Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 29 June 1988

1 Translated from the German.

2 See judgment of 26 March 1987 in Case 45/86 Commission v Council [1987] ECR 1493.

3 Council Regulation No 3924/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 in respect of certain industrial products originating in developing countries (OJ 1986, L 373, p. 1), and Council Regulation No 3925/86 of 16 December 1986 applying generalized tariff preferences for 1987 to textile products originating in developing countries (OJ 1986, L 373, p. 68).

4 Regulations No 3635/87 (OJ 1987, L 350, p. 1) and No 3782/87 (OJ 1987, L 367, p. 1).

5 Annual Repoa concerning the financial year 1982 (OJ 1983, C 357, p. l.at p. 32).

6 Judgment of the Court of 13 December 1973 in Joined Cases 37 and 38/73 Sociaal Fonds voor de Diamantarbtiden w Indiamrx NV and Otbtn [1973] ECR 1609, at p. 1622.

7 Emphasis added.

8 Sec in particular the judgments of 12 December 1973 in Case 131/73 Criminal proceedings against Giulio and Adriano Grosoli [1973] ECR 1555; of 23 January 1980 in Case 35/79 G rosoli SpA and Others v Ministry of Foreign Trade and Others [1980] ECR 177; of 13 March 1980 in Case 124/79 J. A. van Walsum BV v Produktschap voor Vee en Vlees [1980] ECR 813; and of 7 October 1985 in Case 199/84 Procuratore della Repubblica v Migliorini and Fischl [1985] ECR 3325.

9 Judgment of 13 December 1983 in Case 218/82 Council v Commission [1983] ECR 4063.

10 Emphasis added.

11 Council Regulation No 1699/82 of 24 June 1982 (OJ 1982, L 189, p. 1).

12 Judgment of the Court of 15 December 1976 in Case 41/76 Donckerwolcke v Procureur de la République [1976] ECR 1921.

13 Judgment of the Court of 5 March 1986 in Case 59/84 Tezi Textiel BV v Commission [1986] ECR 916.

14 Judgment of the Court of 8 October 1986 in Case 385/85 S.R. Industries v Administration des douanes [1986] ECR 2929.