Kernrechtsfrage
Whether the claimant could obtain a differential supplement under Article 16(2) of the Franco-Swiss social security convention after the entry into force of the ALCP and Regulation 1408/71.
Extrahierter Entscheid
Yes. The bilateral convention remains applicable in this case, and the claimant is entitled to a differential supplement because he exercised free movement before the relevant European coordination rules entered into force for Switzerland.
Extrahierte Begründung
The court held that, consistently with ECJ case law, more favorable bilateral social security rules may continue to apply under the ALCP when the worker used free movement before the entry into force of the relevant coordination regime. The Swiss and French old-age pensions were below the former Swiss disability pension, so Article 16(2) applies.