Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) 6 October 1987

In Case 152/83 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the Treaty by the tribunal de grande instance (Regional Court), Colmar, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Fourth Chamber), composed of: C. Kakouris, President of the Chamber, T. Koopmans and G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, Judges, Advocate General: Sir Gordon Slynn Registrar: B. Pastor, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the Allianz insurance company, plaintiff in the main proceedings, by Maître Bergmann, Avocat, HUK-Verband, plaintiff in the main proceedings, by C. Hootz, Avocat, Bureau central français, defendant in the main proceedings, by L. Funck-Brentano, Avocat, the Commission of the European Communities, by J. Amphoux, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 1 July 1987,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered on the same day,

gives the following

Judgment

Law applicable

The dispute in the main proceedings

The jurisdiction of the Court

Costs

1 Language of the Case: French.