COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, WHICH HAVE SUBMITTED OBSERVATIONS TO THE COURT, ARE NOT RECOVERABLE . AS THESE PROCEEDINGS ARE, IN SO FAR AS THE PARTIES TO THE MAIN PROCEEDINGS ARE CONCERNED, IN THE NATURE OF A STEP IN THE PROCEEDINGS PENDING BEFORE THE NATIONAL COURT, THE DECISION ON COSTS IS A MATTER FOR THAT COURT .
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ON THOSE GROUNDS,
THE COURT,
IN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION REFERRED TO IT BY THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE OF ENGLAND AND WALES, LONDON, BY ORDER OF 22 MAY 1986, HEREBY RULES :
COMMISSION REGULATION NO 3451/85 OF 6 DECEMBER 1985 AND COMMISSION REGULATION NO 9/86 OF 3 JANUARY 1986, EACH AMENDING COMMISSION REGULATION NO 1633/84 LAYING DOWN RULES FOR APPLYING THE VARIABLE SLAUGHTER PREMIUM FOR SHEEP, ARE INVALID IN SO FAR AS THEY REQUIRE THAT, UPON EXPORTATION TO ANOTHER MEMBER STATE, AN AMOUNT DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE VARIABLE SLAUGHTER PREMIUM BE CHARGED ON ANIMALS AND PRODUCTS WHICH ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE GRANT OF THE PREMIUM .