Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 27 June 1991

1 Original language : German.

2 See Case C-21/88 Du Pont de Nemours v Unità sanitaria locale No 2 di Carrara [1990] ECR I-889, Case C-310/88 Istituto Behring v USSL pending, and Case C-311/88 Hoechst Italia v USSL pending.

3 Case 325/82 Commistioni Germany [1984] ECR 777.

4 Case 158/80 Rewe v Hauptzollamt [1981] ECR 1805, and Case 278/82 Rewe v Hauptzollämter Flensburg, Itzehoe and Lübeck-West [1984] ECR 721.

5 Case 293/85 Commission v Belgium [1988] ECR 305.

6 Case 293/83 Gravieri City of Liège [1985] ECR 593, and Case 152/82 Forcherii Belgium [1983] ECR 2323.

7 Council Directive 77/62/EEC of 21 December 1976 coordinating procedures for the award of public supply contracts (OJ 1977 L 13, p. 1), last amended by Council Directive 90/531/EEC of 17 September 1990 (OJ 1990 L 297, p. 1).

8 My emphasis.

9 Case 216/84 Commission v France [1988] ECR 793 and Case 76/86 Commission v Germany [1989] ECR 1021.

10 See paragraph 22 of the judgment in Case 216/84 and paragraph 23 of the judgment in Case 76/86, referred to above.

11 By Council Directive 88/295/EEC of 22 March 1988 (OJ 1988 L 127, p. 1).

12 My emphasis.