Judgment_paragraph 88 · Commission of the European Communities v Italian Republic (C-10/00)

88In that connection, it should be borne in mind that it is clear from the case-law of the Court that the Member States are required, under Article 5 of the EC Treaty (now Article 10 EC), to facilitate the achievement of the Commission's tasks, which consist in particular, pursuant to Article 155 of the EC Treaty (now Article 211 EC), in ensuring that the provisions of the Treaty and the measures taken by the institutions pursuant thereto are applied (see, in particular, Case C-408/97 Commission v Netherlands [2000] ECR I-6417, paragraph 16).