Court of Justice 30 January 2003, C-393/01 (French Republic v Commission of the European Communities.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I ─ Introduction and relevant provisions 1. Once again, the Court has been called on to rule on a problem linked to bovine spongiform encephalopathy ( "BSE" ) and to the measures taken by the Community to meet the serious human and animal health problems engendered by that disease.