Opinion of Advocate General Lenz delivered on 9 December 1993

1 Original language: German.

2 Council Directive of 26 July 1971 (OJ, English Special Edition 1971(11), p. 682), as last amended by Directive 93/4/EEC (OJ 1993 L 38, p. 31).

3 Judgment in Case 203/81 CILFIT v Ministry of Health [1982] ECR 3415, paragraph 16.

4 Sec judgment in Case C-343/90 Lourenço Dias [1992] ECR I-4673. paragraph 19; judgment in Joined Cases C-297/88 and C-197/89 Dzodzi [1990] ECR I-3763, paragraphs 39-42.

5 Judgment in Case 295/82 GIE Rhone Abes Hmles v Syndicat National des Fabricants Rafßneitrs á Hmle de Graissage [1984] ECR 575, paragraph 12.

6 Judgment in Casc 232/82 Băcani v ONEM [1983] ECR 583, paragraph 11.

7 See judgment of 27 October 1993 in Case C-127/92 Enderby v Frenchay Health Authority [1993] ECR I-5535, paragraphs 10 and 12.

8 Judgment in Case C-83/91 Meilicke [1992] ECR I-4871, paragraph 24.

9 Judgment in Case C-83/91 Meilicke, cited above, paragraph

10 Judgment in Case C-231/89 Gmurzynska-Bscher [1990] ECR I-4003, paragraphs 22 to 24.

11 See judgment in Case C-83/91 Meilicke, cited above, paragraph 26, and judgment in Joined Cases C-320/90 to C-322/90 Telemarsicabrttzzo [1993] ECR I-393.

12 See judgment in Case 222/84 Johnston v Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary [1986] ECR 1651, paragraph 51.

13 My emphasis. Judgment in Case 14/83 Von Colson and Kamann v Land Nordrhein-Westfalen [1984] ECR 1891, paragraph 26; also judgment in Case 79/83 Harz [1984] ECR 1921, paragraph 26; and, to the same effect, judgment in Case 222/84 Johnston, cited above, paragraph 53; judgment in Case 80/86 Kolpinghuis Nijmegen [1987] ECR 3969, paragraph 12; judgment in Case 31/87 Bentjees v Netherlands [1988] ECR 4635, paragraph 39.

14 See Cases 14/83 and 79/83, cited above.

15 See judgment in Case C-106/89 Marleasing [1990] ECR I- 4135, paragraph 13 and operative part.

16 Council Directive of 18 July 1989 amending Directive 71/305/EEC (OJ 1989 L 210, p. 1).

17 See footnote to the first sentence of Article 3(1) of Directive 89/440/EEC.

18 Within the meaning of Council Directive 92/50/EEC of 18 June 1992 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public service contracts (OJ 1992 L 209, p. 1).

19 See footnote 17.

20 Council Directive of 26 July 1971 (OJ, English Special Edition 1971(11), p. 678).

21 See the definition of the prospective tenderer's objects in the tender documents.