Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) 11 June 1987

In Case 241/86 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Politierechtbank (Local Criminal Court) Harelbeke for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Sixth Chamber), composed of: C. Kakouris, President of Chamber, T. Koopmans, O. Due, K. Bahlmann and J. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, Judges, Advocate General: C. O. Lenz Registrar: B. Pastor, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of J. Bodin and Éts Minguet & Thomas, liable in civil law, by L. van Dorpe, of the Bar of Kortrijk, and by P. van Herreweghe, of the Bar of Amiens, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, by H. de Belder, Director of European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, acting as Agent, the Government of the Italian Republic, by L. Ferrari Bravo, Head of the Department of Contentious Diplomatic Affairs, acting as Agent, assisted by I. M. Braguglia, Avvocato dello Stato, the Commission of the European Communities, by T. van Rijn, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 17 March 1987,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on the same day,

gives the following

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of the Case: Dutch.