42It should be noted that such a broad approach to the applicability of the principle of equal treatment could lead to the application, to the service contracts referred to in Annex II B to Directive 2004/18, of other essential provisions of that directive, for example, as the national court observes, provisions which establish the qualitative criteria for the selection of candidates (Articles 45 to 52) as well as the contract award criteria (Articles 53 to 55). That would involve the risk of rendering entirely ineffective the distinction drawn by Directive 2004/18 between the services of Annexes II A and II B, as well as the application of that directive on two levels, under the terms used by the case-law of the Court.
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