Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 2 October 1991

In Case C-113/90, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Rechtbank van Eerste Aanleg, Brussels for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (First Chamber), composed of: G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias, President of the Chamber, Sir Gordon Slynn and R. Joliét, Judges, Advocate General: J. Mischo, Registrar: J. A. Pompe, Deputy Registrar,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: Gebroeders Schulte AG and H. & E. Reinert KG, by F. Herbert and J. Everaert, of the Brussels Bar, the Belgian Office for Commerce and Agriculture, by Monique Fruy and Bart de Moor, of the Brussels Bar, the Belgian State and the Institute for Veterinary Inspection, by Piet Siffert, of the Louvain Bar, the United Kingdom, by J. E. Collins, of the Treasury Solicitor's Department, acting as Agent, the Commission of the European Communities, by Patrick Hetsch and Thomas van Rijn, members of its Legal Service, acting as Agents,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing oral argument from Gebroeders Schulte AG and H. & E. Reinert KG, the Belgian Office for Commerce and Agriculture, the United Kingdom, represented by Christopher Vajda, Barrister, acting as Agent, and the Commission of European Communities, represented by T. van Rijn and J. Gaster, members of DG VI, acting as Agents, at the hearing on 30 April 1991,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 8 April 1992,

gives the following

Judgment

Question 1

Question 2

Costs

1 Language of the case: Dutch.