Court of Justice 3 June 2003, C-239/01 (Federal Republic of Germany v Commission of the European Communities.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. The Federal Republic of Germany has asked the Court to annul Article 5(5) of Commission Regulation (EC) No 690/2001 of 3 April 2001 on special market support measures in the beef sector (2) ( " the contested regulation" ), in so far as that provision requires each Member State concerned to finance 30% of the price of the meat