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- This Agreement shall apply
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- a)with respect to Malta, to the legislation on:
- (i)sickness and maternity benefits;
- (ii)pensions in respect of invalidity;
- (iii)pensions in respect of retirement;
- (iv)pensions in respect of widowhood;
- (v)benefits in respect of unemployment;
- (vi)children's allowances including allowances for children with a disability.
- b.with respect to the Netherlands, to the legislation on:
- (i)sickness insurance (cash benefits in the case of sickness and maternity);
- (ii)disablement insurance for employed persons;
- (iii)disablement insurance for self-employed persons;
- (iv)old age insurance;
- (v)survivors' insurance;
- (vi)unemployment insurance;
- (vii)children's allowances.
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- Except as otherwise provided in paragraph 3, this Agreement shall apply also to any legislation which amends, replaces, supplements, consolidates or supersedes the legislation specified in paragraph 1.
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- This Agreement shall not apply to legislation extending the application of the legislation specified in paragraph 1 of this Article to new groups of beneficiaries if the competent authority of that Contracting Party notifies the competent authority of the other Contracting Party within three months from the date of the official publication of the new legislation, that no such extension of the Agreement is intended.
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- This Agreement shall not apply to social and medical assistance schemes, to special schemes for civil servants or persons treated as such, or to benefit schemes for victims of war or its consequences.