Judgment_paragraph 43 · AFMB Ltd and Others v Raad van bestuur van de Sociale verzekeringsbank (C-610/18)

43That general rule is, however, stated, in the former provision, to be ‘subject to Articles 14 to 17’ of Regulation No 1408/71, and, in the latter provision, ‘subject to Articles 12 to 16’ of Regulation No 883/2004. In certain specific situations, the unrestricted application of that principle might in fact create, rather than prevent, administrative complications for workers as well as for employers and social security authorities, which could impede the freedom of movement of the persons covered by those regulations (see, to that effect, judgments of 13 September 2017, X, C‑570/15, EU:C:2017:674, paragraph 16, and of 6 February 2018, Altun and Others, C‑359/16, EU:C:2018:63, paragraph 31).