Questão jurídica principal
Whether family allowances for a child domiciled in Portugal had to be exported under the ALCP and Regulation 1408/71 despite Article 7 OAFam.
Decisão extraída
Yes. The respondent qualified as a worker within Regulation 1408/71 and the family allowance fell within the regulation's material scope, so Article 73 required export; Article 7(1)(b) OAFam could not be applied against him.
Fundamentação extraída
The respondent had worked in Switzerland and received an invalidity pension for an occupational accident, bringing him within the personal scope of the regulation. Family allowances are 'family benefits' under Article 4(1)(h). Because EU coordination rules prevailed, the domestic restriction requiring an employment-based entitlement was inapplicable.