Press Release: Public procurement: Commission requests Spain to comply with Court judgment on review period between contract award and conclusion

The European Commission decided, under Article 228 of the EC Treaty, to formally request Spain to comply with a 2008 judgment of the European Court of Justice. In that judgment (case C-444/06), the Court ruled that Spain had failed to fulfil its obligations under the EC Public Procurement Remedies Directive (Directive 89/665/EC), by failing to provide for a mandatory waiting period between the award of the contract and its conclusion. The Commission considered that the Spanish authorities have not taken the necessary measures to fully comply with the judgment of the Court.