22It must be borne in mind, as the Court has repeatedly held, that the object of Article 3(1) of Regulation No 1408/71 is to ensure, in accordance with Article 39 EC, equal treatment in matters of social security, without distinction based on nationality, for the persons to whom that regulation applies by abolishing all discrimination in that regard deriving from the national legislation of the Member States (Case C-131/96 Mora Romero [1997] ECR I-3659, paragraph 29, and Case C-124/99 Borawitz [2000] ECR I-7293, paragraph 23).
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