At the hearing, the Commission also suggested that, in application of Article 13 of Regulation No 1408/71, the lex loci laboris should be used as the sole connecting factor, to denote both the Member State and the decentralised authority of that Member State whose legislation is applicable.
Under retsmødet foreslog Kommissionen desuden, at man, i medfør af artikel 13 i forordning nr. 1408/71, bør anvende lex loci laboris som den eneste forbindende faktor til at bestemme både medlemsstaten og den decentraliserede myndighed i den medlemsstat, hvis lovgivning finder anvendelse.