Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 22 March 1984

1 Translated frc m the French.

2 Case 102/75, Petersen v Commission, [1976] ECR 1777, paragraph 16, and Opinion of Mr Advocate General Warner, at p. 1802.

3 Case 176/73, Van Belle v Council, Opinion of Mr Advocate General Reischl [1974] ECR at p. 1376.

4 Case 15/63, Lalsalle v Parliament, [1964] ECR 31.

5 Case 15/63, Lassalle, cited above.

6 Case 176/73, Opinion of Mr Advocate General Reischl, cited above, at p. 1374.

7 Case 176/73, Van Belle, cited above, paragraphs 21 to 24.

8 Joined Cases 55 to 76, 86, 87 and 95/71, Bernard v Commission, [1972] ECR 543, paragraphs 8 to 15, and Opinion of Mr Advocate General Roemer, at p. 569.

9 Case 15/63, Lanalle, cited above, paragraph 11; Case 176/73, Van Belle, cited above, paragraphs 5 and 6; Case 123/75, Küster v Parliament, [1976] ECR 1701, paragraph 10 at p. 1709.

10 Case 15/63, Lanalle, Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lagrange, cited above, at p. 46.

11 Case 123/75, Küster, cited above, paragraph 12; judgment of 24 March 1983 in Case 298/81, Coltasi v Parliament, [1983] ECR 1131, paragraph 17.

12 Case 14/79, Lochiteli v Council, [1979] ECR 3679, paragraph 11 ; Case 60/80, Kindermann v Commission, [1981] ECR 1329, paragraph 17; Case 178/80, Bellardi- Ricci v Commission, [1981] ECR 3187, paragraphs 18 to 20.

13 Case 9/81, Williams v Court of Auditors, [1982] ECR 3301.