40It follows from settled case-law that assistance granted for maintenance and education in order to pursue university studies evidenced by a professional qualification constitutes, for the migrant worker, a social advantage, within the meaning of Article 7(2) of Regulation No 1612/68 (judgments of 14 June 2012, Commission v Netherlands, C‑542/09, EU:C:2012:346, paragraph 34, and 20 June 2013, Giersch and Others, C‑20/12, EU:C:2013:411, paragraph 38), on which provision the child of the migrant worker may himself rely if, under national law, that assistance is granted directly to the student (see, to that effect, judgments of 26 February 1992, Bernini, C‑3/90, EU:C:1992:89, paragraph 26; 14 June 2012, Commission v Netherlands, C‑542/09, EU:C:2012:346, paragraph 48; and 20 June 2013, Giersch and Others, C‑20/12, EU:C:2013:411, paragraph 40).
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