Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) 24 March 1994

In Case C-71/93, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Arbeidshof, Ghent, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

THE COURT (Third Chamber), composed of: J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, President of the Chamber, F. Grévisse (Rapporteur) and M. Zuleeg, Judges, Advocate General: C. Gulmann, Registrar: H. A. Rühi, Principal Administrator,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: the Commission of the European Communities, by Maria Patakia and Pieter Van Nuffel, members 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 2 February 1994,

gives the following

Judgment

The first question

The second question

The third question

Costs

1 Language of the case: Dutch.