Opinion by Mr Advocate General Van Gerven delivered on 1 June 1989

1 Original language Dutch.

2 Order No 82-270 of 26 March 1982, Journal officiel de la République fiancane of 28.3.1982, p. 951.

3 Law No 83-430 of 31 May 1983, Journal officiel de la République fiançais? of 1.6.1983, p. 1639.

4 The French Government observes thai Mr Jordan (under the former system which is allegedly still applicable to him), if his income justifies doing so and he makes a request to that effect, may claim an additional benefit from the fonds national de solidarité, but that his average annual revalorized salary on 1 April 1983 exceeded lhe amount which confers entitlement to the additional benefit.

5 Judgment of 21 June 1988 in Case 197/86 Brown v Secretary of State for Scotland [1988] ECR 3205.

6 Judgment of 2 February 1982 in Case 7/81 Sinatra [1982] ECR 137.

7 Judgment of 1 March 1984 in Case 104/83 Ciucinolo [1984] ECR 1285. in particular at paragraphs II and 12 Sec also the ļudgmcnt of 4 May 1988 in Case 83/87 Viva [1988) ECR 2521.

8 Sec paragraph 8 of the Sinatra judgment, already quoted in extenso at paragraph 9 of this Opinion.

9 Judgment of 15 January 1986 in Case 41/84 Pinna (1986] ECR 1

10 In paragraph 21 of the judgment it was staled that freedom of movement for workers is facilitated if conditions of employment arc as similar as possible in the various Member States For that reason Community rutei on social security may noi add to the disparities which already stem from the absence of harmonization of national legislation (These considerations led to a declaration that Article 73(2) of Regulation No 1408/71 was void.)

11 Judgment of the Court of 12 July 1979 in Case 266/78 flnmon[1979] ECR 2705

12 Judgment of 24 April 1980 in Case 110/79 Coonan Į1980] ECR 1445.

13 Judgment of 28 February 1989 in Case 29/88 Schmitt [1989] ECR 581.

14 See the judgment of 24 February 1987 in Joined Cases 379/85 to 381/85 and 93/86 Giletti [1987] ECR 955, at paragraph 12, and the judgment of 17 December 1987 in Case 147/87 Zaoui [1987] ECR 5511, in particular at paragraph 9.