Opinion of Advocate General Lenz delivered on 10 March 1993

1 Original language: German.

2 Case 290/87 Commission v Netherlands [1989] ECR 3083.

3 Case C-62/89 Commission v France [1990] ECR I-925, and Case C-244/89 Commission v France [1991] ECR I-163.

4 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2374/86 of 24 July 1986 amending for the fourth time Regulation (EEC) No 3721/85 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1986 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (OJ 1986 L 206, p. 4).

5 Council Regulation (EEC) No 3721/85 of 20 December 1985 fixing, for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks, the total allowable catches for 1986 and certain conditions under which they may be fished (OJ 1985 L 361, p. 5).

6 Council Regulation (EEC) No 2057/82 of 29 June 1982 establishing certain control measures for fishing activities by vessels of the Member States (OJ 1982 L 220, p. 1).

7 See Case 11/81 Duberck v Commission [1982] ECR 1251, paragraphs 14 and 19.

8 Council Regulation (EEC) No 170/83 of 25 January 1983 establishing a Community system for the conservation and management of fishery resources (OJ 1983 L 24, p. 1).

9 A copy of the table, which may be removed, is annexed hereto.

10 See Case C-62/89, ibid., at paragraph 18.

11 Case 290/87, ibid., Case C-62/89, ibid., at paragraph 17.

12 Case C-244/89, at paragraph 30.

13 Case C-244/89, ibid., at paragraphs 21 and 30.

14 Case C-244/89, at paragraph 29.

15 Case C-62/89, at paragraph 20.