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.
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.