Subject to the special provisions of this Regulation, personsF1 resident in the territory of one of the Member States to whom this Regulation applies shall be subject to the same obligations and enjoy the same benefits under the legislation of any Member State as the nationals of the State.

The provisions of paragraph 1 shall apply to the right to elect members of the organs of social security institutions or to participate in their nomination, but shall not affect the legislative provisions of any Member State relating to eligibility or methods of nomination of persons concerned to those organs.

Save as provided in Annex III, the provisions of social security conventions which remain in force pursuant to Article 7 2. (c)F1 and the provisions of conventions concluded pursuant to Article 8 (1), shall apply to all persons to whom this Regulation applies.