Opinion of Mr Advocate General Mischo delivered on 15 June 1988

1 Translated from the French.

2 Council Regulation No 604/83 of 14 March 1983 on the x import system applicable in 1983 to 1986 to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and amending Regulation (EEC) No 950/68 on the Common Customs Tariff (OJ L 72, 18.3.1983, p. 3).

3 Council Regulation (EEC) No 758/86 of 10 March 1986 on the import system applicable in 1986 to products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in third countries which are not members of GATT (OJ I 72, 13.3.1986, p. 1).

4 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 3656/83 of 23 December 1983 laying down detailed rules for the application of the import arrangements in 1984, 1985 and 1986 for products falling within subheading 07.06 A of the Common Customs Tariff and originating in nonmember countries other than Thailand (OJ L 361, 21.12.1983, p. 32).

5 See the judgment of 5 May 1981 in Case 804/79 Commission v United Kingdom [1981] ECR 1045, at paragraph 23.

6 Judgment of 4 February 1982 in Case 817/79 Buyl v Commission [1982] ECR 245, at p. 266, and Case 1253/79 Battaglia v Commission [1982] ECR 297, at p. 322.