Court of Justice 15 September 1998, C-340/96 (Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 The Commission complains that the United Kingdom has failed, as regards England and Wales, to fulfil its obligations under Council Directive 80/778/EEC of 15 July 1980 relating to the quality of water intended for human consumption (`the Directive').