Court of Justice 16 January 1997, C-197/96 (Commission of the European Communities v French Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. By this action the Commission seeks a declaration from the Court that, by maintaining in force Article L 213-1 of the Code du Travail (Employment Code) prohibiting, with some exceptions, night work by women whereas no such prohibition exists in relation to men, the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article