Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 8 November 1990

1 Original language: French.

2 Article 48(3) of the EEC Treaty.

3 Council Directive 64/221/221 of 25 February 1964 on the coordination of special measures concerning the movement and residence of foreign nationals which are justified on grounds of public policy, public security or public health (Official Journal, English Special Edition 1963-1964, p. 117).

4 Council Directive 68/360/EEC of 15 October 1968 on the abolition of restrictions on movement and residence within the Community for workers of Member States and their families (Official Journal, English Special Edition 1968 (II), p. 485).

5 Article 49 of the EEC Treaty.

6 Regulation No 1612/68/EEC of the Council of 15 October 1968 on freedom of movement for workers within the Community (Official Journal, English Special Edition 1968 (II), p. 475).

7 See note 3.

8 Judgment of 8 April 1976 in Case 48/75 Rover [1976] ECR 497

9 Paragraph 31, my emphasis

10 Judgment of 23 March 1982 in Case 53/81 Levin v Slaats-secretaris van Justítie [1982] ECR 1035

11 Paragraph 9, my emphasis.

12 At p. 10.

13 Cited above.

14 Judgment of 18 June 1987 in Case 316/85 Centre public d'aide sociale de Courcelles v Lebon [1987] ECR 2811.

15 French text reproduced in Le droit de la Communauté économique européenne, M. Waelbroeck, J. V. Louis, D. Vignes, J. L Dewost, J. Amphoux, J. Verges, Vol. 9, Annexes, p. 20, ULB 1979.

16 OJ 1979 L 268, p. 1.

17 Judgment of 18 February 1970 in Case 38/69 Commission v Italy [1970] ECR 47

18 Paragraph 12.

19 Judgment of 7 Februarv 1979 in Case 136/78 Ministère Putík v Vincent Auer [1979] ECR 437.

20 Judgment in Vincent Auer, cited above, paragraph 25.

21 Judgment of 15 April 1986 in Case 237/84 Commission v Belgium [1986] ECR 1247.

22 Council Directive 77/187/EEC of 14 Februarv 1977 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of businesses (OJ 1977 L 61, p. 26).

23 Case 237/84, paragraph 17.

24 Judgment of 23 February 1988 in Case 131/86 United Kingdom v Council [1988] ECR 905.

25 Paragraph 26.

26 Paragraph 27.

27 Judgment of 19 March 1964 in Case 75/63 Hoekstra v Bedrijfsvereniging Detailhandel [ 1964] ECR 177.

28 Case 53/81, cited above, paragraph 11.

29 Judgment of 11 December 1973 in Case 120/73 Lorenz v Germany [ 1973] ECR 1471

30 Paragraph 4.

31 Council Regulation No 1408/71 of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (consolidated version in OJ 1983 L 230, p. 8).

32 Judgment of 7 July 1976 in Case 118/75 Watson and Belmann [1976] ECR 1185, paragraph 19, my emphasis.

33 Judgment of 3 June 1986 in Case 139/85 Kempf v Staalt-secretam van Justine [1986] ECR 1741

34 Judgment of 31 May 1989 in Case 344/87 Betlrayv Staatssecretaris van justitie [1989] ECR 1621

35 Judgment of 18 June 1987 in Case 316/85 Centre public d'aide sociale de Courcelles v Lebon [1987] ECR 2811, point 3 of the operative part.

36 Cf. the judgment of 2 February 1989 in Case 186/87 Cowan Trésor Public [1989] ECR 195.

37 Directive 90/364/EEC, OJ 1990 L 180, p. 26

38 Directive 90/365/EEC, OJ 1990 L 180, p 28.

39 Directive 90/366/EEC, OJ 1990 L 180, p. 30.

40 Case 139/85, cited above, paragraph 15.