Court of Justice 12 January 2006, C-124/05 (Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging v Staat der Nederlanden.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. In this case the Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (‘the FNV’), a federation of Netherlands trade unions, disagrees with the Netherlands State over whether financial compensation in respect of the minimum period of annual leave is compatible with the relevant provisions of Community law, if that leave has not been