JUDGMENT OF 30. 9. 1975 - JOINED CASES 89/74, 18 AND 19/75 PROCUREUR GÉNÉRAL, BORDEAUX v ARNAUD

In Joined Cases 89/74 and 18 and 19/75 Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Cour d'appel, Bordeaux, for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings pending before that court between:

THE COURT composed of: R. Lecourt, President, J. Mertens de Wilmars and A. J. Mackenzie Stuart, Presidents of Chambers, A. M. Donner, R. Monaco, P. Pescatore, H. Kutscher, M. Sørensen (Rapporteur) and A. O'Keeffe, Judges, Advocate-General: A. Trabucchi Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Issues of fact and of law

I — Facts and procedure

II — Written observations submitted to the Court

1. The observations of Messrs Arnaud, Raby and Gallet

2. Observations of the Procureur général at the Cour d'appel, Bordeaux

3. The observations of the French Government

4. Observations of the Government of the Italian Republic

5. The observations of the Commission

Law

Costs

1 Article 8 of the Code du vin uses the expression reduced extract the definition of which is annexed to the Order of 24 June 1963 on official methods for the analysis of wines and grape musts: The reduced extract is the total reduced dry extract less all the sugars in excess of 1 gramme, potassium sulphate in excess of 1 gramme, mannitol, if any, and all chemical substances which may have been added to the wine.