Court of Justice 22 November 2005, C-317/04 and C-318/04 (European Parliament v Council of the European Union (C-317/04) and Commission of the European Communities (C-318/04).)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General Table of contents I – Background to the dispute II – Legal context of the two cases A – The EU Treaty B – The Treaty establishing the European Community C – European law on the protection of personal data III – The contested decisions A – The decision on adequacy B – The Council decision IV – The pleas put forward by the Parliament