JUDGMENT OF 14. 12. 1977 — CASE 59/77 DE BLOOS v BOUYER

In Case 59/77, Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Cour d'Appel, Mons, for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

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

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Facts and issues

I — Facts and procedure

II — 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 Commission

The first question

The second question

The third question

The fourth question

B — Observations submitted by De Bloos

The first question

The second question

The third question

The fourth question

Decision

The fourth question

The first and second questions

The third question

Costs