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otherwise agree, their meeting shall be held in the territory of the Contracting Party to which that request was made.

PART VII

TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 24
Transitional Provisions

1. This Agreement shall not establish any right to a benefit for any period before the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

2. In determining entitlement to a benefit under this Agreement, periods as an Australian resident, periods of Australian working life residence and insurance periods under the legislation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia completed before the date of entry into force of this Agreement shall also be taken into consideration.

3. Paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 8 apply from the date of entry into force of this Agreement, even if the person was sent by his or her employer before that date. For this purpose, the period of secondment is taken to start on the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

Article 25
Entry into Force, Modification and Termination

1. This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day of the second month following the month in which notes are exchanged by the Contracting Parties through the diplomatic channel notifying each other that all internal constitutional and legislative conditions that are necessary for the entry into force of this Agreement have been fulfilled.

2. This Agreement shall be concluded for an indefinite period and can be modified by agreement in writing between the Contracting Parties.

3. Either Contracting Party can terminate this Agreement by written notice submitted to the other Contracting Party through the diplomatic channel. In the case of termination, this Agreement shall remain in force until the expiration of 12 months from the date of receipt of the notification by the other Contracting Party.

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

         4.1 at the date on which termination takes effect, are in receipt of benefits; or

         4.2 prior to that date have lodged claims for, and would be entitled to receive, benefits by virtue of this Agreement; or

         4.3 immediately before the date of termination are subject to the legislation of only one Contracting Party by virtue of Articles 8 or 9 of Part II of this Agreement, provided the employee continues to satisfy the criteria of that Article.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, being duly authorised thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.

DONE at Canberra on this 26th day of October 2009 in two originals, in the official languages of Australia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, each text being equally authoritative.

FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF AUSTRALIA  FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE