JUDGMENT OF 9. 7. 1969 — CASE 10/69 PORTELANGE v MARCHANT

In Case 10/69 Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Tribunal de Commerce, Brussels, for a preliminary ruling in the case pending before the said court between

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

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Issues of fact and of law

I — Summary of facts and procedure

II — Observations submitted under Article 20 of the Statute

A — Observations submitted by SA Portelange

B — Observations submitted by the Commission of the European Communities

C — Oral observations submitted by SA Smith Corona Marchant International (Lausanne), Smith Corona Marchant GmbH (Frankfurt am Main) and Smith Corona Marchant Corporation (New York) at the hearing on 10 June 1969

Grounds of judgment

The jurisdiction of the Court

Substance

Costs