Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 22 October 1991

1 Original language: German.

2 General Law relating to civil servants, Journal Officiel de la République Française, 14 July 1983, p. 2174.

3 Ste judgments in Case 307/84 Commission v France [1986] ECR 1725, paragraph 11; Case 66/85 Lawrie-Blum v Land Baden-Württemberg [1986] ECR 2121, paragraph 20; and Case 225/85 Commission v Italy [1987] ECR 2625, paragraph 8.

4 Law No 91/715 of 26 July 1991, Journal Officiel de la République Française, lois el décrets, 27 July 1991, p. 9952.

5 Journal Officiel de ¡a République Française, 25 July 1991, p. 9854.

6 See Case 66/85 Lawrie-Blum, cited above, paragraph 17.

7 Idem, paragraph 22.

8 Case 66/85, cited above, paragraph 26.

9 Case 149/79 Commission v Belgium [1980] ECR 3881.

10 Paragraph 10.

11 Ibid., paragraph 11.

12 Ibid-, paragraph 12.

13 The emphasis is mine.

14 Ibid., paragraph 11.

15 See Case 307/84, cited above, paragraph 11; Case 66/85, cited above, paragraph 20; and Case 225/85, cited above, paragraph 8.

16 Case 225/85, cited above, paragraph 8.

17 Sec Case 307/84, cited above, paragraph 16.

18 See Case 149/79, cited above, paragraph 12; see also Case 307/84, cited above, paragraph 12.

19 Case 66/85, cited above.

20 Sec Opinion in Case 66/85 Uwrie-Blum [1986] ECR 2121, 2135.

21 See Case 149/79, cited above, paragraph 12 and Case 66/85, cited above, paragraph 27; repeated in paragraph 16 of this Opinion.

22 Case 66/85, cited above, paragraphs 27 and 28.

23 Case 33/88 Alius and Another v Univenita detli studi di Venezia [ 1989] ECR 1591.

24 Case 33/88, cited above, paragraph 7.

25 Case 33/88, cited above, paragraph 8.

26 Case 66/85, cited above.

27 Case 33/88, cited above.