22That interpretation is supported by the objective pursued in Article 38(9) of Directive 2014/23. By providing that an economic operator must be able to provide evidence of compliance measures taken, that provision seeks to underline the importance attaching to the reliability of economic operators (see, by analogy, judgment of 30 January 2020, Tim, C‑395/18, EU:C:2020:58, paragraph 49 and the case-law cited) and, accordingly, as the Greek Government stated in its written observations, to ensure an objective assessment of economic operators and to ensure effective competition. That objective would be jeopardised if the Member States were free to restrict, beyond the situation envisaged in the third subparagraph of Article 38(9) of Directive 2014/23, the right of economic operators to provide evidence of the compliance measures taken.
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