Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:1998:477
Date: 1998-10-13
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;Veterinary legislation
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful
Origin: Italy

Summary of the J u d g m e n t 
1. Member States — Obligations — Implementation of directives — Failure to fulfil obligations 
not contested 
(EC Treaty, Art. 169) 
2. Procedure — Costs — Discontinuance or withdrawal justified by the conduct of the other party 
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 69(5)) 
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