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1. Articles 72 and 73 of the Staff Regulations shall apply mutatis mutandis to public office holders. Public office holders entitled to the benefits under Article 72 of the Staff Regulations shall declare the amount of any reimbursements paid, or which they can claim, under any other sickness insurance scheme provided for by law or regulation for themselves or for persons covered by their insurance. Where the total which they would receive by way of reimbursement exceeds the sum of the reimbursements provided for in Article 72(1) of the Staff Regulations, the difference shall be deducted from the amount to be reimbursed pursuant to Article 72(1) of the Staff Regulations, with the exception of reimbursements obtained under a private supplementary sickness insurance scheme covering that part of the expenditure which is not reimbursable by the sickness insurance scheme of the Union.

2. Former public office holders who benefit under the pension scheme provided for in Article 12 of this Regulation, the transitional allowance provided for in Article 10 of this Regulation, or the disability pension scheme provided for in Article 14 of this Regulation, may request that the coverage under Article 72 of the Staff Regulations, as defined in paragraph 1 of this Article, also applies to them.

3. Former public office holders who do not benefit under the pension scheme provided for in Article 12 of this Regulation, the transitional allowance provided for in Article 10 of this Regulation, or the disability pension scheme provided for in Article 14 of this Regulation, may request to be covered by Article 72 of the Staff Regulations, as defined in paragraph 1 of this Article, on condition that they are not in gainful activity. They shall then pay the full amount of the contributions necessary for such coverage. These contributions shall be calculated on the basis of the amount of the monthly transitional allowance under Article 10 of this Regulation, with due regard being had to the successive updates of this amount.

4. Articles 74 and 75 of the Staff Regulations providing, inter alia, for birth and death benefits shall apply mutatis mutandis to public office holders.