Court of Justice 16 March 2004, C-411/02 (Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction, legal background, pre-litigation stage and procedure 1. In this action the Commission is seeking a declaration that the Republic of Austria has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 14 of Directive 98/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 1998 on the application of open network