Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) 8 April 1992

In Case C-94/91, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Tribunal Administratif (Administrative Court), Paris, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Fourth Chamber), composed of: P. J. G. Kapteyn, President of the Chamber, C. N. Kakouris and M. Diez de Velasco, Judges, Advocate General: W. Van Gerven, Registrar: H. A. Rühi, Principal Administrator,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: the plaintiff in the main proceedings, by Christian E. Roth, of the Paris Bar, the French Government, by P. Pouzoulet, Assistant Director in the Department of Legal Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and J. L. Falconi, Secretary for Foreign Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, acting as Agents, the Commission of the European Communities, by P. Hetsch, a member of its Legal Service, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of the parties at the hearing on 17 January 1992,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 20 February 1992,

gives the following

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of the case: French.