22The Commission states that the last sentence of the second indent of Article 4(1)(a) of Annex VII to the Staff Regulations is an exception to the conditions of grant of the expatriation allowance and should therefore, as such, be interpreted strictly. Furthermore, since it also concerns a provision governing a financial benefit, a strict interpretation is called for (see Joined Cases 146/81, 192/81 and 193/81 BayWa and Others [1982] ECR 1503, paragraph 10, Case T-41/89 Schwedler v Parliament [1990] ECR II-79, paragraph 23, confirmed on appeal by Case C-132/90 P Schwedler v Parliament [1991] ECR I-5745).
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