Court of Justice 29 June 1993, C-137/92 P (Commission of the European Communities v BASF AG, Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij NV, DSM NV, DSM Kunststoffen BV, Hüls AG, Elf Atochem SA, Société Artésienne de Vinyle SA, Wacker Chemie GmbH, Enichem SpA, Hoechst AG, Imperial Chemical Industries plc, Shell International Chemical Company Ltd and Montedison SpA.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General ++++ Mr President, Members of the Court, 1. The case before the Court is an appeal brought by the Commission under Article 49 of the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EEC against the judgment of 27 February 1992 of the Court of First Instance in the PVC cases (hereinafter referred to as "the PVC judgment" (1)).