- 1
- The competent institution of the Netherlands shall establish entitlement to and calculate the amount of the old-age benefit solely on the basis of the periods of coverage completed under the legislation of the Netherlands.
- 2
- Subject to paragraph 3 of this Article, periods before January 1, 1957, during which a national of a Contracting State resided in the territory of the Netherlands after reaching the age of 15 or during which, while residing outside the territory of the Netherlands, the person was gainfully employed in the territory of the Netherlands shall also be considered as periods of coverage completed under the legislation of the Netherlands if the person does not satisfy the conditions of the legislation of the Netherlands permitting such periods to be treated for that person as periods of coverage completed under the legislation of the Netherlands.
- 3
- The periods referred to in paragraph 2 of this Article shall be taken into consideration for calculation of the old-age benefit only if the person concerned has been insured under the Netherlands’ Old Age Pensions Act, and has resided for at least 6 years in the territory of one or both of the Contracting States after reaching the age of 59 years, and only while the person is residing in the territory of either Contracting State. However, these periods shall not be taken into consideration if they coincide with periods taken into consideration for the calculation of an old-age benefit under the legislation other than that of the Netherlands.
