Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) 19 April 1988

In Case 64/87 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Vredegerecht (cantonal court) of the Second Canton of the City of Antwerp for a preliminary ruling in the action pending before that court between

THE COURT (Fifth Chamber) composed of: G. Bosco, President of Chamber, U. Everling, Y. Galmot, R. Joliét and F. Schockweiler, Judges, Advocate General: M. Darmon Registrar: D. Louterman, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of: Versele-Laga NV and the parties intervening in support of its case, by Ivo van Bael and Jean-François Bellis, of the Brussels Bar, the Government of the Italian Republic, by Ivo Braguglia, Avvocato dello Stato, the Commission of the European Communities, by Robert Caspar Fischer, Legal Adviser,

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 9 February 1988,

gives the following

Judgment

The first question

The second question

The third question

Costs

1 Language of the Case: Dutch.