(a) Pre-effective-date financing statement. — In this section, "pre-effective-date financing statement" means a financing statement filed before this Act takes effect. (b) Applicable law. — After this Act takes effect, a person may add or delete collateral covered by, continue or terminate the effectiveness of, or otherwise amend the information provided in, a pre-effective-date financing statement only in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Article 9 as amended by this Act. However, the effectiveness of a pre-effective- date financing statement also may be terminated in accordance with the law of the jurisdiction in which the financing statement is filed. (c) Method of amending: general rule. — Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d), if the law of this State governs perfection of a security interest, the information in a pre-effective-date financing statement may be amended after this Act takes effect only if: (1) the pre-effective-date financing statement and an amendment are filed in the office specified in Section 9-501; (2) an amendment is filed in the office specified in Section 9-501 concurrently with, or after the filing in that office of, an initial financing statement that satisfies Section 9-806(c); or (3) an initial financing statement that provides the information as amended and satisfies Section 9-806(c) is filed in the office specified in Section 9-501. (d) Method of amending: continuation. — If the law of this State governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre- effective-date financing statement may be continued only under Section 9-805(c) and (e) or 9-806. (e) Method of amending: additional termination rule. — Whether or not the law of this State governs perfection of a security interest, the effectiveness of a pre-effective-date financing statement filed in this State may be terminated after this Act takes effect by filing a termination statement in the office in which the pre-effective-date financing statement is filed, unless an initial financing statement that satisfies Section 9-806(c) has been filed in the office specified by the law of the jurisdiction governing perfection as provided in Article 9 as amended by this Act as the office in which to file a financing statement.
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