36On the basis of those considerations, the approach of the City of Halle — according to which Directive 89/665 does not require judicial protection outside a formal award procedure, and the contracting authority's decision not to initiate such a procedure cannot be the subject of review, nor indeed can the decision as to whether a public contract falls within the scope of the relevant Community rules — should not be adopted.
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