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Fabricom SA v Belgian State (C-21/03, C-34/03)
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The questions referred to the Court
First question referred in Cases C-21/…
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Fabricom SA v Belgian State (C-21/03, C-34/03)

Judgment of 3 Mar 2005law://eu/cjeu/2003/c-21-03/para_33@2026-11-10

33In that regard, it must be held that a rule such as that at issue in the main proceedings does not afford a person who has carried out certain preparatory work any possibility to demonstrate that in his particular case the problems referred to in paragraphs 29 and 30 of the present judgment do not arise.

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

Key facts

Court: Court of Justice · Second Chamber
Cases: C-21/03, C-34/03 · ECLI:EU:C:2005:127
Decided: 3 Mar 2005
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Conseil d'État (Belgium)
Applicant: Fabricom SA
Defendant: État belge
Rapporteur: Timmermans
Advocate General: P. Léger
Bench: 5 judges
C.W.A. Timmermans, C. Gulmann, J.-P. Puissochet, N. Colneric, J.N. Cunha Rodrigues
Language: French
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62003CJ0021

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Approximation of laws Freedom of establishment Freedom to provide services

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3 Mar 2005Reading

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Interprets 6: Council Directive 93/36/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating procedures for the award of public supply contracts; Council Directive 93/38/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors; Council Directive 92/50/EEC of 18 June 1992 relating to the coordination of procedures for the award of public service contracts; Council Directive 93/37/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts; Council Directive 92/13/EEC of 25 February 1992 coordinating the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of Community rules on the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors; Council Directive 89/665/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the coordination of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of review procedures to the award of public supply and public works contracts
Cited by 16: SC Star Storage SA and Others v Institutul Naţional de Cercetare-Dezvoltare în Informatică (ICI) and Others (C-439/14, C-488/14); Hochtief AG v Budapest Főváros Önkormányzata (C-300/17)4 provisions; Vakakis kai Synergates - Symvouloi gia Agrotiki Anaptixi AE Meleton, formerly Vakakis International - Symvouloi gia Agrotiki Anaptixi AE v European Commission (T-292/15)2 provisions; Marina del Mediterráneo SL and Others v Agencia Pública de Puertos de Andalucía (C-391/15); European Dynamics Luxembourg SA and Others v European Union Intellectual Property Office (T-556/11); Intrasoft International SA v European Commission (T-403/12)2 provisions; Communicaid Group Ltd v European Commission (T-4/13); Euris Consult Ltd v European Parliament (T-637/11)2 provisions; Ministeriet for Forskning, Innovation og Videregående Uddannelser v Manova A/S (C-336/12)2 provisions; Nexans France v European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of Fusion Energy (T-415/10)2 provisions; Forposta SA and ABC Direct Contact sp. z o.o. v Poczta Polska SA (C-465/11)2 provisions; Evropaïki Dynamiki - Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE v European Commission (T-298/09); Assitur Srl v Camera di Commercio, Industria, Artigianato e Agricoltura di Milano (C-538/07); Michaniki AE v Ethniko Symvoulio Radiotileorasis and Ypourgos Epikrateias (C-213/07); Evropaïki Dynamiki - Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE v Commission of the European Communities (T-345/03); European Service Network (ESN) SA v Commission of the European Communities (T-332/03)
Cites 14: 94/800/EC: Council Decision (of 22 December 1994) concerning the conclusion on behalf of the European Community, as regards matters within its competence, of the agreements reached in the Uruguay Round multilateral negotiations (1986-1994); Arnold André GmbH & Co. KG v Landrat des Kreises Herford (C-434/02); The Queen, on the application of: Swedish Match AB and Swedish Match UK Ltd v Secretary of State for Health (C-210/03); Council Directive 93/37/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts; Council Directive 92/50/EEC of 18 June 1992 relating to the coordination of procedures for the award of public service contracts; Council Directive 93/38/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors; European Parliament and Council Directive 97/52/EC of 13 October 1997 amending Directives 92/50/EEC, 93/36/EEC and 93/37/EEC concerning the coordination of procedures for the award of public service contracts, public supply contracts and public works contracts respectively; Directive 98/4/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 amending Directive 93/38/EEC coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors; Council Directive 92/13/EEC of 25 February 1992 coordinating the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of Community rules on the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and telecommunications sectors; Concordia Bus Finland Oy Ab, formerly Stagecoach Finland Oy Ab v Helsingin kaupunki and HKL-Bussiliikenne (C-513/99); Council Directive 93/36/EEC of 14 June 1993 coordinating procedures for the award of public supply contracts; Council Directive 89/665/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the coordination of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the application of review procedures to the award of public supply and public works contracts; Commission of the European Communities v Kingdom of Belgium (C-87/94); Universale-Bau AG, Bietergemeinschaft: 1) Hinteregger & Söhne Bauges.m.b.H. Salzburg, 2) ÖSTÜ-STETTIN Hoch- und Tiefbau GmbH v Entsorgungsbetriebe Simmering GmbH (C-470/99)