Reference for a Preliminary Ruling from the Oberlandesgericht

23.2.2008 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 51/19

Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 13 Decem- Operative part of the judgment ber 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf — Germany) — Bayerischer Rundfunk, Deutschlandradio, Hessischer Rundfunk, 1) The first condition of the third indent of the second subparagraph Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, of Article 1(b) of Council Directive 92/50/EEC of 18 June 1992 Radio Bremen, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, relating to the coordination of procedures for the award of public Saarländischer Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk, Westdeutscher service contracts must be interpreted as meaning that there is finan- Rundfunk, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen v GEWA cing, for the most part, by the State when the activities of public Gesellschaft für Gebäudereinigung und Wartung mbH broadcasting bodies such as those in the main proceedings are financed for the most part by a fee payable by persons who possess a receiver, which is imposed, calculated and levied according to rules 1 (Case C-337/06) ( ) such as those in the main proceedings;

(Directives 92/50/EEC and 2004/18/EC — Public service 2) The first condition of the third indent of the second subparagraph contracts — Public broadcasting bodies — Contracting autho- of Article 1(b) of Directive 92/50 must be interpreted as meaning rities — Bodies governed by public law — Condition that the that, that, if the activities of public broadcasting bodies such as activity of the institution be ‘financed, for the most part, by the State’) those in the main proceedings are financed according to the procedures set out when examining the first question, the condition of ‘financing … by the State’ does not require that there be direct (2008/C 51/30) interference by the State or by other public authorities in the awarding, by such bodies, of a contract such as that at issue in the main proceedings; Language of the case: German

3) Article 1(a)(iv) of Directive 92/50 must be interpreted as meaning that only the public contracts specified in that provision are excluded from the scope of that directive. Referring court (1) OJ C 281, 18.11.2006. Oberlandesgericht Düsseldorf

Parties to the main proceedings

Applicants: Bayerischer Rundfunk, Deutschlandradio, Hessischer Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 18 December Rundfunk, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Norddeutscher Rundfunk, 2007 (reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Radio Bremen, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, Saarländischer amministrativo regionale per la Lombardia, Italy) — Rundfunk, Südwestrundfunk, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Zweites Frigerio Luigi & C. Snc v Comune di Triuggio Deutsches Fernsehen

(Case C-357/06) (1) Defendant: GEWA Gesellschaft für Gebäudereinigung und Wartung mbH (Directive 92/50/EEC — Public service contracts — National Intervener in support of the defendant: Heinz W. Warnecke legislation restricting the award of local public services of economic interest to companies with share capital — Compatibility)

Re: (2008/C 51/31)

— Reference for a preliminary ruling Oberlandesgericht Language of the case: Italian Düsseldorf — Interpretation of indent (c) of the second subparagraph of Article 1(9) and Article 16(b) of Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (OJ L 134 of 30.4.2004, p. 114) — Award of cleaning services by an association of broadcasting Referring court bodies indirectly financed by the State without compliance with formal European procurement procedure — Concept of ‘contracting authority’. Tribunale amministrativo regionale per la Lombardia (Italy)