Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 9 July 1987

1 Translated from the French.

2 In fact, it appears from the statements of the parties at the hearing that the divorce was recognized at some time in 1985.

3 Judgment of 2 July 1985 in Case 148/84 Deutscht Genossenschaftsbank v Brasserie du Pechem ((1985)) ECR 1981, at paragraph 18.

4 See Jenard Report, Official Journal 1979, C 59, 5 March 1979, at p. 45.

5 Oberlandesgericht, Hamm, judgment of 29 July 1981, Digest of case-law relating to the European Communities, D Series, I-27 — B 3.

6 French Cour de cassation, judgment of 3 November 1977 Sofraco v Pluimvee, Digest, D Series, I-27.3 — B 1.

7 See Jenard Report, ibid, at p. 44; M. Weser, Convention communautaire sur la compétence judiciaire d'exécution des décisions, Centre international de droit compare, Brussels, 1975, p. 330.

8 Gothot and Holleaux, La Convention de Bruxelles du 27 septembre 1968, Paris, 1985, No 256, p. 146.

9 Compétence judiciaire et effets des jugements dans le marche commun; No 440, p. 276.

10 Officiai Journal 1979, C 59, 5 March 1979, at p. 43.

11 Ibid., p. 49.

12 Op. cit., No 448, p. 280.

13 Droz, op. cit., No 584, p. 373.

14 Cited above.

15 Revue trimestrielle de droit européen, 1975, p. 41.

16 Case 258/83 Brennero v Wendel [1984] ECR 3971.

17 At paragraph 15 of the decision.

18 Cited above, at paragraph 18 of the decision.

19 Cited above, at paragraph 18 of the decision.

20 See in particular Droz, op. cit., Nos 426 et seq., p. 264.

21 Cited above, at p. 656, Official Journal [1979] C 59.

22 Case 42/76 de Wolf Cox [1976] ECR 1759.

23 Cited above, at p. 656.