Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) 17 December 1987

In Case 147/87 Reference to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the tribunal des affaires de sécurité sociale (Social Security Tribunal), Nanterre, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Fourth Chamber), composed of: G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, President of Chamber, T Koopmans and C. Kakouris, Judges, Advocate General: J. L. da Cruz Vilaça Registrar: B. Pastor, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of: the Government of the French Republic, by E. Belliard and C. Chavance, acting as Agents, the Commission of the European Communities, by J. Griesmar, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agent,

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 December 1987,

gives the following

Judgment

First question

Second question

Costs

1 Language of the Case: French.