Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 7 July 1989

1 Original language: German.

2 OJ 1983, L 195, p. 40.

3 OJ 1987, L 262, pp. 23 and 35.

4 OJ. English Special Edition 1970. p. 218

5 JO 1972, L 186, p 1

6 Commission Regulation No 368/77 of 23 February 1977 on the sale by tender of skimmed-milk powder for use in feed for pigs and poultry (OJ 1977, L 52, p. 19).

7 Commission Regulation No 443/77 of 2 March 1977 on the sale at a fixed price of skimmed-milk powder for use in feed for pigs and poultry and amending Regulations (EEC) Nos 1687/76 and 368/77 (OJ 1977, L 58, p. 16).

8 Commission Regulation No 2254/82 of 13 August 1982 laying down detailed rules for the transfer to tne Italian intervention agency of skimmed-milk powder held by the intervention agencies of other Member States (OJ 1982, L 240, p. 9).

9 Annex 1 to the defence.

10 Annex 16 to the reply.

11 Annex 15 to the reply.

12 Commission Regulation No 1723/72 of 26 July 1972 on making up accounts for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (OJ 1972, L 186, p. 1).

13 Commission Regulation No. 422/86 of 25 February 1986 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1723/72 on making up accounts for the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund, Guarantee Section (OJ 1986, L 48, p 31).

14 Annex 17 to the reply.

15 Annex 18 to the reply.

16 Annex 3 to the application.

17 See p. 67 of the summary report

18 See p 68 of the summary report

19 Sec (d) at p 69

20 Annex 4 to the application

21 Annex 6 to the application

22 Annex 7 to the application.

23 Annex 5 to the application.

24 Decision C(86) 1067 final. Annex 2 to the defence on p. 37

25 See p. 67.

26 Annex 12 lo lhe application

27 Paragraph 1 of the annex.

28 Paragraph 2 of the annex.

29 See Articles 1 and 2 of Council Directive 70/373/EEC of 20 July 1970 on the introduction of Community methods of sampling and analysis for the official control of feeding stuffs (OJ. English Special Edition 1970 (II), p 535)

30 Commission Regulation No 208/70 of 4 February 1970 (OJ, English Special Edition 1970 (I), p. 74).

31 Commission Regulation No 2972/75 of 12 November 1975 (OJ 1975, L 295, p. 16).

32 Council Regulation No 878/77 of 6 April 1977 (OJ 1977, L 106, p. 27).

33 Council Regulation No 3398/81 of 27 November 1981 (OJ 1981, L 344, p. 1).

34 Council Regulation No 1223/83 of 20 May 1983 (OJ 1983, L 132, p. 33).

35 Council Regulation No 855/84 of 31 March 1984 (OJ 1984, L 90, p. 1).

36 Council Regulation No 1035/72 of 18 May 1972 (OJ, English Special Edition 1972 (II), p. 437).

37 Council Regulation No 2601/69 of 18 December 1969 (OJ. English Special Edition 1969 (U), p 586)

38 Council Regulation No 1035/77 of 13 May 1977 (OJ 1977, L 125, p 3)

39 Council Regulation No 1343/73 of 15 May 1973 (OJ 1973, L 141, p. 1)

40 See Commission Regulation No 1733/81 of 29 June 1981 (OJ 1981, L 172, p 36) in respect of the 1981/82 marketing year, and Commission Regulation No 2507/83 of 3 September 1983 (OJ 1983, L 248, p 12), in respect of the 1983/84 marketing year-

41 Commission Regulation No 1045/77 of 18 May 1977 (OJ 1977, L 125, p. 23).

42 Council Regulation No 1154/78 of 30 May 1978 (OJ 1978, L 144, p. 5).

43 Commission Regulation No 1562/85 of 7 June 1985 (OJ 1985, L 152, p. 5).

44 Regulation (EEC) No 1134/68 of the Council of 30 July 1968 laying down rules for the implementation of Regulation (EEC) No 653/68 on conditions for alterations to the value of the unit of account used for the common agricultural policy (OJ, English Special Edition 1968 (II), p. 396).

45 Sec Article 7 bis of Regulation No 208/70 added by Regulation No 2972/75

46 Sec Article 9 in conjunction with Article 1 of Regulation No 1045/77

47 See the sixth recital in the preamble to Regulation No 1562/85

48 See Council Regulation No 850/81 of 1 April 1981 (OJ 1981, L 90, p. 1), Regulation No 3398/81 (OJ 1981, L 344, p. 1), Council Regulation No 1051/82 of 4 May 1982 (OJ 1982, L 123, p. 1), Council Regulation No 1207/82 of 18 May 1982 (OJ 1982, L 140, p. 51) and Council Regulation No 1668/82 of 28 June 1982 (OJ 1982, L 184, p. 19).

49 See the 10th indent of paragraph 1 of Annex VII to Regulation No 1051/82.

50 See Regulations Nos 3398/81, 1051/82, 1207/82 and 1668/82.

51 See Article 22 of Regulation No 1562/85.

52 See Council Regulation No 2204/82 of 28 July 1982 (OJ 1982, L 235. p 7), and Commission Regulation No 3138/82 of 19 November 1982 (OJ 1982, L 235. p 9)

53 Judgments of 25 November 1987 in Case 342/85 Italy v Commission [1987] ECR 4677 and of 25 November 1987 in Case 343/85 Italy v Commission [1987] ECR 4711