Court of Justice 11 January 2001, C-261/99 (Commission of the European Communities v French Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In the present application for a declaration that a Member State has failed to fulfil its obligations, the Commission claims that France has failed to implement a decision concerning the recovery of aid. 2. On 4 November 1998 the Commission adopted the decision on aid granted by France to Nouvelle Filature Lainière de Roubaix. 3.