Court of Justice 25 October 2001, C-295/00 (Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. The action brought by the Commission concerns the application of the principle of freedom to provide services to maritime transport. The Commission brought a complaint regarding the collection of harbour taxes in the ports of Trieste, Naples and Genoa for passengers arriving from or travelling to other Member States.