitlement to benefit and legitimacy of payments under the Israeli or Netherlands' legislation, a person who falls under the scope of this Convention is obliged to identify himself or herself by submitting an official proof of identity to the competent institution in Israel or The Netherlands. The competent institution properly identifies the claimant on the basis of this identification. Proper identification is a passport or the identity card issued by the competent authorities in the person's residence. The competent institution will inform the competent institution of the other Contracting Party that the identity of the claimant has been verified properly by sending a copy of the identification document.

1. At the request of the competent institution, verification of administrative and medical information regarding claimants or recipients of Israeli benefits living in the Netherlands will be carried out by Gak Nederland bv.
2. At the request of the competent institution, verification of administrative and medical information about claimants or recipients of Netherlands' benefits living in Israel will be carried out by the National Insurance Institute.
3. In order to determine the degree of disability for work, the institutions of both Contracting Parties shall use the medical reports and the administrative data provided by the institutions of the other Party, but they nevertheless reserve the right to have the claimant or beneficiary examined by a doctor of their own choice or to summon the person involved to undergo a medical examination in the territory of the competent State.
4. The person involved is obliged to comply with a request as meant in the third section by presenting himself for medical examination. If he feels that, for medical reasons, he is unfit to travel to the territory of the State where he has been summoned by the competent institution, he must inform that institution immediately. He will then be obliged to submit a medical statement issued by a doctor designated for this purpose by the competent institution. This statement must include the medical reasons for his unfitness for travelling as well as the expected duration of this unfitness.
5. The costs of the examination and, in cases where the examination is held in the territory of the competent State, the expenses for travel and accommodation, will be paid for by the institution at whose request the examination is carried out.

1. Any final court decisions or decrees by the institutions or authorities of a Contracting Party regarding the recovery of undue social insurance payments shall be recognized by the other Party.
2. Recognition may only be refused if it is contrary to the public order of the Contracting Party where the decision or decree should be enforced.
3. Any final decisions and decrees which are recognized in accordance with the first section will be implemented by the other Contracting Party. Enforcement is subject to the statutory regulations which apply in the State in whose territory the decision or decree is to be carried out, governing the execution of similar decisions or decrees handed down or issued on that State. Confirmation that a decision or decree is final must be stated on the authentic copy of that decision or decree.
4. If a recipient of a benefit, listed in article 2 of this Convention, which was awarded on the basis of the Convention or under national law, receives an amount which was unduly paid, the competent institution of the Contracting Party involved may request that the competent institution in the other State from which the beneficiary receives a benefit balance the undue payment with the arrears or amounts still due to the the beneficiary in that other State. The latter institution will deduct the amount in accordance with, and within the limits of the legislation implemented by the institution, and will remit the amount to the institution which is entitled to reimbursement.

1. Any final court decisions or decrees by the institutions or authorities of a Contracting Party regarding the collection of contributions shall be recognized by the other Party.
2. Recognition may only be refused if it is contrary to the public order of the Contracting Party where the decision or decree should be enforced.
3. The final decisions and decrees which are recognized in accordance with the first section will be implemented by the other Contracting Party. Enforcement is subject to the statutory regulations which apply in the State in whose territory the decisions or decrees handed down or issued in that State. Confirmation that a court decision or decree is final must be stated on the authentic copy of that decision or decree.
4. The legal representative in Israel for the Netherlands competent institutions, appointed to further the legal procedures described above, is the National Insurance Institute. The legal representative in the Netherlands for the Israeli competent institution, appointed to further the legal procedures described above, are the liaison bodies mentioned in article 2 of the Administrative Arrangement.

As to the information and examination described in this Protocol, the competent institution of a Contracting Party may refuse to pay, suspend or withdraw a benefit, listed in Article 2 of the Convention, if in their judgement, the applicant or beneficiary or the competent institution of the other Party fails to undergo any examinations as required, or, as the case may be, fails to carry out any examinations as required under this Protocol.
This protocol forms an integral part of the Convention.

Wijzigt het Verdrag inzake sociale zekerheid tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Staat Israël, Jeruzalem, 25 april 1984.

Wijzigt het Verdrag inzake sociale zekerheid tussen het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden en de Staat Israël, Jeruzalem, 25 april 1984.

Both Contracting Parties shall notify each other in writing of the accomplishment of their respective internal or constitutional procedures required for the entry into force of the present Convention. The Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the third month after the date of the last notification.