Judgment of the Court 11 December 1985

In Case 110/84 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden [Supreme Court of the Netherlands] for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between the

THE COURT composed of: Lord Mackenzie Stuart, President, U. Everling, K. Bahlmann and R. Joliét, Presidents of Chambers, G. Bosco, T. Koopmans, O. Due, Y. Galmot and T. F. O'Higgins, Judges, Advocate General: Sir Gordon Slynn Registrar: D. Louterman, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of: the Municipality of Hillegom, the plaintiff in the main proceedings, by E. J. Dommering, advocate at the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden, Cornells Hillenius, the defendant in the main proceedings, by J. L. W. Sillevis-Smitt, advocate at the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, by M. Seidel and E. Roder, acting as Agents, the Government of the United Kingdom, by J. Braggins, acting as Agent, the Government of the Italian Republic, by P. Ferri, avvocato dello Stato, acting as Agent, and the Commission of the European Communities, by D. Gilmour and F. Grondman, members of its Legal Department, acting as Agents,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 11 July 1985,

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Decision

The observations submitted to the Court

The aims of Directive 77/780 and the context of Article 12

The first question

The second and third questions

Costs

1 Language of lhe Casc: Dutch.