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Lag (2021:989) om avtal om social trygghet mellan Sverige och Japan SFS nr: 2021:989 Departement/myndighet: Socialdepartementet Utfärdad: 2021-11-03 Omtryck: Ändrad: t.o.m. SFS 2022:300 Övrig text: Kä

örenlig med den sändande statens lagstiftning eller andra relevanta lagar och bestämmelser, ska de sändande behöriga myndigheterna eller institutionerna omedelbart underrätta de mottagande behöriga myndigheterna eller institutionerna om detta. I ett sådant fall ska de mottagande behöriga myndigheterna eller institutionerna omedelbart korrigera eller radera dessa uppgifter.

1. b)Både de sändande och de mottagande behöriga myndigheterna eller institutionerna ska effektivt skydda personuppgifter mot obehörig eller olaglig åtkomst, ändring eller utlämnande.
2. c)På begäran av den berörda personen ska
3. i)de mottagande behöriga myndigheterna eller institutionerna upphöra med användningen av uppgifter som hanteras på ett sätt som är

örenligt med den mottagande statens lagstiftning och andra relevanta lagar och bestämmelser, eller radera sådana uppgifter, och omedelbart underrätta de sändande behöriga myndigheterna eller institutionerna om upphörandet eller raderingen,

1. ii)de sändande behöriga myndigheterna eller institutionerna korrigera felaktiga uppgifter som hanteras av de sändande behöriga myndigheterna eller institutionerna och omedelbart underrätta de mottagande behöriga myndigheterna eller institutionerna om denna korrigering. Artikel 23 Ansökningar, överklaganden och meddelanden 1. När en skriftlig ansökan om förmåner, ett överklagande eller något annat meddelande enligt en avtalsslutande stats lagstiftning ges in till en behörig myndighet eller en behörig institution i den andra avtalsslutande staten som är behörig att ta emot liknande ansökningar, överklaganden eller meddelanden enligt den andra avtalsslutande statens lagstiftning ska ansökan om förmåner, överklagandet eller meddelandet anses ha getts in samma datum till den behöriga myndigheten eller den behöriga institutionen i den första avtalsslutande staten och ska hanteras i enlighet med den första avtalsslutande statens gällande förfaranden och lagstiftning. 2. En avtalsslutande stats behöriga myndighet eller behöriga institution ska utan dröjsmål skicka ansökningar om förmåner, överklaganden eller andra meddelanden som getts in i enlighet med punkt 1 i denna artikel till den behöriga myndigheten eller den behöriga institutionen i den andra avtalsslutande staten. Artikel 24 Utbetalning av förmåner 1. Utbetalning av förmåner enligt detta avtal får ske i någon av de avtalsslutande staternas valuta. 2. Om någon av de avtalsslutande staterna inför bestämmelser som begränsar valutaväxling eller penningöverföringar ska de avtalsslutande staternas regeringar omedelbart samråda om de åtgärder som krävs för att säkerställa den avtalsslutande statens utbetalningar av förmåner enligt detta avtal. Artikel 25 Tvistlösning 1. Tvister om tolkningen eller tillämpningen av detta avtal ska lösas genom samråd av de behöriga institutionerna, de behöriga myndigheterna eller de relevanta myndigheterna i de båda avtalsslutande staterna. 2. Tvister som inte kan lösas i enlighet med bestämmelserna i punkt 1 i denna artikel ska, på begäran av endera avtalsslutande stat, hänskjutas till en skiljedomstol för avgörande. Skiljedomstolen ska sammansättas för varje enskilt ärende på följande sätt:
2. a)Varje avtalsslutande stat ska utse en skiljedomare senast sextio dagar efter det datum då en avtalsslutande stat på diplomatisk väg har underrättat den andra avtalsslutande staten om begäran om ett skiljedomsförfarande. De båda skiljedomarna ska i samråd utse en tredje skiljedomare som ordförande för skiljedomstolen, som inte ska vara medborgare i någon av de avtalsslutande staterna och som ska utses senast trettio dagar efter det datum då den avtalsslutande stat som sist utsåg sin skiljedomare underrättade den andra avtalsslutande staten om utnämnandet.
