Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) 11 November 1992

In Case C-251/91, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Tribunal d'Instance (District Court), Béziers, for a preliminary ruling under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty in the proceedings pending before that court between

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

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: Roland Teulie, by Jean-Paul Lejet, of the Montpellier Bar, Cave Cooperative Les Vignerons de Puissalicon, by Albert Koops, of the Montpellier Bar, the French Government, by Philippe Pouzoulet, Sous-Directeur, Directorate for Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Géraud de Bergues, Secrétaire-Adj oint Principal des Affaires Etrangères, acting as Agents, the Commission of the European Communities, by Ulrich Wölker, of its Legal Service, and Alexandre Carnelutti, of the Paris Bar, acting as Agents,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of the French Government and the Commission at the hearing on 18 June 1992,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 9 July 1992,

gives the following

Judgment

The first question

The second question

Costs

1 Language of the case: French.