Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 2 July 1991

1 Original language: French.

2 OJ 1985 L 223, p. 15.

3 OJ 1985 L 376, p. 1.

4 OJ 1986 L 27, p. 71.

5 Clearly, the Court docs not have to rule on the Commission's claim in so far as it refers in any event to the failure to communicate measures to the Commission. That is clearly an alternative claim, in case Italy, which had replied neither to the letter of formal notice nor to the reasoned opinion, should nevertheless adopt the measures in question — which is not the case — without informing the Commission of this, as required by Article 31(2) of Directive 85/384.