Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 14 March 1989

In Case 1/88 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the tribunal du travail, Namur (Belgium), for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (First Chamber) composed of: R. Joliet, President of Chamber, Sir Gordon Slynn and G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, Judges, Advocate General: J. Mischo Registrar: B. Pastor, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of A. Baldi, the plaintiff in the main proceedings, by D. Rossini, trade-union representative, in the written procedure, the Caisse de compensation pour allocations familiales de l'Union des classes moyennes, the defendant in the main proceedings, by A. Geubelle, of the Namur Bar, in the written procedure, the Belgian Government, by M. Justaert, Chef de Cabinet of the Minister for Social Affairs and Institutional Reforms, acting as Agent, in the written procedure, the French Government, by E. Belliard, acting as Agent, and C. Chavance as Assistant Agent, in the written procedure, and in the oral procedure by C. Chavance, as Assistant Agent, the Commission of the European Communities, by K. Banks, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 30 November 1988,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 24 January 1989,

gives the following

Judgment

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1 Language of the case French