Opinion of Mr Advocate General Darmon

Mr President,

Members of the Court,

1. This application for a declaration that Italy has failed to fulfil its obligations presents few difficulties. The failure is established and, moreover, is not contested by the defendant State.

2. The Court has consistently held that:

3. Consequently, I propose that the Court should declare that, by failing to adopt the necessary provisions for the implementation of the abovementioned directives by 1 January 1981, Italy has failed to fulfil its Community obligations.

1 Translated from the French.