Court of Justice 14 April 2011, C-255/09 (European Commission v Portuguese Republic.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General Table of contents I – Introduction II – Legislative context A – European Union law B – National law III – Pre-litigation procedure IV – Procedure before the Court of Justice and forms of order sought V – Main arguments of the parties A – Provisions of Portuguese law B – European Union law VI – Legal assessment A – Applicability of