Kernrechtsfrage
Whether Art. 9(4) of the connection agreement applied after the pension fund terminated the connection contract and the retirees remained with the former fund under Art. 53e BVG.
Extrahierter Entscheid
No. When the pension fund terminates the connection contract and no agreement is reached on transferring the retirees, Art. 53e BVG leaves the connection contract in force for the retirees; the contract's termination clause does not apply.
Extrahierte Begründung
The wording, system, and legislative history of Art. 53e BVG show that in this situation only the contractual terms governing the ongoing relationship remain applicable, not the clauses regulating the consequences of termination. Mandatory BVG law prevails over contrary contractual or regulatory provisions.