Court of Justice 9 June 2005, C-6/04 (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 these Treaty infringement proceedings, the Commission complains that the United Kingdom has failed to transpose adequately various provisions of Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (‘the Habitats Directive’). (2) 2.