Opinion of the Advocate General — ECLI:EU:C:2003:195
Date: 2003-04-03
Based on: Treaty establishing the European Economic Community (1957)
Subject matter: Right of establishment;Approximation of laws;Freedom to provide services
Procedure: Action for failure to fulfil obligations - unfounded
Origin: Belgium

Summary of the Judgment 
Approximation of laws — Procedures for the award of public service contracts — 
Directive 92/50 — Scope — Services whose performances must be accompanied by 
special security measures — Surveillance of a Member State's coast by aerial photo­
graphy — Excluded 
(Council Directive 92/50, Art. 4(2)) 
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SUMMARY — CASE C-252/01 
When performance of services involving 
surveillance of the coast of a Member State 
by means of aerial photography must be 
accompanied by special security measures 
within the meaning of Article 4(2) of 
Directive 92/50 relating to the coordination 
of procedures for the award of public 
service contracts, that directive does not 
apply to those services. 
(see paras 36-37) 
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