26The Court has further clarified the meaning of the term ‘similar control’, stating that the contracting authority must have a power to exercise decisive influence over both the strategic objectives and the significant decisions of the contractor, and that the control exercised by the contracting authority must be genuine, structural and functional (see, to that effect, Joined Cases C‑182/11 and C‑183/11 Econord EU:C:2012:758, paragraph 27 and the case-law cited).
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