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Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-87/94)
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Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-87/94)

Judgment of 25 Apr 1996law://eu/cjeu/1994/c-87-94/para_54@2026-11-11

54The procedure for comparing tenders therefore had to comply at every stage with both the principle of the equal treatment of tenderers and the principle of transparency so as to afford equality of opportunity to all tenderers when formulating their tenders.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · Fifth Chamber
Case: C-87/94 · ECLI:EU:C:1996:161
Decided: 25 Apr 1996
Procedure: Infringement action
Applicant: Commission of the European Communities
Defendant: Kingdom of Belgium
Rapporteur: Edward
Advocate General: C. O. Lenz
Bench: 4 judges
J. C. Moitinho de Almeida, C. Gulmann, P. Jann, L. Sevón
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 61994CJ0087

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Cites 3: Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Denmark (C-243/89); Council Directive 71/305/EEC of 26 July 1971 concerning the co-ordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts; Council Directive 90/531/EEC of 17 September 1990 on the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors