Opinion of Advocate General Lenz delivered on 16 December 1992

1 Original language: English.

2 Council Directive of 8 December 1975, OJ 1975 L 31. p. 1.

3 Cf. my Opinion of 2 February 1992 in Case C-362/90 [1992] ECR I-2353.

4 Cf. administrative circular in Annex 2 to the defence.

5 Cf. Annex 2 to the defence.

6 Annex 2 to Annex 2 of the defence.

7 Cf. Annex 2 to Annex 2 of the defence.

8 Article 12 of the directive.

9 Article 4(1) of the directive.

10 Annex 2 to the defence.

11 Council Directive of 15 July 1980, OJ 1980, p. 11.

12 See my Opinions of 14 December 1989 in Case C-42/89 Commission v Belgium [1990] ECR I-2821, at page I-2828 and of 21 January 1992 in Case C-337/89 Commission v United Kingdom [1992] ECR I-6103, at page I-6125.

13 Judgment of 5 July 1990 in Case C-42/89 Commission v Belgium [1990] ECR I-2821, and of 25 November 1992 in Case C-337/89 Commission v United Kingdom [1992] ECR I-6103.