Court of Justice 11 December 2001, C-396/00 (Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In this case, brought pursuant to Article 226 EC, the Commission alleges that the Italian Republic has infringed Council Directive 91/271/EEC of 21 May 1991 concerning urban waste water treatment. The infringement alleged by the Commission concerns discharges of urban waste water of the city of Milan. 2.