Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) 12 December 1990

In Case C-302/88, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Gerechtshof (Regional Court of Appeal), The Hague (Netherlands), for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Sixth Chamber), composed of: G. F. Mancini, President of Chamber, T. F. O'Higgins and C. N. Kakouris, Judges, Advocate General: G. Tesauro Registrar: D. Louterman, Principal Administrator,

After considering the observations submitted on behalf of Hennen Olie BV, by T. R. Ottervanger, of the Brussels Bar, the Government of the Netherlands, by H. J. Heinemann, Acting General Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, acting as Agent, the Stichting Interim Centraal Orgaan Voorraadvorming Aardolieprodukten, by A. J. Braakman and P. Glazener, of the Rotterdam Bar, the Commission of the European Communities, by R. Barents, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral argument presented by the Government of the Netherlands, represented by M. A. Fierstra, acting as Agent, by Hennen Olie BV, by the Stichting Interim Centraal Orgaan Voorraadvorming Aardolieprodukten and by the Commission at the hearing on 8 November 1989,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 6 June 1990,

gives the following

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of the case: Dutch.