Court of Justice 16 July 1998, C-431/97 (Commission of the European Communities v Ireland.)

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 Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Treaty by not adopting within the prescribed period the measures necessary to comply with Council Directive 94/57/EC of 22 November 1994 on common rules and standards for ship