Court of Justice 23 October 1968, 7-68 (Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.)

OPINION OF MR ADVOCATE-GENERAL GAND DELIVERED ON 23 OCTOBER 19681 Mr President, Members of the Court, At the instance of the Commission of the European Communities the Court is asked to give judgment on the compatibility with the Treaty of Rome — or more precisely with Article 16 thereof — of certain provisions in the Italian Law of 1 June 1939 on the protection of objects of artistic, historic,