JUDGMENT OF 16. 5. 1979 — CASE 84/78 TOMADINI v AMMINISTRAZIONE DELLE FINANZE DELLO STATO

In Case 84/78 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Pretura di Trento for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT composed of: J. Mertens de Wilmars, President of the First Chamber, acting as President, Lord Mackenzie Stuart (President of the Second Chamber), P. Pescatore, M. Sørensen, A. O'Keeffe, G. Bosco and A. Touffait, Judges, Advocate General: J.-P. Warner Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Facts and Issues

I — Facts and written procedure

A — The framework of the regulations

B — The facts

C — The preliminary questions

II — Summary of the written observations submitted to the Court under Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EEC

A — Observations submitted by the Tomadini undertaking and the UIPI

B — Observations submitted by the Italian Government

C — Observations submitted by the Commission

Decision

Questions 1 and 2

Question 3

Costs

1 Translator's note: This is a corrected version of the text Appearing in the Official Journal, which is defective; cf. Mr Advocate General Warner's comments in Case 29/77 Roquette [1977] ECR 1835, at p. 1847.

2 Translator's note: Abbreviation for Azienda di Stato per gli Imerventi sul Mercato Agricolo [State Agency tor Intervention on the Agricultural Market].