Court of Justice 16 May 2002, C-282/00 (Refinarias de Açúcar Reunidas SA (RAR) v Sociedade de Indústrias Agricolas Açoreanas SA (Sinaga).)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. When they set themselves the objective of achieving a great internal market, the authors of the Treaties had absolutely no intention of denying the fact that there is considerable variation in the economic situation within the area covered by that market. 2.