Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) 30 June 1987

In Case 47/86 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the tribunal administratif (Administrative Court), Lille, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Sixth Chamber), composed of: C. Kakouris, President of the Chamber, T. Koopmans, O. Due, K. Bahlmann and G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, Judges, Advocate General: C. O. Lenz Registrar: H. A. Rühi, Principal Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of Roquette Frères SA, the plaintiff in the main proceedings, by Marcel Veroone and Jacques Dutat, of the Lille Bar, in the written procedure and by Jacques Dutat, with A. Baudelet, acting as expert, in the oral procedure, the Commission, by Denise Sorasio, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 20 January 1987,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 17 March 1987,

gives the following

Judgment

The first question

The second question

The third question

Costs

1 Language of the Case: French.