Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 3 October 1990

1 Origina] language: French.

2 On this point see the judgment in Joined Cases 166/86 and 220/86 Irish Cement v Commiilion [1988] ECR 6473, paragraph 11.

3 Page 2 of the application.

4 Pages 6 and 26 of the application.

5 Commission Decision concerning the aids that the United Kingdom Government proposes to grant to the steel industry (OJ 1983 L 227, p. 36).

6 Judgment in Case 214/83 Federal Republic of Germany v Commission [1985] ECR 3053.

7 Observations on the objection of admissibility, p. 10.

8 Joined Cases 21/61 to 26/61 [1962] ECR 73.

9 Case 214/83, cited above in footnote 5.

10 Commission Decision of 7 August 1981 establishing Community rules for aids to the steel industry (OJ 1981 L 228, p. 14).

11 Judgments in Joined Cases 8/66 to 11/66 Cimenteries CBR v Commùiion [1967] ECR 75 and in Case 22/70 Commission v Council [1971] ECR 263, paragraph 42.

12 See, for instance, the judgments in Joined Cases 23/63, 24/63 and 52/63 Usines Henricol v High Authority [19631 ECR 217 and in Case 54/65 Forges de Châtillon v High Authority ( 1966] ECR 185.

13 Judgment in Case 60/81 IBM v Commission [1981] ECR 2639, paragraph 9.

14 Judgment in Joined Cases 275/80 and 24/81 [1981] ECR 2489, paragraphs 6 to 13.

15 For example, the judgment in Case 222/84 Johnston [1986] ECR 1651; judgment in Case 222/86 Heylenl [1987] ECR 4097.

16 Judgment in Case 76/79 Kõnecke [1980] ECR 665; judgment in Case 59/84 Tezi Textiel [1986] ECR 887.

17 Judgment in Case 236/86 [1988] ECR 3761.

18 Ibid., paragraph 14.

19 Ibid., paragraph 8.

20 See the Commission's rejoinder, p. 9.

21 In particular at pp. 13 to 16 of the application.

22 See the Commission's rejoinder, pp. 9 and 10.

23 See p. 13 of the application.

24 Case 59/84 [1986] ECR 887, paragraph 11.

25 Judgment in Case 59/70 [1971] ECR 639, paragraph 22.

26 Page 6 of the application.

27 Page 7 of the application.

28 [1985] ECR 3053.

29 Ibid., paragraph 33.

30 Ibid-, paragraph 36, my emphasis.

31 For a similar situation, see the judgment in Case 304/85 Falck [1987] ECR 871, paragraph 22.

32 Pages 18 to 20.

33 OJ 1987 C 321.

34 Paragraph 30.

35 Case 304/85 Falck [1987] ECR 871, paragraph 27.

36 Commission Decision of 19 April 1985 amending Decision No 2320/81 establishing Community rules for aids to the steel industry (OJ 1985 L 110, p. 5).

37 [1985] ECR 3053, paragraph 30, my emphasis.

38 Case 304/85 [1987] ECR 871, paragraph 27, my emphasis.

39 Case 59/70 [1971] ECR 639, paragraph 21, my emphasis.

40 Judgments in Joined Cases 7/56 and 3/57 to 7/57 Algera [1957-58] ECR 39, at p. 56, in Case 14/61 Hoogovens [1962] ECR 253, at p. 272, in Case 111/63 Lemmerz-Werke [1965] ECR 677, at p. 690, in Case 14/81 Alpha Sieri [1982] ECR 749, paragraph 10, and in Case 15/85 Consorzio Cooperative d'Abruzzo [1987] ECR 1005, paragraph 12; see in connection with this last judgment: Miren A. Letemendia: Cahiers de droit européen 1989, p. 627.

41 This appears on p. 7, Annex A, of the application's Annex 2.

42 Applicant's observations on the objection of inadmissibility, p. 18.

43 Observations on the objection of inadmissibility, pp. 19 and 20.

44 Case 14/81 Alpha Sleel [1912] ECR 749, paragraph 8, my emphasis; see also judgment in Joined Cases 351/85 and 360/85 Fabnque de fir de Charleroi and Diliinger Hüttenwerke [1987] ECR 3639, paragraph II; judgment in Case 103/85 Stahlwerke Peine-Salzgitter [1988] ECR 4131, paragraph 11.