Court of Justice 7 December 2004, C-140/03 (Commission of the European Communities v Hellenic Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In these Treaty infringement proceedings, brought pursuant to Article 226 EC, the Commission of the European Communities seeks a declaration by the Court of Justice that the Hellenic Republic, by the conditions it has imposed on both natural and legal persons for authorisation to operate opticians’ shops in its territory, has