EU Infringement Cases
| Public procurement: infringement proceedings against Ireland concerning award procedure for interpretation services by Department of Justice 19 September 2008 The European Commission has formally requested the Irish government to submit its observations on the compatibility with Community law of the procedure for awarding a contract for the provision of interpretation services by the Department of Justice. This formal request takes the form of a "reasoned opinion", the second stage of the infringement procedure laid down in Article 226 of the EC Treaty. If there is no satisfactory reply within two months, the Commission may refer the matter to the European Court of Justice. The Commission considers that by modifying the emphasis between the award criteria following the submission and an initial review of the bids, Ireland has failed to fulfil its obligations under the principles of equal treatment and transparency as interpreted by the European Court of Justice in its judgments handed down in cases C-92/00 HI Krankenhaustechnik, C-19/00 SIAC Construction Ltd and C-448/01 EVN. The latest information on infringement proceedings concerning all
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