Transitional provisions
Article 11
1. No rights shall be acquired pursuant to this Decision for the period before its date of entry into force. 2. Subject to paragraph 1, a right shall be acquired under this Decision even if it relates to a contingency arising before its date of entry into force. 3. Any benefit which has not been awarded or which has been suspended by reason of the nationality or place of residence of the person concerned shall, at the request of that person, be provided or resumed with effect from the date of entry into force of this Decision, provided that the rights for which benefits were previously provided have not given rise to a lump-sum payment. 4. If a request, as referred to in paragraph 3, is submitted within two years of the date of entry into force of this Decision, the rights acquired in accordance with this Decision shall have effect from that date, and the legislation of any Member State or Montenegro concerning the forfeiture or limitation of rights may not be invoked against the persons concerned. 5. If a request, as referred to in paragraph 3, is submitted after the expiry of the two-year period referred to in paragraph 4, rights not forfeited or not time-barred shall have effect from the date on which the request was submitted, subject to any more favourable provisions under the legislation of any Member State or of Montenegro.