Opinion of Mr Advocate General Tesauro delivered on 13 November 1990

1 Original language: Italian.

2 OJ 1975, L 282, p. 56. The Court has given a number of judgments on the regulation at issue: see Case 204/88 Parts [1989] ECR 4361; Case 91/87 Gutlhof-Ei [1988] ECR 2541; Case 130/85 Wulro [1986] ECR 2035. In addition, Case 203/90 is pending.

3 OJ 1984, L 179, p. 2.

4 Judgment in Case 204/88, supra, paragraph 8

5 Case 204/88, supra.

6 It seems to me that Council Regulation (EEC) No 1907/90 (OJ 1990, L 173, p. 5), which has replaced Regulation No 2772/75, represents progress in that direction, in so far as it allows, under certain circumstances, other dates than that of packing to be shown (see the 17th recital and Articles 7 and 10).