C-6/89

OPINION OF MR MISCHO —CASE C 6/89

2 As the Court has consistently held, a own legal system in order to justify a Member State may not plead provisions, failure to comply with obligations arising practices or circumstances existing in its under Community law

OPINION OF THE ADVOCATE GENERAL

Mr Advocate General Mischo delivered his Opinion on 13 March 1990 * He proposed that the Court should:

'uphold the Commission's application and declare that by adopting Article 2 of Royal Decree No 471 of 24 October 1986, reducing by 50% the secondment pay or the salary allowance granted to members of the teaching staff seconded to the European Schools in circumstances which lead to an increase in the burden on the Community budget, the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 5 of the EEC Treaty, and order the Kingdom of Belgium to pay the costs '

* Original language: French