55In that respect, it should be noted that the essential characteristic of the old-age benefits referred to in Article 3(1)(d) of Regulation No 883/2004 lies in the fact that they are intended to safeguard the means of subsistence of persons who, when they reach a certain age, leave their employment and are no longer required to hold themselves available for work at the employment office (see judgment in Valentini, 171/82, EU:C:1983:189, paragraph 14).
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