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Provision Reference: sch 18 (pt 14/15)
Character Range: 641859–644623

coming into force of this Agreement, obtained the payment of a Belgian pension or an annuity may be revised upon application by those persons, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. In no case shall such a revision result in a reduction of the prior entitlement of the interested persons.

    3. If the application referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 of this article is made within two years of the coming into force of this Agreement, any entitlement arising from the implementation of this Agreement shall be effective from the date of coming into force, and the legislation of either contracting Party concerning the forfeiture or the proscription of rights shall not be applicable to such interested persons.

    4. If the application referred to in paragraph 1 or 2 of this article is made after two years following the coming into force of this Agreement, the rights which are not subject to forfeiture or which are not proscribed shall be acquired from the date of the application, unless more favourable legislative provisions of the contracting Party concerned are applicable.

Article 30

Term of Agreement

This Agreement is made for an indefinite period. It may be terminated by one of the contracting Parties by written notice delivered to the other Party giving twelve months' notice.

Article 31

Guarantee of rights that are acquired or in the course of acquisition

    1. In the event of termination, this Agreement shall continue to have effect in relation to all persons who:

         (a) at the date on which termination takes effect, are in receipt of pensions; or

         (b) prior to that date have lodged claims for, and would be entitled to receive, pensions by virtue of this Agreement; or

         (c) immediately before the date of termination are subject only to the legislation of one Party by virtue of Part II of the Agreement, provided the persons concerned continue to satisfy the criteria of that Part.

    2. The contracting Parties shall continue to collaborate for the purpose of applying paragraph 1.

Article 32

Agreement to come into force

This Agreement will come into force on the first day of the second month that follows the date of receipt of the note by which the last of the two contracting Parties has informed the other contracting Party that the formalities that are legally required for this Agreement to come into force have been completed.

In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorised, signed this Agreement.

Done in two copies at Canberra, on the Twentieth day of November, Two thousand and two, in the English, Dutch and French languages, the three texts being equally authoritative.

FOR AUSTRALIA FOR THE KINGDOM OF BELGIUM

Amanda VANSTONE Annemie NEYTS‑UYTTEBROECK