Opinion of Advocate General Van Gerven delivered on 18 May 1994

1 Original language: French.

2 Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (OJ 1983 L 109, p. 8).

3 Council Directive 88/182/EEC of 22 March 1988, amending Directive 83/189/EEC laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations (OJ 1988 L 81, p. 75).

4 Directive 94/10/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 23 March 1994 materially amending for the second time Directive 83/189/EEC laying down a procedure for the provision of information in tne field of technical standards and regulations (OJ 1994 L 100, p. 30).

5 OJ 1986 C 245, p. 4.

6 Case C-139/92 Commission v Italy [1993] ECR I-4707.

7 Case C-69/91 Decoster [1993] ECR I-5335.

8 Letter before action of 16 October 1989 in the proceedings relating to tne decree concerning electricity meters.

9 Reasoned opinion of 30 October 1991, in the same proceedings.

10 Opinion presented on 15 December 1993 in Case 317/92 Commission v Germany [1994] ECR I-2039, at p. I-2042, point 67.

11 Judgments in Joined Cases 314/81, 315/81, 316/81 and 83/82 Procureur de la République and Comité National de Défense contre l'Alcoolisme v Waterkeyn and others [1982] ECR 4337, paragraph 16, and Case C-101/91 Commission v Italy [1993] ECR I-191, paragraph 24.

12 See the Opinion presented by Advocate General Darmon on 15 December 1993 in Case 317/92 Commission v Germany, points 65 and 66.

13 Opinion presented on 17 November 1992 in Case C-243/89 Commission v Denmark [1993] ECR I-3353.