JUDGMENT OF THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) 29 June 1989

In Case 22/88 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven (Administrative Court of Last Instance in matters of trade and industry), the Netherlands, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) composed of: T. Koopmans, President of Chamber, G. F. Mancini, C. N. Kakouris, F. A. Schockweiler and M. Diez de Velasco, Judges, Advocate General: W. Van Gerven Registrar: H. Rühi, Principal Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of: Industrie- en Handelsonderneming Vreugdenhil BV and Gijs van der Kolk — Douane Expediteur BV, by H. G. Pijnacker Hordijk, of the Amsterdam Bar, and by H. J. Bronkhorst, of the Hague Bar, the Commission of the European Communities, by René Barents, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 19 April 1989,

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

gives the following

Judgment

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1 Language of the case Dutch