76With regard to possible indirect discrimination based on the nationality of the workers concerned, according to the Member State in which they or their family members reside, it must be observed that neither the provisions of Regulation No 883/2004, specifically Articles 7 and 67 thereof, the purpose of which is to prevent a Member State from making entitlement to and the amount of family benefits dependent on residence of the members of the worker’s family in the Member State providing the benefits (see, to that effect, judgment of 5 October 1995, Imbernon Martínez, C‑321/93, EU:C:1995:306, paragraph 21), nor Article 45 TFEU provide that the right to freedom of movement for workers applies outside the territory of the European Union. On the contrary, it is apparent from the clear wording of Article 45 TFEU that freedom of movement for workers ‘shall be secured within the Union’.
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