Court of Justice 16 September 1999, C-256/98 (Commission of the European Communities v French Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In the present infringement proceedings, the Commission is seeking a declaration that the French Republic has failed properly to transpose into French law Article 6 of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora.