Court of Justice 5 December 2003, C-185/00 (Commission of the European Communities v République de Finlande.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I ─ Introduction 1. In this case the Commission asks the Court to rule that, by maintaining in force its laws and regulations on the use of gas oil as a motor fuel, the Republic of Finland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 8(2) and (3) of Council Directive 92/81/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the harmonisation of the