60Indeed, as Advocate General Geelhoed observed in point 101 of his Opinion, there is no reason which seriously justifies different interpretations depending on whether the context is Article 22 of Regulation No 1408/71 or Article 49 EC, since in both cases the question is, as the Belgian Government pointed out in its written observations, whether the hospital treatment required by the patient's medical condition can be provided on the territory of his Member State of residence within an acceptable time which ensures its usefulness and efficacy.
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