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(Case C-14/17) (*)
((Reference for a preliminary ruling - Public procurement - Directive 2004/17/EC - Article 34 - Supply of spare parts for buses and trolley-buses - Technical specifications - Equivalent products - Whether proof of equivalence may be provided after the contract has been awarded))
(2018/C 319/05)
Language of the case: Italian
Appellants: VAR Srl, Azienda Trasporti Milanesi SpA (ATM)
Respondent: Iveco Orecchia SpA
Article 34(8) of Directive 2004/17/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors must be interpreted as meaning that, when the technical specifications in the contract documentation refer to a specific mark, origin or production, the contracting authority must require the tenderer to submit, already in its tender, proof that the products which it proposes are equivalent to those defined in the technical specifications.
(*) Language of the case: Italian.
(1) OJ C 168, 29.5.2017.
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