20That interpretation is dictated by the fact that Article 69 is to be interpreted strictly inasmuch as it confers on the persons concerned a right not laid down by the Member States' national law (Joined Cases 41/79, 121/79 and 796/79 Testa and Others [1980] ECR 1979, paragraphs 4 and 5) and that a person whose benefit entitlement exists only by virtue of Regulation No 1408/71 cannot rely on such an entitlement to claim benefits which, as provided by that regulation, must be derived from the domestic legislation itself (Case C-59/95 Bastos Moriana and Others [1997] ECR I-1071, paragraph 19).
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