JUDGMENT OF 12. 10. 1978 — CASE 13/78 EGGERS v FREIE HANSESTADT BREMEN

In Case 13/78 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Vcrwaltungsgericht der Freien Hansestadt Bremen (Administrative Court of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen) for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

THE COURT composed of: H. Kutscher, President, J. Mertens de Wilmars and Lord Mackenzie Stuart (Presidents of Chambers), A. M. Donner, P. Pescatore, M. Sørensen, 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 pursuant to Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EEC

A — Observations submitted by the plaintiff in the main action

The first question

The second question

The third question

B — Observations submitted by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany

The first question

The second question

The third question

C — Observations submitted by the Commission

The first and second questions

The third question

Decision

Preliminary considerations

The questions referred to the Court

Costs