Past, Present (and Future?) of the German Volkswagengesetz under the EC Treaty - European Company Law View Past, Present (and Future?) of the German Volkswagengesetz under the EC Treaty by - European Company Law Past, Present (and Future?) of the German Volkswagengesetz under the EC Treaty 4 3

On 13 February 2007, the Opinion of Advocate General Dámaszo Ruiz-Jarabo Colomer was made public in the case brought before the ECJ by the European Commission against the Federal Republic of Germany regarding the Volkswagengesetz. The author discusses this opinion and reflects on the possible outcome of these proceedings.

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