3. b)Om någon av staterna underlåter att utse en skiljedomare eller om de skiljedomare som utses av de avtalsslutande staterna inte enas om en ordförande, inom de tidsfrister som anges i led a i denna punkt, kan endera avtalsslutande stat begära av Internationella domstolens president att fullgöra de nödvändiga utnämnandena. Om Internationella domstolens president är medborgare i någon av de avtalsslutande staterna eller av andra skäl inte kan fullgöra utnämnandena kan Internationella domstolens vicepresident eller, om vicepresidenten också är förhindrad att fullgöra uppgiften, den äldsta domaren i Internationella domstolen som inte är förhindrad, anmodas att fullgöra utnämnandena. 3. Skiljedomstolens beslut, som ska vara bindande och slutgiltigt för de båda avtalsslutande staterna, fattas genom majoritetsomröstning. 4. Såvida inte skiljedomstolen beslutar annat ska
4. a)varje avtalsslutande stat bära kostnaden för sin skiljedomare och för sin representation i skiljedomstolen,
5. b)kostnaderna för ordföranden och andra utgifter delas lika mellan de båda avtalsslutande staterna. 5. Skiljedomstolen ska själv besluta sina förfaranderegler. Artikel 26 Rubriker Rubriker till avdelningar, kapitel och artiklar i detta avtal har införts uteslutande för att underlätta hänvisning och ska inte påverka tolkningen av detta avtal. AVDELNING V ÖVERGÅNGSBESTÄMMELSER OCH SLUTGILTIGA BESTÄMMELSER Artikel 27 Övergångsbestämmelser 1. Detta avtal fastställer ingen rätt till förmåner för tid före ikraftträdandet. 2. Vid tillämpningen av detta avtal ska förmånsgrundande perioder som fullgjorts före avtalets ikraftträdande och andra rättsligt relevanta händelser som har inträffat före avtalets ikraftträdande också beaktas. 3. Tillämpningen av detta avtal ska inte föranleda minskning av förmånsbelopp som en förmånstagare har beviljats före ikraftträdandet av detta avtal. 4. När det gäller en person som har arbetat inom en avtalsslutande stats territorium och omfattats av den andra avtalsslutande statens lagstiftning fram till detta avtals ikraftträdande ska, vid tillämpning av artikel 7, den utsändningsperiod eller det arbete som egenföretagare som avses i artikel 7 anses ha inletts vid datumet för avtalets ikraftträdande. 5. Beslut som fattats före detta avtals ikraftträdande ska inte påverka rättigheter som fastställts med stöd av detta avtal. 6. Anspråk som prövats före detta avtals ikraftträdande ska, på begäran av den berörda personen, prövas på nytt i enlighet med detta avtal. Artikel 28 Ikraftträdande Detta avtal träder i kraft den första dagen i den tredje månaden efter den månad då de avtalsslutande staterna ska ha avslutat en utväxling av diplomatiska noter där de skriftligen underrättar varandra om att deras respektive konstitutionella krav för att detta avtal ska träda i kraft har uppfyllts. Artikel 29 Varaktighet och uppsägning 1. Detta avtal ska gälla på obestämd tid. Endera avtalsslutande stat kan säga upp detta avtal på diplomatisk väg genom skriftligt meddelande till den andra avtalsslutande staten. Om detta avtal sägs upp ska det fortsätta att gälla till den sista dagen av den tolfte månaden efter den månad då uppsägningen meddelades. 2. Upphör avtalet i enlighet med punkt 1 i denna artikel ska rättigheter avseende rätten till och utbetalning av förmåner som redan har erhållits i enlighet med detta avtal bibehållas. Till bekräftelse härav har undertecknade, därtill vederbörligen bemyndigade av sina respektive regeringar, undertecknat detta avtal. Upprättat i två exemplar i Stockholm den 11 april, 2019, på svenska, japanska och engelska, vilka alla texter är lika giltiga. Vid skiljaktiga tolkningar ska den engelska texten gälla. AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE KINGDOM

