Common use of TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS Clause in Contracts

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS. ARTICLE XIX No provision of this Agreement shall confer any right to receive a pension, allowance or benefit for a period before the date of the entry into force of the Agreement, or to receive a lump-sum death benefit if the person died before the entry into force of the Agreement. In the implementation of this Agreement, consideration shall also be given to periods of coverage and other events relevant to rights under the laws occurring before the entry into force of this Agreement, except that neither Contracting State shall take into account periods of coverage occurring prior to the effective date of its laws. Determinations made before the entry into force of this Agreement shall not affect rights arising under it. This Agreement shall not result in the reduction of benefit amounts because of its entry into force. The period of work referred to in the last sentence of Article V(2)(a) shall be measured beginning on or after the date on which this Agreement enters into force. ARTICLE XX The Competent Authority of the United States and the authorities of the provinces of Canada may conclude understandings concerning any social security legislation within the provincial jurisdiction insofar as those understandings are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. ARTICLE XXI This Agreement shall remain in force and effect until the expiration of one calendar year following the year in which written notice of its denunciation is given by one of the Contracting States to the other Contracting State. If this Agreement is terminated by denunciation, rights regarding entitlement to or payment of benefits acquired under it shall be retained; the Contracting States shall make arrangements dealing with rights in the process of being acquired. ARTICLE XXII This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the month in which each Government shall have received from the other Government written notification that it has complied with all statutory and constitutional requirements for the entry into force of this Agreement.

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS. ARTICLE XIX No provision of this Article 19 This Agreement shall confer not establish any right claim to receive payment of a pension, allowance or benefit for a any period before the date of the entry into force of the Agreement, or to receive a lump-sum death benefit or death grant if the person died before the date of entry into force of the Agreement. In determining the implementation right to and the amount of benefits under this Agreement, consideration shall also be given to periods of coverage and other events relevant to rights under the laws occurring which occurred before the date of entry into force of this AgreementAgreement shall be taken into account, except that neither Contracting State shall take into account periods of coverage occurring which occurred prior to the effective earliest date for which periods of coverage may be taken into account under its laws. Determinations made before In applying paragraph 2 of Article 5 in the case of persons who were sent to a Contracting State prior to the date of entry into force of this Agreement Agreement, the period of employment referred to in that paragraph shall not affect rights arising under itbe considered to begin on that date. This The application of this Agreement shall not result in any reduction in the reduction amount of a benefit amounts because of to which entitlement was established prior to its entry into force. The period of work referred to in the last sentence of Article V(2)(a) shall be measured beginning on or after the date on which this Agreement enters into force. ARTICLE XX The Competent Authority of the United States and the authorities of the provinces of Canada may conclude understandings concerning any social security legislation within the provincial jurisdiction insofar as those understandings are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. ARTICLE XXI Article 20 This Agreement shall remain in force and effect until the expiration of one calendar year following the year in which written notice of its denunciation termination is given by one of the Contracting States to the other Contracting State. If this Agreement is terminated by denunciationterminated, rights regarding entitlement to or payment of benefits acquired under it shall be retained; the . The Contracting States shall make arrangements dealing with rights in the process of being acquired. ARTICLE XXII Article 21 This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second third month following the month in which each Government shall have received from the other Government written notification that it has complied with all statutory and constitutional requirements for the entry into force of this Agreement.

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS. ARTICLE XIX No provision of this This Agreement shall confer not establish any right to receive a pension, allowance or benefit benefits for a any period before the date of the its entry into force force. Subject to paragraph 1 of this Article, in determining the Agreement, or right to receive a lump-sum death benefit if the person died benefits under this Agreement any period of insurance completed before the date of its entry into force of the Agreementforce, and any other relevant events that occurred before that date shall be taken into consideration. In the implementation of this Agreement, consideration shall also be given Determinations concerning entitlement to periods of coverage and other events relevant to rights under the laws occurring benefits which were made before the entry into force of this Agreement, except that neither Contracting State shall take into account periods of coverage occurring prior to the effective date of its lawsnot affect rights arising under it. Determinations made Benefits determined before the entry into force of this Agreement shall not affect rights arising under it. This Agreement shall not result in the reduction of benefit amounts because of its entry into force. The period of work referred to in the last sentence of Article V(2)(a) shall may be measured beginning on or after the date on which this Agreement enters into force. ARTICLE XX The Competent Authority of the United States and the authorities of the provinces of Canada may conclude understandings concerning any social security legislation within the provincial jurisdiction insofar as those understandings are not inconsistent with re-determined upon application if a change results solely from the provisions of this Agreement. ARTICLE XXI This Agreement shall remain in force and effect until the expiration of one calendar . The application must be submitted within 2-year period following the year in which written notice date of its denunciation is given by one of the Contracting States to the other Contracting State. If this Agreement is terminated by denunciation, rights regarding entitlement to or payment of benefits acquired under it shall be retained; the Contracting States shall make arrangements dealing with rights in the process of being acquired. ARTICLE XXII This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the month in which each Government shall have received from the other Government written notification that it has complied with all statutory and constitutional requirements for the entry into force of this Agreement. After the expiration of the 2- year period such application shall not be processed. If the benefit, re-determined by any of the Contracting Parties pursuant to the preceding paragraph, shall result in no entitlement or entitlement to a lesser amount of the benefit, compared to the benefit paid as of the date of submission of the application under the preceding paragraph, the previous benefit amount shall continue to be paid. Both Contracting Parties shall continue to pay the previous benefit in the amount paid as of the application submission date- when both Parties, implementing this agreement, have decreased their benefits established before its entry into force. In application of Article 7 of this Agreement in case of persons, who were send to a Contracting Party prior to the date of entry into force of this Agreement, the periods of employment referred to in that Article shall be considered to begin on that date.