Court of Justice 25 September 2003, C-233/02 (French Republic v Commission of the European Communities.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. The services of the Commission concluded with their American counterparts guidelines on regulatory cooperation and transparency under the Transatlantic Economic Partnership. The French Republic claims that the Court should annul that arrangement since, in its view, it constitutes a binding international agreement.