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1. Staff of the Foundation and those persons satisfying the conditions laid down in Article 38 (2), (3) and (4) of the Conditions of Employment of staff of the Foundation shall be affiliated to the Joint Sickness Insurance Scheme of the institutions of the European Communities.

2. The Rules on Sickness Insurance for officials of the European Communities shall apply to the abovementioned staff and persons and those entitled under them. The Rules on insurance against the risk of accident and occupational disease for officials of the European Communities shall apply to staff of the Foundation. For the settlement of claims arising from those Rules for staff who have sustained an accident or contracted an occupational disease, the Director of the Foundation shall delegate his powers to the administrative authority responsible for settling such claims in respect of accidents sustained or occupational diseases contracted by officials of the European Communities. The European Communities shall ensure payment to staff of the Foundation and to those entitled under them of the benefits provided for under those Rules.