Opinion of Mr Advocate General Lenz delivered on 28 April 1989. # Hoogovens Groep BV and Federacciai (Federazione imprese siderurgiche italiane) v Commission of the European Communities. # ECSC - Adjustment of delivery quotas. # Joined cases 218/87, 223/87, 72/88 and 92/88.

Opinion of the Advocate-General

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Mr Advocate Otto Lenz delivered his Opinion on 28 April 1989 . (* )He proposed that the Court should :

( 1)(a ) dismiss the application in Case 218/87;

( b ) order the applicant to bear the costs of the proceedings in Case 218/87;

( 2)(a ) declare void Commission Decision No 1433/87/ECSC of 20 May 1987;

( b ) order the defendant to bear the costs of the proceedings in Case 223/87, including the costs of the application for interim measures;

( 3)(a ) declare void Article 5 of Commission Decision No 194/88/ECSC of 6 January 1988;

( b ) dismiss the remainder of the application in Case 72/88;

( c ) order the parties in Case 72/88 to bear their own costs;

( 4)(a ) declare void Article 17 of Commission Decision No 194/88/ECSC of 6 January 1988;

( b ) order the defendant to bear the costs of the proceedings in Case 92/88, including the costs of the application for interim measures .

(*) Original language : German .