JUDGMENT OF 17. 2. 1977 -CASE 82/76 HOECHST v HAUPTZOLLAMT FRANKFURT-AM-MAIN

In Case 82/76 Reference to the Court pursuant to Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Hessisches Finanzgericht 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 procedure

II — Summary of the written observations submitted to the Court of Justice

As to the first and second questions

As to the third and fourth questions

As to the fifth and sixth questions

As to the seventh question

III — Oral procedure

Law

The first four questions

Questions 5, 6 and 7

Costs