Judgment of the General Court of 30 April 2014 — Euris Consult v Parliament
(Case T-637/11) 1
(Public service contracts — Tender procedure — Provision of translation services into Maltese — Rules relating to the procedure for the submission of tenders — Rejection of a tenderer’s bid — Failure to comply with the rules on submission designed to ensure the confidentiality of the contents of tenders before opening — Plea of inapplicability — Proportionality — Equal treatment — Rights of the defence — Obligation to state reasons — Article 41 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union — Article 98(1) of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 — Article 143 of Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2342/2002)
Language of the case: English
Parties
Applicant: Euris Consult Ltd (Floriana, Malta) (represented by: F. Moyse, lawyer)
Defendant: European Parliament (represented by: L. Darie and F. Poilvache, acting as Agents)
Intervener in support of the defendant: European Commission (represented by: R. Lyal and F. Dintilhac, acting as Agents)
Re:
Application for annulment of the decision of the Parliament of 18 October 2011 rejecting the tender submitted by the applicant in the context of the interinstitutional call for tenders MT/2011/EU, concerning translation services into Maltese
Operative part of the judgment
The Court:
Dismisses the action;
Orders Euris Consult Ltd to pay the costs.
________________________1 OJ C 32, 4.2.2012.