44In a public works contract, the contracting authority receives a service consisting of the realisation of works which it seeks to obtain and which has a direct economic benefit for it. Such an economic benefit may also be held to exist not only where it is provided that the contracting authority is to become the owner of the works which are the subject of the contract, but also if it is provided that it is to hold the legal right over the use of those works, in order that they can be made available to the public (see, to that effect, judgment of 25 March 2010, Helmut Müller, C‑451/08, EU:C:2010:168, paragraphs 48 to 51).
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