Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) 29 June 1988

In Case 240/87 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the tribunal de grande instance (Regional Court), Lille, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Fifth Chamber), composed of G. Bosco, President of Chamber, U. Everling, Y. Galmot, R. Joliet and F. Schockweiler, Judges, Advocate General: Sir Gordon Slynn Registrar: H. A. Rühl, Principal Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of Christian Deville, the plaintiff in the main proceedings, by J. Durand, avocat, in the written procedure and by M. Desurmont, avocat, in the oral procedure, the French Government by R. de Gouttes and G. de Bergues, acting as Agents, in the written procedure and by G. de Bergues, acting as Agent, and P. Nachbauer, expert, in the oral procedure, the Irish Government by A. Plunkett, acting as Agent, in the oral procedure the Commission of the European Communities by J. F. Buhl, acting as Agent, in the written and oral procedure,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 19 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: French.