Judgment of the Court 7 May 1991

In Case C-338/89, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Østre Landsret for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT, composed of: O. Due, President, G. F. Mancini, T. F. O'Higgins, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, Presidents of Chambers, C. N. Kakouris, F. A. Schockweiler, F. Grévisse, M. Zuleeg and P. J. G. Kapteyn, Judges, Advocate General: J. Mischo Registrar: V. Di Bucchi, Administrator

after considering the observations submitted on behalf of the Organisationen Danske Slagterier, by Allan Philip, of the Copenhagen Bar, the Danish Government, in particular the Landbrugsministeriet, by Jørgen Molde, Legal Adviser, acting as Agent, assisted by Ole Fentz, Kammeradvokaten at the Landbrugsministeriet, and by Søren Skov Knudsen, of the Copenhagen Bar, the Commission of the European Communities, by Johannes Føns Buhl, Legal Adviser, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing oral argument from the Organisationen Danske Slagterier, the Danish Government, in particular the Landbrugsministeriet, and the Commission at the hearing on 22 November 1990,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 22 January 1991,

gives the following

Judgment

The first question

Costs

1 Language of the case: Danish.