Derfor sikrer forordningens artikel 48, at sådanne perioder sammenlægges med forsikringsperioder i henhold til lovgivningen i en eller flere medlemsstater, således at de kan få pension udbetalt, selv hvis de i henhold til national ret alene ikke ville have en selvstændig ret til alderspension på grundlag af sådanne korte forsikringsperioder.
Therefore Article 48 of the Regulation ensures that such periods are aggregated to periods of insurance under the legislation of one or more other Member States, so that they can give rise to a pension payment even if, on the basis of national law alone, no autonomous entitlement to an old-age pension could be derived from such short insurance periods.