TREATIES ARTICLE 4. Periodofliability. 1. L'assistance doit etre A la charge de l'armateur jusqu'A gu6ri- son du malade ou du bless6, ou jusqu'a constatation du caractere permanent de la maladie ou de l'incapacit6. Limitation per- 2. Toutefois, la legislation na- mitted. tionale peut pr6voir que l'assis- tance A la charge de l'armateur sera limitee A une periode qui ne pourra etre inferieure A seize se- maines A partir du jour de l'acci- dent ou du d6but de la maladie. compulsory sikns 3. En outre, s'il existe un sys- nsurancet, se in tme d'assurance-maladie obliga- force. toire, un systeme d'assurance-acci- dents obligatoire ou un systeme de reparation des accidents du tra- vail, qui soit en vigueur pour les marins dans le territoire oi le navire est immatricule, la legisla- tion nationale peut pr6voir: a) que l'armateur cessera d'etre responsable A l'egard d'une personne malade ou blessee A partir du moment oi cette personne a droit A l'assistance medicale en vertu du systeme d'assurance ou de reparation; b) que l'armateur cessera d'etre responsable, A partir du mo- ment prescrit par la loi pour l'octroi de l'assistance me- dicale en vertu du systeme d'assurance ou de r6paration aux ben6ficiaires dudit sys- teme, meme lorsque la per- sonne malade ou blessee n'est pas elle-mgme couverte par ce systeme, a la condition qu'elle n'en soit pas exclue en raison de toute restriction visant particulierement les 1. The shipowner shall be liable to defray the expense of medical care and maintenance until the sick or injured person has been cured, or until the sickness or incapacity has been declared of a permanent character. 2. Provided that national laws or regulations may limit the lia- bility of the shipowner to defray the expense of medical care and maintenance to a period which shall not be less than sixteen weeks from the day of the injury or the commencement of the sick- ness. 3. Provided also that, if there is in force in the territory in which the vessel is registered a scheme applying to seamen of compulsory sickness insurance, compulsory ac- cident insurance or workmen's compensation for accidents, na- tional laws or regulations may provide- (a) that a shipowner shall cease to be liable in respect of a sick or injured person from the time at which that person be- comes entitled to medical benefits under the insurance or compensation scheme; (b) that the shipowner shall cease to be liable from the time prescribed by law for the grant of medical benefits under the insurance or com- pensation scheme to the bene- ficiaries of such schemes, even when the sick or injured person is not covered by the scheme in question, unless he is excluded from the scheme by reason of any restriction which affects particularly for- eign workers or workers not ARTICLE 4. [54 STAT.
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