Judgment of the Court 24 March 1994

In Case C-2/92, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the High Court of Justice, Queen's Bench Division, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT, composed of: O. Due, President, G. E Mancini, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida and D. A. O. Edward (Presidents of Chambers), R. Joliét, F. Grévisse, M. Zuleeg (Rapporteur), P. J. G. Kapteyn and J. L. Murray, Judges, Advocate General: C. Gulmann, Registrar: D. Louterman-Hubeau, Principal Administrator,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: Dennis Clifford Bostock, by Michael Burton QC and Nicholas Green, Barrister, the United Kingdom, by Sue Cochrane, of the Treasury Solicitor's Department, acting as Agent, and Stephen Richards, Barrister, the Commission of the European Communities, by Gérard Rozet, Legal Adviser, and Christopher Docksey, a member of its Legal Service, acting as Agents,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of the applicant in the main proceedings, the United Kingdom and the Commission at the hearing on 17 February 1993,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 20 April 1993,

gives the following

Judgment

The Community rules on the additional levy on milk

The general principles of Community law

The right to property

The principle of non-discrimination

Unjust enrichment

Costs

1 Language of the case: English.