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- Claims, appeals and other documents which, according to the legislation of a Contracting Party, should have been submitted within a specified time to a competent authority or insurance institution shall be admissible if they are submitted within that time-limit to a corresponding authority or insurance institution of the other Contracting Party.
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- A claim for a benefit submitted in accordance with the legislation of one Contracting Party shall be considered as a claim for the corresponding benefit under the legislation of the other Contracting Party. With respect of old age pensions, however, this shall not apply if the claimant states that the claim refers solely to benefits under the legislation of the former Contracting Party.
