Court of Justice 15 April 1997, C-138/96 (Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 By application lodged at the Registry of the Court of Justice on 25 April 1996, the Commission brought an action under Article 169 of the EC Treaty for a declaration that by failing to adopt within the prescribed period the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 92/116/EEC of 17