Court of Justice 17 July 1997, C-143/96 (Leonhard Knubben Speditions GmbH v Hauptzollamt Mannheim.)

OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL LA PERGOLA delivered on 17 July 1997 ( *1 ) I — Introduction 1. The Court has been called on in the present case to interpret the Common Customs Tariff for the purpose of determining whether peppers cut into pieces measuring between 4 and 8 mm in length can or cannot be classified as crushed or ground peppers. II — The Community legislation 2.