Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 6 June 1990

In Case C-159/88 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven (Court of last instance in administrative matters), the Hague, Netherlands, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (First Chamber) composed of: Sir Gordon Slynn, President of Chamber, R. Joliét and G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, Judges, Advocate General: G. Tesauro Registrar: J. A. Pompe, Deputy Registrar

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the companies Van Sillevoldt, Euryza and De Erven de Weduwe J. Van Nelle, by Messrs A. J. Braakman and P. Glazener, of the Rotterdam Bar, the Hoofdproduktschap, represented by its chairman, Mr E. R. Kleijwegt, the Italian Government, represented by Mr Favara, avvocato dello Stato, acting as Agent, the Commission of the European Communities, represented by Mr Fischer, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 9 November 1989,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 12 December 1989,

gives the following

Judgment

The first and second questions

The third question

Costs

1 Language of the case: Dutch.