Court of Justice 22 January 1998, C-313/97 (Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 In these proceedings the Commission seeks a declaration, under Article 169 of the EC Treaty, that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty by not adopting within the prescribed period, and/or by not communicating to the Commission, the measures necessary to implement Council Directive 94/57/EC of