Court of Justice 14 November 1996, C-344/95 (Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General A - Introduction 1 In these proceedings for failure of a Member State to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty, the Commission claims that the defendant Member State has infringed Article 48 of the Treaty as well as Directive 68/360/EEC (1) in several respects in framing the right of residence of employed persons or self-employed