Court of Justice 29 March 2007, C-298/05 (Columbus Container Services BVBA & Co. v Finanzamt Bielefeld-Innenstadt.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. Over the last few years the Court has heard a significant number of cases in which it has been asked to adjudicate on the relationship between various aspects of direct taxation of the Member States and the freedoms of movement provided for by the EC Treaty. 2.