43As appears from settled case-law, Articles 46(2) and 47(1) of Regulation No 1408/71 must be interpreted in the light of the objective laid down by Article 48 TFEU, which implies in particular that migrant workers must not suffer a reduction in the amount of their social security benefits as a result of having availed themselves of their right of free movement (Reichling, paragraphs 21 and 22, and Lafuente Nieto, paragraph 33).
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