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.
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.