Judgment of the Court 6 December 1994

In Case C-410/92, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Court of Appeal for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT, composed of: G. C. Rodriguez Iglesias (Rapporteur), President, R. Joliét, F. A. Schockweiler and P. J. G. Kapteyn (Presidents of Chambers), G. F. Mancini, C. N. Kakouris, J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, J. L. Murray and D. A. O. Edward, Judges, Advocate General: C. Gulmann, Registrar: L. Hewlett, Administrator,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: Mrs Johnson, by R. Drabble, Barrister, and P. Wood, Solicitor, Ireland, by M. A. Buckley, Chief State Solicitor, acting as Agent, the United Kingdom, by L. Hudson, of the Treasury Solicitor's Department, acting as Agent, and C. Vajda, Barrister, the Commission of the European Communities, by K. Banks, of its Legal Service, acting as Agent,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of Mrs Johnson, represented by R. Drabble, Barrister, Ireland, represented by F. McDonagh, Barrister-at-law, acting as Agent, the United Kingdom, represented by C. Vajda, Barrister, and L. Hudson, acting as Agents, and the Commission, represented by K. Banks, of its Legal Service, acting as Agent, at the hearing on 13 April 1994,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 1 June 1994,

gives the following

Judgment

Costs

1 Language of the case: English.