Court of Justice 18 June 1998, C-285/96 (Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 This action for failure to fulfil obligations against the Italian Republic is one of a series of such actions brought by the Commission in relation to the implementation by the Member States of Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into the aquatic environment of