Court of Justice 22 March 2007, C-195/05 (Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. By the present action, the Commission seeks a declaration that the Italian Republic has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste, (2) as amended by Council Directive 91/156/EEC (3) (‘Directive 75/442’ or ‘the Directive’), by – adopting operational