Diritto di difesa e protezione del know-how nei contratti pubblici: le due "anime" dell'accesso documentale al vaglio del Consiglio di Stato

Abstract

Council of State judgment no. 3714/2026 clarifies the scope of defensive documentary access for non-competing operators in oligopolistic markets. The analysis outlines the strict link of instrumentality between disclosing PEF revision acts and judicial protection against selective State aid (Arts. 107 TFEU). The conflict with trade secrets protection is evaluated under recent CJEU case law and EU compatibility objections to Article 35 of Legislative Decree 36/2023