63In that regard, it must be recalled that the objective of Regulation No 1408/71 is to ensure freedom of movement for employed and self-employed persons within the European Union, while respecting the special characteristics of national social security legislation (see, to that effect, judgment of 9 March 2006, Piatkowski, C‑493/04, EU:C:2006:167, paragraph 19). Likewise, as is clear from, inter alia, recitals 1 and 45 of Regulation No 883/2004, the aim of that regulation is to coordinate the national social security systems of the Member States in order to guarantee that the right to the free movement of persons can be exercised effectively and, thereby, to contribute towards improving the standard of living and conditions of employment of persons who move within the European Union (judgment of 13 July 2017, Szoja, C‑89/16, EU:C:2017:538, paragraph 34). That regulation modernised and simplified the rules contained in Regulation No 1408/71, while retaining the same objective as the latter regulation (judgment of 6 June 2019, V, C‑33/18, EU:C:2019:470, paragraph 41 and the case-law cited).
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