30In this connection, since the objective of Regulation No 4/2009, as is apparent from recital 15 thereof, consists in preserving the interest of the maintenance creditor, who is regarded as the weaker party in an action relating to maintenance obligations, Article 3 of that regulation offers that party, when he acts as the applicant, the possibility of bringing his claim under bases of jurisdiction other than that provided for in Article 3(a) of that regulation (see, to that effect, judgments of 15 January 2004, Blijdenstein, C‑433/01, EU:C:2004:21, paragraph 29, and of 18 December 2014, Sanders and Huber, C‑400/13 and C‑408/13, EU:C:2014:2461, paragraphs 27 and 28).
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