Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per le Marche (Italy) lodged on 20 February 2012 — Swm Costruzioni 2 SpA, D. I. Mannocchi Luigino v Provincia di Fermo

(Case C-94/12)

2012/C 151/24

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale per le Marche

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Swm Costruzioni 2 SpA, D. I. Mannocchi Luigino

Defendant: Provincia di Fermo

Question referred

Must Article 47(2) of Directive 18/2004/EC (1) be interpreted as precluding, in principle, the legislation of a Member State, such as the Italian legislation set out in Article 49(6) of Legislative Decree No 163/2006, which prohibits, except in special circumstances, reliance on the capacities of more than one auxiliary undertaking, and provides that ‘[f]or works contracts, the tenderer may rely on the capacities of only one auxiliary undertaking for each qualification category. The invitation to tender may permit reliance on the capacities of more than one auxiliary undertaking on account of the value of the contract or the special nature of the services to be provided …’?

(1)  OJ 2004 L 134, p. 114.