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Social security for migrant workers - Old-age and death insurance - Benefits - Alteration in the method of determining the amount thereof - Recalculation - Limits - Alteration not affecting pensions awarded before it came into force ( Council Regulation No 1408/71, Art . 51(2 ) )

Summary

An alteration in the method of determining the minimum old-age benefit provided for in the legislation of a Member State falls within the scope of Article 51(2 ) of Regulation No 1408/71 and gives rise to a recalculation pursuant to Article 46 of that regulation .

However, an alteration in the method of determining or the rules for calculating old-age benefits which, under national law, does not apply to pensions paid before that alteration came into force does not require the Member State concerned to carry out a recalculation .