Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon delivered on 8 December 1993

1 Original language: French.

2 See Cases C-337/91 Van Gemert-Derks and C-338/91 Steenborst-Neerings [1993] ECR I-5435 and 5475.

3 OJ 1979 L 6, p. 24.

4 The wording appears in the Report for the Hearing: I. Facts and procedure, point 4.

5 I. Facts and procedure, point 2.

6 Treaty Series vol. 999. p. 171.

7 AAW 1991/463. Administratiefrechtelijke Beslissingen 1992, p. 480.

8 Another applicant was mistakenly granted AAW benefits although she did not meet the income requirement and had applied for the benefits on 20 February 1990.

9 Case 244/80 Foglia [1981] ECR 3045.

10 Case C-127/92 [1993] ECR I-5535.

11 Paragraph 10.

12 Paragraph 12.

13 Case C-208/90 [1991] ECR I-4269.

14 Case C-338/91 [1993] ECR I-5475.

15 Case C-31/90 [1991] ECR I-3723. See also Case 384/85 Borrie Clarke [1987] ECR 2865.

16 Paragraph 33.

17 Paragraph 31, my emphasis.

18 Case 80/87 [1988] ECR 1601.

19 Paragraph 13.

20 Paragraph 14.

21 Case 384/85, cited above.

22 Paragraph 10.

23 Case C-338/91, cited above.

24 Paragraph 24 and the operative part of the judgment.

25 Case 71/85 [1986] ECR 3855.

26 Paragraph 17.

27 Case 30/85 [1987] ECR 2497.

28 Point 6, second paragraph.

29 Case C-226/91 [1992] ECR I-5943.

30 Paragraph 20 and the operative part of the judgment.

31 Case C-102/88 Rnzins-Wilbrink [1989] ECR 4311. See also Case 170/84 Bilka [1986] ECR 1607, Case 171/88 Rinner-Kiihn [1989] ECR 2743 and Case C-184/89 Nimz [1991] ECR I-297.

32 Paragraph 13.

33 Case 30/85, cited above.

34 Paragraph 16.

35 Paragraph 22.

36 Case C-229/89 [1991] ECR I-2205.

37 Paragraph 25.

38 Joined Cases 48,106 and 107/88 [1989] ECR 1963.

39 Paragraph 9.

40 Paragraph 10.

41 Paragraph 11.

42 Joined Cases C-87/90. C-88/90 and C-89/90 [1991] ECR I-3757.