Court of Justice 1 April 2004, C-424/02 (Commission of the European Communities v United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. In this action for failure to fulfil obligations, the Commission seeks a declaration that, by failing to adopt the measures necessary to comply with Article 3(1) of Council Directive 75/439/EEC of 16 June 1975 on the disposal of waste oils, (2) as amended by Council Directive 87/101/EEC of 22 December 1986 (3)