Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber), 14 July 1988

In Case 254/87 REFERENCE to the Court of Justice under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the tribunal de grande instance, Alençon, for a preliminary ruling in the 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: Sir Gordon Slynn Registrar: H. A. Rühi, Principal Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of Syndicat des libraires de Normandie, by G. Delahaye, L'Aigle distribution SA, centre Leclerc, by G. Parleani, the French Government, by J. P. Puissochet and C. Chavance, the Commission of the European Communities, by C. Durand and N. Coutrelis,

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 2 June 1988,

gives the following

Judgment

Interpretation of Article 3 (f) and Articles 5, 85 and 86 of the Treaty

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1 Language of the Case: French.