Court of Justice 11 May 1999, C-288/96 (Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I - Introduction 1 By the present action, brought before the Court of Justice pursuant to Article 173 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, Article 230 EC), the Federal Republic of Germany seeks the annulment of Commission Decision 96/563/EC of 29 May 1996 on aid from the Land of Lower Saxony to JAKO Jadekost GmbH & Co.