Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 6 December 1988

1 Original language: German.

2 Judgment of 21 February 1974 in Case 162/73 Birra Dreher SpA v Amministrazione delle finanze dello Stalo [1974] ECR 201.

3 For example, judgments of 29 November 1978 in Case 83/78 Pigs Marketing Boardi Redmond [1978] ECR 2347, and of 20 April 1988 in Case 204/87 Bekaert [1988] ECR 2029.

4 Judgment of 31 January 1984 in Joined Cases 286/82 and 26/83 Ltnsi ana Carbone v Minutero dei Tesoro (1984] ECR 377, paragraph 9

5 Judgments of 18 March 1980 in Case 52/79 Débame [1980] ECR 833; of 18 March 1980 in Case 62/79 Coditei v Ciné Vog Films [1980] ECR 881, of 6 October 1982 in Case 262/81 Coditel v Ciné Vog Films [1982] ECR 3381, and of 26 April 1988 in Case 352/85 Bond van Adverteerders v Kingdom of the Netherlands [1988] ECR 2085.

6 Judgment of 4 December 1986 in Case 205/84 Commission v Federal Republic of Germany [1986] ECR 3755.

7 OJ, English Special Edition, Second Series, Volume IX, p. 3.

8 OJ, English Special Edition, Second Series, Volume IX, p. 7.

9 OJ 1975, L 167, p. 1.

10 OJ 1973, L 172, p. 14.

11 OJ 1975, L 14, p. 10.

12 Directive of 25 February 1964 on the coordination of special measures concerning the movement and residence of foreign nationals which arc justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health, OJ, English Special Edition 1963-64, p 117, and Directive 75/35/EEC of 17 December 1974 extending the scope of Directive 64/221/EEC, OJ 1975, L 14, p 14

13 My emphasis

14 My emphasis

15 Directive 73/148/EEC, OJ 1973, L 172, p 14

16 My emphasis-

17 Judgment of 7 July 1976 in Case 118/75 Watson and Belmann [1976] ECR 1185, paragraph 16.

18 supra, paragraph 16.

19 Joined Cases 286/82 and 26/83, supra, paragraph 16.

20 Survey carried out for lhe Commission in June 1986 by European Omnibus Survey, European File, No 9/87.

21 Judgment of 22 May 1985 in Case 13/83 Parliament v Council [1985] ECR 1513.

22 Judgment of 27 September 1988 in Case 263/86 Belgian State v Humbel [1988] ECR 5365.

23 Case 263/86, supra, paragraph 17

24 Case 263/86, supra, paragraph 18

25 Judgment of 27 October 1982 in Joined Cases 35 and 36/82 Morson and Jhanjan v Netherlands [1982] ECR 3723

26 On the applicable legal basis see the judgment of 14 July 1977 in Case 8/77 Sagulo and Others [1977] ECR 1495

27 Judgment of 14 January 1988 in Case 63/86 Commission v Aury [1988] ECR 29, paragraphs 12 and 13.

28 On the division of jurisdiction with regard to criminal law and procedure see the judgment of 11 November 1981 in Case 203/80 Casali [1981] ECR 2595.

29 Judgment of 12 February 1974 in Cast 152/73 Sotgiu v Deutsche Bundespost [19 74] ECR 153

30 Casr 63/86, supra.