Court of Justice 10 June 1999, C-184/97 (Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 The Commission has brought proceedings before the Court, pursuant to Article 169 of the EC Treaty (now Article 226 EC), regarding the methods used by the Federal Republic of Germany to fulfil its obligation to implement Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution caused by certain dangerous substances discharged into