24It should be borne in mind at the outset that the application of Directive 2004/18 to a public contract is subject to the condition that the estimated value of the contract reaches the threshold laid down in Article 7 of that directive. Otherwise, the fundamental rules and the general principles of the Treaty apply, provided that the contract concerned has a certain cross-border interest in the light, inter alia, of its value and the place where it is performed (see, to that effect, Ordine degli Ingegneri della Provincia di Lecce and Others, C‑159/11, EU:C:2012:817, paragraph 23 and the case-law cited). It is for the referring court to examine whether there is such an interest (see, to that effect, Belgacom, C‑221/12, EU:C:2013:736, paragraph 30 and the case-law cited).
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