IN THE ACTION PENDING BEFORE THE NATIONAL COURT , THE DECISION AS TO COSTS IS A MATTER FOR THAT COURT .
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ON THOSE GROUNDS ,
THE COURT ( FIRST CHAMBER ),
IN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION REFERRED TO IT BY THE COMMISSION DE PREMIERE INSTANCE DU CONTENTIEUX DE LA SECURITE SOCIALE , HAUTS-DE-SEINE , BY JUDGMENT OF 8 DECEMBER 1983 , HEREBY RULES :
( 1 ) THE GRANT OF A SPECIAL OLD-AGE ALLOWANCE WHICH GUARANTEES A MINIMUM INCOME TO OLD PERSONS UNDER CONDITIONS SUCH AS THOSE LAID DOWN BY THE NATIONAL LAW APPLICABLE TO THE MAIN PROCEEDINGS CONSTITUTES A SOCIAL ADVANTAGE WITHIN THE MEANING OF REGULATION NO 1612/68 OF THE COUNCIL OF 15 OCTOBER 1968 .
( 2 ) ARTICLE 7 ( 2 ) OF THAT REGULATION MUST BE INTERPRETED TO THE EFFECT THAT THE GRANT OF SUCH A SOCIAL ADVANTAGE MAY NOT BE MADE SUBJECT TO A CONDITION REQUIRING ACTUAL RESIDENCE IN THE TERRITORY OF A MEMBER STATE FOR A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF YEARS IF SUCH A CONDITION IS NOT LAID DOWN IN RESPECT OF NATIONALS OF THAT MEMBER STATE .