Court of Justice 14 November 2002, C-389/00 (Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In the present case, brought by the Commission of the European Communities under Article 226 EC, the Court has to find whether, by imposing compulsory contributions to a "Solidarity Fund" on shipments of waste to other Member States, the Federal Republic of Germany has infringed the prohibition on imposing charges having an effect