Court of Justice 11 January 2007, C-507/04 (Commission of the European Communities v Republic of Austria.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. In the present infringement proceedings the Commission complains about the transposition of Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (2) (‘the Wild Birds Directive’) in various Austrian provinces. 2.