In particular, for the Court to entertain such an action would involve that it should, in the absence of that Member State as a party, and without affording it any of the safeguards afforded to a Member State under Article 169, decide whether or not it was in, breach of the Treaty'.
In particolare, per la Corte l'accogliere una siffatta domanda implicherebbe di dover decidere — in assenza di tale stato membro come parte — e senza alcuna delle guarentigie offerte ad uno Stato membro dall'articolo 169».