Bigg's contended before the national court that the national provisions relied on by Colim were inapplicable because they had not been notified to the Commission, as required by Directive 83/189.
Bigg's gjorde for den nationale ret gældende, at de af Colim påberåbte nationale bestemmelser var uanvendelige, fordi de ikke som krævet efter direktiv 83/189 var blevet meddelt Kommissionen.