Court of Justice 6 March 1974, 167-73 (Commission of the European Communities v French Republic.)

OPINION OF MR ADVOCATE-GENERAL REISCHL DELIVERED ON 6 MARCH 1974 ( 1 ) Mr President, Members of the Court, The French Code du Travail Maritime of 13 December 1926 provides in Article 3 (2) that such proportion of the crew of a ship as is laid down by order of the Minister for the Merchant Fleet must be French nationals.