Opinion of Advocate General Darmon delivered on 22 April 1993

1 Original language: French.

2 OJ 1979 L 41, p. 1.

3 OJ, English Special Edition 1968 (I), p. 176.

4 Second recital in the preamble to the Regulation.

5 Article 12.

6 Article 17.

7 Article 3.

8 Article 16.

9 Article 22.

10 Article 21.

11 Article 22(5).

12 The wording of the preliminary questions is contained in the Report for the Hearing (II.5).

13 Joined Cases 154/84 and 155/84 [1985] ECR 1215.

14 Paragraph 21.

15 My emphasis.

16 Joined Cases 66/81 and 99/81 [1982] ECR 1363

17 Paragraph 13.

18 Paragraph 14.

19 Regulation laying down common detailed rules for verifying the use and/or destination of products from intervention (OJ 1976 L 190, p. 1).

20 See sixth recital in the preamble to Regulation (EEC) No 262/79.

21 Case 124/83 [1985] ECR 3777.

22 Paragraph 50. Sec also the judgment in Case 20/84 De Jong ν Vib [1985] F.CR 2061.

23 As indicated Article 18 (2) provides that except in cases of force majeure and save as otherwise provided in Article 19 (2) the processing security for in Article 12 shall be released only for Quantities in respect of which the success ful tenderer has furnished proof that the conditions laid down in Article 6 have been fulfilled.

24 My emphasis.

25 Joined Cases 146/81. 192/81 and 193/81 [1982] ECR 1503.

26 Paragraph 20.

27 Case 56/86 [1987] ECR 1423.

28 Paragraph 9.

29 Paragraph 11.

30 P. 13 of the French version.

31 It seems also that in the course of the incorporation of the tracer products a check had been carried out by the BALM. It would be for the national court, if it thought fit, to call for production of the relevant report.

32 Case 122/78 Buttons ν ¡ORMA [1979] ECR 677. paragraph 16.

33 Case 66/82 Fromimçau ν ¡ORMA [1983] ECR 395. para graph 8; identical statement in judgments in Case C 155/89 Philip Brothers [19901 ECR I 3265), in Case C 118/89 Lingenfelser [1990] ECR I 2637, paragraph 12, and in Case C 199/90 hallrade [1990] ECR I 5545, para graph 12.

34 Casc 181/84 [1985] ECR 2889.

35 Paragraph 20.

36 Case 21/85 [1986] ECR 3537.

37 Paragraph 15.

38 Paragraph 17.

39 Case 118/89, previously cited in note 33.

40 Case 199/90, previously cited in note 32.

41 Case C-319/90 [1992] ECR I-203.

42 Case C-199/90, previous cited, paragraph 14.

43 Mv emphasis

44 Joined Cases 99/76 and 100/76 ECR [1977] 861

45 Paragraph 4

46 Paragraph 10.

47 Case 272/81 [1982] ECR 4167.

48 Paragraph 12.

49 Case C-118/89, previously cited.