Court of Justice 28 October 1999, C-384/97 (Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. The Commission of the European Communities has brought before this Court an action for failure to fulfil obligations under Article 169 of the EC Treaty (now Article 226 EC) against the Hellenic Republic which, the Commission contends, has failed to transpose into national law Council Directive 76/464/EEC of 4 May 1976 on pollution