JUDGMENT OF 11. 7. 1968 — CASE 4/68 SCHWARZWALDMILCH v EINFUHR- UND VORRATSSTELLE

In Case 4/68 Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Verwaltungsgericht (Administrative Court), Frankfurt-am-Main, Third Chamber, for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

THE COURT composed of: R. Lecourt, President, A. M. Donner and W. Strauß, Presidents of Chambers, A. Trabucchi (Rapporteur), R. Monaco, J. Mertens de Wilmars and P. Pescatore, Judges, Advocate-General: J. Gand Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Issues of fact and of law

I — Facts

II — Observations submitted under Article 20 of the Statute of the Court

A — Admissibility

B — The questions submitted to the Court

I. Generally

II. Question No 1: The concept of engine failure mentioned in Article 6(3) of Regulation No 136/64

III. Question No 2: The consideration of other cases of force majeure

IV. Question No 3: The interpretation of the concept of force majeure

V. Question No 4: The need for a direct causal connexion between the force majeure and the failure to effect the importation

VI. Question No 5: The inability to import

Grounds of judgment

On Question No 1

Questions Nos 3, 4 and 5

Question No 2

Costs