Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) 1 July 1987

In Case 216/86 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Corte suprema di cassazione, Italy, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Fourth Chamber), composed of: C. Kakouris, President of Chamber, T. Koopmans and G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, Judges, Advocate General: M. Darmon Registrar: S. Hackspiel, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of F. Antonini, the plaintiff in the main proceedings, represented by M. D'Ottavi, of the Rome Bar, and by M. Rapio, of the Milan Bar, the Government of the Italian Republic, represented by L. Ferrari Bravo, head of the Servizio del Contenzioso Diplomatico, acting as Agent, assisted by O. Fiumara, Avvocato dello Stato, the Commission of the European Communities, by its Legal Adviser, A. Prozzillo, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 18 March 1987,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 14 May 1987,

gives the following

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of the Casc: Italian.