Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 9 January 1990

In Case C-337/88 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the tribunale civile (Civil District Court), Genoa, (First Chamber), 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. Joliet and G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, Judges, Advocate General: G. Tesauro Registrar: J. A. Pompe, Deputy Registrar

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of SAFA, by Giorgio Schiano di Pepe, of the Genoa Bar, the Commission of the European Communities, by its Legal Adviser, Giuliano Marenco, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing and further to the hearing on 27 September 1989,

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

gives the following

Judgment

Regulation No 57/81

Costs

1 Language of the case: Italian.