Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 7 March 1985

In Case 48/84 REFERENCE to the Court under the Protocol of 3 June 1971 on the Interpretation by the Court of Justice of the Convention of 27 September 1968 on Jurisdiction and the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters by the Oberlandesgericht [Higher Regional Court] Koblenz for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

THE COURT (First Chamber) composed of: G. Bosco, President of Chamber, T. Koopmans and R. Joliét, Judges, Advocate General: Sir Gordon Slynn Registrar: P. Heim

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany, by Christof Böhmer, acting as Agent, the United Kingdom, by J. R. J. Braggins, acting as Agent, and the Commission of the European Communities, by Johannes F. Buhl, Legal Adviser, and by Jörn Pipkorn, a member of its Legal Service, acting as Agents,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 17 January 1985,

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Decision

Costs

1 Language of the Case: German.