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Subject-matter

Reference for a preliminary ruling – Krajowa Izba Odwoławcza – Interpretation of Article 45(2)(d) of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ 2004 L 134, p. 114) and of Articles 53(3) and 54(4) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (OJ 2004 L 134, p. 1) – Grounds justifying the exclusion of an economic operator from participation in the tendering procedure – Concept of ‘grave professional misconduct’ – National legislation which obliges the contracting authority to exclude a tenderer with which that authority concluded a contract which it terminated in the three-year period prior to the award procedure on the ground of non-performance relating to at least 5% of the value of the contract

Systematic classification scheme

Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

• TFEU, Article 267 : paragraphs 16 - 18, 44
• Directive 2004/18 -A45 : paragraphs 3, 15, 38
• Directive 2004/18 -A45P2 : paragraphs 38, 40
• Directive 2004/18 -A45P2LB : paragraph 25
• Directive 2004/18 -A45P2LC : paragraph 28
• Directive 2004/18 -A45P2LD : paragraphs 15, 22 - 26, 28, 35, 36, 40, 42, 46
• Directive 2004/17 -A53P1 : paragraph 4
• Directive 2004/17 -A53P3 : paragraphs 4, 15, 23
• Directive 2004/17 -A54P1 : paragraph 5
• Directive 2004/17 -A54P4 : paragraphs 5, 15, 23, 38
• Directive 2004/17 -A54P4L1 : paragraph 33
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -54/96 : paragraph 17
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -21/03 : paragraph 39
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -226/04 : paragraph 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -213/07 : paragraphs 38, 39
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -538/07 : paragraph 39
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -74/09 : paragraph 38
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -443/09 : paragraph 17
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -338/11 : paragraphs 44, 45, 47
• Court of Justice - Judgment C -525/11 : paragraphs 44, 45, 47

Operative part

• Interprets : Directive 2004/18 -A45P2L1D1

Opinion

Information not available

Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

• 09/09/2011

Date of the Opinion

Information not available

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

13/12/2012

References

Publication in the Official Journal

Application: OJ C 13 from 14.01.2012, p.2

Judgment: OJ C 38 from 09.02.2013, p.8

Name of the parties

Forposta and ABC Direct Contact

Notes on Academic Writings

1. Aubert, Michel ; Broussy, Emmanuelle ; Cassagnabère, Hervé: Chronique de jurisprudence de la CJUE. Marchés publics, L'actualité juridique ; droit administratif 2013 p.340 (FR)
2. Elsner, Bernt: Schwere Verfehlung erfordert Vorsatz oder grobe Fahrlässigkeit, Zeitschrift für Vergaberecht und Beschaffungspraxis 2013 p.121-122 (DE)
3. Bouveresse, Aude: Causes d'exclusion de la participation à un marché public. La Cour confirme le caractère exhaustif des causes d'exclusion d'un soumissionnaire d'un marché public en raison de ses qualités professionnelles et précise la notion de la « faute grave » qui peut entraîner une telle exclusion, laquelle requiert une appréciation au cas par cas, Europe 2013 Février Comm. nº 2 p.33-34 (FR)
4. Siegel, Thorsten: Vergaberecht: Ausschluss vom Vergabeverfahren wegen Auflösung eines früheren Vertrags, Europäische Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2013 p.155-156 (DE)
5. Smith, Susie: Forposta SA, ABC Direct Contact sp. z o.o. v Poczta Polska SA (C-465/11) - Exclusion on the grounds of grave professional misconduct, Public Procurement Law Review 2013 p.NA57-NA60 (EN)
6. Passarelli, Giuseppina: Criteri di selezione qualitativa nelle procedure di aggiudicazione degli appalti pubblici: la Corte di giustizia delimita la nozione di errore grave in materia professionale, Diritto pubblico comparato ed europeo 2013 p.713-721 (IT)
7. Durviaux, Ann Lawrence: Précisions relatives à la faute grave en matière professionnelle, Revue trimestrielle de droit européen 2013 p.354 (FR)
8. Bogdanowicz, Piotr: Wykluczenie wykonawcy z postępowania o udzielenie zamówienia publicznego w świetle tzw. dyrektywy klasycznej - glosa do wyroku TS z 13.12.2012 r. w sprawie C-465/11 Forposta S.A., ABC Direct Contact Sp. z o.o. przeciwko Poczcie Polskiej S.A., Europejski Przegląd Sądowy 2013 Vol. 7 p.46-51 (PL)
9. Jonjić, Ančica: Profesionalni propust u sustavu javne nabave, Hrvatska pravna revija 2015 n° 11 p.53-62 (HR)
10. Cozzio, Michele: La condanna non definitiva quale causa di esclusione dalle gare, Giornale di diritto amministrativo 2018 p.335-343 (IT)

Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Krajowa Izba Odwoławcza (Chambre nationale de recours) - Poland

Subject-matter

• Freedom of establishment
  
• Freedom to provide services
  
• Approximation of laws
  

Provisions of national law referred to

Ustawa z dnia 29 stycznia 2004 r. - Prawo zamówień publicznych, tekst jednolity Dz.U. z 2010 r., Nr 113, poz. 759 z późn. zm.; art. 24, ust. 1, pkt 1a)

Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

• Reference for a preliminary ruling
  

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Juhász

Advocate General

Mazák

Language(s) of the Case

• Polish
  

Language(s) of the Opinion

Information not available