Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:1997:617
Date: 1997-12-16
Language of the case: German
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;Seeds and seedlings;Plants and flowers;Plant health legislation
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful;Action for failure to fulfil obligations - decision unnecessary
Origin: Germany

Summary of the Judgmen t 
1. Member States — Obligations — Implementation of directives — Failure to fulfil obligations 
not contested 
(EC Treaty, Art. 169) 
2. Procedure — Costs — Award of costs to the discontinuing party justified by the conduct of the 
other party 
(Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 69(5)) 
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