Court of Justice 2 June 2009, C-196/08 (Acoset SpA v Conferenza Sindaci e Presidenza Prov. Reg. ATO Idrico Ragusa and Others.)

Opinion of the Advocate-General Opinion of the Advocate-General I – Introduction 1. This reference for a preliminary ruling from the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale (Regional Administrative Court), Sicily, provides the Court of Justice with an opportunity to analyse the legal regime governing public-private partnership arrangements (2) in the context of the management of public services and to