Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 10 March 1989

1 Original language: French

2 Commission Regulation No 652/76 changing the monetary compensatory amounts following changes in exchange rates for the French franc. OJ L 79, 25.3.1976, p. 4

3 Case 145/79 Roquette [1980] ECR 2917

4 Case 145/79, supra, paragraph 53

5 Judgment of 15 July 1981, annex 4 to the application.

6 Judgment of 19 January 1983, annex 5 to the application.

7 Judgment of 10 December 1985, annex 6 to the application.

8 Annex 7 to the application.

9 Judgment of 27 January 1982 in Case 51/81 De Franceschi [1982] ECR 117, paragraph 10

10 Judgment of 12 December 1967 in Case 4/67 Muller née Collignon [1967] ECR 365

11 Judgment of 13 July 1961 in Joined Cases 14, 16, 17, 20, 24, 26 and 27/60 and 1/61 Meroni & Co. and Others [1961] ECR 161, and Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lagrange, p. 172 et seq., especially pp. 172 and 173.

12 P. 26 of the application.

13 Case 46/75 [1976] ECR 65

14 R Joliet Le droit institutionel dei Communautés européennes, Le contentieux, Faculte de droit, d'économie et de science sociale dc Lićgc, p. 250 and G. Isaac Droit communautaire general, Masson, p. 268

15 Case 281/82 [1984] ECR 1969, paragraphs 11 and 12

16 Case 175/84 [1986] ECR 753, paragraph 27

17 Case 69/85 [1986] ECR 947

18 Case 345/82 Wunsche Handelsgesellschaft [1984] ECR 1995

19 Case 69/85, supra, paragraph 13.

20 Ibid., paragraph 15.

21 Judgment of 2 December 1971 in Case 5/71 Zuckerfabrik Sdiöppeniledt [1971] ECK 975, paragraph 11

22 Judgment of 25 May 1978 in Joined Cases 83 and 94/76, 4, 15 and 40/77 HNL[1978] ECR 1209, paragraph 6

23 Judgment of 2 December 1971 in Case 5/71 Zuckerfabrik Sdiöppeniledt [1971] ECK 975, paragraph 11

24 Judgment of 4 October 1979 in Joined Cases 64 and 113/76, 167 and 239/78, 27, 28 and 45/79 Dumortier and Others [1979] ECR 3091, paragraph 11

25 Order of 1 April 1987 in Joined Cases 159 and 267/84, 12 and 264/85 Ainsworth and Others v Commission [1987] ECR 1579, paragraphs 3 and 4.

26 Case 69/85, supra, see footnote 16.

27 Judgment of 2 December 1971 in Case 5/71 Zuckerfabrik Schöppenstedt [1971] ECR 975, paragraph 11.

28 Regulation No 974/71 of the Council on certain measures of conjunctural policy to be taken in agriculture following the temporary widening of the margins of fluctuation for the currencies of certain Member States, OJ, English Special Edition 1971 (I), p. 257

29 Case 145/79, supra, paragraph 11.

30 Ibid., paragraph 12.

31 Ibid., paragraph 13.

32 Ibid., paragraph 13.

33 Ibid., paragraph 14.

34 Ibid., paragraph 14.

35 Judgment of 15 October 1980 in Case 4/79 [1980] ECR 2823. [1980]

36 Judgment of 15 October 1980 in Case 109/79 [1980] ECR 2883.

37 Case 4/79, supra, paragraph 32, and Case 109/79, supra, paragraph 32.

38 Case 145/79, supra, paragraph 32

39 Cases 4/79, 109/79 and 145/79, supra. Opinion, pp 2862 and 2863.

40 Case 64/76, supra, paragraph 9.

41 Case 64/76, supra, paragraph 9.

42 Judgment of 5 December 1979 in Joined Cases 116 and 124/77 [1979] ECR 3497, paragraph 19.

43 Judgment of 10 December 1975 in Joined Cases 95 to 98/74, 15 and 100/75 Union nationale des coopératives agricoles de céréales and Others [1975] ECR 1615.

44 Judgment of 8 June 1977 in Case 97/76 Merkur [19771 ECR 1063.

45 Judgment of 13 November 1973 in Joined Cases 63 to 69/72 Werhahn Hansamüble [1973] ECR 1229.

46 Joined Cases 83 and 94/76, 4, 15 and 40/77 HNL, supra.

47 Cases 4/79 and 109/79, supra, paragraph 25

48 See paragraph 32 of the judgment

49 Case 4/79, supra: paragraph II — 5, p. 2863.

50 Pages 2863 to 2867

51 P 2867

52 Ibid, p 2880.

53 Casc 145/79, supra, paragraph 11

54 Supra.

55 Application, p. 14.

56 Order of 1 April 1987 in Joined Cases 159 and 267/84, 12 and 264/85 Ainsworth and Others v Commission [1987] ECR 1579, paragraphs 3 and 4.

57 Joined Cases 83 and 94/76, 4, 15 and 40/77 HNL, supra, paragraph 7.

58 Order of 1 April 1987 in Joined Cases 159 and 267/84, 12 and 264/85 Ainsworth and Others v Commission [1987] ECR 1579, paragraphs 3 and 4.

59 Case 64/76, supra.

60 Commission's rejoinder, p. 6.

61 Commission's rejoinder, p. 6.

62 Joined Cases 83 and 94/76, 4, 15 and 40/77 HNL, supra, paragraph 7

63 Joined Cases 83 and 94/76, 4, 15 and 40/77 HNL, supra, paragraph 7.

64 Judgment of 4 October 1979 in Case 238/78 [1979] ECR 2955.

65 Case 59/83 [1984] ECR 4057, paragraphs 28 and 29.

66 Joined Cases 194 to 206/83 [1985] ECR 2815