Matters Covered. This Agreement shall apply, 1. as regards Japan, (a) to the following Japanese pension systems: (i) the National Pension (except the National Pension Fund); and (ii) the Employees’ Pension Insurance (except the Employees’ Pension Fund); however, for the purpose of this Agreement, the National Pension shall not include the Old Age Welfare Pension or any other pensions which are granted on a transitional or complementary basis for the purpose of welfare and which are payable wholly or mainly out of national budgetary resources and Article 12 shall not apply to the Japanese pension systems specified in (a) of this paragraph; and (b) to the Japanese employment insurance system concerning the unemployment benefits; however, for the purpose of this Agreement, Articles 5 to 7, paragraph 2 of Article 9, Article 11, Articles 14 to 18, Article 23, Article 26 (except paragraph 3) and paragraph 2 of Article 28 shall not apply to the Japanese system specified in (b) of this paragraph. 2. as regards Finland, to the Finnish systems concerning: (a) old-age, disability and survivor’s pensions under the Earnings-Related Pension Scheme; however, for the purpose of this Agreement, Article 12 shall not apply to the Earnings- Related Pension Scheme specified in (a) of this paragraph; and (b) the Unemployment Insurance; however, for the purpose of this Agreement, Articles 5 to 7, Article 11, Articles 14 to 18, Article 23, Article 26 (except paragraph 3) and paragraph 2 of Article 28 shall not apply to the Finnish system specified in (b) of this paragraph.
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Samples: Agreement on Social Security, Agreement on Social Security, Agreement on Social Security