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- This Agreement shall confer no rights for any period before its entry into force.
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- All periods of insurance completed under the legislation of a Contracting Party before the entry into force of this Agreement shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining rights arising from this Agreement.
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- Subject to paragraph (1) of this Article, rights may arise under this Agreement even in respect of a contingency which arose before its entry into force.
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- Any benefits due only by virtue of this Agreement shall be determined, at the request of the person concerned and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, with effect from the entry into force of this Agreement, unless the rights previously determined have given rise to a lump-sum payment.
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- Where the request referred to in paragraph (4) of this Article is submitted within two years after the entry into force of this Agreement, the rights arising in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be acquired as from the date of entry into force, and those provisions of the legislation of either Contracting Party concerning the forfeiture or limitation of rights shall not be invoked against the person concerned.
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- Any benefit which has been determined before the date of entry into force of this Agreement shall not be recalculated, unless requested by the beneficiary.