Judgment of the Court (Tenth Chamber) of 19 March 2020 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo No 2 de A Coruña — Spain) — Compañía de Tranvías de La Coruña SA v Ayuntamiento de A Coruña

(Case C-45/19) ¹

(Reference for a preliminary ruling — Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 — Public passenger transport services by rail and by road — Article 8 — Transitional arrangements — Article 8(3) — Expiry of public service contracts — Calculation of the maximum contractual term set at 30 years — Determination of the date from which the maximum term of 30 years starts to run)

Language of the case: Spanish

Referring court

Juzgado de lo Contencioso-Administrativo No 2 de A Coruña

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicant: Compañía de Tranvías de La Coruña SA

Defendant: Ayuntamiento de A Coruña

Operative part of the judgment

The second sentence of the second subparagraph of Article 8(3) of Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 must be interpreted as meaning that the maximum term of 30 years, laid down in that provision for the contracts referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 8(3) of that regulation, runs from the date of entry into force of that regulation.

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¹ OJ C 155, 6.5.2019.