JUDGMENT OF 18 10 1979 — CASE 5/79 BUYS

In Case 5/79, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Cour d'Appel, Rouen (Criminal Chamber), for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT composed of: H. Kutscher, President, A. O'Keeffe and A. Touffait (Presidents of Chambers), J. Mertens de Wilmars, P. Pescatore, Lord Mackenzie Stuart and G. Bosco, Judges, Advocate General: J.-P. Warner Registrar: A. Van Houtte

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Facts and Issues

I — Facts and procedure

II — Written observations submitted in pursuance of Article 20 of the Protocol on the Statute of the Court of Justice of the EEC.

A — Observations of the accused parties

B — Observations of the French Government

C — Observations of the Commission of the European Communities

III — Oral procedure

Decision

(a) The scope of Regulation No 804/68

(b) The applicability of Regulation No 990/72

(c) The applicability of Regulation No 974/71

(d) The scope of Regulation No 804/68 in relation to national price-control measures

(e) Articles 30 to 34 of the EEC Treaty

(f) Articles 5 and 85 of the EEC Treaty

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