Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) 22 September 1988

In Case 228/87 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Pretura unificata di Torino in criminal proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Third Chamber) composed of: J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, President of Chamber, U. Everling and Y. Galmot, Judges, Advocate General: C. O. Lenz Registrar: H. A. Rühi, Principal Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the Italian Government, by Pier Giorgio Ferri, avvocato dello Stato, the Commission of the European Communities, by Guido Berardis, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 20 April 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: Italian.