Opinion of Mr Advocate General Mischo delivered on 4 June 1991

1 Original language: French.

2 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1436/87 of 25 May 1987 on the sale at prices fixed at a standard rate in advance of certain beef from intervention stocks for processing in the Community, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 786/87 and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 (OJ 1987 L 136, p. 26).

3 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2173/79 of 4 October 1979 on detailed rules of application for the disposal of beef bought in by intervention agencies and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 216/69 (OJ 1979 L 251, p. 12).

4 Commission Regulation (EEC) No 2182/77 of 30 September 1977 laying down detailed rules for the sale of frozen beef from intervention stocks for processing within the Community and amending Regulation (EEC) No 168/76 (OJ 1977 L 251, p. 60).

5 Council Directive 83/90/EEC of 7 February 1983 amending Directive 64/433/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (OJ 1983 L 59, p. 10).

6 Ii may, moreover, be pointed out that it was the difficulties experienced in applying this rule that ted to its being abandoned in Regulation No 1431/87 (see the sixth recital of the preamble to that regulation). That confirms the Commission's observations regarding the practice of exercising the purchaser's right of inspection.

7 Directive 64/433/EEC of lhe Council of 26 June 1964 on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (OJ English Special Edition 1963-64, p. 185).

8 As amended by Council Directive S3/807EEC of 7 February 1983 amending Directive 64/433/EEC on health problems affecting intra-Community trade in fresh meat (OJ 1983 L 59, p. 10).