Court of Justice 9 July 2009, C-118/08 (Transportes Urbanos y Servicios Generales SAL v Administración del Estado.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General 1. The rule that ensuring the protection of rights conferred by Community law is a matter for the Member States’ procedural autonomy is traditionally tempered by the condition that national law must comply with the Community law principles of equivalence and effectiveness.