Specificazioni per la prosecuzione degli affidamenti in house in caso di aggregazioni societarie. Spunti di riflessione sui rapporti tra giudice nazionale e Corte di giustizia

Abstract

The paper examines a judgment rendered by the Fourth Section of the Council of State concerning in-house public procurement in the field of local public services. Specifically, the Council of State ruled on the conditions under which an in-house public contract can be continued after the termination of the “similar control” resulting from a corporate merger involving the economic operator. The ruling also addressed the binding effect of the preliminary ruling issued under Article 267 TFEU by the Court of Justice and the margin of appraisal left to national courts.