Court of Justice 8 March 2007, C-467/05 (Criminal proceedings against Giovanni Dell'Orto.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. In the present case, it is necessary to clarify whether Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA of 15 March 2001 on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings (2) in conjunction with Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims (3) requires funds embezzled from a