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376 United Nations - Treaty Series 1967
4. The term " competent authority " means,
in the case of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Federal Minister of Labour
and Social Affairs;
in the case of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Minister of Social Affairs
and Public Health.
Article 2
In article 2, paragraph (1), of the Convention, the list of the legislation of the
Federal Republic of Germany to which the Convention applies shall be supplemented
by the following:
(e) old age pensions for farmers "
Article 3
(1) Save as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the provisions of the
Convention and of the agreements concluded for the purpose of giving effect to
it shall apply.
(2) Article 3, paragraph (2), of the Convention shall not apply to benefits
under the German legislation on old age pensions for farmers.
Article 4
Where, under German. legislation, a social insurance benefit or the exercise
of an occupation has legal effects on benefits under the old age pension scheme
for farmers, similar benefits received under the teins of Netherlands legislation
or the exercise of an occupation in the territory of the Netherlands shall, in conformity
with German legislation, have the same effects.
Article 5
(1) Persons who habitually reside in the territory of the Netherlands shall
submit applications for benefits under this Agreement to the "Bureau voor Duitse
Zaken van de Vereeniging van Raden van Arbeid " (Office of German Affairs of the
Union of Labour Councils) at Nijmegen. The said office shall transmit the applications
to the " Gesamtverband der Landwirtschaftlichen Alterskassen " (General
Association of Agricultural Old Age Funds) at Kassel, which shall forward them to
the agricultural old age fund competent to receive them and take a decision on them.
(2) Paragraph (1) shall apply, as appropriate, to declarations concerning the
continued payment of premiums.
(3) The competent old age fund shall inform the " Bureau voor Duitse Zaken
van de Vereeniging van Raden van Arbeid " of all decisions which have been taken.
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