(a) The filing of an initial financing statement in the office specified in § 42a-9-501 continues the effectiveness of a financing statement filed before July 1, 2013, if:

(1) The filing of an initial financing statement in that office would be effective to perfect a security interest under this article, as amended by public act 11-108*;

(2) The pre-effective-date financing statement, as defined in § 42a-9-807, was filed in an office in another state; and

(3) The initial financing statement satisfies subsection (c) of this section.

(b) The filing of an initial financing statement under subsection (a) of this section continues the effectiveness of the pre-effective-date financing statement, as defined in § 42a-9-807:

(1) If the initial financing statement is filed before July 1, 2013, for the period provided in § 42a-9-515 in effect on June 30, 2013, with respect to an initial financing statement; and

(2) If the initial financing statement is filed on or after July 1, 2013, for the period provided in § 42a-9-515, as amended by public act 11-108*, with respect to an initial financing statement.

(c) To be effective for purposes of subsection (a) of this section, an initial financing statement must:

(1) Satisfy the requirements of part 5 of this article, as amended by public act 11-108*, for an initial financing statement;

(2) Identify the pre-effective-date financing statement, as defined in § 42a-9-807, by indicating the office in which the financing statement was filed and providing the dates of filing and file numbers, if any, of the financing statement and of the most recent continuation statement filed with respect to the financing statement; and

(3) Indicate that the pre-effective-date financing statement, as defined in § 42a-9-807, remains effective.