Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 1 December 1988

1 Original language: German.

2 Council Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community, Official Journal, English Special Edition 1971 (2), p. 416 as amended by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2201/83 of 2 June 1983, Official Journal L 230, 23.8.1983, p. 6.

3 Judgment of 15 January 1986 in Case 41/84 Pinnat Caisse d'allocations familiales de la Savoie [1986] ECR 1 et seq.

4 Judgment in Case 41/84, paragraph 24.

5 The documents before lhe Court reveal that the Commission did not submit such a proposal until 2 February 1988

6 See the observations of the defendant in the main proceedings and of the French Government

7 Judgment of 24 June 1969 in Case 29/68 Milch-, Fett- und Eierkontor GmbH v Hauptzollamt Saarbrücken [1969] ECR 165, paragraph 3 of the judgment; also judgment of 13 May 1981 in Case 66/80 SpA International Chemical Corporation v Amministrazione delle finanze dello Stato [1981] ECR 1191, paragraph 14 of the judgment.

8 Judgment of 19 October 1988 in Joined Cases 117/76 and 16/77 Albert Ruckdeschel ò Co. and Hansa-Lagerhaus Stroh & Co. v Hauptzollamt Hamburg-St. Annen; Diamalt AC v Hauptzollamt Itzehoe [1977] ECR 1753; judgment of 19 October 1977 in Joined Cases 124/76 and 20/77 SA Moulins et huileries de Pont-à-Mousson v Office national interprofessionnel des céréales; Société coopérative providence agricole de la Champagne'v Office national interprofessionnel des céréales [1977] ECR 1795; judgment of 15 October 1980 in Case 4/79 Société coopérative providence agricole de la Champagne' v Office national interprofessionnel des céréales (ONIC) [1980] ECR 2823, paragraphs 44 and 46; judgment of 15 October 1980 in Case 109/79 SARL Matseries de Beauce v Office national interprofessionnel des céréales (ONIC) [1980] ECR 2883, paragraphs 44 and 46; judgment of 15 October 1980 in Case 145/79 SA Roquette Frères v French Republic [IWO] ECR 2917, paragraphs 51 and 53; judgment of 13 May 1981 in Case 66/80 SpA International Chemical Corporation v Amministrazione delle finanze dello Stato [1981] ECR 1191, paragraph 16.

9 Judgment in Case 66/80, supra, paragraph 13; judgment in Case 112/83 Société des produits de mais SA v Administration des douanes et droits indirects [1985] ECR 719, paragraph 16.

10 Judgment of 22 October 1987 in Case 314/85 Foto-Frost, Ammersbekv HauptzolUmt Lübeck-Ost [1987] ECR 4199.

11 Judgment of 29 June 1988 in Case 300/86 Luc Van Landschoot v M. V. Mera [1988] ECR 3443, paragraph 3 of the operative part of the judgment.

12 Judgment in Case 41/84, supra, p. 25, paragraphs 21 to 25.

13 Judgment of 12 June 1980 in Case 130/79 Express Dairy Foods Limited v Intervention Board for Agricultural Produce [1980] ECR 1887

14 Judgment of 22 May 1985 in Case 33/84 SpA Fragd v Amministrazione delle finanze dello Stato [1985] ECR 1605, paragraph 13.

15 See Article 13(1) of the regulation

16 See Article 13(2)(a) of the regulation

17 Judgment in Case 4/79, supra, paragraphs 44 and 46; judgment in Case 109/79, supra, paragraphs 44 and 46; judgment in Case 145/79, supra, paragraphs 51 and 53.

18 Judgment of 28 April 1988 in Cases 31 and 35/86 SA Laisa and Others v Council [1988] ECR 2285