Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) 5 October 1988

In Case 247/86 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the tribunal de grande instance (Regional Court), Strasbourg, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) composed of: O Due, President of Chamber, G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, T Koopmans, K. Bahlmann and C. N. Kakouris, Judges, Advocate General: G. F. Mancini Registrar: B. Pastor, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of Alsatel, the plaintiff in the main proceedings, by M. Meyer, SA Novasam, the defendant in the main proceedings, by L. Anstett-Gardea, the C omm iss ion of the European Communities, by its Legal Adviser C. Durand and by N. Coutrehs,

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

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 31 May 1988,

gives the following:

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of lhe Case: French.