Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) 14 June 1988

In Case 29/87 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Østre Landsret (Eastern Division of the High Court), Copenhagen, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Second Chamber), composed of: O. Due, President of the Chamber, K. Bahlmann and T. F. O'Higgins, Judges, Advocate General: M. Darmon Registrar: H. A. Rühl, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the plaintiff in the main action by Karen Dyekjaer-Hansen, of the Copenhagen Bar, on behalf of the Danish Government and the defendant in the main action by Jørgen Molde and Gregers Larsen, of the Copenhagen Bar, on behalf of the Commission of the European Communities, by Richard Wainwright and Jens Christoffersen, Agents,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 9 December 1987,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 8 March 1988,

gives the following

Judgment

The degree of harmonization achieved by Directive 70/524 with regard to the identification and purity of additives

The requirement that additives should be registered

The system of prior authorization

The degree of harmonization achieved by Directive 70/524 in relation to inspection measures applicable to traders

The lawfulness of an annual levy connected with measures of control applicable to traders

Costs

1 Language of the Case: Danish.