Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 1 October 1992

In Case C-201/91, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Tribunal de Grande Instance (Regional Court), Metz, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (First Chamber), composed of: R. Joliét, President of the Chamber, G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias and D. A. O. Edward, Judges, Advocate General: C. O. Lenz, Registrar: L. Hewlett, Administrator,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: Mr Grisvard and Mr Kreitz, by Michel Welschinger, of the Colmar Bar, Association pour l'emploi dans l'industrie et le commerce de la Moselle and Union national interprofessionnelle pour l'emploi dans l'industrie et le commerce, by Philippe Lafarge, of the Paris Bar, the German Government, by Ernst Rôder, Ministerialrat in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, acting as Agent, the Commission of the European Communities, by Maria Patakia, of its Legal Service, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of Mr Grisvard and Mr Kreitz, Association pour l'emploi dans l'industrie et le commerce de la Moselle, Union national interprofessionnelle pour l'emploi dans l'industrie et le commerce, and the Commission of the European Communities, represented by Dimitrios Gouloussis, Legal Adviser, acting as Agent, at the hearing on 11 June 1992,

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

gives the following

Judgment

The first question

The second question

Costs

1 Language of the case: French.