United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland v Council of the European Union (supported by Kingdom of Spain, Intervener)

Subject Matter

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY — Council Directive — Validity — Directive on organisation of working time — Whether for protection of workers' health and safety — Proper basis for adoption of Directive — Whether Directive to be annulled wholly or in part — EC Treaty, art 118a — Council Directive (93/104/EC), art 5

(Case C-84/94); EU:C:1996:431; [1997] ICR 443, ECJ