TO THE WORKER THAN APPLICATION OF THE PROVISIONS LAID DOWN IN ARTICLE 46 OF REGULATION NO 1408/71 , THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ARTICLE MUST BE APPLIED . IN THE LATTER CIRCUMSTANCES , PARAGRAPH ( 3 ) OF ARTICLE 46 IS APPLICABLE TO THE EXCLUSION OF THE RULES AGAINST OVERLAPPING BENEFITS CONTAINED IN THE NATIONAL LEGISLATION .
2 . WHERE PAYMENTS OF THE SAME KIND ARE GRANTED OR AWARDED IN DIFFERENT MEMBER STATES ON THE BASIS OF ANALOGOUS NATIONAL RULES , WITHOUT ANY REFERENCE TO THE PROVISIONS OF REGULATION NO 1408/71 , THERE ARE NO GROUNDS FOR APPLYING THE METHOD OF CURRENCY CONVERSION SET OUT IN ARTICLE 107 OF REGULATION NO 574/72 .
3 . NO PROVISION OF COMMUNITY LAW REQUIRES THE PERIODICAL RECALCULATION , BY REASON OF A VARIATION IN THE RATES OF CONVERSION OF CURRENCIES , OF A SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT WHOSE AMOUNT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TAKING INTO ACCOUNT A BENEFIT ACQUIRED IN ANOTHER MEMBER STATE .