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 | | By its first question, the High Court of Justice asks whether Article 3(1) of the Directive must be interpreted as meaning that a winter fuel payment, such as that made under Regulations 2(5), 2(6) and 3(1), is covered by that directive. |
 | | By the first part of its second question, the High Court of Justice asks whether the derogation laid down in Article 7(1)(a) of the Directive is applicable to a winter fuel payment, such as that paid under Regulations 2(5), 2(6) and 3(1). |
 | | It is necessary, next, to note that the participants in the proceedings before the Court have acknowledged that the argument concerning financial equilibrium could not apply to non-contributory benefits, such as those at issue in the main proceedings. |
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