Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 18 January 1990

In Case C-295/88 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Seventh Chamber of the cour d'appel (Court of Appeal), Brussels, 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 J. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, Judges, Advocate General: C. O. Lenz Registrar: B. Pastor, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the Belgian Government and the Luxembourg Government by Pierre Legros and Serge Dufrene, of the Brussels Bar, the Commission of the European Communities by Patrick Hetsch, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agent, Nicolas Corman et Fils SA by Pierre Van Ommeslaghe, admitted to practise before the Belgian Court of Cassation, and Bernard van de Walle de Ghelcke, of the Brussels Bar,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 17 September 1989,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 9 November 1989,

gives the following

Judgment

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1 Language of the case French