Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) 3 October 1985

In Case 119/84, 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 Corte suprema di cassazione [Supreme Court of Cassation], for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Fourth Chamber) composed of: G. Bosco, President of Chamber, P. Pescatore, T. Koopmans, K. Bahlmann and T. F. O'Higgins, Judges, Advocate General: Sir Gordon Slynn Registrar: P. Heim

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of: the United Kingdom, by R. N. Ricks, Treasury Solicitor, acting as Agent, the Commission of the European Communities, by G. Olmi, Deputy Director-General of its Legal Department, acting as Agent, assisted by S. Pieri, an Italian official seconded to the Commission under the scheme for exchanges with national civil servants,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 2 July 1985,

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Decision

Applicability to the protective measures referred to in Article 39 of the national provisions applicable to similar measures

The need to obtain a specific decision authorizing the protective measures

The period during which measures of enforcement may be taken

The need for a judgment confirming the protective measures

Costs

1 Language of the Case: Italian.