Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 12 July 1989

In Case 141/88 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Cour de cassation (Court of Cassation) (Social Chamber) of the French Republic for a preliminary ruling in proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (First Chamber) composed of: R. Joliét, President of Chamber, Sir Gordon Slynn and G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, Judges, Advocate General: W. Van Gerven Registrar: D. Louterman, Principal Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of Caisse nationale d'assurance vieillesse des travailleurs salariés, by Mr Tapie, Directeur délégué, acting as Agent, Alan Jordan, by Louis Ducros, of the Poitiers Bar, Government of the French Republic, by Edwige Belliard, acting as Agent, assisted by Claude Chavance, Deputy Agent, Commission of the European Communities, by its Legal Adviser, Dimitrios Gouloussis, 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 satine on 1 June 1989,

gives the following

Judgment

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1 Language of the case: French