34At the outset, it should be borne in mind that the provisions of Directive 89/665, which are intended to protect tenderers against arbitrary behaviour on the part of the contracting authority, are designed to reinforce existing arrangements for ensuring the effective application of the EU rules on the award of public contracts, in particular where infringements can still be rectified (judgment in Commission v Austria, C‑212/02, EU:C:2004:386, paragraph 20 and the case-law cited).
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