Opinion of Mr Advocate General Cruz Vilaça delivered on 9 February 1988

1 Translated from the Portuguese.

2 See judgment of 2 July 1969 in Case 20/68 Pasetti v Commission [1969] ECR 235, at p. 243.

3 Sec judgment of 23 April 1986 in Case 150/84 Bernardi v Parliament [1986] ECR 1375, paragraph 28; see also judgment of 29 October 1980 in Joined Cases 209 to 215 ana 218/78 Van Landewyck and Others v Commission [1980] ECR 3125, paragraph 47.

4 See judgment of 12 March 1975 in Case 31/71 Gigante v Commission [1975] ECR 337; judgment of 9 July 1975 in Joined Cases 42 and 62/74 Vellozzi v Commission [1975] ECR 871; judgment of 16 December 1976 in Case 124/75 Perinciolo v Council [1976] ECR 1953; judgment of 21 May 1981 in Case 156/80 Morbilli v Commission [1981] ECR 1357; and judgment of 23 April 1986, Bernardi v Parliament, supra.