Joined Cases C‑68/21 and C‑84/21

Iveco Orecchia SpA ~

v

APAM Esercizio SpA
and
Brescia Trasporti SpA

(Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato)

Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 27 October 2022

(References for a preliminary ruling – Approximation of laws – Motor vehicles – Directive 2007/46/EC – Technical specifications – Offer to supply spare parts equivalent to the originals of a specific mark – Absence of proof of type-approval – Declaration of equivalence to the original by the tenderer – Concept of ‘manufacturer’ – Means of proof – Public procurement – Directive 2014/25/EU)

1. Approximation of laws – Procedures for awarding contracts in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors – Directive 2014/25 – Award of contracts – Technical specifications – Public contract for the supply of motor vehicle components – Directive 2007/46

   (European Parliament and Council Directives 2007/46, recitals 3 and 14 and Arts 3(5), 10(2), 19(1), 28(1), and Annex IV and 2014/25, recitals 56 and 83 and Arts 60 and 62)

   (see paragraphs 70-75, 81-92, operative part 1)

2. Approximation of laws – Procedures for awarding contracts in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors – Directive 2014/25 – Award of contracts – Technical specifications – Public contract for the supply of motor vehicle components – Directive 2007/46

   (Commission Regulation No 1400/2002, Art. 1(u); European Parliament and Council Directives 2007/46, Art. 3(26) and (27), and Annex IV and 2014/25, Arts 60 and 62)

   (see paragraphs 97-104, operative part 2)

See the text of the decision.