Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) 12 December 1990

In Case C-285/89, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the College van Beroep voor het Bedrijfsleven (Administrative court of last instance in matters of trade and industry), The Hague, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Third Chamber), composed of: J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, President of Chamber, F. Grévisse and M. Zuleeg, Judges, Advocate General: M. Darmon Registrar: J. A. Pompe, Deputy Registrar,

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the Netherlands Government, by B. R. Bot, Secretary-General in the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Commission of the European Communities, by R. C. Fischer, Legal Adviser, and P. Hetsch, a member of its Legal Department, acting as Agents,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing oral argument from the plaintiffs in the main proceedings, represented by J. C. Ghijsels, from the Netherlands Government, represented by T. Heukels, acting as Agent, and from the Commission, at the hearing on 23 October 1990,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General delivered at the sitting on 14 November 1990,

gives the following

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of the case: Dutch.