Opinion of Advocate General Darmon delivered on 2 December 1992

1 Original language: French.

2 OJ 1978 L 304, p. 1.

3 Title I, paragraph 5.

4 OJ 1979 C 59, p. 1.

5 Page 9 of the Report.

6 See Article 2 of the Treaty.

7 Case 29/76 [1976] ECR 1541.

8 Point 3.

9 Point 4, first paragraph.

10 Point 4, second paragraph.

11 Case 814/79 [1980] ECR 3807.

12 Paragraphs 9 and 10.

13 Paragraph 11.

14 See the Schlosser Report (OJ 1979 C 59, p. 82).

15 Article 991(1) and (2) of the Code of Procedure.

16 See Skovgaard, H.: Offentlige myndigheders erstatningsanvar, Copenhagen, 1983, p. 17.

17 Judgments of the Tribunal Supremo of 8 November 1991 (RJA 7989, f. d. tercero), 21 June 1991 (RJA 4780, f. d. tercero) and 6 January 1991 (RJA 355, f. d. primero).

18 Judgment of the Tribunal Supremo, 3 December 1991 (RJA 8965, p. f. d. sexto).

19 See Nais, E.: La Constituzione italiana nell'interpretazione detta Corte Costituzionale, Rome, 1971, p. 708.

20 João de Castro Mendes: Direito Civil, teoria geral, vol I, Lisbon, 1978, p. 34.

21 Van der Does, J. A. E. and de Wijkerslooth, J. L.: Onrechtmatige overheidsdaad, monografieën Nieuw BW 48, Series B, Deventer, 1985, p. 88.

22 Law of 5 April 1937.

23 Conseil' d'État, 10 June 1988, D 1989, p. 120.

24 Chambre Mijite, 23 April 1976, D. 1977-21, note by Martin.

25 Article 84 of the Constitution of 17 October 1868.

26 Bundesgerichtshof, 20 March 1961, BGHZ 34, p. 375, at 380.

27 Bartlsperger Die Folgen von Staatsunrecht als Gegenstand der Gesetzgebung in Neue Juristische Wochenschrift, 1968, p. 1697 at 1701.

28 Bettermann, annotation under Bundesgerichtshof of 10 April 1961 in Monatsschrift für Deutsches Recht, 1961, p. 837.

29 See in that respect paragraph 14 of the Rüffer judgment, cited above.

30 OJ 1979 C 59, p. 83.

31 Observations of the German Government, p. 7 of the French translation.

32 Case 148/84 Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank v SA Brasserie du Pêcheur [1985] ECR 1981.

33 Paragraph 17.

34 On this point, see Gothot and Holleaux: La Convention de Bruxelles du 27 Septembre 1968, Jupiter, p. 197, No 369.

35 Case 258/83 Brennero v Wendel [1984] ECR 3971.

36 Case C-183/90 van Delfsen v van Loon [1991] ECR I-4743, paragraph 19.

37 Paragraph 17 of the Deutsche Genossenschaftsbank judgment.

38 See, on that point, Gaudement Tallon, H.: Revue critique de droit international privé, 1986, pp. 345 to 348.

39 See, on this point, Pluyette, G.: La convention de Bruxelles et les droits de la défense, p. 427, Études offertes à Pierre Bellet, Litec.

40 OJ 1979 C 59, p. 44.

41 Case 166/80 [1981] ECR 1593.

42 Paragraph 9, emphasis added.

43 Case C-123/91 Minalmet v Brandeis [1992] ECR I-5661.

44 Paragraph 18.

45 Gothot and Holleaux: La convention de Bruxelles du 27 Septembre 1968, Jupiter, p. 151, No 262.

46 Droz: Compétence judiciaire et effets des jugements dans le marché commun, Dal loz, p. 315, No 501.

47 Paragraphs 12 and 13, emphasis added.

48 Case C-305/88 [1990] ECR I-2725.

49 Paragraph 29, emphasis added.

50 See Huet, André: Journal de droit international privé, Clunet, 1981, p. 893.