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- This Convention shall also apply to contingencies arising prior to its entry into force. However, no benefits shall be payable under this Convention with respect to any period prior to its entry into force, although periods of insurance or residence completed before the said entry into force shall be taken into account in the determination of benefits.
- 2
- Any benefit which has not been awarded on account of the nationality of the person concerned, or which has been withdrawn on account of his residence in the territory of the other Contracting Party, shall, on application, be awarded or resumed with effect from the date of entry into force of this Convention.
- 3
- Upon a claim being received, a benefit granted prior to the entry into force of this Convention shall be recalculated in compliance with the provisions of the Convention. Such benefits may also be recalculated without any claim being made. This recalculation may not result in any reduction of the benefit paid.
- 4
- Provisions in the laws of the Contracting Parties concerning the prescription and the termination of the right to benefits shall not apply to rights arising out of the provisions of paragraphs 1, 2 and 3 of this Article, always provided that the beneficiary submits his claim for a benefit within two years after the date of entry into force of this Convention.
- If the claim is submitted after the expiry of the two-years period mentioned above, the benefits shall be paid from the date of submission of the claim, except where more favourable provisions of the legislations of the Contracting Party which has to pay the benefit apply.
