Opinion of Mr Advocate General Jacobs delivered on 10 November 1993

1 Original language: English.

2 OJ 1991 L 266, p. 1.

3 OJ 1991 L 229, p. 3. In addition to the original signatories, Namibia acceded to the Convention in 1990.

4 Decision 91/400/ECSC, EEC, OJ 1991 L 229, p. 1.

5 Article 220, paragraphs (a) and (b).

6 Article 221, paragraph (b).

7 Article 224.

8 Articles 243 to 250.

9 See Article 231 of the Convention and Article 1 (1) of the Financial Protocol to the Convention, OJ 1991 L 229, p. 133.

10 OJ 1991 L 229, p. 288.

11 OJ 1991 C 19, p. 588.

12 OJ 1991 C 158, p. 28.

13 Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, see updated text in OJ 1991 C 80, p.1.

14 [1990] ECR I-2041, paragraph 27.

15 For a general discussion of the European Development Fund, see D. Strasser, The Finances of Europe, Luxembourg, 1992, pp. 44-45, pp. 109 et seq.

16 OJ 1973 C 14, p. 25.

17 See COM (79) 4, 10 January 1979.

18 OJ 1981 C 45, p. 3.

19 See Case C-70/88 Parliament v Council, paragraph 31 and Joined Cases C-181/91 and C-248/91 Parliament v Council (Bangladesh case), judgment of 30 June 1993, [1993] ECR I-3685, paragraph 32.

20 Case C-70/88 Parliament v Council, paragraph 28 of the judgment.

21 [1980] ECR 3333, paragraph 33 of the judgment. See also Case 139/79 Maizena v Coimai [1980] ECR 3393.

22 Casc 68/86 United Kingdom v Council [1988] ECR 855, paragraph 38.

23 See Roquette Frères v Council, paragraph 36.

24 Case C-65/90 Parliament v Council [1992] ECR I-4593, paragraph 16.

25 [1971] ECR 263.

26 Opinion 1/76 on the draft Agreement establishing a European laying-tip fund for inland waterway vessels [1977] ECR 741, paragraph 3.

27 Opinion 1/75 [1975] ECR 1355 at pp. 1363-1364. See also Case 41/76 Donckerwolcke v Procureur de la République [1976] ECR 1921, paragraph 32.

28 Opinion 2/91 ([1993] ECR I-1061), paragraphs 8-9.

29 Case 22/70 Conwmiwn v Cornial, paragraphs 17 and 22.

30 Opinion 2/91, paragraphs 10-11.

31 Articles 254 to 257.

32 Joined Cases C-181/91 and C-248/91 Parliament v Council, paragraph 16.

33 [1981] ECR 1045.

34 See above, paragraph 14.

35 Sec G. Isaac, Les Insulations Coinmitnautttircs, Jims Classeur tic droit européen, November 1990, fascicule 250, paragraph 27.

36 [1979) ECR 2871.

37 Opinion 1/78, paragraph 55.

38 Opinion 1/75 on the draft Understanding on a Local Cost Standard, p. 1364.

39 See E. Stein, External relations of the European Community: Structure and Process in Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law, 1990, Vol I Book 1, EUI, p. 162; C. Tomuschat, Liability for Mixed Agreements in D. O'Keeffe and H. G. Schermers, Mixed Agreements, Leiden, 1983, p. 130.

40 Joined Cases C-181/91 and C-248/91 Parliament v Council, paragraph 20.

41 Opinion 2/91 of 19 March 1993 on Convention No 170 of the International Labour Organization concerning safety in the use of chemicals at work, paragraph 12.

42 See Articles 10 and 11 of the Internal Agreement.

43 OJ 1991 L 229, p. 301.