Judgment of the Court 14 December 1989

In Case C-3/87 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the High Court of Justice of England and Wales for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT composed of: O. Due, President, Sir Gordon Slynn, C. N. Kakouris and F. A. Schockweiler (Presidents of Chambers), T. Koopmans, G. F. Mancini, R. Joliét, T. F. O'Higgins, G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, F. Grévisse and M. Diez de Velasco, Judges, Advocate General: J. Mischo Registrar: H. A. Rühi, Principal Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of Agegate Ltd, by David Vaughan QC and K. P. E. Lasok and G. Barling, barristers, and by S. J. Swabey, solicitor, of Thomas Cooper & Stibbard, in the written procedure, and by David Vaughan QC and G. Barling, barrister, at the hearing, the United Kingdom, by H. R. L. Purse, of the Treasury Solicitor's Department, acting as Agent, assisted by J. Laws and C. Vajda, barristers, in the written procedure, and by T. J. G. Pratt, acting as Agent, assisted by C. Bellamy QC and C. Vajda, barrister, at the hearing, Ireland, by L. J. Dockery, Chief State Solicitor, acting as Agent, assisted by James O'Reilly, barrister-at-Law, the Italian Government, by O. Fiumara, avvocato dello Stato, acting as Agent, the Kingdom of Spain, by F. J. Conde de Saro, Director-General for coordination in matters involving Community law and institutions, and by R. Silva de Lapuerta, abogado del Estado, acting as Agents, the Commission of the European Communities, by P. Oliver and J. Currall, acting as Agents,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 26 October 1988,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 18 November 1988,

gives the following

Judgment

The United Kingdom's legislation and practice with regard to fishing

The main proceedings

Question I(a)

Question 1(b)

Question I(c)

Question II

Question III

Costs

1 Language of the casc English