Judgment of the General Court of 14 September 2015 — Brouillard v Court of Justice

(Case T-420/13) ¹

(Public service contracts — Tender procedure — Conclusion of framework contracts — Translation of legal texts into French — Invitation to submit a tender — Exclusion of a proposed subcontractor — Professional capacity — Full legal education requirement — Recognition of professional qualifications — Proportionality — Transparency)

Language of the case: French

Parties

Applicant: Alain Laurent Brouillard (Brussels, Belgium) (represented by: initially J.-M. Gouazé, then J. Pertek and D. Dagyaran, lawyers)

Defendant: Court of Justice of the European Union (represented by: A. Placco, acting as Agent)

Re:

Action for annulment of the letters of 5 June 2013 that the Court of Justice of the European Union addressed to IDEST Communication SA, by which it invited that company, first, to submit tenders in the context of a negotiated tender procedure relating to the conclusion of framework contracts for the translation of legal texts from certain official languages of the European Union into French (OJ 2013/S 47-075037) and, second, to confirm that the applicant would not be engaged in providing the services required under the contract.

Operative part of the judgment

The Court:

Dismisses the action;

Orders Mr Alain Laurent Brouillard to pay the costs of the proceedings.

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¹ OJ C 325, 9.11.2013.