JUDGMENT OF 28. 10. 1970 — CASE 16/70 NECOMOUT v HOOFDPRODUKTSCHAP AKKERBOUWPRODUKTEN

In Case 16/70 Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

THE COURT, composed of: R. Lecourt, President, A. M. Donner and A. Trabucchi, presidents of Chambers, R. Monaco and J. Mertens de 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 Statute

A — Observations submitted by the Commission of the European Communities

1 — The rationale of Article 7

2 — The replies to the questions

The first question

The second question

The third question

The fourth question

B — The observations of the Necomout undertaking

C — The observations of the Produktschap

D — The observations of the Netherlands Government

1 — The scope of Article 7

2 — Reply to the questions

The first question

The second question

The third and fourth questions

Grounds of judgment

Costs