Court of Justice 4 April 2000, C-109/99 (Association basco-béarnaise des opticiens indépendants v Préfet des Pyrénées-Atlantiques.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 The question referred to the Court for a preliminary ruling in this matter has arisen in the context of a failure to transpose Community law providing for the Europe-wide harmonisation of insurance business into French Mutuality law.