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Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 14 October 2020 – Close and Cegelec v Parliament
(Case C‑447/19 P) (
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(Appeal – Action for annulment – Public works contracts of the European Union – Tender procedure – Extension and refurbishment work on the Konrad Adenauer building in Luxembourg – Scope of the contracting authority’s obligation to inform the tenderer who has not been awarded the contract – Statement of reasons)
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Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Decision, in the award procedure for a public works contract, not to accept a tender – Obligation on the awarding authority to provide a detailed comparative analysis of the tender accepted and the tender of the unsuccessful tenderer – None – Obligation to disclose the evaluation committee’s report – Absence
(Art. 296 second para. (e); European Parliament and Council Regulation No 966/2012, Art. 113; Commission Regulation No 1268/2012, Arts 161(2) and (3))
(see paras 37-40, 42)
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Appeal – Grounds – Incorrect assessment of the facts and evidence – Inadmissibility – Review by the Court of the assessment of the facts and evidence – Possible only where the clear sense of the evidence has been distorted
(Art. 256(1) EC; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)
(see para. 51)
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European Union public contracts – Tender procedure – Obligation to comply with the principle of equal treatment of tenderers – Scope
(European Parliament and Council Regulation No 966/2012, Art. 102(1))
(see para. 54)
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Appeal – Grounds – Inadequate or contradictory grounds – Admissibility – Scope of the obligation to state reasons – Reliance by the General Court on implied reasoning – Whether permissible – Conditions
(Art. 256(1) second para. (e) TFEU; Statute of the Court of Justice, Art. 58, first para.)
(see paras 63, 64)
Operative part
The Court:
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Dismisses the appeal;
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Orders Close SA and Cegelec SA to pay the costs.
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