Judgment of the Court 21 June 1988

In Case 10/87 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, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT, composed of: Lord Mackenzie Stuart, President, G. Bosco, O. Due and J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, Presidents of Chambers, U. Everling, K. Bahlmann, Y. Galmot, T. F. O'Higgins and F. Schockweiler, Judges, Advocate General: J. L. da Cruz Vilaça Registrar: D. Louterman, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the applicant in the main proceedings, by A. Park, QC, and G. Barling, Barrister, the United Kingdom, by J. Laws and N. Paines, Barristers, Ireland, by L. J. Dockery, Chief State Solicitor, the Commission of the European Communities, by its Legal Adviser J. F. Buhl and by D. Calleja, a member of its Legal Department,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 4 February 1988,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 24 March 1988,

gives the following

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of the Case: English.