Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 15 January 1991

1 Original language: French.

2 OJ, English Special Edition 1971 (II), p. 416, consolidated by Council Regulation (EEC) No 2001/83 of 2 June 1983 (OJ 1983 L 230, p. 6).

3 Point I(b).

4 Case 8/77 Sagulo, Brenca and Bakhouche [1977] ECR 1495, paragraph 11

5 Case 1/67 Ciecheliki v Sécurité socíale d'Orléant [1967] ECR 181 at p 188; Case 24/75 Petrom v ONPTS [1975] ECR 1149. paragraph 11 of lhe decision

6 Order for reference, p 3 of the English translation

7 Examples are Case 41/84 Pinna v Cause d'allocattons familialei de la Savoie [1986] ECR 1 and Case 20/85 Romello v Landeiversicheningsamtalt Schwaben [1988] ECR 2805

8 Pinna, paragraph 24.

9 Case 63/76 Inzirillo v Caisse d'allocations familiales de Lyon [1976] ECR 2057, paragraph 14.

10 Pinna, paragraph 23.

11 Case 237/78 CRAM v Toia [1979] ECR 2645, paragraph 12.

12 Roviello, paragraphs 15 and 16.

13 Toia, paragraph 14.

14 Order for reference, p. 4 of the English translation.

15 Observations of the Commission, point 26.

16 Observations of the plaintiff, p. 3.

17 First sentence (point 4) and third sentence of Paragraph 93(4) of Book VI of the Sozialgesetzbuch (Social Code), Law of 18 December 1989 (BGBl I, p. 2261)

18 Observations of the Commission, point 28