Court of Justice 18 March 1982, 66 and 99/81 (Arnold Pommerehnke, Firma Wilhelm Franzen and Hans-Harald Witt v Bundesanstalt für landwirtschaftliche Marktordnung.)

OPINION OF MR ADVOCATE GENERAL VERLOREN VAN THEMAAT DELIVERED ON 18 MARCH 1982 ( 1 ) Mr President, Members of the Court, I. Introduction On 31 January 1973 the Commission adopted Regulation No 349/73 (Official Journal 1973, L 40, p. 1). That regulation concerned the sale at reduced prices of intervention butter as concentrated butter for direct consumption.