• Certified periods of insurance in either of the two countries before the Agreement came into force will be taken into account for determining the entitlement and the amount of benefits granted under that agreement.
• Pensions that were granted by one or both countries  or entitlements to benefits that were refused before the Agreement came into force can be reviewed under the terms of the new Agreement at the request of the interested parties. However, benefits paid as a single payment wil not be reviewed.
• The implementation of the Agreement allows for entitlement to benefits for contingencies that occurred before it came into force to be examined, although under no circumstances will payment of these benefits be made for periods before that date.