For the purposes of applying the prohibition on overlapping legislation laid down by Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, the decisive factor was that there must be a direct and sufficiently relevant link between the provision in question and the legislation governing the branches of social secu­rity concerned.
Det afgørende kriterium ved anvendelsen af forordning (EØF) nr. 1408/71 er den forbindelse, som findes mellem den pågældende bestemmelse og de love, som regulerer de sociale sikringsgrene.