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Document 62018CN0285
Case C-285/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 25 April 2018 — Kauno miesto savivaldybė, Kauno miesto savivaldybės administracija
Case C-285/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 25 April 2018 — Kauno miesto savivaldybė, Kauno miesto savivaldybės administracija
Case C-285/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 25 April 2018 — Kauno miesto savivaldybė, Kauno miesto savivaldybės administracija
OJ C 276, 6.8.2018, p. 17–18
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, HR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
Case C-285/18: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 25 April 2018 — Kauno miesto savivaldybė, Kauno miesto savivaldybės administracija
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas (Lithuania) lodged on 25 April 2018 — Kauno miesto savivaldybė, Kauno miesto savivaldybės administracija
(Case C-285/18)
2018/C 276/25Language of the case: LithuanianReferring court
Lietuvos Aukščiausiasis Teismas
Parties to the main proceedings
Appellants: Kauno miesto savivaldybė, Kauno miesto savivaldybės administracija
Other parties: UAB Irgita, UAB Kauno švara
Questions referred
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Given the circumstances in the case under consideration, does the in-house transaction come within the scope of application of Directive 2004/18 ( 1 ) or of Directive 2014/24, ( 2 ) when the procedures for the conclusion of the disputed in-house transaction, inter alia, the administrative procedures, were initiated at a time when Directive 2004/18 was still in force but the contract itself was concluded on 19 May 2016, when Directive 2004/18 was no longer in force? |
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Assuming that the in-house transaction comes within the scope of application of Directive 2004/18:
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On the assumption that the in-house transaction comes within the scope of application of Directive 2014/24:
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Irrespective of which directive covers the disputed in-house transaction, should the principles of the equality and non-discrimination of public procurement suppliers and transparency (Article 2 of Directive 2004/18 and Article 18 of Directive 2014/24), the general prohibition of discrimination on grounds of nationality (Article 18 TFEU), the freedom of establishment (Article 49 TFEU), the freedom to provide services (Article 56 TFEU), the possibility of granting undertakings exclusive rights (Article 106 TFEU), and the case-law of the Court of Justice (judgments in Teckal, ANAV, Sea, Undis Servizi, and in other cases) be understood and interpreted as meaning that an in-house transaction being concluded by a contracting authority and by an entity legally separate from that contracting authority, where the contracting authority exercises control over that entity similar to that which it exercises over its own departments and the activity of that entity consists mainly of an activity carried out for the benefit of the contracting authority, is in itself lawful, inter alia, does not infringe the right of other economic operators to fair competition, does not discriminate against those other operators, and no privileges are conferred on the controlled entity which concluded the in-house transaction? |
( 1 ) Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ 2004 L 134, p. 114).
( 2 ) Directive 2014/24/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on public procurement and repealing Directive 2004/18/EC (OJ 2014 L 94, p. 65).