Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 22 January 1986

1 Translated from the German.

2 Regulation No 17 — First Regulation implementing Articles 85 and 86 of the Treaty (Official Journal, English Special Edition 1959-62, p. 87.)

3 Official Journal 1983, L 252, p. 13.

4 Regulation No 99/63/EEC of the Commission of 25 July 1963 on the hearings provided for in Article 19 (1) and (2) of Council Regulation No 17 (Official Journal, English Special Edition 1963-64, p. 47).

5 An internal memorandum of the applicants concerning business relations with ECS.

6 Official Journal 1985, L 374, p. 1.

7 Judgment of 11 November 1981 in Case 60/81 IBM v Commission [1981] ECR 2639, paragraph 9 of the decision.

8 Judgment of 11 November 1981 in Case 60/81 IBM v Commission [1981] ECR 2639.

9 Judgment of 11 November 1981 in Case 60/81 supra paragraph 10 of the decision.

10 Judgment of 11 November 1981 in Case 60/81 supra.

11 Judgment of 17 January 1980 in Case 792/79 R Camera Carey Commission [1980] ECR 119, paragraph 19 of the decision.

12 Regulation (EEC) No 3017/79 of 20 December 1979 on protection against dumped or subsidized imports from countries not members of the European Economic Community (OJ L 339, p. 1); since replaced by Regulation (EEC) No 2176/84 of 23 July 1984 (OJ L 201, p. 1).

13 Case 264/82 Timex Corporation and Others v Council and Commission [1985] ECR 849.

14 See Pernice in: Grabilz, Kommentar zum EWG-Vertrag,note 8 on Article 20 of Regulation No 17; Hummer in: Grabitz, Kommentar zum EWG-Vertrag, note 14 on Article 214.

15 See Hummer, op. cit., Gleiss/Hirsch, Kommentar zum EWG-Kartcllrcchl, note 9 on Article 20 of Regulation No 17

16 Gleiss/Hirsch, op. cit., note 13

17 Sec Pernice, op. cit., note 24 on Article 19 of Regulation No 17, Gleiss/Hirsch, op. cit., note II on Article 20 of Regulation No 17

18 Deringer, op. cit., note 9 on Article 20 of Regulation No 17; Pernice, op. cit., note 9 on Article 20 of Regulation No 17.

19 Judgment of 29 October 1980 in Joined Cases 209 to 215 and 218/78 Van Landewyck and Others v Commission [1980] ECR 3125, paragraph 46 of the decision; my italics.

20 Judgment of 20 March 1985 in Case 264/82 Tmex Corporation and Others v Council and Commission [1985] ECR 849, paragraph 29 et seq. of the decision.

21 See, for example, Gleiss/Hirsch, note 6 on Article 21 of Regulation No 17.

22 Judgment of 13 November 1978 in Case 87/78 Welding v Hauptzollamt Hambtirg-Waltershof [1978] ECR 2457.

23 See judgment of 4 July 1963 in Case 24/62 Germany v Commission [1963] ECR 63.