Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) 27 November 1991

In Case C-199/90, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Tribunale Civile di Roma for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Sixth Chamber), composed of: F. A. Schockweiler, President of the Chamber, P. J. G. Kapteyn, G. F. Mancini, C. N. Kakouris and M. Diéz de Velasco, Judges, Advocate General: M. Darmon, Registrar: H. A. Rühi, Principal Administrator,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: Italtrade SpA, by Fausto Capelli, of the Milan Bar, and Andrea Giardina, of the Rome Bar, the Italian Government, by Oscar Fiumara, Avvocato dello Stato, acting as Agent, and the Commission of the European Communities, by Eugenio de March and Patrick Hetsch, members of its Legal Service, acting as Agents,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of Italtrade SpA, the Italian Government and the Commission at the hearing on 20 June 1991,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 26 September 1991,

gives the following

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of the casc: Italtan.