SWEDEN AND JAPAN ON SOCIAL SECURITY The Government

the Kingdom

Sweden (hereinafter referred to as "Sweden") and the Government

Japan, Being desirous

regulating their mutual relations in the field

social security, Have agreed as follows: PART I GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 Definitions 1. For the purpose

this Agreement, (

1. a)The terms "a Contracting State" and "the other Contracting State" mean Sweden or Japan, as the context requires; (
2. b)The term "national" means, as regards Sweden, a Swedish national within the meaning

the law on nationality

Sweden, as regards Japan, a Japanese national within the meaning

the law on nationality

Japan; (c) The term "legislation" means, as regards Sweden, the laws and regulations

Sweden specified in paragraph 1(b)

Article 2

, as regards Japan, the laws and regulations

Japan concerning the Japanese pension systems specified in paragraph 1(a)

Article 2

; (d) The term "competent authority" means, as regards Sweden, the Government

Sweden or any

the authorities nominated by the Government, as regards Japan, any

the Governmental organizations competent for the Japanese pension systems specified in paragraph 1(a)

Article 2

; (e) The term "competent institution" means, as regards Sweden, any

the authorities responsible for the implementation

the legislation specified in paragraph 1(b)

Article 2

, as regards Japan, any

the insurance institutions, or any association thereof, responsible for the implementation

the Japanese pension systems specified in paragraph 1(a)

Article 2

; (f) The term "period

coverage" means, as regards Sweden, a period

contributions, insurance or residence used to acquire the right to a benefit under the legislation

Sweden, as regards Japan, a period

contributions under the legislation

Japan and any other period taken into account under that legislation for establishing entitlement to benefits, however, a period which shall be taken into account, for the purpose

establishing entitlement to benefits under that legislation, pursuant to other agreements on social security comparable with this Agreement shall not be included; (g) The term "benefit" means a pension or any other cash benefit under the legislation

a Contracting State. 2. For the purpose

this Agreement, any term not defined in this Agreement shall have the meaning assigned to it under the applicable legislation. Article 2 Matters Covered 1. This Agreement shall apply, (

1. a)as regards Japan, to the following Japanese pension systems: (
2. i)the National Pension (except the National Pension Fund); and (
3. ii)the Employees' Pension Insurance (except the Employees' Pension Fund); However, for the purpose

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

welfare and which are payable wholly or mainly out

national budgetary resources; and (

1. b)as regards Sweden, to the legislation on: (
2. i)sickness compensation and activity compensation; (
3. ii)income-based old-age pensions and guarantee pensions; (iii) survivor's pensions and surviving children's allowance; and (
4. iv)social security contributions as regards the legislation referred to in (
5. i)to (iii)

this paragraph. 2. This Agreement shall also apply to all amendments to the legislations

both Contracting States insofar as they do not modify substantially the scope

the systems regulated or implemented by those prior to such amendments. Article 3 Persons Covered This Agreement shall apply to a person who is or has been subject to the legislation

a Contracting State and other persons who derive rights from such person. Article 4 Equality

