Court of Justice 11 October 2001, C-394/00 (Commission of the European Communities v Ireland.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. On 25 October 2000 the Commission brought an action under Article 226 EC for a declaration that Ireland had failed to transpose into national law Directive 96/82/EC within the period prescribed for the Member States to do so. I. Directive 96/82 2.