Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 10 January 1990

1 Original language German.

2 OJ 1988, L 55, p. 31

3 The result of the Commission Decision of 30 September 1988 (OJ 1988, C 259, p. 9)

4 Commission Decision of 1 August 1988 (OJ 1988, C 204, p. 12).

5 See judgment of 6 March 1979 in Case 92/78 Simmenthal v Commission [1979] ECR 777, paragraph 22.

6 See judgment in Case 92/78, cited above, paragraphs 23 to 26.

7 Regulation (EEC) No 804/68 of the Council of 27 June 1968 on the common organization of the market in milk and milk products (OJ, English Special Edition 1968 (I), p. 176)

8 Judgment of 25 October 1984 in Case 185/83 Interfacultair Instituut Electronenmicroscopie der Rijksuniversiteit Groningen v Inspecteur der Invoerrechten en Accijnzen Groningen [1984] ECR 3623, paragraph 38

9 Judgments of 1 December 1965 in Case 16/65 Firma C. Schwarze v Einfuhr- und Vorratsstelle fur Getreide und Futtermittel [1965] ECR 1151, of 26 November 1975 in Case 73/74 Groupement des fabricants de papiers peints de Belgique and Others v Commission [1975] ECR 1491, paragraphs 30 to 33, of 26 November 1981 in Case 195/80 Bernard Michel v European Parliament [1981] ECR 2861, paragraphs 20 to 27, of 8 November 1983 in Joined Cases 96 to 102, 104, 105, 109 and 110/82 NV IAZ International Belgium and Others v Commission [1983] ECR 3369, paragraph 37, and of 17 January 1984 in Joined Cases 43 and 63/82 Vereniging ter Bevordering van het Vlaamse Boekwezen (VBVB) and Others v Commission [1984] ECR 19, paragraphs 21 and 22.

10 Judgment in Case 185/83, cited above, paragraph 38; judgments of 23 February 1978 in Case 92/77 An Bord Bainne Cooperative v Minister for Agriculture [1978] ECR 497, paragraphs 36 and 37, and of 25 October 1978 in Case 125/77 Koninklijke Scholten-Honig und De verenigde Zetmeelbednjven De Bijenkorf BV v Hoofdproduktschap voor Akkerbouwprodukten [1978] ECR 1991, paragraphs 18 to 22.

11 Decision COM(88) 1778.

12 oj 1982, L 360. P 43

13 Sec lhe judgments of 5 May 1981 in Case 112/80 Firma Anion Durheckv Hauptzollamt Frankfurt am Mam/Fluįhafen [1981] ECR 1095, paragraphs 47 to 50, of 12 Anril 1984 in Case 281/82 Unifrex SARL v Commission ana Council of the European Communities [1984] ECR 1969, paragraphs 25 and 26, of 7 May 1987 in Case 258/84 Nippon Seiko KK v Council of the European Communities [1987] ECR 1923, paragraphs 31 and 32, and of 7 May 1987 in Case 260/84 Minebea Company Limited v Council of the European Communties [1987] ECR 1975, paragraphs 26 to 28

14 See Cases 112/80, 281/82, 258/84 and 260/84.

15 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3206/88 of 17 October 1988 amending Regulation (EEC) No 1307/85 (OJ 1988, L 286, p. 1).

16 See the judgment of 27 September 1979 in Case 230/78 Eridama-Zuccherifia Nazionali and SpA Società italiana per l'industria degli zuccheri v Minister for Agriculture and Forestry, Minister for Industry, Commerce and Crafts and SpA Zuccherifia Meridionali [1979] ECR 2749, paragraph 22.

17 Invitation to tender No 4 (decision of 1 August 1988) to invitation to tender No 9 (decision of 17 October 1988).