JUDGMENT OF 15. 12. 1976 - CASE 39/76 METAALNIJVERHEID v MOUTHAAN

In Case 39/76 Reference to the Court pursuant to Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Centrale Raad van Beroep for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between:

THE COURT composed of: H. Kutscher, President, A.M. Donner and P. Pescatore, Presidents of Chambers, J. Mertens de Wilmars, M. Sørensen, Lord Mackenzie Stuart, A. O'Keeffe, G. Bosco and A. Touffait, Judges, Advocate-General: J.-P. Warner Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Facts

I — Facts and written procedure

II — Written observations submitted pursuant to Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EEC

A — Observations submitted by the Bestuur der Bedrijfsvereniging voor de Metaalnijverheid

B — Observations submitted by the Commission of the European Communities

1. The first question

2. The second question

III — Oral procedure

Law

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