Court of Justice 25 September 2003, C-53/02 and C-217/02 (Commune de Braine-le-Château (C-53/02) and Michel Tillieut and Others (C-217/02) v Région wallonne, and BIFFA Waste Services SA and Others.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. The Conseil d’État (Council of State), Belgium, has asked the Court to interpret Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste,(2) as amended by Council Directive 91/156/EEC of 18 March 1991 (3) (hereinafter ‘the Directive’), more specifically Article 7 thereof which concerns the Member States’ obligation to draw up