Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the transitional acquired-rights rule of the 4th AI revision barred reconsideration/revision of the insured's pension.
Decisione estratta
The acquired-rights clause protects the continued payment of a full pension only as long as the insured still meets the material conditions for a full pension under the old law; it does not exclude later reconsideration or revision.
Motivazione estratta
The legislative purpose was to prevent automatic reduction under the new pension scale for insured persons aged 50 or older on 1 January 2004. It did not create an unconditional, immutable entitlement immune from later correction under Art. 53(2) LPGA or revision under Art. 17 LPGA.