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1. Subject to paragraph 3 of this Article, where title to benefits arose before the entry into force of this Convention, the benefits payable under such title shall be dealt with under the appropriate national legislation and not according to the Convention.

2. Every insurance period completed under the legislation of a Participating State before the date on which this Convention enters into force shall be taken into account for the purpose of determining rights arising from this Convention.

3. Any benefit which has not been assessed and paid or which has been suspended on account of the residence of the person concerned in the territory of any participating State other than the State where the institution liable to pay the benefits is situated shall, at the request of the person concerned, be assessed and paid, or its suspension terminated, as from the date on which this Convention enters into force.

4. Where the request referred to in the preceding paragraph is made within 2 years of the date on which this Convention enters into force entitlements and rights arising in accordance with the provisions of this Convention shall be acquired as from that date, and no provision to the contrary in the legislation of any of the Participating States with respect to entitlements or rights lapsing or becoming statute-barred shall apply to the person concerned.

5. Where the request referred to in paragraph 3 above is made more than 2 years after the date on which this Convention enters into force, any entitlements or rights which are not held to be statute-barred or to have lapsed shall be payable only from the date on which the request was made, unless there are more favourable provisions in the legislation of the Participating State concerned.

It shall be subject to ratification or acceptance. Instruments of ratification or acceptance shall be deposited with the Director General.

2. This Convention shall enter into force on the first day of the third month following that in which the third instrument of ratification or acceptance is deposited.

3. In respect of a signatory State ratifying or accepting subsequently, the Convention shall enter into force 3 months after the date of deposit of its instrument of ratification or acceptance.

1. After entry into force of this Convention the participating States may invite any State to accede to this Convention, always provided that the resolution containing such invitation received the unanimous agreement of the Member States of the organisation who have ratified this Convention.

2. Accession shall be effected by the deposit with the Director General of an instrument of accession which shall take effect 3 months after the date of its deposit.

2. Any participating State may, in so far as it is concerned, denounce the Convention after it has been in force for 5 years in respect of that State by giving notice to this effect to the Director General.

3. Such denunciation shall take effect 6 months after the date on which such notice is received by the Director General.

1. In the event of denunciation of this Convention all rights acquired under the Convention shall be maintained.

2. In the event of the denunciation or termination of this convention, negotiation shall take place for the settlement of any rights then in the course of acquisition by virtue of the provisions of the Convention.

The Participating States shall make all the necessary arrangements for the application of this Convention.

The Director General shall promptly communicate to the Participating States:

(a) information on each signing and the deposit of each instrument of ratification, acceptance or accession in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 48 or paragraph 2 of Article 49;