Court of Justice 28 June 2007, C-132/05 (Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. In the present case the Commission seeks a declaration under Article 226 EC that, by formally refusing to prosecute on its territory the placing on the market of cheese, under the designation ‘Parmesan’, which does not comply with the specification for the protected designation of origin (‘PDO’) ‘Parmigiano Reggiano’, Germany