Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 11 March 1986

In Case 28/85 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the cour d'appel de Douai for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (First Chamber) composed of: R. Joliét, President of Chamber, G. Bosco and T. F. O'Higgins, Judges, Advocate General: C. O. Lenz Registrar: H. A. Rühi, Principal Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of Mr Deghillage, the applicant in the main proceedings, during the oral procedure, by himself, the Government of the French Republic, during the oral procedure, by R. Abraham, acting as Agent, the Commission of the European Communities, by its Legal Adviser, J. Griesmar,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 23 January 1986,

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Decision

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1 Language of the Case: French.