Court of Justice 16 December 1997, C-344/96 (Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 By application lodged at the Court Registry on 17 October 1996, the Commission of the European Communities brought an action under Article 169 of the EC Treaty seeking a declaration that, by failing to bring into force within the prescribed period all the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to transpose into