Court of Justice 23 September 2004, C-198/03 P (Commission of the European Communities v CEVA Santé Animale SA and Pfizer Enterprises Sàrl.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In the present case the Commission has appealed against a judgment of the Court of First Instance ruling that the Community is liable in damages pursuant to Article 288 EC for, essentially, the Commission’s delay in classifying progesterone (a naturally occurring steroid hormone) in the list of substances for which a maximum