Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) 8 April 1992

In Case C-62/91, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Bognor Regis Social Security Appeal Tribunal (United Kingdom) for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

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

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: the German Government, by Ernst Röder, Regierungsdirektor im Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, and by Joachim Karl, Oberregierungsrat im Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, acting as Agents, the United Kingdom, by H. A. Kaya, of the Treasury Solicitor's Department, acting as Agent, the Council of the European Communities, by Jill Aussant and Chiara Zilioli, of its Legal Service, acting as Agents, the Commission of the European Communities, by Nicholas Khan, of its Legal Service, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of the United Kingdom, represented by Eleanor Sharpston, Barrister, and from the Council and the Commission, at the hearing on 29 November 1991,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 16 January 1992,

gives the following

Judgment

First question

Second question

Costs

1 Language of the case: English.