Court of Justice 14 July 2005, C-320/03 (Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. On 27 May 2003 the Landeshauptmann of Tyrol issued a decree prohibiting the transportation of certain specified goods by lorries exceeding 7.5 tonnes over a section of the A 12 motorway which runs through the valley of the Inn (hereinafter: Inntal) in Austria.