Court of Justice 17 September 1998, C-236/97 (Skatteministeriet v Aktieselskabet Forsikrinsselskabet Codan.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General A - Introduction 1 In the present case, the Østre Landsret has referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling a question on the interpretation of Council Directive 69/335/EEC of 17 July 1969 concerning indirect taxes on the raising of capital (1) (hereinafter `Directive 69/335').