contributions shall be due for the following periods and such in accordance with the rules and provisions set for each thereof:

1 - Periods of external secondment without pay, or periods of special leaves: the insured shall bear his share in the contributions as well as the shares of the employer, and shall pay them to the Committee all at once within a year from the date of the termination of the secondment or the leave. He may pay them in installments for a period equal to the leave or secondment period with the agreement of the Director General of the Committee.

2 - Special leaves for accompanying the spouse:
a - Should the special leave be for accompanying a Diplomat, the Governmental Sector shall bear the share thereof as well as the share of the insured.
b - Should the special leave be for accompanying the delegate in a study leave, the Governmental Sector shall bear the share thereof as well as the share of the insured.
c - Should the special leave be for accompanying the insured in the private sector, the insured shall bear his share as well as the share of the employer. The insured shall pay the due sums all at once to the Committee within one year from the date of the termination of the leave. He may pay them in installments for a period equal to the leave period.

3 - Periods of study leaves without pay: The employer in the Governmental Sector shall pay his share in the contributions to be paid periodically. The insured shall pay his share and pay it as referred to in Clause (1). As for the private sector, the insured shall bear both shares in this context.

4 - Internal secondment periods: The party to whom the employee is seconded shall bear the share of the employer in the contribution, should it bear the pay of the employer, while the insured shall pay his share to the Committee in a periodical manner based on the salary of the insured at the seconding party.

5 - Periods of sick leaves: the insured shall pay his share based on the actual salary paid thereto, whereas the employer pays his share based on the entire salary, regardless of whether the leave was with or without pay.