Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 4 July 1990

In Case C-117/89, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Bundessozialgericht 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 et G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, Judges, Advocate General: W. Van Gerven Registrar: J. A. Pompe, Deputy Registrar

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the Government of the Italian Republic, by Pier Giorgio Ferri, avvocato dello Stato, acting as Agent, the Commission of the European Communities, by Dimitrios Gouloussis and Jörn Pipkorn, members of its Legal Department, acting as Agents,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany, represented by J. Karl, Oberregierungsrat at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and of the Commission at the hearing on 8 March 1990,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 29 March 1990,

gives the following

Judgment

Employed persons

Rules of priority in cases of overlapping entitlement to family benefits or family allowances in pursuance of the provisions of Articles 73 and 74 by reason of the pursuit of a professional or trade activity in the country of residence of the members of the family

Costs

1 Language of the case: German.