56As regards the first condition, as the Advocate General observed, in essence, in points 139 to 142 of his Opinion, the concepts of ‘branch’ and ‘permanent representation’ are not defined by Regulation No 1408/71, which also makes no reference, in that respect, to the law of the Member States, and those concepts must, therefore, be given an autonomous interpretation. Like similar or identical concepts to be found in other provisions of EU law, they must be understood as referring to a form of secondary establishment, with an appearance of stability and continuity, intended for the carrying out of an actual economic activity and having, for that purpose organised material and human resources and a certain autonomy in relation to the main establishment (see, by analogy, judgments of 30 November 1995, Gebhard, C‑55/94, EU:C:1995:411, paragraph 28, and of 11 April 2019, Ryanair, C‑464/18, EU:C:2019:311, paragraph 33).
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