Court of Justice 14 November 2002, C-268/01 (Agrargenossenschaft Alkersleben eG v Freistaat Thüringen.)

OPINION OF ADVOCATE GENERAL LÉGER delivered on 14 November 2002 ( 1 ) 1. In order to reduce milk production in the European Community, in 1984, the Community legislature established a control system under which producers are allocated a reference quantity, commonly known as the ‘milk quota’, and are made subject to an additional levy on the part of their production in excess of that quantity. 2.