Judgment of the Court 2 February 1988

In Case 162/86 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales, Queen's Bench Division, London, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT composed of G. Bosco, President of Chamber, acting as President, O. Due and G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias (Presidents of Chambers), T. Koopmans, K. Bahlmann, R. Joliet and F. Schockweiler, Judges, Advocate General: C. O. Lenz Registrar: D. Louterman, Administrator

Livestock Sales Transport Ltd and P. M. Johnson, the applicants in the main proceedings, by C. Holme, assisted by S. Isaacs, during the written procedure, and by S. Isaacs, during the oral procedure,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 3 June 1987,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 21 October 1987,

gives the following

Judgment

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1 Language of the Case: English.