Court of Justice 18 January 2001, C-147/00 (Commission of the European Communities v French Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1 The Commission seeks a declaration by the Court of Justice that the French Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Articles 3, 4, 5 and 6 of Council Directive 76/160/EEC of 8 December 1975 concerning the quality of bathing water (1) (hereinafter `the directive').