Court of Justice 26 October 2000, C-151/00 (Commission of the European Communities v French Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In these infringement proceedings the Commission alleges failure to transpose certain provisions of Directive 97/66/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 1997 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the telecommunications sector (hereinafter the directive). 2.