Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 23 April 1986

1 Translated from the German.

2 Judgment of 13 June 1958 in Case 9/56 Metani v High Authority [1957-1958] ECR 133; judgment of 13 June 1958 in Case 10/56 Meroni v High Authority [1957-1958] ECR 157; judgment of 12 June 1958 in Case 15/57 Hauts Fourneaux de Chaise v High Authority [1957-1958] ECR

3 Judgment of 31 March 1965 in Case 21/64 Macchiorlati v High Authority [1965] ECR 175 at p. 187.

4 Judgment of 31 March 1965 in Case 21/64 Macchiorlati v High Authority [1965] ECR 175 at p. 187.

5 Judgment of 4 February 1959 in Case 17/57 Steenkolenmijnen v High Authority [1959] ECR 1 at p. 8.

6 Judgment of 22 March 1961 in Joined Cases 42 and 49/59 SNUPATv High Authority [1961] ECR 53 at p. 74 et seq.

7 Judgment of 12 July 1984 in Case 81/83 Buneni v Comminion [1984] ECR 2951 at p. 2962.

8 Judgment of 17 July 1959 in Case 42/58 SAFE v High Authority [1959] ECR 183 at p. 191.

9 Judgment of 14 December 1965 in Case 12/65 Bauer v Comminion [1965] ECR 1003; judgment of 14 December 1965 in Case 52/64 Pfloeichner v Comminion [1965] ECR 981; judgment of 7 July 1971 in Case 79/70 Müllers v Economic and Social Committee [1971] ECR 689; judgment of 17 February 1972 in Case 40/71 Richez-Parise v Comminion [1972] ECR 73.

10 Opinion of 11 June 1985 in Joined Cases 63 and 147/84 Finsider v Commission [1985] ECR 2858.

11 Judgment of 23 April 1956 in Joined Cases 7 and 9/54 Industriei Sidérurgiques Luxembourgeoises v High Authority [1954-1956] ECR 175.

12 Judgment of 14 April 1970 in Case 24/69 Nebe v Commission [1970] ECR 145.

13 Judgment of 14 February 1978 in Case 68/77 /FG v Comminimi [1978] ECR 353.

14 Judgment of 13 December 1984 in Case 78/83 Usinor v Commission [1984] ECR 4177.

15 Judgment of 3 March 1982 in Case 14/81 Alpha Steel v Commission [1982] ECR 749 at p. 766.