Court of Justice 20 September 2001, C-209/00 (Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. By application lodged on 24 May 2000 pursuant to the second subparagraph of Article 88(2) EC, the Commission seeks a declaration that the Federal Republic of Germany has failed to comply with Commission Decision 2000/392/EC of 8 July 1999 (hereinafter the "Decision" ) (2) on aid granted to the public bank Westdeutsche