Court of Justice 28 June 2007, C-456/05 (Commission of the European Communities v Federal Republic of Germany.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. In this action, brought on 23 December 2005, the Commission of the European Communities has applied to the Court to declare that the Federal Republic of Germany has failed to fulfil its obligations under Article 43 EC by applying the transitional rules or ‘established rights’, on the basis of which