Treatment Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, the persons specified in Article 3, who ordinarily reside in the territory

a Contracting State, shall receive equal treatment with nationals

that Contracting State in the application

the legislation

that Contracting State. However, the foregoing shall not affect the provisions on complementary periods for Japanese nationals on the basis

ordinary residence outside the territory

Japan under the legislation

Japan. Article 5 Payment

Benefits Abroad 1. Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, any provision

the legislation

a Contracting State which restricts entitlement to or payment

benefits solely because the person ordinarily resides outside the territory

that Contracting State shall not be applicable to persons who ordinarily reside in the territory

the other Contracting State. However, (a) as regards Japan, the foregoing shall not affect the provisions

the legislation

Japan which require a person who is aged 60 or over but under 65 on the date

the first medical examination or

the death to reside ordinarily in the territory

Japan for the acquisition

entitlement to the Disability Basic Pension or the Survivors' Basic Pension. (

1. b)as regards Sweden, the foregoing shall not apply to the following benefits; (
2. i)sickness compensation in the form

guarantee compensation or activity compensation in the form

guarantee compensation; and (ii) guarantee pensions and surviving children's allowance. 2. A benefit under the legislation

a Contracting State which is payable to a person who is or has been subject to the legislation

the other Contracting State, as well as other persons who derive rights from such person, shall be paid when that person or those persons ordinarily reside in the territory

a third state under the same conditions as it would be paid to a national

the first Contracting State who ordinarily resides in the territory

that third state. PART II PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE APPLICABLE LEGISLATION Article 6 General Provision Unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, a person who works as an employee or a self-employed person in the territory

a Contracting State shall, with respect to that employment or self-employment, be subject only to the legislation

that Contracting State. Article 7 Special Provisions 1. Where a person who is covered under the legislation

a Contracting State and employed in the territory

that Contracting State by an employer with a place

business in that territory is sent by that employer, either from that territory or from a territory

a third state, to work for that employer in the territory

the other Contracting State, the employee shall remain subject only to the legislation

the first Contracting State as if that employee were working in the territory

the first Contracting State, provided that the period

such detachment is not expected to exceed five years. The detachment referred to in this paragraph includes the cases where a person who is sent by an employer in the territory

one Contracting State to a related employer in the territory

the other Contracting State. 2. Where a person who is covered under the legislation

a Contracting State and who ordinarily works as a self-employed person in the territory

that Contracting State, works temporarily as a self-employed person in the territory

the other Contracting State, that person shall remain subject only to the legislation

the first Contracting State as if that person were working in the territory

the first Contracting State, provided that the period

the self-employed activity in the territory

the other Contracting State is not expected to exceed five years. Article 8 Employees on Board a Sea-Going Vessel or on an Aircraft 1. A person who works as an employee on board a sea-going vessel flying the flag

either Contracting State shall, with respect to that employment, be subject only to the legislation

the Contracting State in whose territory the employer is located. 2. A person who works as an employee on an aircraft in international traffic shall, with respect to that employment, be subject only to the legislation

the Contracting State in whose territory the employer is located. Article 9 Members

Diplomatic Missions, Members

Consular Posts and Civil Servants 1. This Agreement shall not affect the provisions

the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

April 18, 1961, or the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations

April 24,

2. (a) Subject to paragraph 1

this Article, where any civil servant

Japan or any person treated as such under the legislation

Japan is sent to work in the territory

Sweden, that person shall, with respect to that employment, be subject only to the legislation

Japan as if that person were working in the territory

Japan. (b) Subject to paragraph 1

this Article, where any person who is engaged in government employment for Sweden is sent to work as part

that employment in the territory

Japan, that person shall, with respect to that employment, be subject only to the legislation

Sweden as if that person were working in the territory

Sweden. Article 10 Exceptions to Articles 6 to 9 At the request

an employee and an employer or a self- employed person, the competent authorities or the competent institutions

both Contracting States may agree to grant an exception to Articles 6 to 9 in the interest

particular persons or categories

persons, provided that such persons or categories

persons shall be subject to the legislation

one

the Contracting States. Article 11 Spouse and Children coming with the person who works 1. (a) The spouse or children under the age

18

a person coming with the person who works in the territory

Japan and who is subject to the legislation

Sweden in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 2(b)

