Court of Justice 8 June 1994, C-359/92 (Federal Republic of Germany v Council of the European Union.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General ++++ My Lords, 1. In this case, Germany challenges the validity of Article 9 of Council Directive 92/59/EEC of 29 June 1992 on general product safety (1) (hereafter "the Directive"). The Directive was adopted under Article 100a of the Treaty, as part of the Community' s programme to complete the internal market by 31 December 1992. 2.