Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) 2 August 1993

In Case C-31/92, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by Tribunal du Travail, Tournai, Belgium, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Sixth Chamber), composed of: C. N. Kakouris, President of the Chamber, J. L. Murray, G. F. Mancini, F. Α. Schockweiler and P. J. G. Kapteyn, Judges, Advocate General: C. O. Lenz, Registrar: H. A. Rühl, Principal Administrator,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: — the Commission of the European Communities, by Dimitrios Gouloussis, Legal Adviser, and Maria Patakia, of its Legal Service, acting as Agents,

having regard to the report of the Judge-Rapporteur,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 29 April 1993,

gives the following

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of the case: French.