Article 9

or Article 10, shall be subject to the legislation

Sweden unless they are themselves employed or self-employed in the territory

Japan. (b) While a person works in the territory

Japan and is subject to the legislation

Sweden in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 2(b)

Article 9

or Article 10, the spouse or children coming with that person shall be exempted from the legislation

Japan concerning the Japanese pension system specified in paragraph 1(a)(i)

Article 2

, provided that the requirements specified in the legislation

Japan concerning the enforcement

the agreements on social security are fulfilled. However, when those spouse or children so request, the foregoing shall not apply. 2. The spouse or children coming with the person who works in the territory

Sweden and who is subject to the legislation

Japan in accordance with Article 7, paragraph 2(a)

Article 9

or Article 10, shall not be subject to the legislation

Sweden unless they are themselves employed or self-employed in the territory

Sweden. Article 12 Compulsory Coverage Articles 6 to 8, paragraph 2

Article 9

and Article 11 shall apply only to compulsory coverage under the legislation

each Contracting State. PART III PROVISIONS CONCERNING BENEFITS Chapter 1 Common Provision Article 13 Totalization Where a person does not have sufficient periods

coverage to fulfill the requirement for entitlement to benefits under the legislation

a Contracting State, the competent institution

that Contracting State shall take into account, for the purpose

establishing entitlement to those benefits, the periods

coverage completed under the legislation

the other Contracting State insofar as they do not coincide with the periods

coverage completed under the legislation

the first Contracting State. However, in taking into account the periods

coverage under the legislation

the other Contracting State, the periods

coverage which are credited under the legislation

that Contracting State solely on the basis

residence in the territory

that Contracting State shall not be taken into account. Chapter 2 Provisions concerning Japanese Benefits Article 14 Special Provisions concerning Totalization 1. Article 13 shall not apply to lump-sum payments under the Japanese pension systems specified in paragraph 1(a)

Article 2

on account

death or withdrawal. 2. In applying Article 13, the periods

coverage under the legislation

Sweden shall be taken into account as periods

coverage under the Employees' Pension Insurance and as corresponding periods

coverage under the National Pension. 3. In applying Article 13, the competent institutions

Japan shall credit, in each calendar year, twelve months

periods

coverage for a period

coverage

a year under the legislation

Sweden and certified as such by the competent institution

Sweden. Periods

coverage to be credited by the competent institutions

Japan shall not include months that are already credited as periods

coverage under the legislation

Japan. The total number

months

periods

coverage to be credited under the provision

this paragraph and the months that are already credited as periods

coverage under the legislation

Japan shall not exceed twelve in a calendar year. Article 15 Special Provisions concerning Disability Benefits and Survivors' Benefits Where the legislation

Japan requires for entitlement to disability benefits or survivors' benefits (except lump-sum payments under the Japanese pension systems specified in paragraph 1(a)

Article 2

on account

death) that the date

the first medical examination or

death lies within specified periods

coverage, this requirement shall be deemed to be fulfilled for the purpose

establishing entitlement to those benefits if such a date lies within the periods

coverage under the legislation

Sweden. However, if entitlement to disability benefits or survivors' benefits (except lump-sum payments under the Japanese pension systems specified in paragraph 1(a)

Article 2

on account

death) under the National Pension is established without applying this Article, this Article shall not be applied for the purpose

establishing entitlement to disability benefits or survivors' benefits (except lump-sum payments under the Japanese pension systems specified in paragraph 1(a)

Article 2

on account

death) based on the same insured event under the Employees' Pension Insurance. Article 16 Calculation

the Amount

Benefits 1. Where entitlement to a Japanese benefit is established by virtue

Article 13

or Article 15, the competent institution

Japan shall calculate the amount

that benefit in accordance with the legislation

Japan, subject to paragraphs 2 to 4

this Article. 2. With regard to the Disability Basic Pension and other benefits, the amount

which is a fixed sum granted regardless

the period

coverage, if the requirements for receiving such benefits are fulfilled by virtue

