Court of Justice 2 June 2005, C-441/02 (Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General Table of contents I – Introduction II – Legal framework (cross-reference) III – Facts, pre-litigation procedure and proceedings before the Court IV – Preliminary observations A – Relevance of administrative practice in assessing legal provisions B – Relevance of individual cases in assessing administrative practice V – First plea in