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In those circumstances, the Székesfehérvári Törvényszék (Székesfehérvár High Court) decided to stay the proceedings and to refer the following questions to the Court for a preliminary ruling: ‘(1) Are the basic principles and rules of EU law (in particular Article 4(3) TEU, and the requirement of uniform interpretation), as interpreted by the Court of Justice of the European Union, especially in the judgment [of 30 September 2003, Köbler (C‑224/01, EU:C:2003:513)] to be interpreted as meaning that the declaration of the liability of the court of the Member State ruling at final instance in a judgment infringing EU law may be based exclusively on national law or on the criteria laid down by national law? If not, are the basic principles and rules of EU law, particularly the three criteria laid down by the Court of Justice in [the judgment of 30 September 2003, Köbler (C‑224/01, EU:C:2003:513)] for declaring the liability of the “State” to be interpreted as meaning that whether the conditions for the Member State to incur liability for infringement of EU law by the courts of that State are met is to be assessed on the basis of national law? (2) Are the basic principles and rules of EU law (in particular Article 4(3) TEU and the requirement of effective judicial protection), particularly the judgments of the Court of Justice concerning the liability of the Member State …, inter alia, [of 19 November 1991, Francovich and Others (C‑6/90 and C‑9/90, EU:C:1991:428); of 5 March 1996, Brasserie du pêcheurandFactortame (C‑46/93 and C‑48/93, EU:C:1996:79), and of 30 September 2003, Köbler (C‑224/01, EU:C:2003:513)], to be interpreted as meaning that the force of res judicata attaching to judgments that infringe EU law delivered by courts of the Member States ruling at final instance precludes a declaration that the Member State is liable for damages? (3) In the light of Directive [89/665] and of Directive [92/13], are the review procedure concerning the award of public contracts of a value greater than the [EU] thresholds and the judicial review of the administrative decision adopted in that procedure relevant for the purposes of EU law? If so, are EU law and the case-law of the Court of Justice [in particular, the judgments of 13 January 2004, Kühne & Heitz (C‑453/00, EU:C:2004:17) and of 16 March 2006, Kapferer (C‑234/04, EU:C:2006:178), and especially the judgment of 10 July 2014, Impresa Pizzarotti (C‑213/13, EU:C:2014:2067)] regarding the necessity of granting review, as an extraordinary appeal, which is derived from national law on judicial review of the administrative decision adopted in the abovementioned review procedure concerning the award of public contracts, relevant for the purposes of EU law? (4) Are the directives on review procedures concerning the award of public contracts (namely, Directive [89/665] and Directive [92/13]) to be interpreted as meaning that national legislation, under which the national courts before which the dispute in the main proceedings is brought may disregard a fact that has to be examined in accordance with a judgment of the Court of Justice, delivered in a preliminary ruling procedure in connection with a review procedure concerning the award of public contracts, a fact that is not taken into account either by the national courts ruling in proceedings instituted as a result of the review procedure brought against the decision adopted in the main proceedings, is compatible with those directives? (5) Are Directive [89/665], in particular Article 1(1) and (3) thereof, and Directive [92/13], in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof (especially in the light of [the judgments of 13 January 2004, Kühne & Heitz (C‑453/00, EU:C:2004:17); of 16 March 2006, Kapferer (C‑234/04, EU:C:2006:178); of 12 February 2008, Willy Kempter (C‑2/06, EU:C:2008:78); of 4 June 2009, Pannon GSM (C‑243/08, EU:C:2009:350); and of 10 July 2014, Impresa Pizzarotti (C‑213/13, EU:C:2014:2067)], to be interpreted as meaning that national legislation, or an application thereof, in accordance with which, although a judgment of the Court of Justice delivered in a preliminary ruling procedure before judgment in the proceedings at second instance establishes a relevant interpretation of the rules of EU law, the court hearing the case rejects it on the grounds that it is out of time and subsequently the court hearing the application for review does not consider the review admissible, is compatible with the abovementioned directives and with the requirements of effective judicial protection and with the principles of equivalence and effectiveness? (6) If, under national