Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) 14 July 1988

In Joined Cases 123 and 330/87 REFERENCES to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the tribunal de première instance (Court of First Instance), Brussels, for a preliminary ruling in proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Fifth Chamber) composed of: G. Bosco, President of the Fifth Chamber, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida (President of a Chamber), U. Everling, Y. Galmot and R. Joliét, Judges, Advocate General: Sir Gordon Slynn Registrar: B. Pastor, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted in Case 123/87 on behalf of: Mrs Jorion, the plaintiff in the main proceedings, by J. P. Davreux and G. Van Fraeyenhoven of the Brussels Bar, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, by H. De Belder, Director of European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Cooperation with Developing Countries, the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, by M. Seidel and D. Knopp, of the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Government of the Kingdom of Spain, by M. F. J. Conde de Saro and R. Garcia-Valdecasas Fernández, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Commission of the European Communities, by its Legal Adviser J. F. Buhl and by D. Calleja, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agent,

in Case 330/87, on behalf of: EGI, the plaintiff in the main proceedings, by G. Van Fraeyenhoven, of the Brussels Bar, the Government of the Kingdom of Belgium, by J. Dussart, Inspector-General at the Ministry of Finance, acting as Agent, assisted by K. Lenaerts, of the Brussels Bar, the Government of Portugal, by M. L. I. Fernandes and A. Correia, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Government of the Kingdom of Spain, by M. F. J. Conde de Saro and R. Garcia-Valdecasas Fernández, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Commission of the European Communities, by its Legal Adviser J. F. Buhl and by D. Calleja, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 8 March 1988,

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

gives the following

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of the Case: French.