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(2) This Convention shall not apply to any legislation concerning a new
system or new branch of social security.
(3) Legislation which arises out of international treaties concluded
with third States or out of supranational law, or which serves for their implementation,
shall not be taken into consideration in relations between the
Contracting States except in so far as it contains regulations concerning
insurance liability.
Article 3
For the purpose of applying the legislation of one of the Contracting
States, nationals of that State shall be equated with:
(a) Nationals of the other Contracting State;
(b) Refugees within the meaning of article I of the Convention on the Legal
Status of Refugees of 28 July 19511 who are normally resident in the
territory of one of the Contracting States;
(c) Persons normally resident in the territory of one of the Contracting
States who are not nationals of either Contracting State, in respect
of rights which they derive from a national of one of the Contracting
States.
Article 4
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Convention, the legislation
of a Contracting State under which the acquisition of entitlement to benefits
or the granting of benefits or the payment of cash benefits is conditional
upon residence in the country concerned shall not apply to the persons
referred to in article 3 who are resident in the territory of the other Contracting
State. The same shall apply mutatis mutandis to other persons except
in relation to the payment of annuities or lump-sum cash benefits under an
accident insurance scheme or pensions (or annuities) or lump-sum cash
benefits under a pensions (or annuities) insurance scheme.
(2) Paragraph (1) above shall not affect the legislation concerning the
measures of the pensions (or annuities) insurance authorities for maintaining,
improving or restoring earning capacity.
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