19. 9. 94 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 244/19 DECISION No 152 of 13 May 1993 on the implementation of Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1247/92 (94/603/EC) THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL - SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS, Having regard to Article 81 (a) of Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community, under which it is made responsible for dealing with all administrative questions and questions of interpretation arising from Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and subsequent Regulations, Having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 1247/92 of 30 April 1992 establishing a specific coordination system for special non-contributory benefits, Whereas the said Regulation, by adding an Article 10a to Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, provides that the persons concerned shall be granted the special benefits exclusively in the territory of the Member State in which they reside, in accordance with the legislation of that State, provided that such benefits are listed in Annex Ila; Whereas under Regulation (EEC) No 1247/92 a right to special non-contributory benefits may be acquired simultaneously under the legislation of the country of residence and under that of one or more other Member States pursuant to Article 10a of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 and Article 2 of Regulation (EEC) No 1247/92; Whereas, in the interests of beneficiaries, it is necessary to ensure coherent implementation of the coordination system established; Whereas, the administrative steps which the persons concerned must take ought to be simplified as much as possible in order to ensure that they can receive in full and without interruption the special benefits to which they are entitled; Whereas it is furthermore necessary to lay down the conditions for the application of national provisions on the reduction, suspension or withdrawal of benefit in order to enable those concerned to receive in total the highest non-contributory special benefits which they may claim under the various legislations involved and in order to avert unwarranted overlapping of the said benefits; Whereas the amount of special benefits paid may thus be deducted from the amount of benefits remaining to be paid under the legislation of the other Member State or States involved, with the latter paying the beneficiary a differential supplement, where appropriate; Whereas the rules thus laid down in no way affect the acquisition of entitlement under the legislations of all Member States involved,