Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) 20 March 1986

In Case 35/85 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the tribunal de grande instance, Libourne, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings brought before that court by the

THE COURT (Second Chamber) composed of: K. Bahlmann, President of Chamber, O. Due and F. Schockweiler, Judges, Advocate General: CO. Lenz Registrar: J. A. Pompe, Deputy Registrar

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the accused in the main proceedings, acting on his own behalf, in the oral procedure, the French Government, by Gilbert Guillaume, of the Ministry Foreign Affairs, acting as Agent, in the written procedure, the Commission of the European Communities, by Michel van Ackere, Legal Adviser, acting as Agent,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 12 December 1985,

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Decision

The jurisdiction of the Court of Justice

Substance

Costs

1 Language of the Case: French.