Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) 1 July 1986

In Case 237/85 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Arbeitsgericht [Labour Court] Oldenburg, Federal Republic of Germany, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Fifth Chamber) composed of: U. Everling, President of the Chamber, R. Joliet, Y. Galmot, F. Schockweiler and J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, Judges, Advocate General: C. O. Lenz Registrar: K. Riechenberg, acting as Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of Dato-Druck GmbH, the defendant in the main proceedings, by Ronald Meier, legal adviser, during the written procedure, the United Kingdom, represented by B. E. McHenry, of the Treasury Solicitor's Department, during the written procedure, the Commission of the European Communities, by Jürgen Grunwald, a member of its Legal Department, during the written and oral procedures;

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 27 May 1986,

gives the following

JUDGMENT

Decision

Question (1)

Questions (2) and (3)

Costs

1 Language of the Case: German.