law, review must be granted in order to re-establish constitutionality by means of a new decision of the Constitutional Court, should review not be granted, in accordance with the principle of equivalence and the principle laid down in [the judgment of 26 January 2010, Transportes Urbanos y Servicios Generales (C‑118/08, EU:C:2010:39)], if it has not been possible to take into account a judgment of the Court of Justice in the main proceedings owing to the provisions of national law concerning procedural time limits? (7) Are Directive [89/665], in particular Article 1(1) and (3) thereof, and Directive [92/13], in particular Articles 1 and 2 thereof, in the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice [of 12 February 2008, Willy Kempter (C‑2/06, EU:C:2008:78)], according to which an individual need not rely specifically upon the case-law of the Court of Justice, to be interpreted as meaning that the review procedures concerning the award of public contracts governed by the abovementioned directives may be initiated only by an action containing an express description of the infringement concerning the award of public contracts invoked and, furthermore, clearly indicates the procurement rule infringed (the specific article and paragraph), that is to say, that in a review procedure concerning the award of public contracts only those infringements that the appellant has indicated by reference to the procurement provision infringed (the specific article and paragraph), whereas in any other administrative and civil procedure it is sufficient for the individual to present the facts and the evidence supporting them, and for the competent authority or court to give a ruling in accordance with their content? (8) Is the requirement of a sufficiently serious infringement laid down in the judgments [of 30 September 2003, Köbler (C‑224/01, EU:C:2003:513), and of 13 June 2006, Traghetti del Mediterraneo (C‑173/03, EU:C:2006:391)] to be interpreted as meaning that there is no such infringement if the court ruling at final instance, in clear contravention of the established case-law, cited in the greatest detail, of the Court of Justice, supported by various legal opinions as well, refuses an individual’s request for a question to be referred for a preliminary ruling as to whether review ought to be granted, on the absurd grounds that EU law, in this case, in particular, [Directives 89/665 and 92/13], contains no rules governing review, in spite of the fact that, for that purpose, reference has also been made in the greatest detail to the relevant case-law of the Court of Justice, including also [the judgment of 10 July 2014, Impresa Pizzarotti (C‑213/13, EU:C:2014:2067)], which specifically states the need of review in relation to the public procurement procedure? In the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice in [the judgment of 6 October 1982, Cilfit and Others (283/81, EU:C:1982:335)], with what degree of detail must the national court that does not grant review justify its decision to depart from the authoritative legal interpretation given by the Court of Justice? (9) Are the principles of effective judicial protection and of equivalence in Article 19 TEU and Article 4(3) TEU, freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services laid down in Article 49 TFEU, and [Directive 93/37] and also [Directives 89/665, 92/13 and 2007/66], to be interpreted as not precluding the competent authorities and courts from dismissing one after another, in manifest disregard of the applicable EU law, the appeals brought by the appellant because it was unable to participate in a public procurement procedure, appeals for which it is necessary to prepare, depending on the circumstances, numerous documents with considerable investment of time and money or to participate at hearings, and, although it is true that, in theory, liability may be declared for damage caused in the exercise of judicial functions, the relevant legislation prevents the appellant claiming from the court compensation for harm suffered as a consequence of the unlawful measures? (10) Are the principles laid down in the judgments [of 9 November 1983, San Giorgio (199/82, EU:C:1983:318); of 30 September 2003, Köbler (C‑224/01, EU:C:2003:513), and of 13 June 2006, Traghetti del Mediterraneo (C‑173/03, EU:C:2006:391)] to be interpreted as meaning that compensation may not be paid for damage caused by the fact that, in infringement of the established case-law of the Court of Justice, the court of the Member State ruling at final instance has not granted the review requested in good time by the individual, in which he could have claimed compensation for the costs incurred?’