Judgment_paragraph 55 · Consorzio Artigiano Servizio Taxi e Autonoleggio (CASTA) and Others v Azienda sanitaria locale di Ciriè, Chivasso e Ivrea (ASL TO4) and Regione Piemonte (C-50/14)

55In the second case, it must be noted, first, that EU law on public procurement, in so far as it concerns, inter alia, public service contracts, is intended to ensure the free movement of services and the opening-up to competition in the Member States which is undistorted and as wide as possible and, secondly, it must be found that the application of national legislation such as that at issue in the main proceedings leads to a result contrary to those objectives, since it excludes for-profit entities from the markets concerned (see, to that effect, judgment in Azienda sanitaria locale No 5 ‘Spezzino’ and Others, C‑113/13, EU:C:2014:2440, paragraphs 51 and 52).