Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) 11 June 1985

In Case 49/84 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 Hoge Raad der Nederlanden [Supreme Court of the Netherlands] for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

THE COURT (Fourth Chamber) composed of: Lord Mackenzie Stuart, President, G. Bosco (President of Chamber), P. Pescatore, T. Koopmans and K. Bahlmann, Judges, Advocate General: P. VerLoren van Themaat Registrar: P. Heim

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of: the plaintiff in the main proceedings, represented by C. D. van Boeschoten of the Hague Bar, the defendant in the main proceedings, represented by E. Grabandt of the Hague Bar, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by Christof Böhmer, acting as Agent, the United Kingdom, represented by J. R. J. Braggins of the Treasury Solicitor's Department, the Commission of the European Communities, represented by its Legal Adviser, E. Zimmermann, assisted by W. J. L. Calkoen of the Rotterdam Bar,

after hearing the opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 12 February 1985,

gives the following

JUDGMENT

(The account of the facts and issues which is contained in the complete text of the judgment is not reproduced)

Decision

Costs

1 Language of the Case: Dutch.