Article 13

or Article 15, the amount to be granted shall be calculated according to the proportion

the sum

the periods

contribution and the premium-exempted periods under the pension system from which such benefits will be paid to the sum

those periods

contribution, those premium-exempted periods and the periods

coverage under the legislation

Sweden. 3. With regard to disability benefits and survivors' benefits under the Employees' Pension Insurance, insofar as the amount

those benefits to be granted is calculated on the basis

the specified period determined by the legislation

Japan when the periods

coverage under the Employees' Pension Insurance are less than that specified period, if the requirements for receiving such benefits are fulfilled by virtue

Article 13

or Article 15, the amount to be granted shall be calculated according to the proportion

the periods

coverage under the Employees' Pension Insurance to the sum

the periods

coverage and the periods

coverage under the legislation

Sweden. However, when the sum

the periods

coverage exceeds that specified period, that sum

the periods

coverage shall be regarded as equal to that specified period. 4. With regard to the Additional Pension for Spouses which is included in the Old-age Employees' Pension and any other benefits that may be granted as a fixed sum in cases where the periods

coverage under the Employees' Pension Insurance equal or exceed the specified period determined by the legislation

Japan, if the requirements for receiving such benefits are fulfilled by virtue

Article 13

, the amount to be granted shall be calculated according to the proportion

the periods

coverage under the Employees' Pension Insurance to that specified period. Chapter 3 Provisions concerning Swedish Benefits Article 17 Special Provisions concerning Totalization 1. Article 13 shall not apply to the basic requirement

three years

residence in Sweden for entitlement to guarantee pension, sickness compensation in the form

guarantee compensation and activity compensation in the form

guarantee compensation. 2. When establishing entitlement to sickness compensation or activity compensation, coverage under the legislation

Japan shall be considered as coverage under the legislation

Sweden. 3. In applying Article 13, the competent institution

Sweden shall credit a period

coverage

a year for twelve months

periods

coverage under the legislation

Japan and certified as such by the competent institutions

Japan. Periods

coverage to be credited by the competent institution

Sweden shall not include periods that are already credited as periods

coverage under the legislation

Sweden. 4. If a person is not eligible for a benefit under the legislation

Sweden on the basis

the periods

coverage under the legislation

both Contracting States, totalized as provided in Article 13, the eligibility

that person for that benefit shall be determined by totalizing these periods and periods

coverage completed under the legislation

a third state, with which Sweden is bound by social security agreements or equivalent coordination instruments on social security which provide for the totalization

periods for that person. Article 18 Calculation

the Amount

Benefits 1. When calculating the amount

income-based pension in the form

supplementary pension to be paid in accordance with Article 13 or paragraph 4

Article 17

, only periods

coverage completed under the legislation

Sweden shall be taken into account. 2. When calculating the amount

income-related sickness compensation and income-related activity compensation, only income earned during periods when the legislation

Sweden was applicable shall be taken into account. PART IV MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Article 19 Administrative Collaboration 1. The competent authorities

both Contracting States shall: (a) agree on the administrative measures necessary for the implementation

this Agreement, including the exchange

statistics; (b) designate liaison agencies for the implementation

this Agreement; and (c) communicate to each other, as soon as possible, all information about changes to their respective legislation insofar as those changes affect the implementation

this Agreement. 2. The competent authorities and competent institutions

both Contracting States, within the scope

their respective authorities, shall provide any assistance necessary for the implementation

this Agreement. This assistance shall be provided free

charge. Article 20 Charges or Fees and Legalization 1. Insofar as the legislation and other relevant laws and regulations

a Contracting State contain provisions on an exemption or reduction

administrative charges or consular fees for documents to be submitted under the legislation

that Contracting State, those provisions shall also apply to documents to be submitted in the application

this Agreement and the legislation

the other Contracting State. 2. Documents which are presented for the purpose

this Agreement and the legislation

a Contracting State shall not require legalization or any other similar formality by diplomatic or consular authorities. Article 21 Languages

