Reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal do Porto (Portugal) lodged on 18 September 2012 — Portgás — Sociedade de Produção e Distribuição de Gás, SA v Ministério do Ambiente, do Ordenamento do Território e do Desenvolvimento Regional

(Case C-425/12)

2012/C 389/04

Language of the case: Portuguese

Referring court

Tribunal Administrativo e Fiscal do Porto

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Portgás — Sociedade de Produção e Distribuição de Gás, SA

Defendant: Ministério do Ambiente, do Ordenamento do Território e do Desenvolvimento Regional

Question referred

May Articles 4(1) and 14(1)(c)(i) of Council Directive 93/38/EEC (1) of 14 June 1993 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors, as amended by Directive 98/04/EC (2) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998, and the other provisions of those Directives and the general principles of Community law applicable, be interpreted as meaning that they create obligations for private individuals who are public service concession-holders (in particular an entity covered by Article 2(1)(b) of Directive 93/38/EEC), where that Directive has not been transposed into national law by the Portuguese State, so that failure to fulfil those obligations may be invoked against that private concession-holding entity by the Portuguese State by means of an act attributable to one of its Ministries?

(1)  Council Directive 93/38/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors (OJ 1993 L 199, p. 84).

(2)  OJ 1998 L 101, p.1.