61989CJ0350_EN
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In Case C-350/89,
REFERENCE to the Court under Article 177 of the EEC Treaty by the High Court of Justice, Queen' s Bench Division, for a preliminary ruling in the proceedings pending before that court between
Sheptonhurst Limited
and
Newham Borough Council,
on the interpretation of Articles 30 and 36 of the EEC Treaty,
THE COURT (Fourth Chamber),
composed of: M. Díez de Velasco, President of the Chamber, C.N. Kakouris and P.J.G. Kapteyn, Judges,
(The grounds of the judgment are not reproduced.)
in answer to the question referred to it by the High Court, Queen' s Bench Division, by order of 12 October 1988, hereby rules:
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Article 30 of the EEC Treaty should be construed as meaning that national provisions prohibiting the sale of lawful sex articles from unlicensed sex establishments do not constitute a measure having an effect equivalent to a quantitative restriction on imports.