The Court pointed out that those drawbacks, which were, moreover, limited as far as possible by certain provisions of Regulation No. 1408/71 and Regulation No. 574/72, were inherent in the fact that Article 51 of the Treaty was not intended to set up a common system of social security but sought merely to lay down rules co-ordinating the social security systems of the Member States.
Domstolen påpegede herved, at disse ulemper, der i Øvrigt begrænses så vidt muligt ved visse bestemmelser i forordning nr. 1408/71 og forordning nr. 574/72, hænger nøje sammen med, at Traktatens artikel 51 ikke har til formål at indføre en fælles social sikringsordning, men alene at tilvejebringe en samordning af medlemsstaternes socialsikringsordninger.