Public procurement : The Court of Justice of the European Union clarifies the conditions under which a contract concluded in violation of public procurement rules may not be declared ineffective (Fastweb)

*This article is an automatic translation of the original article, provided here for your convenience. Read the original article. In 2003, the Italian Ministry of the Interior concluded an agreement with Telecom Italy for the management and development of telecommunications services. As this agreement expires, in December 2011, the Italian Ministry of the Interior designated Telecom Italy as its supplier and technology partner for the management and development of these services. The negotiated procedure was implemented without prior publication of a contract notice. Under national law, adopted in particular with a view to transposing EU directives, the contracting authority may use a negotiated procedure without prior publication of a contract notice "where, for technical reasons or for