Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 14 February 1985

1 Translated from the French.

2 127th meeting of the heads of department on 21 March 1980, Conclusion No 45/80 — Reference Document: RCA/127.

3 127th meeting of the heads of department on 21 March 1980, Conclusion No 45/80 — Reference Document: RCA/127.

4 Special Report of the Court of Auditors relating to the expatriation and foreign residence allowances, adopted on 4 February 1982 and dated 6 April 1982, p. 30, No 67.

5 Emphasis added.

6 Judgment of 20 February 1975 in Case 21/74 Airola v Commission [1975] ECR 221, p. 228, paragraph 8 of the decision; see also the judgment of 7 June 1972 in Case 20/71 Sabbatini v European Parliament [1972] ECR 345, p. 351, paragraph 8 of the decision.

7 Judgment of 12 January 1973 in Case 13/73 Angenieux v Hackenbag [1973] ECR 935, p. 951, paragraph 32 of the decision; judgment of 17 February 1977 in Case 76/76 Di Paulo v Office National de l'Emploi [1977] ECR 315.

8 Judgment of 9 March 1978 in Case 54/77 Herpels v Commission [1978] ECR 585, paragraphs 31 and 32 of the decision.

9 Judgment of 15 January 1981 in Case 1322/79 Vutera v Commission [1981] ECR 127, paragraph i of the decision.

10 Judgment of 9 October 1984 in Case 188/83 Witte v European Parliament [1984] ECR 3465, paragraph 15 of the decision.

11 Judgment of 20 March 1984 in Joined Cases 75/82 and 117/82 Razzouk and Beydoun v Commission [1984] ECR 1509.