Luisa Bertoni (épouse Sabbatini) v European Parliament (20/71)

II —Procedure

The application instituting the proceedings was lodged at the Registry of the Court on 26 April 1971.The written procedure followed the normal course.Having heard the report of the Judge-Rapporteur and the views of the Advocate-General, the Court (Second Chamber) decided to open the oral procedure without any preparatory inquiry.By Order of 3 December 1971 the Court (Second Chamber) joined the present Case to Case 32/71 (Monique Chollet, née Bauduin, v Commission of the European Communities) for the purpose of the oral procedure.By Order of 13 January 1972 the President of the Court designated Mr Karl Roemer as Advocate-General in Joined Cases 20/71 and 32/71, in place of Mr A. Dutheillet de Lamothe, deceased.The parties presented oral argument at the hearing on 20 January 1972.The Advocate-General delivered his opinion at the hearing on 24 February 1972.