Court of Justice 21 March 2002, C-441/00 (Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In the present case the Commission of the European Communities seeks a declaration by the Court that, by failing to adopt the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with Council Directive 96/48/EC of 23 July 1996 on the interoperability of the trans-European high-speed rail system, the United Kingdom