Opinion of Mr Advocate General Van Gerven delivery on 7 March 1991 ic

1 Original language: Dutch.

2 In view of the date on which the dispute was brought before the English courts (6 April 1988), these questions should be considered in the light of the Convention as amended by the Convention of Accession of 1978 (OJ 1978 L 304, p. 1) which came into force in the United Kingdom on 1 January 1987 (OJ 1986 C 285, p. 1). The version of the Convention as amended by the Convention of Accession of 1982 (OJ 1982 L 388, p 1) did not come into force in the Umletí Kingdom until 1 October 1989 (OJ 1989 C 249, p. 1). As regards the interpretation of the articles of the Convention discussed subsequently there is no difference because those anieles were not amended

3 Judgment of 8 December 1987 in Case 144/86 Cubmh [1987] ECR 4861.

4 Judgment of 7 June 1984 in Case 129/83 Zeiger [1984] ECR 2397.

5 See also: G. Droz, Compétence judiciaire et effets des jugements dans le marché commun 1972, p. 189, P. Gothot and D. Holleaux, La Convention de Bruxelles du 27 Septembre 1968, 1985 p. 123; P. Kaye, Civil Jurisdiction and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments, 1987, p. 1221; J. Kropholler, Europäisches Zivilprozeßrecbt, 1987, p. 215.

6 G. Droz, op. cit., pp. 192-194; P. Kaye, op. cit., pp. 1221-1223.

7 Report by Mr P. Jenard on the Convention of 27 September 1968 on jurisdiction and the enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (OJ 1979 C 59, p. 1, at p. 41).

8 See to the same effect: P. Gothot and D. Holleaux, op. cit., p. 126; P. Kaye, op. cit., p. 1219.