Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) 12 July 1990

In Case C-155/89 REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the cour d'appel (Court of Appeal), Paris, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Sixth Chamber) composed of: C. N. Kakouris, President of Chamber, F. A. Schockweiler, G. F. Mancini, T. F. O'Higgins and M. Díez de Velasco, Judges, Advocate General: J. Mischo Registrar: D. Loutermann, Principal Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the Belgian State, by Benoît Cambier and Luc Cambier, of the Brussels Bar, Philipp Brothers SA, by Jean-François Bellis and Jean-Yves Art, of the Brussels Bar, and by François Sage, of the Paris Bar, the Commission of the European Communities, by Denise Sorasio, Legal Adviser, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing oral argument by the Belgian State, Philipp Brothers SA and the Commission at the hearing on 27 March 1990,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 3 May 1990,

gives the following

Judgment

Effects of the release of the security (Questions 1 and 2)

The period prescribed for the submission of a request for an extension of time (Question 3)

The conditions for the grant of an extension of time (Question 4)

The grant of an extension of time for the submission of the transport documents (Questions 5 and 6)

The validity of Articles 25 and 31 of Regulation No 2730/79 in the light of the principle of proportionality (Question 7)

Costs

1 Language of the case: French.