The Consiglio de Stato (Italian Council of State), before which the case was brought in last instance, seeks to ascertain from the Court of Justice, in essence, whether EU law precludes national legislation which permits the conclusion, without an invitation to tender, of a contract by which two public entities set up between them a form of cooperation such as that at issue.
Le Consiglio di Stato (Conseil d’État italien), saisi de l’affaire en dernière instance, demande à la Cour de justice, en substance, si le droit de l’Union s’oppose à une réglementation nationale qui autorise la conclusion, sans appel à la concurrence, d’un contrat par lequel deux entités publiques instituent entre elles une coopération telle que celle en cause.