Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 13 December 1991

In Case C-158/90, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Politierechtbank (Petty Sessional Court) of Hasselt (Belgium) for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings before that court against

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

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: the United Kingdom, by H. Kaya, of the Treasury Solicitor's Department, acting as Agent; the Commission of the European Communities, by Thomas van Rijn, a member of its Legal Service, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of the Commission of the European Communities at the hearing on 30 April 1991,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on the same day,

gives the following

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of the case: Dutch.