Re Riff and Société Grande Limonaderie Alsacienne

Abstract

Treaties — Conclusion and operation of — Effect of municipal legislation — NATO Status of Forces Agreement, 1951 (Article 8 (5)) — Claims for compensation arising out of acts or omissions of members of NATO forces — Provision for settlement in accordance with laws of receiving State with respect to claims against armed forces of receiving State — Claims arising out of acts of American forces stationed in France — Liability of French State — Whether limited to liability based on fault — The law of France.

International organization and administration — European Economic Community — Treaty of Rome, 1957 (Article 80) — Imposition by Member States of measures of support and protection in respect of transport within Community (Article 80) — Grants in aid to coordinate transport (Article 77) — Jurisdiction of Court of Justice of European Communities — Whether French regulations regarding co-ordination of transport consistent with Treaty of Rome — Whether French courts competent, to exclusion of European Court of Justice, to adjudicate on alleged conflict between French and European Community law — The law of France.