Court of Justice 5 February 1998, C-170/96 (Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 In the present annulment action under Article 173 of the Treaty establishing the European Community (hereinafter `the Treaty' or `the EC Treaty'), the Court is invited, for the first time, to review the legality of a Council act which, on its face, was adopted under Title VI of the Treaty on European Union (hereinafter `Title VI').