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Request for a preliminary ruling from the Consiglio di Stato (Italy) lodged on 18 November 2019 — Autostrada Torino Ivrea Valle d’Aosta — Ativa SpA v Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, Ministero dell’Economia and delle Finanze, Autorità di bacino del Po

(Case C-835/19)

Language of the case: Italian

Referring court

Consiglio di Stato

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Autostrada Torino Ivrea Valle d’Aosta — Ativa SpA

Defendants: Presidenza del Consiglio dei Ministri, Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti, Ministero dell’Economia and delle Finanze, Autorità di bacino del Po

Question referred

With regard to the award of concessions, does [EU] law, in particular the principles laid down in Directive [2014/23], 1 specifically freedom of choice as regards award procedures in accordance with the principles of transparency and [equal] treatment, as referred to in recital 68 and Article 30 of the directive, preclude the application of the provisions laid down in Article 178(8-bis) of Legislative Decree No 50 of 18 April 2016, which unconditionally prohibit the award by administrative authorities of motorway concessions in respect of concessions that have expired or are due to expire, using the procedures laid down in Article 183 [of the decree], which governs project financing?

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1     Directive 2014/23/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the award of concession contracts (OJ 2014 L 94, p. 1).