Since article 7.2 generally precludes the payment of benefits by a country based on totalization if a person is entitled to benefits from that country under national law, this provision is only applicable in a few limited cases, and only with respect to FRG benefits, e.g., where the FRG can recompute benefits under article 7.3 based on periods of coverage in the U.S. which are less than the minimum (6 quarters of coverage) required to qualify for totalization by the U.S., or to include additional periods of coverage which result from voluntary contributions under paragraph 7 of the Final Protocol.  The FRG could recompute benefits in force on the effective date of the Agreement to take account of rights added by the Agreement, but only to increase and not to reduce benefit amounts.