Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 27 June 1984

1 Translated from the French.

2 See in particular Joined Cases 141 to 143/81, Holdijk, [1982] ECR 1299, at paragraph 8.

3 Case 172/82, Fabricants Raffineurl d'Huile de Graissage v Inter Huiks, [1983] ECR 555, at paragraph 8.

4 Case 166/73, Rheinmühltn, [1974] ECR 33, at paragraph 2.

5 Official Journal L 45 of 19.2.1975, p. 19.

6 Official Journal L 6 of 10.1.1979, p. 24.

7 Case 149/77, Defienne, [1978] ECR 1365, at paragraphs 25 to 29.

8 Official Journal C 333 of 9.12.1983, p. 6.

9 Judgment of 8.11.1983, at paragraphs 17 to 20 [1983] ECR 3431.

10 Case 8/81, Becker v Finanzamt Münster-Innenstadt [1982] ECR 53, it paragraphs 17 to 19.

11 Case 102/79, Commission v Belgium, [1980] ECR 1473, at paragraph 12.

12 Case 8/81, cued above, paragraphs 20 to 25 and, more recently, judgment of 26 January 1984, Case 301/82, SA Clmy-Midy and Others, v Belgian State, [1984] ECR 251, at paragraph 4.

13 Case 14/83, van Colson and Kamann v Land Nordrhein- Westfalen, judgment of 10 April 1984, [1984] ECR 1891, at paragraph 22; cf. Case 79/83, Harz v Deutsche Tradax GmbH, judgment of the same date, [1984] ECR 1921.

14 Point 8 above.