1.This Regulation shall not affect obligations arising from:
(a)any convention adopted by the International Labour Conference which, after ratification by one or more Member States, has entered into force;
(b)the European Interim Agreements on Social Security of 11 December 1953 concluded between the Member States of the Council of Europe.
2.The provisions of Article 6 notwithstanding, the following shall continue to apply:
(a)the provision of the Agreements of 27 July 1950 and 30 November 1979 concerning social security for Rhine boatmen;
(b)the provisions of the European Convention of 9 July 1956 concerning social security for workers in international transport;
[F1(c) certain provisions of social security conventions entered into by the Member States before the date of application of this Regulation provided that they are more favourable to the beneficiaries or if they arise from specific historical circumstances and their effect is limited in time if these provisions are listed in Annex III.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Substituted by Regulation (EC) No 647/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 April 2005 amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71.