Opinion of Mr Advocate General Reischl delivered on14 December 1982

1 Translated from the German.

2 Judgment of 18 November 1970 in Case 8/70, Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic [1970] ECR961.

3 Judgment of 17 December 1970 in Case 33/70, SACEv Ministry of Finance of the Italian Republic [1970] ECR 213.

4 Case 266/81 — Società Italiana per l'Oleodotto Transalpino v Ministero delle Finanze and Others, in which I have just delivered an opinion.

5 Judgment of 12 December 1972 in Joined Cases 21 to 24/72, International Fruit Company NV and Others v Produktschap voor Groenten en Fruit [1972] ECR 1219.

6 Judgment of 13 December 1973 in Joined Cases 37 and 38/73, Sociaal Fonds voor de Diamantarbeiders v NV Indiamex and De Belder, [1973] ECR 1609.