Court of Justice 17 October 1996, C-298/95 (Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 In this case, the Commission is seeking a declaration under Article 169 of the Treaty that Germany has failed properly to implement Council Directive 78/659/EEC of 18 July 1978 on the quality of fresh waters needing protection or improvement in order to support fish life (`the Fresh Water Directive') (1) and Council Directive