Ved stævning indleveret den 1. april 1992 havde Kommissionen anlagt sag med påstand om, at det fastslås, at Den Italienske Republik havde undladt at opfylde sine forpligtelser i medfør af Rådets direktiv 71/305/EØF, idet den havde undladt at tilstille Kontoret for De Europæiske Fællesskabers Officielle Publikationer en licitationsbekendtgørelse vedrørende bygningen af et lavinedige i Colle Isarco/Brennero.
By application lodged at the Court on 1 April 1992 the Commission of the European Communities brought an action for a declaration that, by omitting to send to the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities a contract notice for the construction of an avalanche barrier in the district of Colle Isarco/Brennero for publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities, the Italian Republic had failed to fulfil its obligations under Council Directive 71/305/EEC.