Court of Justice 16 December 1999, C-243/97 (Hellenic Republic v Commission of the European Communities.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. This Opinion concerns two related direct actions brought by the Hellenic Republic against the Commission of the European Communities under the first paragraph of Article 173 of the EC Treaty (now, after amendment, the first paragraph of Article 230 EC). 2.