Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 28 April 1988

1 Original language: German.

2 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3975/87 of 14 December 1987 laying down the procedure for the application of the rules on competition to undertakings in the air transport sector; Council Regulation (EEC) No 3976/87 of 14 December 1987 on the application of Article 85(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of agreements and concerted practices in the air transport sector; Council Directive 87/601/EEC of 14 December 1987 on fares for scheduled air services between Member Slates; Council Decision 87/602/EEC of 14 December 1987 on the sharing of passenger capacity between air carriers on scheduled air services between Member States and on access for air carriers to scheduled air-service routes between Member States (Official Journal 1987, L 374, pp. 1, 9, 12 and 19, respectively).

3 Judgment of 6 April 1962 in Case 13/61 Kledmgsverkoopbedrijf de Gens en Uitdenbogerd v Robert Bosch GmbH and Others [1962] ECR 45

4 Judgment of 30 January 1974 in Case 127/73 BRT v Sataro [1974] ECR 51

5 Judgment of 30 April 1986 in Joined Cases 209 to 213/84 Ministère public v Asjei and Others [1986] ECR 1457

6 Judgment of 4 April 1974 in Case 167/73 Commission v French Republic [1974] ECR 359

7 See the Commission's proposal of 10. 11. 1981, OI 1981, C 291, p. 4.

8 See the third indent of Article 2(2) of Regulation No 3976/87.

9 In particular in Sections 5 and 6 of Part B [1986] ECR 1425, at p. 1451 et seq.

10 Agreements as to the tariffs applicable to the London—New York and Brussels—New York routes or else Copenhagen—Zurich and Copenhagen—Basel/Mulhouse (with one airport in the Community) arc given as theoretical examples

11 See the judgment of 16 December 1975 in Joined Cases 40 to 48, 50, 54 to 56, 111, 113 and 114/73 Coöperatieve Vereniging Suiker Unie and Others v Commission [1975] ECR 1663, at pp. 2011 and 2013.

12 See the judgment of 9 November 1983 in Case 322/81 NV Nederlandscbe Banden-Industrie Michelin v Commission [1983] ECR 3461, at p. 3504 et seq.

13 Domestic air transport services do not come within the scope of the directive of 14 December 1987.

14 Sec judgment of 27 March 1974 m Casc 127/73 BRT v Sabam [1974] ECR 313 and of 9 November 1983 in Case 322/81, cited above

15 Judgment of 21 February 1973 in Case 6/72 Europemballage Corporation and Continental Can Company Inc. v Commission [1973] ECR 215, at p. 245 et seq

16 Judgment of 14 July 1981 in Case 171/80 Ziichner v Bayerische Vereinsbank AG [1981] ECR 2021, at p. 2032.

17 Judgment of 30 April 1974 in Case 155/73 Giuseppe Sacchi [1974] ECR 409, at p. 431.

18 Judgment of 21 February 1973 in Case 6/72, cited above, at p. 246 el seg.

19 Judgment of 10 July 1986 in Case 234/84 Kingdom of Belgium v Commission [1986] ECR 2263; judgment of 10 July 1986 in Case 40/85 Kingdom of Belgium v Commission [1986] ECR 2321

20 EEC Treaty, Article 3 (f)

21 Judgment of 30 April 1986 in Joined Cases 209 to 213/84, cited above; judgment of 1 October 1987 in Case 311/84 Vereniging van Vlaamse Reisbureaus v Social Dienst van de plaatselijke en gewestelijke Overheidsdiensten [1987] ECR3801.

22 Judgment of 16 November 1977 in Case 13/77 GB-īnno-BM v Vereniging van der Kleinhandelaars in Tabak [1977] ECR 2115, at p. 2146.

23 : Judgment of 14 July 1971 in Case 10/71 Mimiiére Public of Luxembourg v Hein, nee Muller [1971] ECR 723, at p. 730, judgment of 10 March 1983 in Case 172/82 Syndical national des fabricants raffineuri d'huile de graissage v Groupement d'intérêt économique Inler-Huilei and Otberi [1983] ECR 555, at p. 567