Court of Justice 25 October 2001, C-372/00 (Commission of the European Communities v Ireland.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In this case the Commission of the European Communities requests the Court to declare, pursuant to Article 226 EC, that Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system in force (the directive). 2.