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- Subject to paragraph 3 of this Article this Convention shall also apply to contingencies arising prior to its entry into force. However, no benefits shall be provided 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
- Provisions in the laws of the Contracting Parties concerning the prescription and the termination of the right to cash benefits shall not apply to rights arising out of the provisions of paragraph 1 of this Article, provided that the beneficiary submits his application for a benefit within two years after the date of entry into force of this Convention.
- 3
- Benefits, that have been awarded before the date of entry into force of this Convention and in accordance with the provisions of the Convention on Social insurance between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia of 11 May 1977, shall be maintained on the basis of the last mentioned Convention. However, if the method of determining benefits, the rules for calculating benefits including by reason of an increase in the cost of living or changes in the level of wages or salaries or other reasons for adjustment or new facts or circumstances affecting the benefits have to be considered, a recalculation shall be carried out in accordance with this Convention.
