Opinion of Advocate General Lenz delivered on 14 February 1989

1 Original language. German.

2 Judgment of 23 March 1982 in Case 53/81 D. M. Levin v Staatssecretaris van Justitie [1982] ECR 1035, in particular p. 1049.

3 See judgment of 3 July 1986 in Case 66/85 Lawrie-Blum v Land of Baden-Württemberg [1986] ECR 2139, in particular p. 2144.

4 See judgments of 17 December 1980 and 26 May 1982 in Case 149/79 Commission v Belgium [1980] ECR 3881, in particular p. 3900, and (1982] ECR 1845; and judgments of 3 July 1986 in Case 66/85 loc at. and of 16 June 1987 in Case 225/85 Commission v Italian Republic [1987] ECR 2625

5 Judgment of 3 July 1986, loc. cit., p. 2147.

6 See Report for the Hearing, part III, point 3.1, also, observations of the agent of the Italian Republic at the hearing on 14 December 1988.

7 See judgment of 15 October 1969 in Case 15/69 Württembergische Milchverwertung-Südmilch AG v Ugliola [1969] ECR 363, in particular p. 369; judgment of 12 February 1974 in Case 172/73 Sotgiu v Deutsche Bundespost [1974] ECR 153, in particular p. 164.

8 Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and members of their families moving within the Community, in the version appearing in Annex I to Regulation (EEC) No 2001/83 of 2 July 1983, OJ 1983, L 230, p. 6.