Court of Justice 25 June 1998, C-214/96 (Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Spain.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 By an action brought under Article 169 of the EC Treaty, the Commission seeks a declaration by the Court that the Kingdom of Spain has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty and Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of the