Court of Justice 12 December 1978, 136/78 (Criminal proceedings against Vincent Auer.)

OPINION OF MR ADVOCATE GENERAL WARNER DELIVERED ON 12 DECEMBER 1978 My Lords, This case comes to the Court by way of a reference for a preliminary ruling by the Cour d'Appel of Colmar. It raises important questions of interpretation of Article 52 et seq. of the EEC Treaty relating to freedom of establishment. Dr Vincent Auer, the Appellant before the Cour d'Appel, was born in Austria in 1924.