Communication 1. In the implementation

this Agreement, the competent authorities and competent institutions

both Contracting States may communicate directly in Swedish, Japanese or English language with each other and with any concerned person wherever the person may reside. 2. In the implementation

this Agreement, the competent authorities and competent institutions

a Contracting State may not reject applications or any other documents for the reason that they are written in Swedish, Japanese or English language. Article 22 Transmission and Confidentiality

Information 1. The competent authorities or competent institutions

a Contracting State shall, in accordance with its laws and regulations, transmit to the competent authorities or competent institutions

the other Contracting State information about an individual collected under the legislation

that Contracting State insofar as that information is necessary for the implementation

this Agreement. Unless otherwise required by the laws and regulations

that other Contracting State, that information shall be used exclusively for the purpose

implementing this Agreement. 2. The competent authorities or competent institutions

a Contracting State may, upon the request

the competent authorities or competent institutions

the other Contracting State, transmit, in accordance with the legislation and other relevant laws and regulations

that Contracting State, other information about the individual than that referred to in paragraph 1

this Article collected under the legislation

that Contracting State, to the competent authorities or competent institutions

that other Contracting State insofar as it is necessary for the implementation

the legislation

that other Contracting State. Unless otherwise required by the laws and regulations

that other Contracting State, that information shall be used exclusively for the purpose

implementing that legislation

that other Contracting State. 3. With regard to transmission in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2

this Article, personal data shall be protected in accordance with the legislation and other relevant laws and regulations

each Contracting State respectively and the following provisions: (a) the transmitting competent authorities or competent institutions shall ensure that personal data to be transmitted are accurate and limited to the extent necessary for the purpose

transmission. If it becomes evident that inaccurate data or data whose transmission is incompatible with the legislation and other relevant laws and regulations

the transmitting State were transmitted, the transmitting competent authorities or competent institutions shall immediately notify the receiving competent authorities or competent institutions

this fact. In this case the receiving competent authorities or competent institutions shall correct or delete this data immediately; (

1. b)both the transmitting and the receiving competent authorities or competent institutions shall effectively protect personal data against unauthorized or illegal access, alteration, or disclosure; and (
2. c)on request

the person concerned: (i) the receiving competent authorities or competent institutions shall suspend the use

the data handled in a way that is incompatible with the legislation and other relevant laws and regulations

the receiving State or delete such data and shall immediately inform the transmitting competent authorities or competent institutions

that suspension or that deletion; and (ii) the transmitting competent authorities or competent institutions shall correct the inaccurate data handled by the transmitting competent authorities or competent institutions, and shall immediately inform the receiving competent authorities or competent institutions

that correction. Article 23 Submission

Applications, Appeals and Declarations 1. When a written application for benefits, an appeal or any other declaration under the legislation

a Contracting State is submitted to a competent authority or competent institution

the other Contracting State which is competent to receive similar applications, appeals or declarations under the legislation

that other Contracting State, that application for benefits, appeal or declaration shall be deemed to be submitted on the same date to the competent authority or competent institution

the first Contracting State and shall be dealt with, according to the procedure and legislation

the first Contracting State. 2. The competent authority or competent institution

a Contracting State shall send the application for benefits, appeal or any other declaration submitted in accordance with paragraph 1

this Article to the competent authority or competent institution

the other Contracting State without delay. Article 24 Payment

Benefits 1. Payments

benefits under this Agreement may be made in the currency

either Contracting State. 2. In case provisions for restricting the exchange

currentcies or remittance are introduced by either Contracting State, the Governments

both Contracting States shall immediately consult on the measures necessary to ensure the payments

benefits by that Contracting State under this Agreement. Article 25 Resolution

Disagreement 1. Any disagreement regarding the interpretation or application

this Agreement shall be resolved by consultation by competent institutions, the competent authorities, or the relevant authorities

