Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 30 June 1988

1 Translated from the German.

2 OJ L 347, 22.12.1980, p. 1 et seq.

3 OJ L 86, 31.3.1986, p. 1 et seq.

4 OJ L 347, 22.12.1980, pp. 169 and 170.

5 Decision No 2/85 of the ACPEEC Council of Ministers of 22 February 1985 (OJ L 61, 1.3.1985, p. 2), and Council Regulation No 690/86 of 3 March 1986 (OJ L 63, 5.3.1986, p. 1).

6 OJ L 347, 22.12.1980, p. 210 el seq.

7 OJ L 86, 31.3.1986, p. 210 et seq.

8 Journal Officiel 61, 29.9.1960, p. 1248.

9 Judgment of 4 December 1962 in Joined Cases 16 and 17/62 Confédération nationale des producteurs de fruits et légumes and Others v Council [1962] ECR 471.

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

11 Judgment of 9 February 1984 in Joined Cases 316/82 and 40/83 Nelly Kohler v Court of Auditors [1984] ECR 641.

12 Judgment of 12 February 1960 in Joined Cases 16 to 18/59 Geitling Ruhrkohlen-Verkaufigesellschafi mbH, Mausegatt Ruhrkohlen-Verkaufigesellschąįt mbH, Präsident Ruhr-kohlen-Vtrkaufsgesellscbaft mbH and Others v High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community [ 1960] ECR 17.

13 Judgment of 16 June 1966 in Case 54/65 Compagnie des forges de Chãtillon v High Authority of the ECSC [1966] ECR 185.

14 Judgment of 17 July 1959 in Case 20/58 Phoenix-Rheinrohr AG v High Authority of the ECSC [1959] ECR

15 Judgment of 10 July 1984 in Case 126/83 STS Consorzio per sistemi di telecommunicazione via satellite SpA v Commission [1984] ECR 2769.

16 Judgment of 10 July 1985 in Case 118/83 CMC v Commission [1985] ECR 2337.

17 Judgment of 19 September 1985 in Case 33/82 /Murri Frères v Commission [1985] ECR 2759, at p. 2780.

18 Judgment of 24 June 1986 in Case 267/82 Développement SA and Clemessy v Commission [1986] ECR 1907, at p. 1913.

19 Judgment of 31 March 1971 in Case 22/70 Commission v Council [1971] ECR 263.

20 Judgment of 10 February 1983 in Case 230/81 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg v European Parliament [1983] ECR 255.

21 Judgment of 10 April 1984 in Case 108/83 Grand Duchy of Luxembourg v European Parliament [1984] ECR 1945.

22 Judgment of 4 March 1964 in Case 15/63 Lassalle v European Parliament [1964] ECR 31; judgment of 6 May 1969 in Case 17/68 Reinan v Cammission [1969] ECR 61; judgment of 21 April 1983 in Case 282/81 Ragusa v Commission [1983] ECR 1245; and judgment of 30 June 1983 in Case 85/82 Schloh Council [983] ECR 2105.

23 Opinion 1/78 of the Court of 4 October 1979 given pursuant to the second paragraph of Article 228 (1) of the EEC Treaty on the International Agreement on Natural Rubber [1979] ECR 2871.

24 Judgment of 15 December 1976 in Case 41/76 Donckerwolcke v Procureur de la République and Others [1976] ECR 1921.

25 Judgment of 5 March 1986 in Case 242/84 Tezi BV v Minister for Economic Affairs [1986] ECR 933.

26 Judgment of 2 July 1974 in Case 153/73 Holtz & Willemsen GmbH v Council and Commission [1974] ECR 675.

27 Judgment of 25 January 1983 in Case 126/82 Smit Transport BV v Commissie Grensoverschrijdend Beroepsgoederenvervoer[1983] ECR 73.

28 Judgment of 6 March 1974 in Joined Cases 6 and 7/73 Istituto chemioterapico italiano and Others v Commission [1974] ECR 223.

29 Judgment of 21 May 1987 in Case 249/85 Albako v Bundesanstalt für landwirtschaftliche Marktordnung [1987] ECR 2345.