Order of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 12 November 2020

Approximation of lawsProcedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contractsDirective 2014/24ScopeContract with a value below the threshold laid down by the directivePrecludedReview procedures in respect of the award of public supply and public works contractsDirective 89/665Not applicable

(European Parliament and Council Directive 2014/24, Art. 2(1), Art. 4 and Annex I; Council Directive 89/665, Art. 1(1))

(see paras 25-30)

Approximation of lawsProcedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contractsDirective 2014/24ScopeContract with a value below the threshold laid down by the directivePrecludedApplication of fundamental rules and the general principles of the FEU TreatyConditionContract having a certain cross-border interestCriteria for assessment

(European Parliament and Council Directive 2014/24, Art. 4)

(see paras 31-35)

Questions referred for a preliminary rulingAdmissibilityNeed to provide the Court with sufficient information on the factual and legislative contextExistence of certain cross-border interestExistence of information enabling a useful answerNoneManifest inadmissibility

(Art. 267 TFEU; European Parliament and Council Directive 2014/24, Art. 4; Rules of Procedure of the Court of Justice, Art. 94)

(see paras 36-39)

Operative part

The request for a preliminary ruling made by the Curtea de Apel Constanţa (Court of Appeal, Constanța, Romania)), by decision of 19 March 2020, is manifestly inadmissible.