Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2000:125
Date: 2000-03-14
Language of the case: Portuguese
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Agriculture and Fisheries;Veterinary legislation
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - successful;Action for failure to fulfil obligations - unfounded
Origin: Portugal

Summary of the Judgment 
Action for failure to fulfil obligations — Examination by the Court of the merits 
Situation to be taken into account — Situation prevailing at the end of the period laid 
down in the reasoned opinion 
(EC Treaty, Art. 169 (now Art. 226 EC)) 
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SUMMARY — CASE C-91/99 
In an action under Article 169 of the Treaty 
(now Article 226 EC), the question whe­
ther a Member State has failed to fulfil its 
obligations must be determined by refer­
ence to the situation prevailing in the 
Member State at the end of the period laid 
down in the reasoned opinion and the 
Court cannot take account of any subse­
quent changes 
(see para. 12) 
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