Judgment of the Court 12 July 1994

In Case C-314/93, REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Tribunal de Grande Instance, Reims (France), for a preliminary ruling in the criminal proceedings pending before that court against

THE COURT, composed of: O Due, President, G. F. Mancini and D. A. O. Edward (Presidents of Chambers), R. Joliét, F. A. Schockweiler, G. C. Rodríguez Iglesias, F. Grévisse, M. Zuleeg (Rapporteur) and J. L. Murray, Judges, Advocate General: G. Tesauro, Registrar: R. Grass,

after considering the written observations submitted on behalf of: the French Government, by J.-M. Belorgey, Chargé de mission in the Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and C. de Salins, Adviser on foreign affairs in the same department, acting as Agents, the Commission of the European Communities, by A. C. Jessen, of the Legal Service, and V. Melgar, a national civil servant seconded to the Legal Service, acting as Agents,

having regard to the Report for the Hearing,

after hearing the oral observations of the French Government and the Commission, represented by V. Melgar, acting as Agent, assisted by A. Jaume, technical expert, at the hearing on 2 March 1994,

after hearing the Opinion of the Advocate General at the sitting on 19 April 1994,

gives the following

Judgment

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1 Language of the case: French.