JUDGMENT OF 30. 9. 1975 — JOINED CASES 10 TO 14/75 PROCUREUR AIX-EN-PROVENCE v LAHAILLE

In Joined Cases 10 to 14/75 Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Cour d'appel, Aix- en-Provence, 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: H. Mayras 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. Observations of Mr Margnat (Case 12/75)

2. Observations of Mr Seneclauze (Case 13/75)

3. Observations of the Fédération nationale des producteurs de vin de table et de vins de pays

4. Observations of the French Government

5. Observations of the Government of the Italian Republic

6. 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 total 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'.