I tilfælde af, at den person, til hvem familieydelser skal udbetales, ikke anvender dem til familiemedlemmernes underhold, skal den kompetente institution efter anmodning fra og gennem institutionen i den medlemsstat, hvor familiemedlemmerne har deres bopæl, eller den institution eller det organ, der er udpeget hertil af den kompetente myndighed i den nævnte medlemsstat, udbetale disse ydelser med frigørende virkning til den fysiske eller juridiske person, som faktisk forsørger familiemedlemmerne.«
In the event that family benefits are not used by the person to whom they should be provided for the maintenance of the members of the family, the competent institution shall discharge its legal obligations by providing those benefits to the natural or legal person in fact maintaining the members of the family, at the request and through the agency of the institution in their Member State of residence or of the designated institution or body appointed for that purpose by the competent authority of their Member State of residence.’;