45In that regard, the only criterion which may prove decisive is whether the pension is paid to the worker by reason of the employment relationship between him and his former employer, that is to say, the criterion of employment, based on the wording of that article (see, to that effect, judgments of 28 September 1994, Beune, C‑7/93, EU:C:1994:350, paragraph 43, and of 1 April 2008, Maruko, C‑267/06, EU:C:2008:179, paragraph 46 and the case-law cited).
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