both Contracting States. 2. If any disagreement cannot be resolved in accordance with the provisions

paragraph 1

this Article, it shall be submitted, at the request

either Contracting State, for decision to an arbitral tribunal which shall be constituted for each individual case in the following manner: (a) each Contracting State shall appoint an arbitrator no later than sixty days after the date when a Contracting State has notified the other Contracting State through diplomatic channels

the request for arbitration. The two arbitrators shall agree to appoint a third arbitrator as chairman

the arbitral tribunal, who shall not be a national

either Contracting State, and who shall be appointed no later than thirty days after the date when the Contracting State which was the later to appoint its arbitrator has notified the other Contracting State

the appointment; and (b) if either Contracting State fails to appoint an arbitrator, or if the arbitrators appointed by the Contracting States do not agree upon a chairman within the respective periods referred to in subparagraph (a)

this paragraph, either Contracting State may request the President

the International Court

Justice to make the necessary appointments. If the President

the International Court

Justice is a national

a Contracting State or is prevented from making the appointments for any other reason, the Vice- President

the International Court

Justice or, if the Vice-President is similarly prevented from acting, the most senior judge

the International Court

Justice who is not prevented may be requested to make the appointments. 3. The decision

the arbitral tribunal, which shall be binding and final on both Contracting States, shall be by majority vote. 4. Unless the arbitral tribunal decides otherwise: (a) each Contracting State shall bear the cost for its arbitrator, and

its representation before the arbitral tribunal; and (b) the costs

the chairman and other expenses shall be shared equally between both Contracting States. 5. The arbitral tribunal shall determine its own rules

procedure. Article 26 Headings The headings

Parts, Chapters and Articles

this Agreement are inserted for convenience

reference only and shall not affect the interpretation

this Agreement. PART V TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS Article 27 Transitional Provisions

1. This Agreement shall not establish any entitlement to benefits for any period prior to its entry into force.
2. In the implementation

this Agreement, periods

coverage completed before its entry into force as well as other legally relevant events occurring before its entry into force shall also be taken into account. 3. The application

this Agreement shall not, for a beneficiary, result in any reduction in the amount

benefits to which entitlement was established before the entry into force

this Agreement. 4. In applying Article 7, in the case

a person who has been working in the territory

a Contracting State and has been covered under the legislation

the other Contracting State until the entry into force

this Agreement, the period

detachment or self-employed activity referred to in Article 7 shall be considered to begin on the date

entry into force

this Agreement. 5. Decisions made before the entry into force

this Agreement shall not affect any rights to be established by virtue

this Agreement. 6. Claims which were determined before the entry into force

this Agreement shall, upon the request

the person concerned, be re-examined in accordance with this Agreement. Article 28 Entry into Force This Agreement shall enter into force on the first day

the third month following the month in which the Contracting States shall have completed an exchange

diplomatic notes informing each other that their respective constitutional requirements necessary for the entry into force

this Agreement have been fulfilled. Article 29 Duration and Termination 1. This Agreement shall remain in force for an indefinite period. Either Contracting State may give to the other Contracting State, through diplomatic channels, written notice

termination

this Agreement. In that event, this Agreement shall remain in force until the last day

the twelfth month following the month in which the termination was notified. 2. If this Agreement is terminated in accordance with paragraph 1

this Article, rights regarding entitlement to and payment

benefits acquired under this Agreement shall be retained. In witness whereof, the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement. Done in duplicate at Stockholm on 11 April, 2019, in the Swedish, Japanese and English languages, each text being equally authentic. In case

any divergence

interpretation, the English text shall prevail. FÖR SVERIGES REGERING FOR THE GOVERNMENT

SWEDEN Annika Strandhäll FÖR JAPANS REGERING FOR THE GOVERNMENT

JAPAN Shigeyuki Hiroki