JUDGMENT OF 18. 5. 1977 — CASE 111/76 OFFICIER VAN JUSTITIE v VAN DEN HAZEL

In Case 111/76 Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Gerechtshof (Regional Appeal Court) of Amsterdam, Economic Chamber, for a preliminary ruling in the action 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: H. Mayras Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Facts and issues

I — Facts and procedure

II — Observations submitted under Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EEC

A — Observations of the Commission

The Community provisions

The market situation in 1974

Provisions in Netherlands legislation

Regulation No 123/67

The prohibition on quantitative restrictions (Articles 30 to 37 of the Treaty)

B — Observations of the Netherlands Government

Decision

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