Acórdão do Tribunal Geral da União Europeia
Processo T-331/06

Judgment of the General Court (Fifth Chamber) of 8 July 2010 – Evropaïki Dynamiki v AEE

(Case T-331/06)

Public service contracts – EEA tendering procedure – Provision of information technology consultancy services – Rejection of the tender – Action for annulment – Jurisdiction of the Court – Award criteria set out in the tender specifications – Sub‑criteria – Manifest error of assessment – Duty to state reasons

1. Actions for annulment – Actionable measures – Measures producing binding legal effects – Measures adopted by the European Environment Agency (Art. 230 EC) (see paras 31-32, 34-35, 38-39)

2. Community law – Principles – Right to effective judicial protection – Applicability to measures adopted by agencies established on the basis of secondary law producing legal effects vis-à-vis third parties (see paras 33, 37)

3. European Communities' public procurement – Tender procedure – Selection and award criteria – Obligation of prior definition – Obligation to comply with the principles of equal treatment and transparency – Scope (Council Regulation No 1605/2002, Arts 89 and 97(1); Commission Regulation No 2342/2002, Art. 138(3)) (see paras 59-61)

4. Acts of the institutions – Statement of reasons – Obligation – Scope – Decision in a procedure for the award of a public service contract not to accept a tender – Assessment having regard to information at the disposal of the applicant at the time of the bringing of the action (Art. 253 EC; Council Regulation No 1605/2002, Art. 100(2); Commission Regulation No 2342/2002, Art. 149) (see paras 120-123)

Re:

Operative part

The Court:

1. Dismisses the action;

2. Orders Evropaïki Dynamiki – Proigmena Systimata Tilepikoinonion Pliroforikis kai Tilematikis AE to pay the costs.