JUDGMENT OF 18. 6. 1970 — CASE 72/69 HAUPTZOLLAMT BREMEN v BREMER HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT

In Case 72/69 Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Bundesfinanzhof for a preliminary ruling on the interpretation of certain provisions of Regulation No 19 of the Council of 4 April 1962 and of the Annex thereto, in the action pending before that court between

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

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Issues of fact and of law

I — Facts and procedure

II — Observations submitted under Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice

A — Observations of the Bremer Handelsgesellschaft

B — Observations submitted by the Federal Republic of Germany

C — Observations of the Commission of the European Communities

Grounds of judgment

Costs