Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 12 april 1984

1 Translated from the French.

2 Decision 83/38/EEC (Official Journal L 38 of 10 February 1983, p. 32) as regards the 1976 financial year and Decision 83/49/EEC (Official Journal L 40 of 12 February 1983, p. 57) as regards the 1977 financial year.

3 Article 8 (1) of Regulation (EEC) No 1437/70 of the Commission of 20 July 1970 on storage contracts for table wine (Official Journal, English Special Edition 1970 (II), p. 469) and Article 8 of Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2015/76 of 13 August 1976 on storage contracts fot table wine, grape must and concentrated grape must (Official Journal L 221 of 14 August 1976, p. 20).

4 Regulation (EEC) No 817/70 of the Council of 28 April 1970 laying down special provisions relating to quality wines produced in specified regions (Official Journal, English Special Edition 1970, (I), p. 252).

5 Regulation (EEC) No 816/70 of the Council of 28 April 1970 laying down additional provisions for the common organization of the market in wine (Official Journal, English Special Edition 1970, (I), p. 234).

6 Official Journal L 255 of 6 October 1977, p. 13.

7 Judgment of 7 February 1979 in Case 11/76 Netherlands v Commission [1979] ECR 248, at p. 279, paragraph 9 of the grounds for the decision.

8 Regulation (EEC) No 1153/75 of the Commission of 30 April 1975 prescribing the form of the accompanying documents for wine products and specifying the obligations of wine producers and traders other than retailers (Official Journal, L 113 of 1 May 1975, p. 1).

9 Official Journal, English Special Edition 1970 (I) p. 218.