Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 June 1989.#Ministère public v J.-P. M. Rispal and others.#Reference for a preliminary ruling: Tribunal de grande instance de Paris - France.#Common Customs Tariff - Magic cubes.#Case 164/88.

Parties

In Case 164/88

REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the Tribunal de grande instance ( Regional Court ), Paris, 31st Criminal Chamber, of a question for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between

Ministère public ( Public Prosecutor )

and

( 1 ) J-P . M . Rispal,

( 2 ) G . M . R . Vairon,

( 3 ) J . N . A . Cresson,

( 4 ) R . Bizot,

( 5 ) Sodetair SA, a company incorporated under French law, whose registered office is in Paris,

( 6 ) Fret et transit aérien SA, a company incorporated under French law, whose registered office is at Orly,

( 7 ) Frecom SA, a company incorporated under French law, whose registered office is in Paris,

on the tariff classification of goods known as "magic cubes" or "magicubes ".

THE COURT ( First Chamber )

composed of : R . Joliet, President of Chamber, Sir Gordon Slynn and G . C . Rodríguez Iglesias, Judges,

( the grounds of the judgment are not reproduced )

in answer to the question referred to it by the Tribunal de Grande Instance, Paris, 31st Criminal Chamber, by judgment of 15 January 1988, hereby rules :

Operative part

In March, April and May 1981, heading 97.03 of the Common Customs Tariff was to be interpreted as including goods known as "magic cubes ".