Opinion of the advocate-general roemer delivered on 13 July 1971

1 Translated from the German.

2 Gesetz über den Verkehr mit Zucker of 5 January 1951 in the version of 3 October 1951 and 9 August 1954; price regulation of 30 July 1958 as last amended by the regulation of 5 December 1967.

3 Cf. Max-Planck Institut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht, volume 44.

4 Cf. ibid. p. 777 et seq.; Goffin, Common Market Law Review, Vol. I., p. 354 et seq.; in German law reference may moreover be made to a judgment of the Oberlandesgericht Hamburg of 13 November 1970, Die öffentliche Verwaltung, 1971, p. 238.

5 Cf. Much, Max-Planck Institute ibid., p. 846; Heldrich, Europarecht, 1967, p. 349.

6 Cf. Zweigert in Rabels Zeitschrift, Vol. 28, p. 611.

7 Cf. Börner, Verhandlungen des 46. Deutschen Juristentages, Vol. II, p. G 37.

8 Cf. abovementioned publication of the Max-Planck Institut with references to French, Belgian, German and Italian law on pp. 777, 841 and 850.

9 Cf. Goffin in Common Market Law Review, Vol. I, p. 354 et seq.; Much op. cit. p. 749 the same observation is made.

10 Cf. Jänicke, Max Planck Institute's publication, p. 875, with regard to the legal position in Italy and Luxembourg.

11 Verhandlungen des Deutschen Juristentages 1966, Vol. I, p. 32.

12 Verhandlungen des 46. Deutschen Juristentages, Vol. II, p. G 37 and 49.

13 Europarecht 1968, p. 370, Die öffentliche Verwaltung 1964, p. 579.

14 Außenwirthschaftsdienst des Betriebsberaters 1963, p. 246.

15 Pasicrisie beige 1966, p. 523.

16 Common Market Law Review, Vol. I.

17 Cf. Goffin, ibid, 357.