39It should be recalled in that connection that it is settled case-law that the purpose of the provisions of Regulation No 1408/71 determining the legislation applicable, which include Article 13 thereof, is not only to prevent the concurrent application of a number of national legislative systems and the complications which might ensue, but also to ensure that persons covered by Regulation No 1408/71 are not left without social security cover because there is no legislation which is applicable to them (Case C-275/96 Kuusijärvi [1998] ECR I-3419, paragraph 28; Case C-227/03 van Pommeren-Bourgondiën [2005] ECR I-6101, paragraph 34; and Case C-619/11 Dumont de Chassart [2013] ECR, paragraph 38).
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