Court of Justice 7 November 2002, C-415/01 (Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In the present action the Commission of the European Communities seeks a declaration that the Kingdom of Belgium has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 4(1), (2) and (4) of Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds. (2) 2.