Opinion of Advocate General Lenz delivered on 8 July 1992

1 Original language: German.

2 Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 of the Council of 14 June 1971 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ, English Special Edition 1971(11), p. 416, in the version of Regulation (EEC) No 2001/83 of 2 June 1983, OJ 1983 L 230, p. 6).

3 Council Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 of 21 March 1972 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (OJ 1972 L 74, p. 1, in the version of Regulation (EEC) No 2001/83 of 2 June 1983, OJ 1983 L 230, p. 6).

4 See the judgments in Case C-369/89 Piagane [1991] ECR I-2971, paragraph 7, and in Case C-373/89 Integrity [1990] ECR I-4243, paragraph 9.

5 Judgment in Case 67/79 Fellinger v Bundesanstalt für Arbeit [1980] ECR 535, paragraph 9.

6 See my Opinion in Case 1/85 Miethe v Bundesanstalt für Arbeit [1986] ECR 1838, at 1843.

7 Judgment in Case 1/85 Miethe v Bundesanstalt für Arbeit [1986] ECR 1837, paragraphs 8 to 12.

8 Judgment in Case 302/84 Ten Holder v Nieuwe Algemene Bedrijfsvereniging [1986] ECR 1821, paragraph 19.

9 Judgment in Case 58/87 Rebmann v Bundesversicherungsanstalt für Angestelke [1988] ECR 3467, paragraph 15.

10 Ibid., paragraph 14.

11 Cited in footnote 6, paragraphs 16 and 18.

12 Ibid., paragraph 20.

13 Judgment in Case 145/84 Cochet v Bedrifisvereniging voor de Gezondheid, Geestelijke en Maatschappelijke Belangen [1985] ECR 801, paragraph 15.

14 OJ 1992 L 136, p. 28.

15 OJ 1990 C 94, p. 4.

16 See the judgment in Case 238/81 Raad van Arbeid v Van der Bunt-Craig [1983] ECR 1385, paragraph 24.

17 Judgment in Case 98/80 Romano v INAMI [1981] ECR 1241, paragraph 20.

18 For the sake of accuracy, I would point out though that, according to the wording of the decision, which was published on 12 April 1990, it entered into force on the first day of the month following its publication, that is to say, on 1 May 1990 (and not on 1 April 1990, as the Commission mistakenly stated).

19 Cited in footnote 13.

20 Whereas it is necessary to provide for a rate of conversion for the amounts used for the calculation of indemnities for unemployed frontier workers under the terms of Article 71(l)(a)(ii) and Article 68 of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 ....

21 Paragraphs 2 to 8 of Article 8 of Regulation No 1249/92 provide for the retroactive application of some of its provisions. The relevant provision in this case (Article 2(3)) is not covered.